TALL SHIPS

[creemaster]

1st one in through the door this morning, the Dutch THALASSA.

[creemaster]

And just to prove that Northumbria Police have your safety in mind the BLYTH ENDEAVOUR and CAMBOIS getting frisked

[Whickham]

With a couple of Tyrannosaurus Rex in the background.

[Whickham]

Well Blyth had a pretty good few days of weather considering it was a Bank Holiday. A lot of overnight rain Thursday night that continued until about lunch time on Friday. Other than that wall to wall sun. We went up the coast to see them leaving port and heading down to St Mary's Island before setting off on their race across the North Sea.
The following photos were taken from the coast just north of Whitley Bay, so they are all beyond the range of my little camera.
I'll post them without names and try and add them later. So if anyone can name them please do so and I'll add the name to the photo.

CHRISTIAN RADICH

SHTANDART from Russia

[Whickham]

Parade of Sail - continued

LORD NELSON

[Whickham]

DAR MLODZIEZY was the largest vessel there.

DAR MLODZIEZY

DAR MLODZIEZY

DAR MLODZIEZY

DAR MLODZIEZY

[Whickham]

HMS TYNE was there and a minehunter that was too far away to identigy. Nice to think that it was HMS BLYTH but don't know.

Even PRINCESS SEAWAYS came out to join in the fun (and get a bit of free advertising)

[Whickham]

St Mary's Island with some of the tall ships in the background.

[magoonigal]

No it was HMS GRIMSBY, Dave.

[creemaster]

Underneath all the people there was HMS GRIMSBY with back up as well
Regards
Graham