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SS Sørlandet Tall Ship Arrives In Bermuda
After seven months at sea, 40 Class Afloat students arrived in Bermuda today [Mar 19] aboard the Norwegian tall ship SS Sørlandet, one of the world’s oldest operating fully-rigged tall ship. According to a spokesperson, “With the guidance of a dedicated team of academic faculty and professional mariner crew, high school and university students... Read more of this article
Students To Arrive In Bermuda Aboard Tall Ship
After seven months at sea, 40 Class Afloat students will be arriving in Bermuda on March 19, 2014 aboard the tall ship SS Sørlandet, the world’s oldest operating fully-rigged tall ship. According to a spokesperson, “With the guidance of a dedicated team of academic faculty and professional mariner crew, high school and university students from... Read more of this article
“Tres Hombres” Ship Docked In St George’s
On its fifth consecutive journey between Europe and the Caribbean, the schooner brig Tres Hombres is visiting Bermuda this week, with the 32 meter vessel presently docked in St. George’s. The hold of the trans-Atlantic cargo vessel without an engine is fully loaded with ‘fair grown and produced’ goods, such as cacao-beans, coffee, rum and... Read more of this article
Photos: US Coast Guard Cutter Eagle Arrives
[Updated with photos] The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle arrived in Bermuda today [June 29] as part of its 2013 cadet summer training deployment. Docked in Hamilton, the 295-foot tall ship is the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service. It was constructed in 1936 in Germany and originally used by the German Navy. The United States took the... Read more of this article
U.S. Coast Guard Ship Eagle To Visit Bermuda
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is scheduled to arrive in Bermuda at 10am on Saturday [June 29] as part of its 2013 cadet summer training deployment. The ship will be moored in Hamilton. At 295 feet in length, the Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the stars and stripes and the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service. It was constructed... Read more of this article
Dkembe’s Voyage Through The South Pacific
Bermudian Dkembe-Outerbridge Dill, 18, is nearing the end of a Tall Ships adventure as a trainee deck hand on the three-masted sail training ship, the Picton Castle. He joined the ship at its home port of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia in November 2012. A bursary from Sail Training Bermuda helped to cover some of the cost of his voyage. Dkembe is a former... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Swedish Tall Ship Visits Bermuda
The Swedish tall ship TS Gunilla arrived in Bermuda yesterday [May 6], docking at Penno’s Wharf in St. George’s with 43 young students aboard. The students — aged 17-18 — gave us a mini-tour of the ship, and were more than happy to chat as it gave them a chance to practice their English. 17-year-old Swedish student Jakob Rene... Read more of this article
Sail Training Bursaries For 2 Young Bermudians
The deadline is fast approaching for applications for a special bursary to sail on the high seas as a trainee on a Tall Ship. The Sail Training Association Bermuda, the Island’s National Sail Training Organisation has arranged with Sail Training International (STI) for two bursaries for suitable candidates from Bermuda. The bursaries are actually... Read more of this article
Tall Ship Tres Hombres To Visit Bermuda
The schooner brigantine Tres Hombres is presently heading to Bermuda on her way back from another successful voyage to the Caribbean. Heading to Europe her hold is full of rum, cocoa beans, chocolate bars, honey and wine for the European markets. A spokesperson said, “The 32 meter tall ship has been in service since December 2009 sailing between... Read more of this article
102-Year-Old Tall Ship Visits St George’s
The 102-year-old brigantine ‘Eye of the Wind‘ is currently based at Penno’s in St. George’s, with Captain Cornel Greth from Switzerland and his crew stopping over in Bermuda during their Atlantic-crossing from Saint-Martin to the Azores.The ancient square rigger has previously visited Bermuda as a participant of the Tall Ships Race 2000 and... Read more of this article
Bermuda Teen’s Sailing Adventure Of A Lifetime
When 18-year old Dkembe Outerbridge-Dill returns to Bermuda in late May, he will have many tall tales of life on the high seas, exotic ports of call, new friends and new experiences. But one of the things that Dkembe’s parents, family members, friends and even Dkembe himself will be most proud of is that he will have joined the ranks of thousands... Read more of this article
Photos: Norwegian Tall Ship Visits St George’s
A Norwegian Tall Ship is presently docked in St George’s, stopping by on her way to the Azores. The Christian Radich is a full rigged ship, named after a Norwegian shipowner. The vessel was built in Sandefjord, Norway in 1937. She is a full rigged three masted steel hull with anoverall length of 73m, that can accommodate 80 passengers. Under... Read more of this article
Sail Training Opportunities For Young People
Young people from Bermuda aged 15 – 25 who would like to sail on the high seas as a trainee on a Tall Ship this year are invited to apply now for a special bursary being offered by the Sultanate of Oman. The Sail Training Association Bermuda – the Island’s National Sail Training Organisation is working with Sail Training International [STI]... Read more of this article
Tall Ship Seeks Doctor For UK Voyage
Tall Ships Bermuda has been advised that The Jubilee Sailing Trust [JST] vessel “Tenacious” is in urgent need of a doctor for a transatlantic voyage from Bermuda to Southampton, England. The Tall Ship will be arriving in Bermuda from the Caribbean at the weekend and departing on Monday 16 April 2012. The voyage to Southampton is expected... Read more of this article
Video: Norwegian Tall Ship Sails Into Hamilton
Sailing in from the Bahamas today [Mar.20], the Norwegian Tall Ship S/S Sørlandet out of Kristiansand, Norway is currently tied alongside No 1 Wharf in Hamilton. Sørlandet was built in 1927 at Høivolds Mek, and set sail on her maiden voyage to Oslo in 1927. Originally built without an engine, the engine and propeller were installed in 1958. Like... Read more of this article
Tall Ship “Thor Heyerdahl” Returns
Arriving on the heels of the departing Sail Training Vessel “Eendracht”, another tall ship training vessel “Thor Heyerdahl” is presently berthed at Penno’s Wharf in St. George’s. The vessel, enroute from Havana, Cuba to Horta, Azores will be here for approximately one week. The training tall ship has thirty two students... Read more of this article
