Tall ship

Tall ship is a somewhat informal collective term for some kinds of sailing ships. Contrary to other sailing ship classification terms, tall ship does not describe a particular kind of sailing ship identified by a sail plan – both barques and brigantines, for instance, are tall ships.

Related Topics:
Sailing ships - Sail plan - Barque - Brigantine

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A tall ship is a large traditionally rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques.

Related Topics:
Rigged - Schooner - Brigantine - Brig - Barque

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Traditional rigged vessels differ from modern sailing vessels with gaff rigs, topmasts and topsails. Due to the additional crew and rigging required to carry topmasts and gaff rigs and the ability to construct taller, hollow masts of aluminum and steel, separate topmasts are generally cost prohibitive on modern designs.

Related Topics:
Gaff rigs - Topmasts - Topsails - Aluminum - Steel

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The term has come into widespread use even amongst landlubbers in the mid-20th century with the advent of the Tall Ships' Races.

Related Topics:
20th century - Tall Ships' Races

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While Sail Training International (STI) has extended the definition of tall ship for the purpose of its races to embrace any sailing vessel with more than 30 ft. (9.14 m) waterline length and on which at least half the people on board are aged 15 to 25, this definition can include many modern sailing yachts and for the purposes of this article, we will use those vessels rated as class "B" or above (Fore and aft rigged vessels between 100 to 160 feet in length, and all square rigged vessels)

Related Topics:
Ft. - M - Fore and aft

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Modern tall ships include:

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:(listed alphabetically by vessel name. For a list of individual links, see sail training organizations)

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• A.J. Meerwald
• Adventuress
• Akogare
• Alabama
• Albanus
• Alexander von Humboldt
• Alma
• America
• American Eagle
• American Pride
• American Rover
• Amerigo Vespucci
• Amistad
• Angele Aline
• Angelique
• Anna Kristina
• Antigua
• Aphrodite
• Appledore IV
• Kri Arung Samudera
• Asgard II
• TS Astrid
• Astrid Finne
• Atlantica
• Atlantis
• Balclutha
• Baltic Beauty
• Bel Espoir II
• Belem
• Belle Poule
• Bill of Rights
• Black Jack
• Black Pearl
• Bluenose II
• Boa Esperanza
• HMS Bounty
• Bowdoin
• Bryza H
• Californian
• Capitan Miranda
• Christian Radich
• Cisne Branco
• Concordia
• Corwith Cramer
• Creoula
• Cuauhtémoc
• Cutty Sark
• Danmark
• Dar Mlodziezy
• Den Store Bjorn
• Denis Sullivan
• Dewa Ruci
• Dunbrody
• USCGC Eagle
• Earl of Pembroke
• Eendracht II
• Elissa
• HM Bark Endeavour
• Esmeralda
• Etoile
• Europa
• Fryderyk Chopin
• Gazela Philadelphia
• Georg Stage
• Gorch Fock
• Gorch Fock II
• Grand Turk
• Hawaiian Chieftain
• Irving and Exy Johnson
• Jeanie Johnston
• Jolie Brise
• Kaisei
• Kaskelot
• Kruzenshtern (ship)
• Lady Washington
• Lene Marie
• Lord Nelson
• Mir
• US Brig Niagara
• NRP Sagres
• One and All
• Pamir
• Passat (ship)Passat
• Pommern
• Peking
• Phoenix
• Picton Castle
• Pilgrim
• Pride of Baltimore II
• Prince William
• Robert C. Seamans
• Rose
• Sea Cloud
• Sedov
• Shabab
• Sloop Providence
• Soren Larsen
• Solway Lass
• Spirit of New Zealand
• Star of India
• Stavros S Niarchos
• HMS Sultana
• Tenacious
• Tole Mour
• Tradewind
• HMS Trincomalee
 
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