Tall Ships 2004 Tall Ships Race Coming Soon

Tall Ships in Stavanger Harbour during 2004 race




On 28th – 31st July 2011 Stavanger harbour will open its doors to welcome 100 of the world’s most beautiful sailing ships for the Tall Ships Race 2011. These boats will be racing from Ireland to Sweden, with stops along the way in Scotland and here in Norway. As the boats will be berthed in the harbour for the 4 days of the stop, there will be plenty of opportunities to soak up the sea-faring atmosphere and join in with singing of some sea shanty songs!
Tall ship Tall Ships Race Coming Soon

The Norwegian 'Christian Radich' ship




There will be a main stage in the city square and another at Hall Toll, with a huge variety of artists performing over the 4 days, including Hoffmann Maestro + Chraa, Magnet and Ida Marie. The stages will be open for everyone to come along to – so make sure you fit in some time over the weekend to watch some of the performances. You can check out the programme of events here Each day, the marketplace around the harbour will be open from 10.00 – 24.00 with a variety of stalls to browse. (The market place stalls are also open at 15.00 on Wednesday 27th to welcome the first arrivals of the boats.) Outside the Maritime Museum will be a ‘village’ with maritime activities for kids.


This is a must-see event in Stavanger’s summer calendar! For a glimpse of the boats registered to take part, visit the Tall Ships website and pay the harbour a visit from the afternoon of Wednesday 27th to see the spectacular ships moored in the centre of town.


All image credits www.tallships.no

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About Sadie Ramm

Sadie is English and moved to Stavanger in May 2010 with her boyfriend who works in the oil industry. After leaving her career in marketing to relocate to Norway, she's currently freelancing as a marketing consultant, specialising in helping small businesses with strategy and planning, website design and copywriting. She is making the most of the great outdoors that Norway has to offer, and has taken up cycling since moving here. She loves making stuff - knitting, sewing and cooking in particular. She's most often found out walking with her Manchester Terrier puppy, Nero.