250th Celebration

[Herbs Ships]

I bet seeing all those ships together will be quite the view.

Spot tall ships passing Long Island during Manhattan’s Sail250 event

For America's 250th birthday, about 45 tall ships from around the world are sailing to New York for the Fourth of July weekend.

www.longislandpress.com

 

[3L120]

It was! I remember watching the tall ships 50 years ago. Probably won’t be here for the Tricentennial, though.

 

[paul ron]

the ships were spectacular! to see so many sails fully rigged n decked out just makes ya feel like a kid on Christmas morning. too bad they were so far from waters edge. binoculars really came in handy.

last time i saw this, i worked on Roosevelt island in the middle of the east river for op sail 1976 and watched all those ships from the roof of B.S. Coler hospital. then as the more spectacular ships came by, we ran down by the waters edge where i can almost toutch them as they passed. it was a memory that will last a life time.

 

[paul ron]

oops double post

 

[Herbs Ships]

the ships were spectacular! to see so many sails fully rigged n decked out just makes ya feel like a kid on Christmas morning. too bad they were so far from waters edge. binoculars really came in handy.

last time i saw this, i worked on Roosevelt island in the middle of the east river for op sail 1976 and watched all those ships from the roof of B.S. Coler hospital. then as the more spectacular ships came by, we ran down by the waters edge where i can almost toutch them as they passed. it was a memory that will last a life time.

Any photos?

 

[paul ron]

no pix. my camera lens is too short... and my flip phone is worthless. i do have pix from 76 somewhere in a closet but thats an archeological dig.