Tall Ships

Twenty-four tall ships from five nations set sail in the Juan de Fuca Straight near Ogden Point for the Parade of Sail to the Inner Harbour in Victoria, B.C., June 23, 2005. The Tall Ships Festival visited Tacoma, Wash., until July 5, 2005.

Sailing boats take part in the windjammer parade on Kiel Bay, northern Germany, June 25, 2005. More than 100 sailing boats and motor vessels took part in this event on the occasion of the Kiel Week, the world's biggest sailing event.

Crowds gather to watch 24 tall ships from five nations set sail in the Juan de Fuca Straight near Ogden Point for the Parade of Sail to the Inner Harbour in Victoria, B.C., June 23, 2005.

The Tall Ships Festival visited Tacoma, Wash., until July 5, 2005.

Onlookers protect themselves with umbrellas against the pouring rain as they watch the windjammer parade on the Kiel Bay, northern Germany, June 25, 2005. More than 100 sailing boats and motor vessels took part in this event on the occasion of the Kiel Week, the world's biggest sailing event

Passengers aboard the state ferry Wenatchee, right, get a close look at the passing tall ship Amazing Grace as the Gaff topsail schooner sails in Elliott Bay near downtown Seattle June 29, 2005.

Twenty-four tall ships from five nations set sail in the Juan de Fuca Straight near Ogden Point for the Parade of Sail to the Inner Harbour in Victoria, B.C., June 23, 2005.

Sailing boats take part in the windjammer parade on the Kiel Bay, northern Germany, June 25, 2005. More than 100 sailing boats and motor vessels took part in this event on the occasion of the Kiel Week, the world's biggest sailing event.

Twenty-four tall ships from five nations set sail in the Juan de Fuca Straight near Ogden Point for the Parade of Sail to the Inner Harbour in Victoria, B.C., June 23, 2005.

Price Chenault of Aberdeen, Wash., a passenger on the Privateer Lynx leans back from the cap rail to snap a photo as the Lynx passes the Lady Washington on the windward side June 27, 2005, in Victoria, British Columbia. Several tall ships were racing from Victoria to Port Angeles, Wash.

The Lynx topsail schooner, left, out of Portsmouth, N.H., sails with the Virginia V wooden hull steamer, right, June 30, 2005 as they take part in the Parade of Sail in Commencement Bay as they approach Tacoma, Wash., on the first day of the Tall Ships Festival, which runs through July 4. The ships were photographed from onboard the topsail schooner R. Tucker Thompson, from New Zealand.

The Lady Washington, a ship out of Aberdeen, Wash., sails near Vashon Island, Wash., June 30, 2005, prior to the Parade of Sail to Tacoma, Wash., on the first day of the Tall Ships Festival.

Crowds line the Commencement Bay shoreline June 30, 2005, in Tacoma, Wash., as they watch the Parade of Sail on the first day of the Tall Ships Festival. The crowd was photographed from onboard the topsail schooner R. Tucker Thompson, from New Zealand.

Sam Meldrum, first mate on the topsail schooner R. Tucker Thompson, from New Zealand, climbs a rigging on the ship June 30, 2005, during the Parade of Sail in Commencement Bay near Tacoma, Wash., on the first day of the Tall Ships Festival.

The Cuauhtemoc, a 270-foot barque-type Mexican navy training ship, mingles with pleasure boaters near Vashon Island, Wash., June 30, 2005, prior to the start of the Parade of Sail to Tacoma, Wash., on the first day of the Tall Ships Festival.