Halifax, Tuesday August 1, 2017 Tall Ships Parade of Sail

The very fine hostess and leader of the parade the Bluenose. This was her first big event after her latest refit (rebuild) and she has been out for about 4 years. Everyone was very happy to see her leading the charge. 

We were on the "Captain's Pride" as a chartered event with 29 people on board and we were right in the middle of things as you'll see. He was a very experienced "Parade of Sail" captain.

 Of course, the Bluenose headed up the parade and she was magnificent. We were out at the mouth of the harbour where the breeze started to pick up a bit. When her sails filled she took off like a shot and started running the wind. No one in this fleet would ever catch her.

 We were positioned to catch all the boats as they prepared for the entry to the harbour for the official Parade of Sail, we had lunch while they went in on the Dartmouth side, over to the bridge and then on the Halifax side and then on out the harbour. So then we were ready when they passed us the second time on their way out to sea and ports beyond Halifax. It was a fond farewell to the ships for their stay. 

 This is the Eagle, the huge American Tall Ship. 

 Theodore made his presence felt too. It is his harbour as well. 

More to come ... the Sail Past.