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Parade of Sail by Vaughn Mullen, Managing Editor
The overall winner of the Boston to Halifax leg of the Tall Ships 2000 Race was Kaiwo Maru, a 361-foot, Class A, square-rigged ship from Japan - shown here during the Parade of Sail in Halifax. The weather was perfect, bright sunshine, temperatures in the mid-20s, and a light breeze, just enough wind to allow the crews of the Tall Ships to unfurl their sails without forcing them to abandon motor power. The parade was a Tall Ships salute to the people of Nova Scotia, a final circle of the harbour before heading to sea and the last leg of the Tall Ships 2000 race to Amsterdam. Leading the pack of eighty-five vessels was the famous, Nova Scotia racing schooner, Bluenose II, its huge sails catching the wind as if would soon leave the rest behind. The sounds of applause, shouts and cheers were
heard, as vessel after vessel past the reviewing line of spectators along the shore. In
return, the crew of each vessel waved, some danced, some sounded deck cannons, while
others stood in formation on the yards high above the water in a colourful show of
appreciation. The U.S. Coast Guard training ship, Eagle, birthed in Halifax. The huge American flag on the stern of the vessel made it easy to spot along the waterfront. Young sailors of the Russian, squared-rigged ship, Mir scampered to the rails to politely wave to the crowds, as music blasted from the ship's internal sound system. The crew of Pogoria, from the Netherlands, performed 'the wave' for a group of photographers passing near the ship. And when the Canadian ship, Concordia, with its bright, red maple leaf sails passed by, the cheers and applause reached a crescendo. Anchored north of Georges Island was HMCS Montreal, carrying a host of VIP's and Her Excellency, The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada. The Governor General reviewed the fleet and received the official salute. Related Links
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July 24th, 2000 Halifax, N.S. - Two hundred and fifty thousand people lined the shores of Halifax
Harbour, standing four and five rows deep on the wooden boardwalks and piers. There were
people perched on the top of buildings, people that clung to rocks along the shore at
Point Pleasant Park and people that hovered in helicopters over Georges Island. Some waved
Canadian flags, some peered through binoculars and cameras and others just shouted and
cheered ... but all, had come to see and feel the spectacle of the Parade of Sail.
