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Peter Lyons
"The tall ships race for me was a dream come true. I never ever thought I'd be able to participate in it."
The Story
Sailing through the still blackness of night Peter was aware that their ship 'Vilia' was occasionally passing other ships. He describes the glorious sight they saw when daylight broke and they found themselves amidst so many beautiful tall ships. There was an added bonus that day for them too...
The story continues...
Peter has written his own account of the Tall Ships event in '91. You can download his "Tall Tales" here as a PDF. (requires Adobe Acrobat).
Peter is also a member of the "Old Gaffers Association" click on the weblink on the right of this page.
We delved into the BBC archive and were able to bring you some video of the tall ships....
Watch video of the ships sailing into Belfast Lough.
Watch video of a volunteer crew bringing a tall ship to Belfast.
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Comments
Name: Conor Marlin
Date: 25/07/2008
Comment: Hi
I am working on the Tall Ships race coming to Belfast in 2009. We are trying to find out as much information as possible about the 1991 event. Would it be possible to have some sort of correspondents about this?
Many thanks
Conor
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