{"id":12367,"date":"2013-05-27T12:19:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T10:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/?p=12367"},"modified":"2013-05-27T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-27T10:21:01","slug":"dutch-tall-ships-at-the-waterfront","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/dutch-tall-ships-at-the-waterfront\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch tall ships at the Waterfront"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"eventDate\">12 &amp; 14 May<br \/>\n2013<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"Aboard the 92 year old Russian Sailing ship, The Sedov\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/aboard-the-92-year-old-russian-sailing-ship-the-sedov\/\" target=\"_blank\">Following pretty closely after last month&#8217;s Russian <em>Sedov<\/em><\/a>, two weeks ago the <a title=\"Red Bull Flugtag 2012 at the V&amp;A Waterfront\" href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/red-bull-flugtag-2012-at-the-va-waterfront\/\">V&amp;A Waterfront<\/a> docks were graced by 3 more tall ships, this time Dutch &#8211; the\u00a0<em>Tecla, Europa\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Oosterschelde<\/em>. We checked them out on Mother&#8217;s Day when they were open to the public and then watched them depart for Durban the morning of the 14th.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/3-sailingships_LMcC_3690.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\" data-rl_title=\"3 tallships passing 3 Anchor Bay\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"3 tallships passing 3 Anchor Bay\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12402\" alt=\"3 Dutch tall ships passing 3 Anchor Bay\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/3-sailingships_LMcC_3690-575x431.jpg\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/3-sailingships_LMcC_3690-575x431.jpg 575w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/3-sailingships_LMcC_3690-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/3-sailingships_LMcC_3690.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Each of the ships was either over or approaching their 100th birthday &#8211; the\u00a0<em>Tecla<\/em> was the smallest and the\u00a0<em>Oosterschelde\u00a0<\/em>the largest, and the one where people were allowed to explore below the deck.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12367 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bottle2_LMcC_5632.jpg' title=\"bottle in the water\" data-rl_title=\"bottle in the water\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bottle2_LMcC_5632-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"bottle in the water\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-anchors_LMcC_5642.jpg' title=\"Europa\" data-rl_title=\"Europa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-anchors_LMcC_5642-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Europa\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa_LMcC_5670.jpg' title=\"Europa\" data-rl_title=\"Europa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa_LMcC_5670-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Europa\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-antarctica-photos_LMcC_5682.jpg' title=\"Europa\" data-rl_title=\"Europa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-antarctica-photos_LMcC_5682-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Europa\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ropes-europa_LMcC_5691.jpg' title=\"Europa\" data-rl_title=\"Europa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ropes-europa_LMcC_5691-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Europa\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa_LMcC_5698.jpg' title=\"Europa\" data-rl_title=\"Europa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa_LMcC_5698-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Europa\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-bar-monkey_LMcC_5728.jpg' title=\"Europa\" data-rl_title=\"Europa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-bar-monkey_LMcC_5728-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Europa\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-bell_LMcC_5734.jpg' title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-bell_LMcC_5734-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-rope_LMcC_5757.jpg' title=\"Europa\" data-rl_title=\"Europa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa-rope_LMcC_5757-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Europa\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_LMcC_5811.jpg' title=\"Oosterschelde\" data-rl_title=\"Oosterschelde\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_LMcC_5811-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oosterschelde\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5769.jpg' title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" data-rl_title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5769-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5782.jpg' title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" data-rl_title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5782-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5785.jpg' title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" data-rl_title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5785-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5788.jpg' title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" data-rl_title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5788-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5791.jpg' title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" data-rl_title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5791-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5799.jpg' title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" data-rl_title=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde_interior_LMcC_5799-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oosterschelde - interior\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We returned early on Tuesday morning along with a small crowd and watched the majestic ships unfurl their sales and take to the sea (with a very loud send off from the Cannon Association of South Africa). It was quite an amazing (and anachronistic) sight watching them leave.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-12367 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ship_LMcC_3327.jpg' title=\"ship\" data-rl_title=\"ship\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/ship_LMcC_3327-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"ship\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mast_LMcC_3334.jpg' title=\"mast\" data-rl_title=\"mast\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/mast_LMcC_3334-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"mast\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/south-africans-on-sailship_LMcC_3341.jpg' title=\"South Africans heading to Durban on the Europa\" data-rl_title=\"South Africans heading to Durban on the Europa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/south-africans-on-sailship_LMcC_3341-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"South Africans heading to Durban on the Europa\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tug_LMcC_3352.jpg' title=\"Approaching tug\" data-rl_title=\"Approaching tug\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tug_LMcC_3352-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Approaching tug\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/route_world-map_LMcC_3354.jpg' title=\"Route map of the 3 ships\" data-rl_title=\"Route map of the 3 ships\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/route_world-map_LMcC_3354-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Route map of the 3 ships\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cannons_LMcC_3394.jpg' title=\"The cannon society getting ready\" data-rl_title=\"The cannon society getting ready\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/cannons_LMcC_3394-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The cannon society getting ready\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosterschelde_LMcC_3442.jpg' title=\"Oosterschelde\" data-rl_title=\"Oosterschelde\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosterschelde_LMcC_3442-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oosterschelde\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde-tallship_LMcC_3520.jpg' title=\"Oosterschelde\" data-rl_title=\"Oosterschelde\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde-tallship_LMcC_3520-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Oosterschelde\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tecla-tallship_LMcC_3523.jpg' title=\"Tecla\" data-rl_title=\"Tecla\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tecla-tallship_LMcC_3523-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Tecla\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde-tallship_LMcC_3550.jpg' title=\"departing ships\" data-rl_title=\"departing ships\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/oosteschelde-tallship_LMcC_3550-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"departing ships\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tecla-europa_LMcC_3553.jpg' title=\"departing ships\" data-rl_title=\"departing ships\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/tecla-europa_LMcC_3553-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"departing ships\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa_LMcC_3566.jpg' title=\"Europa\" data-rl_title=\"Europa\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lauramccullagh.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/europa_LMcC_3566-150x150.jpg\" 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\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&#8211; &#8211; &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>More info on the ships: \u00a0 <a title=\"Dutch tall ships\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dutchtallships.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a title=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DutchTallShips\" target=\"_blank\">facebook<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a title=\"sailing news\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sailtraininginternational.org\/news\/article\/read_dutch-tall-ships-on-their-way-to-south-africa_item_100796.htm\" target=\"_blank\">news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12 &amp; 14 May 2013 Following pretty closely after last month&#8217;s Russian Sedov, two weeks ago the V&amp;A Waterfront docks were graced by 3 more tall ships, this time Dutch &#8211; the\u00a0Tecla, Europa\u00a0and\u00a0Oosterschelde. 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