Tall Ships® Atlantic Challenge 2009

Sail training tall ships from around the world participated in the Tall Ships® Atlantic Challenge 2009, a spectacular odyssey around the North Atlantic Ocean of more than 7,000 nautical miles following the traditional route taken by sailing ships of a by-gone age.

Ships and crew participated inan exiting and competivie series and host ports in mainland Spain, the Canary Islands, Bermuda, the US, Canada and Northern Ireland provided a fabulous welcome for the fleet and trainee crews.

	Vigo, Spain	April 30 - May 3, 2009
	Tenerife, Canary Islands	May 14 - 17, 2009
	Hamilton, Bermuda	June 11 - 15, 2009
	Charleston, SC, USA	June 26 - 29, 2009
	Boston, MA, USA	July 8 - 13, 2009
	Halifax, NS, Canada	July 16 - 20, 2009
	Belfast, UK	August 13 - 16, 2009

The Tall Ships® Atlantic Challenge 2009 was organized by Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge Limited (a wholly owned company of Sail Training International) in collaboration with Tall Ships America (a member of Sail Training International). Host ports and activities outside the USA were organized by Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge Limited. Host ports and activities in the USA were organized by Tall Ships America.