2012 Tall Ships Race Dates
The Tall Ships Race is open to anybody under the age of 25 to take part. You will be escorted to the boat in any of four international harbours, joining over 100 other Ships and thousands of under 25’s to pit your wits at sea, in one of the greatest races on earth.
Get Involved, here are this years dates...
Sat 30th June - Sat 7th July, Plymouth - St Malo - £590
Sat 7th July - Sat 21st July, St Malo - Lisbon - £990
Sat 21st July - Sat 28th July, Lisbon - Cadiz - £590
Sat 28th July - Sat 4th Aug , Cadiz - Lisbon - £525
Sat 4th Aug - Sun 12th Aug , Lisbon - A Coruña - £625
Sun 12th Aug - Sat 25th Aug, A Coruña - Dublin - £990
Sat 25th Aug - Sat 1st Sept, Dublin - Plymouth - £590
Gruelling sailing, night watches, sun burn, salt spray, green waves over the deck, tacking and gybing your way to the finish line in a far off country. Awaiting you there are hundreds of thousands of spectators, well wishers, parties, parades, fairground rides, and a celebration of Youth and International Friendship like nothing else you can imagine.
Everyone should experience The Tall Ships’ Races...
As with all of our sailing expeditions, no experience or prior skill is needed. The professional sailing crew onboard will coach you in every aspect of sailing from cooking to helming.
You really are part of the crew and absolutely vital to the running of the ship. The Tall Ships Race is arguably the greatest summer holiday you will ever have... So come on! What are you waiting for?
fabulous crew parties
The summer expedition you will never forget, thousands of young sailors from across the globe out to have fun
exhilarating ocean races
Island (Cutter) Limited Registered in England no. 5925756
A wholly owned subsidiary of
The Island Trust Ltd Motivating Young People Through Sailing
Registered Charity no. 1049722
10 Manston Terrace, Exeter, EX2 4NP
President: Sir Peter Barclay CBE, Vice President: John Prout
Trustees: RF Lloyd MBE, C Macdonald-Brown, JM Lloyd, R Riding, I Phillips, AR Thornhill QC