The Tall Ships' Races 2008

The day was brilliant, clear blue sky with gusting of wind, a lovely day for an outing.

The organizer must have done their research well in choosing the perfect date for it was the day for the Parade of Sail whereby over 70 vessels around the globe that filled Liverpool’s quaysides and docks for the past 3 days began their 5-week Tall Ships’ Races 2008 voyage. But it is not until 23 July when the race is officially begun, departing from the northern coast of Northern Ireland, sailing across the North Sea heading towards Norway.

I was amazed. By the large number of people who turned up at the Albert Dock, despite the fact that it was Monday!

I repeat MONDAY! I don’t get it. It wasn’t a Bank Holiday or anything, so where the hell did those people come from?! Did they not have to work? Were they all mostly tourists? *Ahem, for my case it’s a bit different, I see myself as a tourist. :p* It was an unsolved mystery. And finally I have to agree with The Bangles that it was just another Manic Monday. Case closed.

So in the back of my head, I was expecting to see a picture of the fleet sailing past in echelon when the clock struck 2pm. That is how a parade of sail supposed to be and that would be quite an awesome view. So I waited patiently.

However I later realized that I was wrong about the parade. I regretted for not reading the papers. The ships were divided into 8 sections and the fleet did not sail past in echelon, instead they sailed past one by one. What??!! Imagine a ship, sailing past, the crowd cheers, it is then followed by another vessel, the crowd cheers again…the whole thing’s gonna repeat until all the vessels have sailed past. Well, soree, I am just not that kind of person who would stand there and cheer for over 70 times, I tend to lose my patience halfway, and I believe so does the crowd.

Anyway due to my err…petite figure, it was not of any advantages. Sad to say my visibility was limited to only 100meter, so I passed Hyin my baby (Canon S5 IS) and let her do the job on my behalf. :)


It did not take long for the crowd to lose their patience. Right after the Mexico vessel, everyone started to leave,obviously they were bored,just like me *Hehe~*. See, I was right about that.

Anyway the whole event was not something to shout about, but at least the weather was great and the outing itself was very much appreciated.