The largest event organised by Sail Training International is The Tall Ships Races, an annual summer series held in European waters, where ports along the route will host festivals that can be expected to bring between 200,000 and 1 million visitors over 3 to 4 days. Sports, social, and cultural activities will be planned for the thousands of crew members, whilst the highlight of any festival is the crew parade which sees participants from all over the world come together to take over the streets.

The Tall Ships Races 2017 will see an international fleet of tall ships take over the Baltic Sea, starting in Halmstad, Sweden before racing north to Finland for festivals in Kotka and Turku. From there they’ll return south to Klaipeda in Lithuania before racing to the finale in Szczecin, Poland.

• Halmstad, Sweden Friday 30 June – Monday 3 July

Race 1

• Kotka, Finland Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 July

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• Turku, Finland Thursday 20 – Sunday 23 July

Race 2

• Klaipeda, Lithuania Saturday 29 July – Tuesday 1 August

Race 3

• Szczecin, Poland Saturday 5 August – Tuesday 8 August

or more information contact Sally Titmus, Director of Marketing & Communications, Sail Training International, Charles House, Gosport Marina, Mumby Road, Gosport, Hampshire, UK PO12 1AH Tel: +44 (0) 23 9258 6367 Email: sally.titmus@sailtraininginternational.org

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