Tall Ships Nova Scotia 2009 was a tremendous success from July 16th to August 1st. Ships arrived in Halifax to kick-off the festival on July 16th and after the magnificent Parade of Sail on July 20th, designated ships headed to six other ports across Nova Scotia including Lunenburg, Port Hawkesbury, Louisbourg, Sydney, Pictou and Pugwash.

Waterfront Development Corporation Limited, the producer of Tall Ships Nova Scotia, would like to thank all those who participated in the event including visitors, volunteers, sponsors, crew, public and waterfront partners. With your support Tall Ships Nova Scotia attracted hundreds of thousands of people to our waterfronts.

Halifax was an official port of the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge®. The trans-Atlantic race started in Vigo, Spain and ended in the North Atlantic in Belfast, Ireland. For more information on Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge® events please visit: www.sailtraininginternational.org/

Nova Scotia is no stranger to the visitors who come to see the grand Tall Ships in Halifax and ports across Nova Scotia. Festival organizers are currently planning the next Tall Ships Nova Scotia event that is expected to take place during the summer of 2012. Event updates will be posted to the Tall Ships Nova Scotia Website as dates are confirmed.

Start planning your Tall Ships Nova Scotia vacation today. Go to Nova Scotia’s official tourism Website at www.novascotia.com for more information on planning your vacation.

If you can’t wait to see these majestic vessels until 2012 you can see Tall Ships in the Great Lakes during the summer of 2010. The American Sail Training Association has partnered with the Great Lakes United to bring a fleet of international Tall Ships to the Great Lakes, the world’s largest body of fresh water. For more information on the TALL SHIPS CHALLANGE® 2010 race series please visit: www.sailtraining.org/