Tall Ships comes to Dublin for the June Bank Holiday weekend
May 28, 2018
The Tall Ships Regatta sails into Dublin Port from Friday 1st June to Monday 4th June. Organised by Sail Training International, the stopover in Dublin is hosted by Dublin City Council & Dublin Port Company. This year, the Regatta features seventeen ships racing from Liverpool to Dublin. They will then continue on to the historic Bay of Biscay, finishing up in Bordeaux, France.
The smaller ships can be viewed in Grand Canal Dock and the larger ships will be berthed on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay over the long weekend. The public are welcome to visit some of the ships on Saturday and Sunday – Please follow our social media channels for updates and information.
The main event of the weekend will be the Parade of Sail which takes place between 12.30pm and 2.30pm on Bank Holiday Monday when the ships will sail out of Dublin Port. The best viewing points for this are Bull Island, Sandymount and Clontarf.
Also welcoming the ships to Dublin, Terre Duffy, Development Manager of Waterways Ireland said “As the custodians of over 1,000km of Ireland’s navigable waterways, we especially welcome the Tall Ships Regatta to Grand Canal Dock. This stopover will inspire people to discover and enjoy recreational activities on the water, thus optimizing the opportunity for growth in this important area of Ireland’s heritage.”