The Tall ships where in town this week and if they ever come your way be sure to go see them. What beauty. On the internet type in The Tall Ships and look for Toledo, Ohio and see the ships.
Enjoy Love Bon-Bon


The Tall Ships

Ahoy Mates
We’re a sailin’ in by way
of
The Great Lakes
the Lake called Erie.
We’ll be a comin’ into port
in the year of 2003.
We are a mighty fleet
of
twenty ships.
We have not sailed these waters
since the War of 1812.
We are a proud fleet,
sails billowing into the
northern wind.
The Caledonia
Toledo’s Queen of the fleet.
Her rigging the height of 145 feet,
her length 245 feet,
and
her magnificent beauty
carrying a crew
of
20 hearty souls
from the land called
Canada.
The Nina
Her overall length 93.6 feet
and
her glorious sails
spanning the horizon
with sheets of white
1,919 sq. feet
and a crew of 10.
She is the sister ship
of
the SantaMaria
and
the Pinta of long ago the year 1492,
which carried a crew
of
18 to 24 members.
The stately ship called
The Red Witch
Carrying proudly
the Ohio Bicentennial Sails.
Hats off to the beauty
of
these magnificent beauties of the sea.
The INS Tarangini
from India a crew of 50 welcome
to our fair city.
The Pride of Baltimore 11
owned by the State of Maryland,
HMS Bounty,
Highlander Sea,
True North, Windy1 1, Fair Jeanne,
Appledore 1V, Madeline,
St. Paul, Neis Kah 1, Norfolk Rebel,
Serenity, Pathfinder,Playfair, Larinda
and
The Mist of Avalon
from the land of Canada
with a crew of 10.
As you stand by these ships of man,
close your eyes, you can hear the
cannons roar, the cry of man
as the ocean pours over the worn decks of old.
Listen closely and you will hear the laughter,
look deeply
and you will see the men of old
raise their hands high
in a salute of pride
to the beauty of their ships
and
to the glory
of
The Tall Ships.
Bonnie J.

[This message has been edited by Bonnie j (07-20-2003 01:42 PM).]

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    Has held me in the same embrace~