| Operation Sail� was founded in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. Opsail has produced the four largest tall ship events in history to date: the 1964 World's Fair, the Bicentennial Celebration in 1976, Liberty Weekend in 1986, and the Christopher Columbus Quincentennial in 1992. |
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Mama RoveS posing for the Fuji MX-700! |
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 Vikingo, using the binoculars he inherited from Vigo, enjoys the show! |
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...the "Danmark" from Denmark and the "Esmeralda" from Chile. |
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| Length overall: 253’ Beam: 33’ Draft: 15’ Hull: Steel Rig: Ship Year built: 1933 Home port: Copenhagen |
Launched in 1932 to train officers for the Danish Merchant Navy, the steel-hulled, double-bottomed Danmark was destined to have a significant impact upon U.S. military training. Visiting the New York World’s Fair when war broke out in 1939, she and her crew were offered to the Coast Guard. Modernization in 1959 cut the Danmark’s capacity from 120 cadets to eighty. This 249-foot ship serves the Danish marine Authority from her home port in Copenhagen. |
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| Length overall: 371’ Beam: 42’8” Draft: 19’8” Hull: Steel Rig: Four-masted barquentine Year built: 1952-54 Home port: Valparaiso |
The world’s second largest sailing ship, Chile’s Esmeralda, 353 feet long with a mast height of 165 feet, was launched in 1952. The four-mast barkentine, capable of twelve knots under engine power, is armed with a quartet of 5.7-centimeter rapid-fire guns and has participated in OpSail 1964, 1976 and 1986. |
Monday, June 19, 2000 09:39 PM
