Media Centre

Other recommended photographers/videographers:

Max Mudie

www.tallshipstock.com

Krzysztof Romański

https://zaglowce.info/author/admin/

Richard Sibley

www.tallshipsgallery.co.uk

James Pilgrim

www.tallshipsnetwork.com

A comprehensive image gallery of past Tall Ships Races, Regattas and events can be seen in our photo gallery.

PHOTO GALLERY

Each host port organises a limited number of press boats to take photographers and film crews out to sea during the port festival event, the Parade of Sail and the spectacular official Race Starts. If you are interested in booking a place on a press boat you will need to register your interest either through the host ports media accreditation system or at the media centre during the event.

Race Starts

Photographers interested in covering the official race starts independently are welcome to make their own independent arrangements. For Race Start co-ordinates email sam.leonard@sailtraininginternational.org

Media berths

Some Tall Ships in the fleet will offer a limited number of discounted berth spaces to accommodate media on board during the races and cruise in company.

Media berths give journalists a fantastic and unrivalled opportunity to experience a Tall Ships Race first hand, learn about daily life on board, and get closer to the trainee human interest stories and feedback reports as the race excitement unfolds.

To discuss a berth place email sam.leonard@sailtraininginternational.org.

Each host port will establish a media centre for the duration of their event and will manage a media accreditation system. The media centre is the place to obtain more information about the ships, event, sail training in general and to arrange to speak to the Race Director, captains and trainees.

Due to the large numbers of interested media it is highly recommended to apply for accreditation ahead of the event to obtain early information about the activities. Please contact the port for more information.

The opportunities are endless, here are a few of our most popular story ideas:

• Follow the progress of trainees from a range of nationalities and backgrounds, to see how the experience of sail training has changed their lives
• Photo and filming opportunities at sea on board a press boat, during the Parade of Sail in each port and for official race starts.
• Follow race leg progress online via the Yellow Brick satellite tracking system and follow daily reports of the race and news from the crews
• Watch Tall Ship crews assemble in fancy dress and march in a colourful, noisy and highly energetic Crew Parade
• Photo opportunity with trainee representatives of up to 30 or more different nationalities with their country flags
• Interviews and photo opportunities with bursary winners, port trainees and prize winners in each port
• Private vessel press or Instagram tour for a behind the scenes tour of the ship galleys and living quarters to hear about the vessels history and interview Captains and crew
• Interview the Sail Training International Race Director and Chairman

Send us your Sail Training story to feature – it could be a written story or a video.  And a good picture also speaks a 1000 words!

Simply send your name, email and telephone number along with your story or attach  photo or video to abi.haywood@sailtrainingnternational.org If your video file is too large you can send it via We Transfer.