Race Report 9: Vessels Arrive in Lisbon and Crews Share Experiences

Crews in The Tall Ships Races 2016 are trading tales of whale spotting, wave height, too much wind and lack of wind, as they start to arrive in Lisbon, Portugal.

The official race finish time was brought

forward to 0500 today (Thursday 21 July) for all classes of The Tall Ships

Races fleet and the vessels are now making their way into port for the second stop

of The Tall Ships Races 2016 – ready to meet the deadline of 12 noon tomorrow

(Friday 22 July).

Paul Bishop, Race Director

said, äóìWell done to all the crews taking part in the first leg of The Tall

Ships Races 2016 from Antwerp to Lisbon. 

It’ been a challenging race with some very light and variable winds to

navigate through. But early reports back from the fleet indicate the crews have

had a fantastic experience and it’ been a great achievement by all. They now

deserve a good rest before either heading home or preparing for the second race

leg on to Cadiz in Spain.äó

Provisional class placings

on corrected time are as follows:

Class A

1.