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A Great Time Had By All !!


July 05, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of you joined us at the Foss Waterway starting with the Parade of Sail showcasing the beautiful tall ships as the arrived in Tacoma on July 3d and ending with a warm bon voyage as the sun started to settle on Monday 7th!

Thank you to all that made this incredible time possible !!



Tall Ships® Tacoma Opens With Excited Crowds

July 04, 2008
Excited crowds were on hand today for the formal start of the Tall Ships® Tacoma Festival.

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CITY PARTNERS WITH TALL SHIPS® TACOMA
Agreement helps keep festival free

June 18, 2008
The City of Tacoma has reached an agreement with Tall Ships® Tacoma organizers that will keep the 2008 event free for the public while covering police and other event costs.

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Sea Scouts lend a hand for Tall Ships
Tacoma group will provide three vessels, assist others

June 17, 2008
Tacoma Sea Scouts will offer a People with Disability Cruise on one of their three vessels on hand during the Tall Ships® Tacoma 2008 Festival in early July.

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Boating Regulations In Place

May 22, 2008
The U.S. Coast Guard is issuing boating regulations that will be in effect during the Tall Ships® Tacoma Festival to ensure safety during the maritime event.

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Tickets for Tall Ships® Tacoma On Sale Now!


"They’re coming – and it’s going to be quite a festival."
May 05, 2008
Tickets to board the tall ships when they visit Tacoma will be available to the public starting May 19. Tickets may be purchased Monday online or at the Tall Ships Tacoma Ticket Office in Freight House Square.

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Tall Ships Volunteer Recruitment Ends May 1
One week to get on board!

April 24, 2008
Anyone interested in working behind the scenes on the biggest event in the South Sound has one more week to get on board...

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Start signing up this week for Tall Ships
Recruitment fairs will give volunteers a chance to get to help

March 18, 2008
A series of recruitment fairs will take place in coming weeks to register volunteers for Tall Ships Tacoma® 2008.

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Tickets Available March 15 for Tall Ships® Tacoma
Members can purchase tickets before public sales begin

March 07, 2008
Tickets to board tall ships when they visit Tacoma will be available online starting March 15 – but only to those who join the nonprofit organization putting on the event.

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Tall Ships® Tacoma Welcomes Three More Ships
Replica of the “Nina” to attend event

January 09, 2008
Three more ships have agreed to participate in Tall Ships® Tacoma 2008, bringing the total confirmed number of ships to 18.

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Tacoma Tall Ships® Organization Launches Memebership Program

December 03, 2007
When those tall ships appear on the horizon, you can take pride in knowing it was your support that summoned them to Tacoma.

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More vessels sign up for Tall Ships
Oriole, Cutty Sark, and old favorites set to attend

November 20, 2007
TACOMA – More tall ships are signing up to participate in the Tall Ships event in Tacoma next summer. Recent agreements have been reached with vessels from across the region and from Canada.

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Youth on Board - The Journey of a Lifetime

September 15, 2007
When the Tall Ships® Tacoma Festival returns to Commencement Bay next summer, four vessels will contain special crews. Fifty youth and ten chaperones selected through a special application process this winter will have an opportunity to experience an international voyage on board the ships.
[http://www.tallshipstacoma.com/pdf/YOB_Press_Release_2007.pdf]

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USCG Eagle Big coup for Tall Ships festival
2008 event lands Coast Guard sailing vessel

September 08, 2007
The Coast Guard training vessel the Eagle, a three-masted sailing barque dubbed “America’s Tall Ship,” will visit Tacoma next summer over the Fourth of July.
[http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/150800.html]

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Tall Ships® Tacoma Anchors Major Sponsor

August 02, 2007
State Farm Insurance has signed on with Tall Ships® Tacoma as the presenting sponsor for 2008...
[http://www.tallshipstacoma.com/pdf/TTS_State_Farm_press_release.doc]

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