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[SIZE=3]Tall Ships Race 1942[/SIZE]
The purpose of the Tall Ships Race is to preserve skills and interests in tall sailing ships for future generations, and to create a international forum for friendly competition. The Tall Ships Committee works with host cities for event organization and advertising. A port call is estimated to bring upwards of fifty thousand visitors to a port city.

[SIZE=3]Rules:[/SIZE]
- The Tall Ships Race shall consist of two race legs approximately 400nm in length, separated by a cruise-in-company.
- Four Port Reviews will be made during the race.
- Race courses are designed to call at the largest number of countries possible - at least three, and preferably four.
- At least 50% of the crews of each ship must consist of young people (under 25 years old).
- Use of engines results in disqualification: ships may only race under sail.
- Entries are open to all monohull sailing vessels of at least 9.4 metres length (30 ft).
- Countries may enter up to two ships per category, with a maximum of six ships overall.
- Ships must meet safety requirements and pass safety inspection. **

[SIZE=3]Course and Timetable:[/SIZE]
- Cobh (Ireland) to La Rochelle (France): 465nm
- La Rochelle (France) to Plymouth (UK): 350nm
- Plymouth (UK) to A Coruna (Iberia): 455nm

All dates are subject to the vagaries of wind, weather, tide, and acts of God and should not be regarded as absolute. Port Reviews are arranged to fall on weekends or as close to weekends as possible.
June 3rd-7th: Cobh Review
June 8th: depart Cobh
June 8th-12th: Race Leg One
June 12th: arrive La Rochelle
June 12th-14th: La Rochelle Review
June 15th: depart La Rochelle
June 15th-18th: Cruise in Company
June 18th: arrive Plymouth
June 18th-21st: Plymouth review
June 22nd: depart Plymouth
June 22nd-26th: Race Leg Two
June 26th: arrive A Coruna
June 26th-29th: A Coruna Review
June 29th: Awards and Closing Ceremony, annual Tall Ships Race committee meeting.

[SIZE=3]Classifications:[/SIZE]
Class A: All vessels over 160 feet in length, regardless of rig, and square rigged vessels over 120 feet in length.
Class A; Division II: All square rigged vessels less than 120 feet in length.
Class A: Division III: Vintage Class A vessels laid down pre-1860, or replicas of same.
Class B: Fore-and-aft rigged vessels between 100 feet and 160 feet in length
Class C: All other fore-and-aft rigged vessels at least 30 feet long at the waterline.

[SIZE=1]All dimensions are counted from the waterline.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Prizes:[/SIZE]
- To the winner of the Class A race: a gold cup and the right to wear the "TSR White Banner" for a year; ceremonial flagship for next year's race.
- To the winner of the Class A Division II race: a gold cup and the right to wear the "TSR Green Banner" for a year.
- To the winner of the Class A Division III race: a gold cup and the right to wear the "TSR Green and White Banner" for a year.
- To the winner of the Class B race: a gold cup and the right to wear the "TSR Red Banner" for a year.
- To the winner of the Class C race: a gold cup and the right to wear the "TSR Blue Banner" for a year.

[SIZE=3]Title Holders:[/SIZE] [SIZE=1](1941 winners)[/SIZE]
- German barque Padua serves as ceremonial flagship and holder of the TSR White Banner (Class A Division I).
- Russian barque Mir is holder of the TSR Green Banner (Class A Division II).
- Atlantean frigate Alala is holder of the TSR Green and White Banner (Class A Division III).
- American schooner Atlantic is holder of the TSR Red Banner (Class B).
- British sloop Jolie Brise is holder of the TSR Blue Banner (Class C).

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Originally posted by Commodore Green
And over the weekend of August 24th to 27th,
I will be drooling all over the decks of DANMARK,
as she will be attending the Dublin Tall Ships Festival,
the finish line of this years race!!!!

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Originally posted by Valles
Wiki indicates a number of possibilities that, OTL, would have been available to Nordmark's component nations, but none of the previous Nordmark players seem to have included them or their equivalents in Nordish ownership. Given that they're minor training vessels and the Race is essentially a fluff piece, I personally don't see any big deal in just invoking them anyway, but I figured I should check with the community before I did so.

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Originally posted by Valles
I was thinking Suomen Joutsen, af Chapman, and Sorlandet, all in Class A, with Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Christian Radich, and Pommern staying home, myself.

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Originally posted by BrockpaineAny two of those would work well.

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Originally posted by Valles

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Originally posted by BrockpaineAny two of those would work well.

Hm, I missed something in the rules about number of entries? Well, that makes sense.

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[SIZE=3]Rules:[/SIZE]
- Countries may enter up to two ships per category.

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Originally posted by Brockpaine

I've used Statsraad Lehmkuhl in the 1938 and 1941 Tall Ships Races, and the 1941 Tall Ships Challenge.