The Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta and Festival do Mar 2008 will be the centrepiece of year-long celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the first settlement on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
The fleet of sail training Tall Ships will gather (10 - 13 September) in the historic port of Falmouth on the south west coast of England before racing to the Ilhavo (Port of Aveiro), Portugal (20 - 23 September). From there the Tall Ships will race to Funchal, Madeira for a Maritime Festival and major celebrations in the city (2 - 5 October).
Find out more about the course of the race and the host ports (click here)
