Juan Sebastián Elcano. Cadiz departure 2009
During it’s 80th Training Cruise “Juan Sebastián de Elcano” will make port calls in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Fortaleza (Brasil), Puerto España (Trinidad & Tobago), San Juan de Puerto Rico (USA), Galveston (USA), Cartagena de Indias (Colombia), La Habana (Cuba), Veracruz (Mexico), Pensacola (EE.UU.), Hamilton (Bermudas-G.B.), and will round up her voyage in the spanish port of Marín.
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Please find below the contact details for the press offices in the three
ports of the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta. Please contact them directly
concerning press registration and press boats:
Falmouth, UK
Steve Kessell, media@falmouthtallships.co.uk
Mobile: 07740255092
Ilhavo, Portugal
Rosa Conceição, adjunta@cm-ilhavo.pt
Mobile:+351 919516144
Office: +351 234329631
Funchal, Madeira
Gonçalo Santos, press500anos@cm-funchal.pt
Mobile: +351 963692078
The Sail Training International press representative in the ports will be
Pauline Appleby, email: Pauline.appleby@sailtraininginternational.org
Mobile: +44 7785 567487
Media & Publications Manager
Sail Training International
Office Tel: +44 23 9258 6367
Office Fax: +44 23 9258 4661
Direct Tel: +44 1730 810437
Mob: +44 77641 83866
On 10 September an international fleet of 20 Tall Ships from as far away as Mexico and Oman will be visiting the port of Falmouth for the start of the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta. The event will form the centrepiece of year-long celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the first settlement of the Portuguese island of Madeira. The ships will meet in Falmouth where they will be open to the public to view. On board the ships will be hundreds of trainee crew members who will never have been to sea before but are looking forward to an adventure of a lifetime. While in Falmouth, the crews will be entertained with sports and social events and will entertain the public with a traditional crew parade through the streets.
The four days of festivities are free for the public and will end in a spectacular Parade of Sail as the ships leave the harbour and go out to the race start area in preparation of their race to Ilhavo in Portugal, from where they will again race to Funchal for the culmination of the celebrations.
For press accreditation please complete the attached form and send to media@falmouthtallships.co.uk. For further information about the event please contact corinne.hitching@sailtraininginternational.org, tel: 077641 83866.
