![]() "They sailed from Spain, the ship actually crossed the ocean," he said. He encouraged visitors to check it out, considering the ship made a trans-Atlantic voyage to get here. Sabatini said the Trinidad crew has made some physical alterations to the ship to aid in the interpretation. Tall Ships through the years: Tall Ships come to Erie: Explore the vessels that have sailed along the coast throughout the years "And we're very happy to be doing this work to highlight Erie and to show the Tall Ships world and our whole region what a wonderful place this is." "Erie deserves to have good things, to have big festivals, to have one of the largest tall ship festivals in the Great Lakes," he said. Sabatini said he was excited to see the festival return, given the uncertainty of the past two years. Nine ships participated in the 2019 festival. Nobody has the same amount of staff they had pre-pandemic. The ships started later in their planning process. "We started later in our (festival) planning process. "The pandemic disrupted everything," he told the Erie Times-News. ![]() He blamed disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. He said getting the Blue Heron was likely but the Madeline, not so much. William Sabatini, executive director and fleet captain of the Flagship Niagara League, said he's hoping to get two or three more ships to join the festival, including the Madeline, a tall ship reconstruction of a 19th century Great Lakes schooner, and the Blue Heron, a research vessel. ![]() More information on the vessels can be found on the Tall Ships Erie website at .įirst look at 2022 festival: Ticket sales, first ships announced for Tall Ships Erie 2022 festival A large rubber Mama and Baby Duck - the "World's Largest Rubber Duck" - will be on display in the harbor area located directly behind the Erie Maritime Museum. ![]()
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