Tall ships head to Netherlands for SAIL Amsterdam 2015

Aug 19, 2015

Tall ships head to Netherlands for SAIL Amsterdam 2015

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World Amsterdam, Netherlands, sailing

Tall ships escorted by small boats arrive in Amsterdam on Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capital’s maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors.

: An aerial picture taken on August 19 2015 of the Clipper stad Amsterdam accompanied by smaller boats, on their way to Amsterdam to join the parade of ships during the five-yearly event Sail.(ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: Tall ships escorted by small boats arrive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Cris Toala Olivares)

: Russian tall ship the Kruzenshtern, center right, arrives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Sailors stand in the rigging of a tall ship as it arrives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Tall ships escorted by small boats arrive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Small boats escort the historic clipper Stad Amsterdam (City of Amsterdam) as it sails to Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: A crowd of people is seen at the IJmuiden harbor, the Netherlands, on August 15, 2015, during a preview of tall ships and boats that will participate in Sail 2015, the five-yearly nautical event starting in Amsterdam on August 19. (JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: Motor boats and tall sailing ships sail from Ijmuiden towards Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on August 19, 2015, to join a parade of ships during the five-yearly nautical event Sail 2015. (JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: Tall sailing ships sail from Ijmuiden towards Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on August 19, 2015, to join a parade of ships during the five-yearly nautical event Sail 2015. (JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: Tall ships escorted by small boats arrive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Cris Toala Olivares)

: An aerial picture taken on August 19, 2015 of the Clipper stad Amsterdam accompanied by smaller boats, on their way to Amsterdam to join the parade of ships during the five-yearly event Sail. (ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial picture taken on August 19, 2015 of the Clipper stad Amsterdam accompanied by smaller boats, on their way to Amsterdam to join the parade of ships during the five-yearly event Sail. (ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial picture taken on August 19, 2015 show the Clipper stad Amsterdam accompanied by smaller boats, on their way to Amsterdam to join the parade of ships during the five-yearly event Sail. (ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: Clipper stad Amsterdam accompanied by smaller boats, enters Amsterdam on August 19 2015, to join the parade of ships during the five-yearly event Sail. (JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: The Tall Ship MIR from Russia enters Amsterdam on August 19, 2015, to join the parade of ships during the five-yearly event Sail. (JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: People gather to see the Tall Ships accompanied by smaller boats entering Amsterdam on August 19, 2015, for the five-yearly event Sail. (JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: People gather on boats to see the Tall Ships accompanied by smaller boats entering Amsterdam on August 19, 2015, for the five-yearly event Sail. (JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: People gather to see the Tall Ships accompanied by smaller boats entering Amsterdam on August 19 2015, for the five-yearly event Sail.(JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: The Russian ship Kruzenshtern arrives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Tall ships escorted by small boats arrive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Cris Toala Olivares)

: Tall ships escorted by small boats arrive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Cris Toala Olivares)

: Tall ships escorted by small boats arrive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Spectators take pictures as Russian tall ship the Sedov arrives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Tall ships escorted by small boats arrive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Sailors stand in the rigging of Columbian tall ship ARC Gloria as it arrives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Sailors stand in the rigging of Columbian tall ship ARC Gloria as it arrives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Sailors stand in the rigging of Columbian tall ship ARC Gloria as it arrives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Sailors stand in the rigging of a tall ship as it arrives in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Phil Nijhuis)

: Tall ships escorted by small boats arrive in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors. The 9th edition of the nautical event lasts until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Cris Toala Olivares)

: Columbian tall ship ARC Gloria is escorted by small boats as it arrives to participate in SAIL Amsterdam 2015, a five-yearly festival celebrating the Dutch capitals maritime history that is expected to draw some 2 million visitors, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. The 9th edition of the nautical event runs until Sunday, Aug. 23 on and around the IJ river. (AP Photo/Cris Toala Olivares)

: An aerial picture taken on August 19 2015 of the Clipper stad Amsterdam accompanied by smaller boats, on their way to Amsterdam to join the parade of ships during the five-yearly event Sail. (ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: People gather to see the Tall Ships accompanied by smaller boats entering Amsterdam on August 19 2015, for the five-yearly event Sail. (JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

: People gather to see the Tall Ships accompanied by smaller boats entering Amsterdam on August 19 2015, for the five-yearly event Sail. (JERRY LAMPEN/AFP/Getty Images)

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