Monday, July 4, 2011

80 Years

She is eighty-year old but is ready to sail with her crew of cadets and sailors for her annual summer training cruise in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.Amerigo Vespucci, tall ship, training ship, LivornoThe “Vespucci” will call on the ports of Salina (Aeolian Islands), Valletta (Malta), Beirut (Lebanon), Limassol (Cyprus), Istanbul (Turkey), Odessa and Sevastopol (Ukraine), Piraeus (Greece).Amerigo Vespucci, tall ship, training ship, LivornoA scheduled visit to the port of Haifa in Israel was canceled and replaced with the stop in Beirut.Amerigo Vespucci, tall ship, training ship, LivornoThe last stop, before returning to Livorno in September, will be Castellammare di Stabia were the ship was built eighty years go.Amerigo Vespucci, tall ship, training ship, LivornoWe wish to the “Amerigo Vespucci” a belated Happy Birthday and to all our American friends a timely Happy 4th of July!‏

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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 4, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    amazing.

    always two hands full of water beneath her keel.

    please have you all a good new week.

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  2. Luis GomezJuly 4, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Beautiful set of images VP.

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  3. JackJuly 4, 2011 at 1:20 AM

    It is a beautiful vessel, VP, and you images are excellent. Thank you for your salute to America.

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  4. KateJuly 4, 2011 at 2:41 AM

    Thanks for recognizing our nation's birthday! Those cadets are pretty lucky to be sailing on this glorious ship

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  5. RandyJuly 4, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    This would be an experience to remember just to sail on this ship. Have a good Monday!

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  6. DinaJuly 4, 2011 at 7:33 AM

    Great shots from every angle but the one of the rigging is so impressive.
    I hope someday she will be able to sail into Haifa Bay.

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  7. cieldequimperJuly 4, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    I had hoped for this yesterday!

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  8. Babzy.BJuly 4, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    wow , amazing boat ! I'd like to visit it ! :)

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  9. PerthDailyPhotoJuly 4, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Brilliant images VP, a fantastic sailing ship, what a complicated set of rigging she has, love the immaculate lifeboats hanging over the sides, she looks like she's a well loved and well cared for 'old dame'.

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  10. UnknownJuly 4, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous! The 4th shot is amazing, VP.

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  11. BirdmanJuly 4, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Those are some riggings. Love these images of the ship.

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  12. KaoriJuly 4, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    All those ropes and sails look so complicated! But what a beauty! :D

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  13. ElettraJuly 4, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    Tanti auguri a te
    tanti auguri a te
    tanti auguri Amerigo Vespucci
    tanti auguri a te!!!!!!!!!
    Evviva!!!!!!

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  14. Stefan JanssonJuly 5, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Impressive looking ship.

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  15. Rob SiemannJuly 7, 2011 at 7:43 PM

    Seen it a few times before, but I always remain totally in awe.

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