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A fleet of historic and historically inspired "tall ships" will race along the Gulf Coast as part of the first-ever Tall Ships Challenge in Galveston April 58.
Galveston will host the first stop of the 2018 event by showcasing the island's rich maritime history through ship visits and programs. While in port, the ships will be open to the public for viewing, and many will feature dockside exhibits and interactions with the crews. Visitors will also have the opportunity to embark on several of the ships for exhibition sails during the festival.
The Lynx was inspired by the original historic tall ship from the War of 1812the Privateer Lynx.
The three-masted topsail schooner Oosterschelde was built in 1918 as a sail-powered freighter that regularly navigated the Mediterranean Sea.
The Newport, Rhode Island-based Oliver Hazard Perry is the largest civilian Sailing School Vessel in the country and the first ocean-going full-rigged ship to be built in the U.S. in over 100 years.
...and of course the Elissa