Local Trainee Crew
Belfast Tall Ships 2009 ran an open competition throughout Northern
Ireland to give people the opportunity to be part of the Tall Ships
2009 Trans Atlantic Challenge sailing from Halifax to Belfast.
25 people were selected to be crew trainees
for this final leg of the race after an intensive series of
assessment centres. While 20 other people will also avail of the
sail training opportunity leaving from UK ports arriving in Belfast
to coincide with the Tall Ships.
The Belfast Tall Ships 2009 trainee crew have
left from Halifax, Canada and are making their 2350 nautical miles
adventure across the Atlantic before they reach their destination –
Belfast marking the beginning of the Belfast Maritime Festival.
BBC’s Julian Fowler is a crew member on the
Bark Europa, to follow his challenging adventure go to http://twitter.com/bbcjulian
Belfast Trainees among the crew of Tecla departing from
Halifax, Canada for Belfast.