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A Coruña, Spain - Sail On Board
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A Coruña, Spain

The crew of Fryderyk Chopin celebrating winning the Friendship Trophy in A Coruña.

Tomidi at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Statsraad Lehmkuhl at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Spaniel at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Rupel at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Rona II at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Pelican of London at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Lord Nelson at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Lord Nelson at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Jolie Brise at the Prize Giving Ceremony.

Crew member from Fryderyk Chopin on stilts.

Fryderyk Chopin's griffin.

Fryderyk Chopin during the Crew Parade.

Challenge Wales during the Crew Parade.

Tomidi during the Crew Parade.

Morgenster during the Crew Parade.

Morgenster during the Crew Parade in A Coruña.

Challenge Wales during the Crew Parade.

Bies during the Crew Parade.

Vera Cruz in A Coruña.

International friendship at the Tall Ships Races 2016.

Welcome to A Coruña.

Anders Lassenius, captain of Christian Radich.

Masts in the August sunshine in A Vera Cruz in A Coruña.

Don't look up in A Coruña.

Liaison Officer in A Coruña enjoying the event.

Captain Jan Vandenborne, Rupel.

Conquering the greasy pole.

Trainees from Simon Bolivar celebrating winning the open water swimming.

Finishing the open water swimming.

Visitors enjoying the port.

Picturesque A Coruña.

Statsraad Lehmkuhl in A Coruña.

Inside Rupel.

The bell on board Christian Radich.

Attempting the greasy pole.

Rona II.

Can you conquer the knot box?

Spectators enjoying the view.

The Sail On Board stand.

Raúl Mimbacas, Race Chairman.

The Palexco in A Coruña.

Opening Ceremony.

Morgenster.

Liaison Officers in A Coruña.

Enjoying the knot box.

Fencing in A Coruña.

Fencing practice.

The Class A Tall Ships.

Interviewing trainees in A Coruña.


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A Coruña is a bustling port on a beautiful promontory in northern Spain. It will welcome the fleet for the 12th time during The Tall Ships Races Magellan Elcano 500 Series 2021. This gives A Coruña the enviable position of port to have hosted the most Tall Ships race events ever.

The city is situated in the entrance of an estuary in a large gulf on the Atlantic Ocean. It’s surrounded on all sides by the sea.

Over the last 2,000 years, people from different nationalities have turned A Coruña into a diverse melting pot of cultures. Today, the city has a wonderfully distinctive atmosphere, with a bustling food scene and thriving nightlife. Modern A Coruña has strong links to the fashion and textile industries, and it produces clothing for companies all around the world.

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Announcing The Tall Ships Races 2020

The Tall Ships Races 2016 A Coruña: Crew Members Let Down Their Hair

The Tall Ships Races 2016 A Coruña: Final Awards and Celebrations

Port Location

Round Up Stats

  • A Coruña welcomed more than 150,000 visitors during the event.
  • In A Coruña, Vera Cruz attrached around 4,000 visitors.
  • At one point, A Coruña hosted 10,000 visitors in the port.
  • Around 2,000 trainees arrived in port.
  • The city has hosted the Tall Ships Races and Regattas 11 times.
  • More than 400 trainees took part in crew activities (including open water swimming, a sailing regattas, the greasy pole, and pirate games).
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