Bermuda crew shows its spirit

Tall Ship at Sunset in Mont Carmel
Submitted by Nancy Starno from Mont Carmel, Prince Edward Island Canada

Off the coast of Mont Carmel, one of the tall ships finds itself in calm seas while the sun paints the
Andy Yates
Andy Yates of Australia and Youri Zoon of the Netherlands practise their skills at Green's Shore on the windy weekend.
The Pride of Baltimore II crew

The Pride of Baltimore II
The Spirit of Bermuda is a Bermudian schooner and built in the style of a vessel once used for military patrols and interrupting the slave trade.
The Pride of Baltimore II
A likeness of Capt. Samuel Holland - better known as George Dalton - gets a look at the Schooner Virginia arriving in port in Summerside. Dalton, a descendant of the noted surveyor, provided ships' captains with copies of Holland's 1765 Island survey on b

Published on September 15th, 2008
Jim Brown

The Spirit of Bermuda claimed the $40,000 first prize in the inaugural MBS Tall Ships Race Around the Island, but it was the children of Bermuda who were the real winners.

"It's really a national icon now for the kids," said Capt. Kent Cassels.

The winnings will go back into the Bermuda Sloop Foundation, which introduces youngsters to the joys of a seafaring life.

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