GC: Tall Ships Challenge ’18

For the first time since The Tall Ships Challenge racing series launched in 2001, it will stop in Pensacola, Fla., and three other Gulf coast ports. The annual event, organized by Newport, R.I, organization Tall Ships America, will stopover in Pensacola April 12-15, 2018. In addition to a maritime-themed festival, the series will bring seven traditionally rigged sailing vessels to the region. The ships hail from locations across the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Coast and Europe. The fleet will include four docked ships that can be boarded and toured. The other ships will be available for hour-tour trips for visitors. Since its star, the challenge has taken place at ports along the Great Lakes, Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Next year's series on the Gulf Coast includes four stops: Galveston, Texas; Pensacola; New Orleans; and concluding in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Source: Pensacola News Journal 09/20/18)