'Screen star' sailing ship for Classic & Wooden Boat Festival



12:32 AM Thu 7 Oct 2010 GMT
'’Screen star’ sailing ship for Classic & Wooden Boat Festival' Chris Cameron
Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, Sydney. One of the Pacific Ocean's most glamorous tall ships will sail up Sydney Harbour on Thursday, 14 October, to take the spotlight at Sydney's Classic and Wooden Boat Festival on the following weekend. The 145 ft (44.2 m) two-masted brigantine Soren Larsen, arriving from New Caledonia, will berth in Cockle Bay (Darling Harbour) where it will open for inspection through the festival Saturday and Sunday, 16-17 October. The Classic & Wooden Boat Festival, with 120 vessels on display and a two-day entertainment program full of music, maritime crafts and kids activities, will centre on ...


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