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More from County NewsEight tall ships from around the world will converge on Channel Islands Harbor Aug. 7-10 for the American Sail Training Association's Tall Ships Challenge race series.
The ships will be open to visitors Aug. 8-10. One of the ships, the HMS Bounty, was built in 1960 for the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" and recently used in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
The Tall Ships Challenge begins in Canada and races along the Pacific Coast to San Diego. Channel Islands Harbor is the only stop between San Francisco and San Pedro.
One of the ships on display is the Official Tall Ship Ambassador for California.
Built in 1984, it is a replica of the speedy 1847 revenue service cutter, the C.W. Lawrence. The ship is 145 feet long, 101 feet tall and with all nine sails flying, carries 7,000 square feet of sail.
While at the harbor visitors can wander through the Ventura County Maritime Museum.
Food and beverages will be sold.
Tickets will be available at the festival, and credit card purchases can be made online at http://www.tallshipschannelislands.com and through Ticketmaster.
For more information call the Channel Islands Harbor Visitor Information Line at 985-4852.
Posted by sslocal on July 7, 2008 at 3:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ahhh, the hippies of the sea.
I love these boats and I can't wait for them to come to our lovely harbor.
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