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A tall ship is a large traditionally Rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail Schooner s, Brigantine s, Brig s and Barque s. Traditional rigging may include Square Rig s and Gaff Rig s, with separate Topmasts and Topsail s. It is generally more complex than modern rigging, which utilizes newer materials such as Aluminum and Steel to construct taller, lightweight masts with fewer, more versatile sails. The term ''tall ship'' has come into widespread use in the mid- 20th Century with the advent of The Tall Ships' Races . While Sail Training International (STI) has extended the definition of ''tall ship'' for the purpose of its races to embrace any sailing vessel with more than 30 Ft. (9.14 M ) waterline length and on which at least half the people on board are aged 15 to 25, this definition can include many modern sailing yachts, so for the purposes of this article, tall ship will refer to those vessels rated as class "B" or above ( Fore And Aft rigged vessels between 100 to 160 feet in length, and all square rigged vessels). The well-known poem "Sea Fever" by the English Poet Laureate John Masefield contains the line "And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by", inspired by the poet's experience of serving in sailing ships during his youth.http://www.rochedalss.eq.edu.au/seafever.htm TODAY'S TALL SHIPS (listed alphabetically by vessel name)
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Image:Tallship In Toronto Harbourjpeg''Kajama'', A Tourist Tallship Sailing In
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Toronto_Harbour" class="copylinks">Toronto Harbour , Lake Ontario |
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Image:GoingAloftjpgThe Defining Feature Of
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Image:040731 061 EarljpgThe
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Earl_of_Pembroke_(tall_ship)" class="copylinks">''Earl Of Pembroke'' |
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Image:PortsmouthsunsetjpgMore Than 36 Tall Ships Participated In The 200th Anniversary Of The
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Battle_of_Trafalgar_" class="copylinks">Battle Of Trafalgar in Portsmouth, part of the fleet of 167 naval, merchant and tall ships from 36 countries |
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Image:RigFromAbovejpgThe Masts And Yards Of A
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/brig" class="copylinks">Brig , a typical tall ship |
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Image:Ml-full-sailjpgThe Canadian Schooner
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Maple_Leaf,_schooner" class="copylinks">''Maple Leaf'' , traditionally rigged, with a gaffed foresail, a square fisherman, and Marconi (fore-and-aft) main, staysail and jib |
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