Hi Folks, Liverpool, March 21, 1876: A fleet of 400 wind-bound vessels left the River Mersey yesterday. Of these 193 were bound foreign. The sight was magnificent and altogether unprecedented. The vessels formed a procession ten abreast and occupied two hours passing a given point. Wow Jerry Titus Yarmouth, NS

That sounds like one of those mathematical problems.... 400 vessels sailing 10 abreast means 40 groups passing in the space of 120 minutes.... which is one group of 10 vessels every 3 minutes. Wow indeed! -----Original Message----- From: mariners-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mariners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Titus Sent: 18 June 2011 14:26 To: Mariners-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAR] Tall Ship Parade Hi Folks, Liverpool, March 21, 1876: A fleet of 400 wind-bound vessels left the River Mersey yesterday. Of these 193 were bound foreign. The sight was magnificent and altogether unprecedented. The vessels formed a procession ten abreast and occupied two hours passing a given point. Wow Jerry Titus Yarmouth, NS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Jerry You can still see a Tall Ships Parade. Waterford Ireland, 30th June to 3rd July , Hosting the tall ships race. http://www.waterfordtallshipsrace.ie/the-race/gallery/ >From the humble Fifie Herring Drifter Swan. http://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/ships_register.php?action=ship&id=672 To the Majastic Barque Europa. http://www.barkeuropa.com/en/fotoboek/photo/887/ Mick Mariners List ----- Original Message ----- From: Jerry Titus To: Mariners-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 2:26 PM Subject: [MAR] Tall Ship Parade Hi Folks, Liverpool, March 21, 1876: A fleet of 400 wind-bound vessels left the River Mersey yesterday. Of these 193 were bound foreign. The sight was magnificent and altogether unprecedented. The vessels formed a procession ten abreast and occupied two hours passing a given point. Wow Jerry Titus Yarmouth, NS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message