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Tall Ships Race, Leith Docks
Myles, Fiona, 1995, Photograph
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Tall Ships Race, Leith Docks
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Title
Tall Ships Race, Leith Docks
Description
Many tall ships with flags flying from their masts are berthed at the quayside in Leith docks, Edinburgh. Other vessels are on the water, and cranes are visible in the background.
Artist / maker
Myles, Fiona
Date
1995
Size
10 x 15 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
This image has been chosen for the Edinburgh - Past and Present Exhibition by Douglas Kinloch Anderson, Director of Kinloch Anderson, Highland Dress & Kilt Manufacturers - "The renaissance of Leith had begun some considerable time before the Tall Ships came to the port in 1995, but the event somehow crystallised the new spirit of Leith. Our company had moved to Commercial Street five years earlier and the Tall Ships was an excellent opportunity to promote our presence, including the design of the Leith Tartan". Douglas Kinloch Anderson.
The Tall Ships' Races are run every summer in European waters. The races are now run by Sail Training International, an organisation that evolved from the original Sail Training International Race Committee which was founded to organise the first race in 1956. The race was founded to give young people from different countries the opportunity to race sailing ships at sea. The race attracts both impressive 'square-riggers' and smaller ships.
Leith is situated in the north of Edinburgh where the Water of Leith joins the Firth of Forth. It has acted as Edinburgh's maritime connection for many centuries, and continues to be one of the UK's busiest ports. It was incorporated into Edinburgh in 1920 having previously been a separate burgh. It is now home to the Scottish Executive's main offices, Edinburgh's Sikh temple, the Royal Yacht Britannia and Ocean Terminal, a large shopping and entertainment complex.
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