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Tall Ships Lit up at Night, Waterford Tall Ships Race, 2005

The Tall Ships lit up at night at Waterford Tall Ships Race, 2005.

© Waterford City Council.

Tall Ships Lit up at Night, Waterford Tall Ships Race, 2005
© Waterford City Council.

Tall Ships Lit up at Night, Waterford Tall Ships Race, 2005

The Tall Ships lit up at night at Waterford Tall Ships Race, 2005.

© Waterford City Council.

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Trading and Tall Boats

Today, the Port of Waterford is a modern commercial port. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week all year round, and is Ireland's fastest growing port.In 2005, Waterford City became the first Irish city to host the start of the Tall Ships' Race. Thousands of people arrived into the city to view the eighty-seven impressively tall ships berthed along the quays, including the 113.5 metre Russian Kruzenshtern and three Irish ships, the Dunbrody, Jeanie Johnston and Asgard II.