It is over 50 years since the first Tall Ships Races and 12 years since the fleet visited a Scottish port. This year The Tall Ships Races 2011 will visit five ports in 2011.
ADMISSION FREEOPENING HOURS
Saturday 9th - Monday 11th July - 11.00 - 22.30 hrs
Tuesday 12th July - 11.00 - 1300 hrs (ships will leave harbour from 09.00 hrs)
LOCATION
Inchgreen and James Watt Dock Greenock.
EXPECTED VISITOR NUMBERS
Large crowds visit the host ports for The Tall Ships Races. Around 800,000 visits were made to Greenock during the Cutty Sark Tall Ships event in 1999.
Both areas are working docks and visitors are advised to wear sensible footware.
Race Route
- About Inverclyde and Greenock
- Situated on the River Clyde, and 26 miles from Glasgow, Greenock has a population of 42,000.
- It is the main town in Inverclyde and was the birth place of the engineer and inventor James Watt
- It is well served by public transport and is within an easy driving distance from both Glasgow International Airport and Prestwick Airport.
- Greenock's past industries included shipbuilding and cane sugar refining and electronics
- The area is now home to call centres and to a major web based retail distribution centre
- Greenock Ocean Terminal is a major container port and an important destination for cruise liners.
- The Tall Ships event site will be within the James Watt Dock and Inchgreen, between Port Glasgow and Greenock and is close to bus and rail services.