The Kaiwo Maru, of Japan, was also an impressive sight. The 361-foot ship, flying a huge rising sun flag, had its uniformed sailors lined up on the deck as it passed the reviewing stand near the World Trade Center.
The schooner Larinda, an 86-foot long ship out of Cape Cod, was one of the most exotic ships in the parade. The Larinda, which features distinctive battened lug sails, was built as a replica of a colonial Boston schooner.
A Russian ship, the Kruzenshtern, was largest vessel of the entire procession. A behemoth at 376 feet, the Kruzenshtern is the second-longest tall ship in the world.
People from all over the world flocked to Boston for the event. Werner Jurkowski of Berlin, Germany, will be leaving Boston on the Kruzenshtern.
"I've been interested all my life in sailing," said Jurkowski, who was taking detailed notes on the ships as he watched the parade.
Jurkowski said that Boston's festivities compared favorably to New York's tall ships event over the Fourth of July.
New York was "very disappointing," Jurkowski said. "There was almost no way to get to the ships. In all other countries and all other ports, you can get freely to the ships."
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