Tall Ships Parade 1999 page 2

Sail California's Gold Rush Race
California's Sesquicentennial
From San Francisco to Long Beach then to San Diego

GUAYAS Ecuador's 262 foot Guayas was built in Bilbao Spain in 1977 for the Ecuadorian Naval Superior School in Guayaquil on the River Guayas. One of three barques built by Astilleros y Talleres Celay and named in memory of the first steamship to be built in South America in 1841. Guayas accommodates 180 people. She has a 35 foot beam and 14 foot draft, barque rigged with 17,000 square feet of sail.
	Guayas photo Gail Schuck 1999
	CALIFORNIAN The "Official Tall Ship Ambassador for the State Of California" she is 145 feet long with a beam of 27 ft and a draft of 9.5 ft. With all sails flying she carries 7,000 square feet of sail.
Photo Gary Naramore 1999	Christmas Gift Ideas for Mariners Click here

PILGRIM OF NEWPORT Built in Costa Mesa and berthed in Long Beach, Rainbow Harbor, she measures 118 ft. Classified as a two masted topsail schooner, 82 passengers can enjoy a day of sailing Southern California waters and islands.
	Photo by Jim Chester 1999
	SWIFT OF IPSWICH A two masted topsail schooner measuring 70'5" on deck with a beam of 18'3" and a draft of 9 ft she carries 5,166 square feet of sail.
Photo by Peggy Lopez 1999
OPEN HOUSE Tall ships Gloria, Guayas, and Dewaruci docked at Anaheim Landing in the Seal Beach Navel Weapons Base. A record number of visitors viewed the tall ships docked here and in Long Beach's Shoreline Marina. The tall ship Kaiwo Maru II was docked in the old Long Beach Navy base due to her 22 ft draft.
	Photo by Dale Merritt