Cross the cause way and set sail on a high seas adventure in Galveston this week. ⚓
– Houstonians can attend the Tall Ships Galveston festival this week to get up close and personal with historical vessels and learn more about them.
The event will start with the Parade of Sail on April 13, which will give people a chance to get a glimpse of the tall ships that will sail down Seawall Boulevard in Galveston. The ships will be near the Seawall for about two hours before docking at Galveston Bay. The expected start time is 1 p.m., and the ships will move west on Seawall Boulevard. The event will end at East Beach. The festival will run from April 13-16.
People will also be able to get tours of the ships and participate in other activities. There will be sail-away excursions, food and music. Organizers expect about 50,000 people to attend the event. The Galveston Historical Foundation helps put on the festival.Elissa was taken from a scrapyard in Piraeus Harbor, Greece and brought to Galveston in 1978 so the ship could get a makeover. There are only two other ships in the world like Elissa that still can sail.The ship was created in 1894 at the James and Tarr Shipyard to join the Gloucester, Massachusetts, fishing fleet.
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