A tall ship is escorted by a flotilla of smaller boats on her way to Amsterdam where she will take part in Sail Amsterdam 2010.
Replicas of a Russian frigate from 1703 and a merchant vessel sunk in 1745 led a fleet of some 50 tall ships into Amsterdam yesterday for what organisers say is Europe’s biggest nautical event.
The tall ships – large vessels with multiple masts and rigged sails –sailed from the port of Ijmuiden on the Dutch west coast inland to Amsterdam via the North Sea Canal.