Initial contact between Sail Training International (STI) and the Turkish Chamber of Shipping (TCS) occurred during a conference in Kuala Lumpur in May 2005. Subsequent correspondence lead to an extraordinary event: May of 2010 will be defined and remembered for years to come as "Tall Ships Regatta in Historical Seas 2010". The Regatta and Races of the Tall Ships 2010 will definitely lead to an unprecedented remembrance of the rise and fall of many civilizations like the Mycenaean, Trojan, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and the events leading to the foundation of the modern Turkish Republic-not to forget the dawn of a new era starting from 1453 and also historic Gallipoli.

The Tall Ships visit to Turkey, with participation by more than 50 vessels against a historical background and concurrent with growing public awareness on social synergies will build public interest and the races will create a dynamic attention locally equivalent at least to Formula 1.

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