In2016TheTallShipsRacescomebacktoAntwerp!Itwillalreadybethe6thtimethatthefamoussailingcompetitionvisitsthecity.Thelasttimethe event was held in Antwerp was in 2010. Not less than 750.000 people came to take a look at the impressive tall ships.
Diamond Anniversary Event
In2016itwillhavebeenexactly60yearssincethefirstTallShipsRaceswereheld.Backthentheyhadtheintentiontohavetherace,whichconsistedof 20sailingvessels,asanhomageandgoodbyetotheeraofthetallships.Buttheeventattractedsomanypeopleandsomuchattentionthatthey decidedtorepeatitannually.60yearsafterthestartoftheeventitstillattractshundredsofthousandsofvisitorstotheportswheretheTallShipsRaces berth. Nowadays the event consists of almost 100 tall ships from all over the world. In 2016 Antwerp will be the starting point of the Tall Ships Races.