80,000 expected to welcome Clippers today.YACHTS set off from North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. yesterday evening in the final stages of a 35,000-mile race around the world. And the eight contestants in the 11-monthClipper 2002 will cross the finishing line in the River Mersey
Yesterday the clippers,accompanied by the Navy's warship warship, any ship built or armed for naval combat. The forerunners of the modern warship were the men-of-war of the 18th and early 19th cent., such as the ship of the line, frigate, corvette, sloop of war (see sloop), brig, and cutter. Edinburgh and watched by a helicopter, raced along the North Wales coast and into the Anglesey port of Holyhead. Liverpool Clipper, which is expected to take a podium place today, is one of the ship,arrived at Canada Docks for the first time since she joined the fleet earlier in the summer. She will be awarded the Freedom of the City of Chester,her affiliated city,on Monday. eight boats sailing from Holyhead to the mouth of the River Mersey, where they will be met by a flotilla of ships. Yesterday the frigate frigate (frĭg`ĭt), originally a long, narrow nautical vessel used on the Mediterranean, propelled by either oars or sail or both. Later, during the 18th and early 19th cent. HMS Campbeltown sailed in and she will be berthed at West Float,Birkenhead over the weekend, together with a combined six-shipDutch/Belgian mine squadron. HMS Albion, thenavy's newest assaultWarships from other Nato countries will join a 100-strong parade this morning before the Clippers enter the docks. CAPTION(S): The Liverpool Clipper leads Bristol Clipper and Jersey Clipper off Holyhead yesterday,heading for the finishing line and a grand reception at Liverpool's Albert Dock after their around the world race; Picture: RICHARD WILLIAMS |
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