The clipper ship Cutty Sark on display at Greenwich Pier, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The renovated Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Royal Clipper, the Worlds largest full-rigged sailing ship, Kotor, Montenegro, Europe

Royal Clipper in Kotor, Montenegro. Worlds largest full-rigged sailing ship.

Tall Ships Festival on River Thames, with City skyline including the Walkie Talkie building in background, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Od gaff rigged sailing yacht and dinghy, sailing along Dune du Pyla, Bay of Arcachon, Gironde, Aquitaine, France, Europe

Fully rigged three-masted barque, traditional sailing, windjammer Arthemis with the Friedrichsort lighthouse in the distance, Kiel Week 2010, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Fully rigged three-masted schooner, Atlantis, traditional ship, tall ship, Kiel Week 2010, Kiel Fjord, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

A beautiful classic yacht, an 85' gaff rigged sloop races in the America's Cup, where the dark skies of Cowes, England predict stormy seas.