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Article: Explaining the Term 'Tall Ship'
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MICHELLE EMERY, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-27-2000
Explaining the Term 'Tall Ship'
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- It's the last port of call for the majestic tall ships heading up the East Coast. Perhaps, then, it's time for someone to explain.
What the heck is a tall ship, anyway?
Some people say it's a square-rigged sailing vessel, while others say it's any large sailing vessel, regardless of rigging. Some say simply that you'll know it when you see the masts on the horizon.
``If it looks like a tall ship, it is a tall ship,'' said retired Coast Guard Rear Adm. Richard Rybacki, president of OpSail Maine 2000.
Through the summer, the fleet of tall ships sailing into harbors for OpSail ...