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OPSAIL BRINGING 17 TALL SHIPS TO NEW YORK FOR FLEET WEEK

-- Partners with Navy for Bicentennial of War of 1812 --

10 U.S. and foreign warships also join May 23-29 events-

NEW YORK (April 12, 2012) -  Seventeen tall ships and 10 warships will mark the beginning of OpSail 2012 and Fleet Week New York, the executive director of Operation Sail, Inc. announced today.  "OpSail is bringing the tall ships of the world back to New York," said Chris O'Brien.  "Majestic tall sailing ships have always been a centerpiece of joint OpSail/U.S. Navy commemorations, and the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the writing of The Star-Spangled Banner provides the perfect context for this memorable occasion."  Read more...