Ahoy there!

The Tall Ships Race comes to Newcastle this weekend and will no doubt attract thousands of visitors. However before they get there, 13 of them are docking at Blyth (where I live) this weekend for a festival taking place tomorrow night.
We saw the first ship, the 'Prince William' arriving on Wednesday and it did look quite impressive - see pic below. The best one to see will be the 100m Russian ship called 'Mir', which arrives on Saturday afternoon.
Definitely the sort of thing Blyth needs to improve it's image and attract new businesses to the area.

The 'Prince William' arriving at Blyth Quayside