The Romanian tall-ship Mircea sails into Brest harbour in Brittany, western France, July 10, 2008 to take part in the Brest 2008 international maritime festival. (REUTERS/Stephane Mahe)
Billy Gernertt, gunner's mate for the tall ship Lynx, yells, "Live Free or Die!" before firing a dummy charge from its cannon toward the Hawaiian Chieftain during a mock battle on Commencement Bay in Washington State on Friday July 4, 2008. (DREW PERINE/AP)
Tall ships take part in the so-called Windjammerparade tall ship parade at the Kieler Woche sailing event on June 28, 2008 at the port of Kiel, northern Germany. (ROLAND MAGUNIA/AFP/Getty Images)
The fleet sails out of Sydney Harbor after the start of the 2008 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht race in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Dec. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/ROLEX /Daniel Forster, HO)
Supermaxi "Skandia" all but disappears in a trough as she heads for open water after the start of the annual 628 nautical mile Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in Australia on December 26, 2008. (TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
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