On heel of fleet's departures, more tall ships arrive

Though most of the popular sea-faring behemoths have pulled anchor and waved goodbye to Boston Harbor, there's still plenty to fire the imagination in South Boston.

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More than sixty ships, including 15 Class A tall ships, hoisted sail and left Boston yesterday as part of a race to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Most of the foreign naval vessels left Boston this morning, and the U.S. Navy ships are scheduled to depart by 1:30 this afternoon.

But four Class A tall ships that are not taking part in the race are arriving this week and will be on display.

According to a spokesman at the Boston Pilots, the 249-foot Columbian barque Gloria and the 293-foot Portuguese barque Sagres II arrived last night. The 250-foot Brazilian full-rigged ship Cisne Branco, completed in the last few months, arrives Tuesday, and the 271-foot barque Simon Bolivar from Venezuela docks on Wednesday.

Those ships are all docked at the Black Falcon Pier, where the public is welcome to board the vessels, take part in the festivities and enjoy live music until the ships depart on Friday.