Thursday, 4:30 PM
What a long, tall ship
(David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)
The longest tall ship in the world sailed into Boston Harbor this morning, with the three masts of La Libertad reaching some 160 feet off the water.
At 356 feet, the ship is longer than a football field, carrying 180 cadets from the Argentinean Navy. It is the country's official sail training vessel and was designed much like a windjammer, with a clipper bow and a figurehead representing an effigy of Liberty in a long flowing robe and a cruiser stern bearing the crest with the arms of Argentina.
La Libertad, the last tall ship scheduled to visit Boston in 2007, will spend the next five days docked at the east apron of the World Trade Center, where it will be open for free tours.
Saturday, Sept. 29
Public visiting hours: noon - 6 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 30
Public visiting hours: noon - 6 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 1
Public visiting hours: noon - 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 2
Public visiting hours: noon - 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Ship departs 9 a.m.
