The Japanese training ship Kaiwo Maru, a 110-meter barque, was one of the tall ships that paid a visit to Boston in 2000.
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Tall Ships tack in face of city's ire
Organizers to charge fees, invite fewer vessels
The Japanese training ship Kaiwo Maru, a 110-meter barque, was one of the tall ships that paid a visit to Boston in 2000.
(DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF/FILE)
Sail Boston, bowing to pressure from Mayor Thomas M. Menino, said it would dramatically scale back its tall ships extravaganza this summer, a turnaround concession that would reduce one of the city's biggest and most majestic spectacles to a shorter event with fewer vessels, attracting smaller crowds. (Full article: 1012 words)
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