Three magnificent Tall Ships will sail into Aberdeen this weekend ahead of the races returning to the city in 2025.
Swedish sail training vessel, Atlantica, and the grand Norwegian Statsraad Lehmkuhl will stop in Aberdeen on Friday and Saturday on their way to Shetland.
And they will be joined by the 365ft Bima Suci, the Indonesian navy’s largest and newest sail training ship
Last week, TS Royalist, the winner of the Tall Ship Races 2017, was the first to arrive in the city.
She was welcomed to the Port of Aberdeen by the Sea Cadets who joined the crew on a skill-building voyage.
Tall Ships be in Aberdeen this weekend
The arrival of the ships marks the two-year countdown until Aberdeen hosts the Tall Ship Races, which is expected to draw an attendance of up to half a million people.
The TS Royalist won The Tall Ships Races in 2017. Image: Gondan Shipbuilders.This year, the city has been selected as a Cruise in Company Guest Harbour with visitors given access to attractions in the city and ticket holders able to step onboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl to learn about its history.
Lord Provost David Cameron said the arrival of the three ships “is a great curtain raiser” for the 2025 event.