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In Pictures: majestic sailing ships that made Hong Kong a port of call

Hong Kong waters have long attracted some of the world’s most impressive sailing boats, harking back to the days when wind power ruled the waves

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Ship ahoy ... the Sail Training Association of Japan’s full-masted brigantine, the Kaisei, visits Hong Kong to drum up support for an Asian society of novice sailors, in 1994. Photo: SCMP Archives
Alexander Mak

From the 1970s to the 2010s, Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour saw its fair share of sailing ships arriving from across the globe. Here’s how South China Morning Post photographers captured the arrival of these classic vessels.

A Portuguese training ship, the Sagres, stops over in Hong Kong in 1979 during its world tour. Photo: SCMP Archives
A Portuguese training ship, the Sagres, stops over in Hong Kong in 1979 during its world tour. Photo: SCMP Archives
The deck of the Sagres on its 1979 world tour. Photo: SCMP Archives
The deck of the Sagres on its 1979 world tour. Photo: SCMP Archives
The Golden Hinde (left), a replica of Sir Francis Drake’s ship, sails alongside a Chinese junk in 1980. Photo: SCMP Archives
The Golden Hinde (left), a replica of Sir Francis Drake’s ship, sails alongside a Chinese junk in 1980. Photo: SCMP Archives
The Sohar, an 88-foot-long vessel from Oman, is towed into the British Royal Navy base HMS Tamar in Hong Kong after completing its historic journey from Oman to Guangzhou, in 1981. The vessel has made the 6,000-mile (9,656km) trip to repeat the legendary voyage of Sinbad the Sailor as recorded in A Thousand and One Nights. Photo: SCMP Archives
The Sohar, an 88-foot-long vessel from Oman, is towed into the British Royal Navy base HMS Tamar in Hong Kong after completing its historic journey from Oman to Guangzhou, in 1981. The vessel has made the 6,000-mile (9,656km) trip to repeat the legendary voyage of Sinbad the Sailor as recorded in A Thousand and One Nights. Photo: SCMP Archives
The Gloria, a three-masted training ship for the Colombian Navy, arrives in Hong Kong on a four-day courtesy visit in 1983. Photo: SCMP Archives
The Gloria, a three-masted training ship for the Colombian Navy, arrives in Hong Kong on a four-day courtesy visit in 1983. Photo: SCMP Archives
A 200-tonne wooden junk, The Macau, raised anchor in Macau in 1988 to retrace the 1543 voyage by a Portuguese ship to Japan, which resulted in the introduction of Western firearms to the island nation. Photo: SCMP Archives
A 200-tonne wooden junk, The Macau, raised anchor in Macau in 1988 to retrace the 1543 voyage by a Portuguese ship to Japan, which resulted in the introduction of Western firearms to the island nation. Photo: SCMP Archives
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