Summer arrival for 125 tall ships

Teesside will host more than 100 tall ships during the summer of 2010.
Hartlepool has been chosen as the finishing point for the prestigious Tall Ships Race.

Special events are planned in celebration for the vessels which will berth at Jackson Dock and Hartlepool Marina for three days in early August.

It is a major boost for the region, with the Tyneside leg of the race in 2005 bringing an estimated