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Photo gallery | OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail

The Coast Guard barque Eagle leads the way during the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail from Virginia Beach to Norfolk on Friday, June 8, 2012. (Steve Earley | The Virginian- Pilot)
The Coast Guard barque Eagle leads the way during the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail from Virginia Beach to Norfolk on Friday, June 8, 2012. (Steve Earley | The Virginian- Pilot)
The Bonny Rover, left, and the Norfolk Rebel join the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail on Friday, June 8, 2012. (Steve Earley | The Virginian- Pilot)
A fly boat passes by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on its way to the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail on Friday, June 8, 2012. (Steve Earley | The Virginian- Pilot)
Tall ships wait to begin the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail early Friday, June 8, 2012, off the grounds of Westminster Canterbury in Virginia Beach. (Stephen M. Katz | The Virginian-Pilot)
Stand-up paddle boarders watch tall ships unfurl their masts Friday morning, June 8, 2012, off Chic's Beach in Virginia Beach for the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail. (Stephen M. Katz | The Virginian-Pilot)
Tall ships make their way to downtown Norfolk on Friday morning, June 8, 2012, from Lynnhaven Inlet as the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail starts. (Brian Clark | The Virginian-Pilot)
Tall ships stage near the Lynnhaven Fishing Pier early Friday, June 8, 2012, in Virginia Beach before the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail to downtown Norfolk. (Stephen M. Katz | The Virginian-Pilot)
Tall ships stage off the Lynnhaven Fishing Pier in Virginia Beach early Friday, June 8, 2012, for the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail. (Stephen M. Katz | The Virginian-Pilot)
Tall ships stage off the Lynnhaven Fishing Pier early Friday, June 8, 2012, for the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail. (Brian Clark | The Virginian-Pilot)
Tall ships stage off the Lynnhaven Fishing Pier early Friday, June 8, 2012, for the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail. (Stephen Katz | The Virginian-Pilot)
Tall ships from around the world anchor in the Lynnhaven Roads section of the Chesapeake Bay, just north of the Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach, on Thursday, June 7, 2012, for OpSail 2012 Virginia. The ships will participate in OpSail's Parade of Sail, heading on to Norfolk's harbor tomorrow morning at first light. (Vicki Cronis-nohe | The Virgnian-pilot)
USCG Barque Eagle anchored off of Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach on Thursday, June 7, 2012. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)
A crewman hangs off the stern of the Guayas of Ecuador in the tall ship anchorage off of Lynnhaven Inlet on Thursday, June 7, 2012. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)
Guests aboard a Virginia Pilot Association boat wave to the tall ships anchored off of Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach on Thursday, June 7, 2012. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)
Kayakers paddle by the the USCG Barque Eagle, left, and the GUAYAS, of Ecuador, anchored off of Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach on Thursday, June 7, 2012. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)
Pleasure boats check out the tall ship Gazela in Virginia Beach on Thursday evening, June 7, 2012, the night before the OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail. In the background is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. (Bill Tiernan | The Virginian-Pilot)
Kayakers head toward the tall ship Dewaruci of Indonesia anchored off Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach on Thursday, June 7, 2012, ready for Friday's OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)
Ryan Hartman kayaks toward the tall ship Cuauhtemoc of Mexico anchored off Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach on Thursday, June 7, 2012, ready for Friday's OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)
Tall ships, including the Dewaruci of Indonesia, left, and the Pride of Baltimore II anchor off Lynnhaven Inlet in Virginia Beach on Thursday, June 7, 2012, ready for Friday's OpSail 2012 Virginia Parade of Sail. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)