Tall Ships

City investigating sightseers on police boat during Tall Ships

adamg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 02:23:40 +0000

Channel 4 reports. No word if any of the passengers was named Gidget.

The Tall Ships are in

adamg — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:14:51 +0000

Greg MacKay spent some time by the Fish Pier with the Tall Ships.

Copyright Greg MacKay. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Karin took a couple photos as well.

Where to see the ships.

Sulksmanship on the high seas

adamg — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:57:32 +0000

Scot Lehigh doesn't like the Tom Menino on display during the whole Tall Ships fiasco.

So what other piles of cash is the Convention Center Authority just sitting on?

adamg — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:07:03 +0000

OK, so now we know the authority had $1 million just sort of sitting there, at least until Patrick and Menino came up with the plan to use it for controlling those notably rowdy Tall Ships fans.

Mike Mennonno notes that the five-day use of the slush pile is twice what it would cost to continue operating the Boston Police Department's mounted unit for an entire year:

... The impact of axing the mounted units may not be immediately felt, just as their presence is often taken for granted. But the loss to the community will be felt in years to come. They are a part of the fabric of the Fenway. That's how you destroy a community: you start pulling at threads here and there until the whole thing unravels.

The state is very kindly subsidizing the private sector in the case of the Tall Ships, when the private sector should be being encouraged to fund the special needs of the festival. ...

Meanwhile public sector services that actually need state funds to survive are axed.

What's wrong with this picture?

City, state find money to let people actually see the Tall Ships

adamg — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:13:30 +0000

Seems the Convention Center Authority was sitting on $1 million it really didn't have any other use for, so that'll pay for the security and stuff without which no large event in Boston can happen, the Globe reports. Of course, the crowds won't be quite as large given that the event starts July 8, which means it's kind of late to get any tourists to come to Boston for the whole thing. Oh, and officials would only talk to the Globe under cover of anonymity because it seems the first time authority board members will hear about the plan is when they pick up the paper this morning.

Tall Ships to shrink

neilv — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:44:54 +0000

Sail Boston said it will scale back the Tall Ships event [Boston Globe], in an apparent compromise with Menino.

As discussed yesterday [UH], Sail Boston previously implied they would proceed with the full event despite missing a City deadline to demonstrate that they could cover public safety costs. The City estimated these costs at $2 million.

Tall Ships $2M public safety cost not funded

neilv — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:09:33 +0000

Menino says the City will not cover the estimated $2 million public safety and cleanup cost of the July Sail Boston 2009 event, but the Tall Ships remain on course for Boston, the Globe reports.

An earlier Globe piece warned of the funding issue.