More than twenty tall ships and other fascinating vessels from around the world are scheduled to appear at the 2008 Festival of Sail hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

The festival kicks off with a majestic parade of tall ships on San Diego Bay on Wednesday, August 20. Festival of Sail will stretch along Harbor Drive on the embarcadero in downtown San Diego.

Several tall ships will fight in cannon battles on San Diego Bay-Friday through Sunday. Visitors to the festival can sample marvelous food and drink and shop for one of-a-kind items among the hundreds of festival vendors