Tall ships to bring €35m boost to city

HALF a million people are expected in Waterford for the return of the Tall Ships Race giving the city a €35 million boost next year, it emerged yesterday.

The four-day spectacle will see 70 vessels dock in the city which last hosted the international event in 2005.

With 500 days to go, organisers yesterday began the official countdown to the festival, launching a website giving details of the ships, programme and special offers.