Tall ships festival a sea of delight

WATERFORD was a sea of colour yesterday as crowds arrived in large numbers into the oldest city in the country for one of the biggest outdoor festivals in the land.

A communal mosaic production, a dizzying array of foods and the city’s own international illusionist and mentalist predicting where Enda might be going on his summer holidays set the ball rolling.

Legendary crooner — it’s safe to call him that now — Bryan Ferry — held more than 12,000 people in the palm of his charming hand at the Bolton St car park for the close of day one of the Tall Ships Races 2011 festival.