The Tall Ships arrive in Northumberland for the regatta
Thousands of people are due to set a course for Blyth in Northumberland this weekend as the Tall Ships spend three days in port.
The 2016 North Sea Regatta is the 60th anniversary of the Tall Ships event.
About 30 ships and 300 amateur sailors in all from 10 different countries are there.
On Monday they'll set off to race to Gothenburg in Sweden.