Tall Ships Aberdeen: Four-day event making city 'proud'
Deacon Blue kicked off the event on Friday night with a harbourside gig.
The main Tall Ships event then opened to the public on Saturday morning, followed a classical concert in the evening.
Sunday saw the Tall Ships Races crews parade through city streets.
On Monday, local chef Kevin Dalgleish was on board one of the ships, teaching young cadets how to cook. They used local shellfish to put together a lunch at sea. "I'm hugely passionate about nurturing young talent and helping to bring up the next generation of world-class chefs," he said.
"So to be able to teach these young cadets some cooking skills aboard the TS Royalist feels like the perfect fit."He added: "Tall Ships has been a hugely anticipated event for the city and the region, and is really helping to establish Aberdeenshire as a top travel destination."
Rock band Kaiser Chiefs will play a gig on Monday night.Tall Ships Aberdeen is billed as Europe's largest free family event, with almost 50 ships taking part.About 2,000 international crew members are attending from as far afield as Uruguay and Oman.
The races are designed to encourage international friendship and training for young people in the art of sailing.The ships are berthed in Waterloo Quay, Regent Quay, Trinity Quay, Upper Quay, Jamieson's Quay and Blaikies Quay. Full details of where each ship is can be found here. You can keep up to date with the latest BBC weather forecast here.
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