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A bold, blue farewell to Tall Ships 2017

Nick Pearce - August 3, 2017

The Tall Ships make their way along the harbourfront.

The Dal Tiger arrives!

High five!

Dal alumni, modelling #HFXBlueWave T-shirts.

Handing out freezies.

Posing for photos.

The Bluenose II makes its way out to sea.

A view from the shore.

Blue meets blue!

Arms wide open.

Lots of blue to be spotted in the crowds.

Ocean Frontier Institute shows their ocean pride!

A Tiger-riffic afternoon.

Crowds watch the USCGC Eagle from the waterfront.

The Dal #HFXBlueWave team waves farewell!

Thousands made their way to the Halifax and Dartmouth waterfronts Tuesday for the grand finale of the Tall Ships' 2017 visit to Halifax: the Parade of Sail.

If you were there and noticed things were a bit more "blue" than usual, that was by design. Dalhousie and the Waterfront Development Corporation teamed up to encourage people to wear blue as a big "blue wave" farewell to the Tall Ships — a colourful display pride in what the ocean means to Canada's East Coast. Dal staff were on-hand with special #HFXBlueWave T-shirts, handing out freezies, while the Dal Tiger brought smiles to faces young and old on a hot summer afternoon.

Thanks to all who helped share the #HFXBlueWave campaign!

Photos by Nick Pearce, with additional photography from @dalnews and @dal_alumni

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