New London, Connecticut, USA - July 9, 2012: The tall ships sail away from Fort Trumbull to their home ports as OpSail 2012, celebrating the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the penning of the Star Spangled Banner, the US National Anthem, draws to a cl

New London, Connecticut, USA - July 9, 2012: With the tall ships due to sail away from Fort Trumbull to their home ports as OpSail 2012, celebrating the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the penning of the Star Spangled Banner, the US National Anthem, draws to a close, Lori and Brian Webster, and their children Sophia, age 11 and Gavin, age 7 look at the US Coast Guard tall ship Eagle and the Brazilian tall ship Cisne Branco (White Swan) . The Websters, from Seabrook Texas were on vacation visiting family from Connecticut.

Marianne Campolongo Photography

OpSail 2012 festivities