Along with the tall ships, a few of San Francisco's shorter stalwarts managed to slip into the festival, including the submarine Pampanito, the fireboat Phoenix, the World War II Liberty ship Jeremiah O'Brien and a pair of Hornblower dinner cruise vessels. In addition, the huge container ship Singapore is part of the party. It carries no sails, but it does carry 5,000 cargo containers. After the Parade of Sail, the ships will tie up at three "villages" - one at Hyde Street Pier, one near the Ferry Building and one near Piers 30 and 32. There will be private parties, public tours, excursion rides, mock sea battles, black-tie dinners with ships' captains and classes for would-be pirates. Looking at the ships from shore is free. Boarding them costs $10 if the boat stays at the dock and a lot more than that if the boat actually goes someplace. A quick excursion ride on the bay costs $85 and a longer ride during the Parade of Sail costs as much as $200.from: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/23/BAAE11TAJT.DTL
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