Mayor visits tall ships festival

The week-long Tall Ships festival at Navy Pier had a high-profile visitor come aboard Friday in the person of Mayor Richard Daley.Daley took a tour around the ships, and he boarded one of the vessels to get a closer look.

There are more than 20 majestic and historic ships docked at the pier. This is the first time the "Pepsi Tall ships" festival has come to Chicago. It runs through the weekend.

You can get tickets to view and board the ships, but tickets for the sailing excursions have sold out.