The battle for the lead of this first race in The Tall Ships’ Races series is hotting up with the Norwegian ships now dominating the first three positions on corrected time. Christian Radich remains in first place with Sørlandet in second and Statsraad Lehmkuhl now advancing fast with speeds up to 15 knots. The weekend will prove interesting for everyone watching this exciting race.
On the water Alba Explorer (UK) is still in front with Spaniel (Latvia) following in her wake. Both these vessels have chosen to go south of the Shetland Isles, while the leading square rigged ships on the water, including Mir (Russia), Christian Radich and Dar Mlodziezy (Poland) have gone north. It remains to be seen which tactic will pay off.
Photo: Mir (Russia) who is the leading Class A vessel on the water.
Jolie Brise (UK) has held on to her lead in Class B on corrected time with Jens Krogh (Denmark) moving up to second place and Constantia (Sweden) now in third. The Class C battle continues to rage with Alba Explorer keeping ahead of Ocean Spirit of Moray and Spaniel. Rona II (UK) also retains her lead in Class D on corrected time with Lietuva (Lithuania) now in second place, while Urania (Netherlands) remains in third.
Unfortunately Hebe III (Czech Republic) has reportedly lost her mast but it is understood that no-one has been injured and they are motoring towards the Orkneys.
Wind conditions remain south easterly and fresh although they are due to become lighter over the next 24 hours.
27-28 August 2008
The International Summer Festival of Tall Ships, traditional ships and yachts.
More than 250 large tall ships were built here. And more than seven million emigrants set off from here for the New World. This is where German deep-sea fishing began; it is a centre of polar, marine and climatic research. Bremerhaven is Europe’s largest producer of deep-frozen foods, the home of the National German Maritime Museum, the leading international harbour for the import and export of cars and one of the world’s largest container terminals. When it comes to superior maritime achievements, Bremerhaven is top of the league worldwide.
Maritime tradition for a successful future.
It all started in 1827 with the foundation of the City of Bremerhaven as a harbour for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. The same year saw the establishment of the first harbour, where the museum fleet of the German Maritime Museum is docked today as well as the construction of the first of a total of 250 large tall ships launched up to 1927. Some of these, for example the four-mast barque “Kruzenshtern” (ex “Padua”) or the barque “Statsraad Lehmkuhl” (ex ”Großherzog Friedrich August“) are still sailing the world’s oceans. Others are docked as museum ships in international harbours.
Bremerhaven not only cultivates its maritime traditions but is keeping them alive for the future. The best example of this is the new tourism resort Alter/Neuer Hafen (old/new port). In the largest maritime resort for leisure and tourism, history and tradition link up closely with the modern Bremerhaven of science and research, tourism and maritime economy.
For tickets, dates and reservations:
BIS Bremerhaven Touristik
TouristCenter Hafeninsel
H.-H.-Meier-Straße 6
27568 Bremerhaven
Germany
Tel: 0049 (0)471 – 9 46 46 10
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