The tall ships are on their way to Riga for the second leg of the competition now. Here are some pictures of the last four days with those impressive sailing boats.
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| STS Fryderyk Chopin (class A) from Szczecin, Poland |
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| The Tall Ships at Länsisatama |
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| STS MIR (class A) from St. Petersburg, Russia |
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| crowds passing by the stands and shops |
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| Götheborg (class A) from Gothenburg, Sweden |
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| the crew parade on Bulevardi |
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| awarding the prizes for the first leg of the TSR 2013 |
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| daylight fireworks for the first time in Finland |
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| the vessels in the harbor |
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| Alexander von Humboldt II (class A) from Bremerhaven, Germany leaving the harbor of Helsinki |
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| the Cuauhtémoc (class A) from Acapulco, Mexico sailing with the crew standing on the masts |
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| last tall ships leaving Helsinki escorted by countless small boats |
Incredible to have been so close to you! I visited Helsinki and was with friends also at the daylight fireworks just behind that tent at the tram rails.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and could give my Helsinki friends some tips from your blog they didn't know about. ;-)
Yes, then we were standing almost at the same spot. Great event, wasn't it?
DeleteAnd thanks for your comment! Happy to hear you enjoy reading my blog! I hope you had a great time in Helsinki and will come back soon!
Beautiful shots Ansgar.
ReplyDeleteHere's a directory for many of the huge Class A ships like Mir, Cuauhtémoc etc that are still sailing High Seas!