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Sunday, July 21, 2013

That was The Tall Ships Races Helsinki 2013

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.

STS “ Fryderyk Chopin” (class A) from Szczecin, Poland
STS Fryderyk Chopin (class A) from Szczecin, Poland

The Tall Ships at Länsisatama, Helsinki
The Tall Ships at Länsisatama

STS MIR (class A) from St. Petersburg, Russia
STS MIR (class A) from St. Petersburg, Russia 

crowds passing by the stands and shops
crowds passing by the stands and shops

Götheborg (class A) from Gothenburg, Sweden
Götheborg (class A) from Gothenburg, Sweden

the crew parade on Bulevardi
the crew parade on Bulevardi

awarding the prizes for the first leg of the TSR 2013
awarding the prizes for the first leg of the TSR 2013

daylight fireworks for the first time in Finland
daylight fireworks for the first time in Finland

the vessels in the harbor
the vessels in the harbor


Alexander von Humboldt II (class A) from Bremerhaven, Germany leaving the harbor of Helsinki
Alexander von Humboldt II (class A) from Bremerhaven, Germany leaving the harbor of Helsinki

the Cuauhtémoc (class A) from Acapulco, Mexico sailing with the crew standing on the masts
the Cuauhtémoc (class A) from Acapulco, Mexico sailing with the crew standing on the masts

last tall ships leaving Helsinki escorted by countless small boats
last tall ships leaving Helsinki escorted by countless small boats

3 comments:

  1. 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.
    Love your blog and could give my Helsinki friends some tips from your blog they didn't know about. ;-)

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    1. Yes, then we were standing almost at the same spot. Great event, wasn't it?
      And 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!

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  2. Beautiful shots Ansgar.

    Here's a directory for many of the huge Class A ships like Mir, Cuauhtémoc etc that are still sailing High Seas!

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