Fabulous weather for the start of the Turku – Klaipeda 2009 Tall Ships Race, some interesting shots as the ships cross the start line. A great collection of ‘Class B” vessels including ‘Seute Deern’, ‘Maybe’ rigged as a Ketch, ‘Constantia’ ‘Pegasus’, the lovely ‘Astrid Finne’ and many more…
German Barque ‘Alexander von Humboldt’ and the Norwegian Barque ‘Statsraad Lehmkuhl’ cross the start line
British Ketch ‘Maybe’
British Ketch ‘Maybe’
Main vessel Dutch Schooner ‘Flying Dutchman’
German Gaff Ketch ‘Seute Deern II’
German Gaff Ketch ‘Seute Deern II’
German Gaff Ketch ‘Seute Deern II’
German Gaff Schooner ‘Johann Smidt’ – Swedish Gaff Ketch ‘Constantia’ and the Dutch Topsail Schooner Jacob Meindert
Dutch Gaff Ketch ‘de Gallant’
Lithuanian Schooner ‘Brabander’
Lithuanian Schooner ‘Brabander’
Lithuanian Schooner ‘Brabander’ and the German Gaff Schooner ‘Johann Smidt’ behind
Lithuanian Schooner ‘Brabander’
Swedish Gaff Schooner ‘Constantia’ and British Pilot Cutter ‘Pegasus’
Swedish Gaff Schooner ‘Constant’ – British Pilot Cutter ‘Pegasus’ and the Dutch Topsail Schooner ‘Jacob Meindert’
Main vessels ‘Jacob Meindert’ – ‘Pegasus’ – Astrid Finne and Johann Smidt
Swedish vessels ‘Constantia’ and Astrid Finne followed by the Dutch Schooner ‘Jacob Meindert’ as they cross the start line
Swedish Gaff Ketch ‘Gratitude’
Finnish Schooner ‘Helena’
Dutch Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’ Brigantine Kapitan Glowacki, Poland and Russian Full Rigger MIR
Brigantine Kapitan Glowacki, Poland. Brig Trekronor, Sweden and Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’ Holland
Background vessel, the Norwegian Barque ‘Statsraad Lehmkuhl’ German Barque ‘Alexander von Humbold’ Brigantine ‘Kapitan Glowacki’ Poland,
Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Christian Radich’
Dutch Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’
Russian Full Rigger ‘MIR’ – Dutch Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’ and Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Christian Radich’
Brigantine ‘Kapitan Glowacki’ Poland
Danish Barqentine ‘LOA’ – Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Statsraad Lehmkuhl’ – German Barque Alexander von Humboldt and Dutch Brig Astrid
British Barque ‘Lord Nelson’ – Barquentine ‘Kaliakra’ Bulgaria and Polish Brig ‘Fryderyk Chopin’
Dutch Brig ‘Astrid’ – British Barque ‘Lord Nelson’ – Bulgarian Barquentine ‘Kaliakra’ and Polish Brig ‘Fryderyk Chopin’
On their way to Klaipeda, Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Christian Radich’ – Bulgarian Barquentine ‘Kaliakra’ – Dutch Schooner Eendracht – Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Sorlandet – Dutch Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’ and Polish Brig ‘Fryderyk Chopin’
British Barque ‘Lord Nelson’ – Polish Full Rigger ‘Dar Mlodziezy’ and the Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Christian Radich’
‘Lord Nelson’ – ‘Dar Mlodziezy’ and ‘Christian Radich’
British Barque ‘Lord Nelson’
‘Lord Nelson’ – Finnish Schooner ‘Estelle’ and ‘Fryderyk Chopin’
Polish Brig ‘Fryderyk Chopin’ – British Barque ‘Lord Nelson’ – German Barque ‘Alexander von Humboldt’ Bulgarian Barquentine ‘Kaliakra’ and Danish Barquentine ‘LOA’
Dutch Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’ and Polish Full Rigger ‘Dar Mlodziezy’
Dutch Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’ – Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Sorlandet’ – Swedish Brig ‘Trekronor’ German Barque ‘Alexander von Humboldt’ – Dutch Brig ‘Astrid’ Polish Full Rigger ‘Dar Mlodziezy’ – Norwegian Barque ‘Statsraad Lehmkuhl and Bulgarian Barquentine ‘Kaliakra’
British Barque ‘Lord Nelson’ – Polish Full Rigger ‘Dar Mlodziezy’ – Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Christian Radich’
Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Christian Radich’ – Polish Full Rigger ‘Dar Mlodziezy’ -and the British Barque ‘Lord Nelson’
Russian Full Rigger ‘MIR’
Russian Full Rigger ‘MIR’
Dutch Brig Astrid – Polish Full Rigger ‘Dar Mlodziezy’ – Polish Brig ‘Fryderyk Chopin’ and Danish Barquentine ‘LOA’
Polish Brigantine ‘Kapitan Glowacki’ – Dutch Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’ – Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Christian Radich’ and Swedish Brig ‘Trekronor’
Polish Full Rigger ‘Dar Mlodziezy’ – Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Sorlandet’ – Dutch Schooner Eendracht’ and Dutch Brig ‘Astrid’
Swedish Gaff Ketch ‘Astrid Finne’
A ‘Class B’ start – ‘Brabander’ ‘Pegasus’ ‘Astrid Finne’ ‘Constantia’ ‘Jacob Meindert’ ‘Johann Smidt’ and ?
The start vessel a Finnish mine Sweeper
Dutch Topsail Schooner ‘Jacob Meindert’
Dutch Topsail Schooner ‘Jacob Meindert’
German Barque ‘Alexander von Humboldt’
Polish Full Rigger ‘Dar Mlodziezy’ Dutch Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’ and Swedish Brig ‘Trekronor’
Danish Barquentine ‘LOA’ and the German Barque ‘Alexander von Humboldt’
The ‘Class A’ start underway
The glorious Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Statsraad Lehmkuhl’ crossing the line in a ‘Class A start’
British Barque ‘Lord Nelson’
Polish Full Rigger ‘Dar Mlodziezy’ Dutch Clipper Brig ‘Morgenster’ and Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Sorlandet’
Norwegian Full Rigger ‘Christian Radich’ Swedish Brig ‘Trekronor’ and Dutch Schooner ‘Eendracht’
Swedish Brig ‘Trekronor’
Russian Barque ‘SEDOV’ and the Swedish Brig ‘Trekronor’
Swedish Brig ‘Trekronor’
