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Tall Ships Races 2017: A day to remember in Turku for international crews

Posted on: 21.07.17

Huge crowds gathered for the Crew Parade and Prize-Giving Ceremony of the Tall Ships Races 2017 in Turku on Friday (21 July) AS crews representing 31 countries paraded along the River Aura…

At the Prize-Giving Ceremony, Race Director Mike Bowles unveiled the winners of the latest round of prizes as follows:

Tall Ships Head of the River Race – Rowing Race – 3rd Place

Team Row Boats: Tre Kronor and Vega Gamleby (Sweden)

Tall Ships Head of the River Race – Rowing Race – 2nd Place

Fryderyk Chopin (Poland)

Tall Ships Head of the River Race – Rowing Race – 1st Place

Tokka-Lotta (Finland)

Shuttle Run relay Race – 3rd Place

Mir (Russia)

Shuttle Run relay Race – 2nd
Place

Kruzenshtern (Russia)

Shuttle Run relay Race – 1st Place

Shabab Oman II (Oman)

Tikka Competition (Finnish Darts) – 3rd Place

Mir I (Russia)

Tikka Competition (Finnish Darts) – 2nd Place

Mircea II (Romania)

Tikka Competition (Finnish Darts) – 1st Place

Mir II (Russia)

Youngest Captain

Tomasz Andrasevicz
Urtica (Age 24, Poland)

Best in the Crew Parade – Runner-up

Morgenster (Netherlands)

Best in the Crew Parade –
Winner

Tre Kronor af Stockholm (Sweden)

Musical contribution to crew parade:

Zawisza Czarny (Poland)

Cruise-in-Company Award

Finland
Port of Hanko

Cruise-in-Company Award

Estonia
Port of Tallinn

 

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