Hey ho, let’s go: Bergen pulls off fantastic crew activities
Crews from The Tall Ships Races 2014 fleet started their first full day in Bergen, Norway with inter-ship sports and games, followed by a colourful and noisy crew parade.
Many of the trainees found their land legs in an individually timed challenge up a steep hill, the äóìStoltzekleiven Upäó. The 910 metre long stairway race had a 313 metre ascent and approximately 720 steps. It’s recognised as one of the toughest things can athlete can undertake. There were then lots of inter-ship activities including tug-of-war, football, basketball, beach volleyball, table tennis, cycling, knot making and rowing in traditional viking boats.
Later in the afternoon crews dressed up and took part in the traditional, noisy crew parade from Festplassen to Haakonshallen, followed by a prize giving ceremony and shanty singing.
And then prize categories and winners were ….
Youngest crew
Ocean Scout (UK) – average age 16.8 years old
Most international crew during the Cruise in Company
There were two ships with eight – so the prize went to the youngest
Christian Radich, Norway (Eritrea, Germany, Afghanistan, The Netherlands, Iran, Sweden, USA and Norway)
Cruise in Company Special Award
The port of Skudeneshavn
Most spectacular arrival into Bergen
Statsraad Lehmkhul (Norway) As judged by the race committee and majority view.
Inter-ship sports activities – overall winner of football
Kruzenshtern (Russia)
Inter-ship sports activities – overall winner of tug-of-war
Kruzenshtern (Russia)
Inter-ship sports activities – overall winner of rowing (viking ship)
Sírlandet (Norway)
Inter-ship sports activities – overall winner of beach volleyball
Orp Iskra (Poland)
Inter-ship sports activities – overall winner of table tennis
Fabian Gregory Belle Poule (France)
Inter-ship sports activities – overall winner of street basket
Kruzenshtern (Russia)
Inter-ship sports activities – overall winner of cycling
Zbigniew (Black Ninjia) Jazdzewski, Orp Iskra (Poland)
Inter-ship sports activities – overall winner of knot competition
Olander (Poland)
Inter-ship sports activities – overall winner of Stoltzekleiven Steep Hill Competition
Simon K Sterns Loa 12 mins 59 seconds (male)
Katrin Kuusk St Iv 16 minutes 37 seconds (female)
Best in Crew Parade – Class A
Eendracht (Netherlands)
Best in Crew Parade – Classes B,C & D
Leader (UK)
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