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The Tall Ships Races 2016: Festivities, Prizes and Parades

July 23, 2016

The first two days of the Tall Ships Races 2016 in

Lisbon have been a huge success. Massive crowds of spectators and

trainees alike gathered in the bright sunshine to check out the

international fleet of Tall and Small Ships.

The first day of the

event (Friday 22 July) ended with the Captains’ Dinner at the Forte de

Sí£o Julií£o da Barra in Lisbon. Knut Western, Race Chairman, Sail

Training International, and Captain of Alexander von Humboldt II, Immo von Schnurbein, emphasised the importance of sail training and international friendship.

Crew Parade

Earlier

today (Saturday 23 July), crew members from each of the vessels in the

Tall Ships fleet paraded through the port and city of Lisbon in style.

The parade travelled through Ruado Ouro, starting at Praí_a dos

Restaurandores and ending at the Praí_a do Municipio (in front of Lisbon

City Hall) for the hugely popular prize giving ceremony.

The

parade was a diverse and colourful melting pot of cultures and styles,

with multi-national crews marching along the cobble-stoned streets of

Lisbon.

Prize Giving Ceremony

The winners at today’ prize giving ceremony were:

3rd Class D on Corrected Time

Politechnika (Poland)

2nd Class D on Corrected Time

Tomidi (Belgium)

1st Class D on Corrected Time

Akela (Russia)

3rd Class C on Corrected Time

Challenge Wales (UK)

2nd Class C on Corrected Time

Spaniel (Latvia)

1st Class C on Corrected Time

St Iv (Estonia)

3rd Class B on Corrected Time

Rupel (Belgium)

2nd Class B on Corrected Time

Maybe (UK)

1st Class B on Corrected Time

Jolie Brise (UK)

3rd Class A on Corrected Time

Fryderyk Chopin (Poland)

2nd Class A on Corrected Time

Georg Stage (Denmark)

1st Class A on Corrected Time

Statsraad Lehmkuhl (Norway)

Communication Award

Black Diamond of Durham (UK)

Youngest Crew

Morgenster (UK)

Most International Crew (with 17 nationalities)

Statsraad Lehmkuhl (Norway)

Most spectacular crew in the parade, Class B, as judged by the Antwerp Port Committee

Ocean Spirit of Moray (UK)

Most spectacular crew in the parade, Class A, as judged by the Antwerp Port Committee

Alexander von Humboldt II (Germany)

First Overall on Corrected Time

Jolie Brise (UK)

Line Honours (6 days, 2 hours, 13 minutes, 15 seconds)

Spaniel (Latvia)

News From Behind the Sails

Lisbon Day 2 Oldest

This morning on board Statsraad Lehmkuhl

we had the pleasure of meeting Jaak Freemault, a 78-year-old sailor

with 10 grandchildren (who he’ promised to inspire to take part in

future Tall Ships Races and Regattas). Surprisingly, Jaak isn’t quite

the oldest crew member on boardäó_ Raymond Comber from the UK has beaten

him by a year.

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