A Prize Giving with a difference here in Stavanger
Dancing, Creativity and Boldness – three words to describe the Prize Giving here in Stavanger today. Trainees and crews gathered in front of the main stage this afternoon to celebrate not only outstanding race results, but also a range of unique award categories never before seen in The Tall Ships Races.
Here are the winners of the awards given by Sail Training International and the Port of Stavanger:
Sports Award – Football
Orsa Maggiore (Italy)
Tug of War
Fryderyk Chopin (Poland)
Best Arrival in Port
Vera Cruz (Portugal)
Close contenders of the crew parade prizes included Wylde Swan, Morgenster and Dar Szczecina. But the winners were…
Best in Crew Parade – Runner up
Aglaia (Austria)
Best in Crew Parade – Winner
Pogoria (Poland)
Youngest Captain
Tobias Bender – Age 28, Aglaia (Germany)
The youngest average crew in the fleet
TS Royalist – 16 Years (United Kingdom)
Most International crew
Statsraad Lehmkuhl – 17 different nationalities (Norway)
While the B, C and D Class vessels did not compete in a race from Antwerp to Stavanger, the team found creative ways to celebrate their achievements and recognise the efforts of their trainees. They developed a number of alternative trophy categories, including:
D CLASS TROPHY = Dance award – The vessels that showed us their moves are every bit as impressive as their sailing skills!
C CLASS TROPHY = Creative award – For the vessels that dared to think differently and stood out through their creativity and flair.
B CLASS TROPHY = Boldness award – The vessels that demonstrated bold thinking and strategic excellence, both on land and at sea.
3rd Class D (Dance)
Rupel (Belgium)
2nd Class D (Dance)
Vera Cruz (Portugal)
1st Class D (Dance)
TS Royalist (United Kingdom)
3rd Class C – The most creative social media updates from Antwerp to Stavanger (Creative)
Eendracht (The Netherlands)
2nd Class C – Mals favourite communication vessel (Creative)
Jens Krogh (Denmark)
1st Class C – Sending comms updates in the form of poems, whilst sailing (Creative)
Spaniel (Latvia)
3rd Class B – Pizza delivery by drone to HNLMS Urania (Boldness)
Orsa Maggiore (Italy)
2nd Class B – For persevering through the storm (Boldness)
Belfer (Poland)
1st Class B – For not giving up racing from Antwerp to Stavanger (Boldness)
Statsraad Lehmkuhl (Norway)
Line Honours – Race Results
Kapitan Glowacki (Poland)
3rd Class A – Race Results
Eendracht (The Netherlands)
2nd Class A – Race Results
Fryderyk Chopin (Poland)
1st Class A – Race Results
Kapitan Glowacki (Poland)
