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Szczecin held the Tall Ships Races finale for the first time in 2007, when the West Pomeranian Voivodeship capital was visited by almost 100 vessels and 3,500 crew members from 35 countries. The event lasted for 6 days and attracted about 2 million visitors, both residents and tourists. It was broadcast on TV and the […]

Gratia was built in Cowes on the Isle of Wight in 1900. She was originally built as a private yacht and has had several owners and names such as Cinderella. Gratia was donated by the Stiftelsen Svenska Kryssarklubbens Segarskola (the Swedish Sail Training Foundation) by a ship owner Einar Hansson in 1964. Gratia has since […]

“Peter von Danzig” is a 55ft sloop designed by Georg Nissen and built by Thyssen Nordseewerke in Emden, Germany. He (since 1936 the club refers to his flagship in the male form) is owned and operated by the Akademischer Segler Verein in Kiel (ASV), a student run sailing club affiliated with Kiel University. The mission […]

Koalicja (her name can be translated as ‘coalition’ but is also a combination of the owner’s children’s names who are also avid sailors) joined us for the first time this year from Poland. She was bought by the present owner in 2014, and after a small renovation, which included new engine and sails, she began to […]

Bylina was built in St Petersburg, Russia in 1975 and is currently owned by St Petersburg Navy Yacht Club. She first participated in the Tall Ships’ Races in 1991, and has been a regular participant in The Tall Ships’ Races.

Gedania was built in 1975 and entered the Tall Ships’ Races on several occasions. In 2005 she was rebuilt by Sail Training Association Poland. Her hull was extended and she is now almost 24 metres in length. She also had new sails, new equipment, new crew and new adventures. Gedania is licensed to carry up […]

The ship began her life in 1967 as the Motor Vessel “Liverpool Bay”. She was built by the strong native timber and the skilled hands of the shipwrights of MacLean Shipbuilding, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her Captain and Crew worked the Banks off Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, fishing for the cod that were her […]

Miraie, formerly Akogare. was built in 1993 by the city of Osaka as the first and only tall ship owned by a Japanese local government. She was named Akogare, which means the yearning, as a result of a naming competition which attracted 7,000 entries. She started official sail training programmes in 1994, visiting China, Guam, […]

Theia serves as a training vessel for the Sea Scouts troop – Turun Sinikotkat. Theia is a sloop rigged 47′ one off pilothouse sailing yacht with sandwich GRP hull. The vessel is designed by naval architect Pekka Eivola and built in Turku, Finland. She sails more then 3,000 nautical miles every summer, crewed by young […]

Etoile and Belle Poule, these two schooners were constructed in 1932 by the Chantier Naval de Normandie, in Fecamp, for the French naval academy (Ecole Navale). They are identical and of the “Paimpolaise” type of fishing schooner which used to sail from the North coast of France to Iceland during the late 1800’s. The schooners […]

The “Juan Sebastián Elcano” is the Spanish Navy midshipmen training vessel. She is a four masted topsail schooner with a hull made of iron and a crew composed of 220 members, including midshipmen. She was launched in 1927 and delivered to the “Armada” in 1928. Since then, she has completed 77 training voyages including ten […]

The organisation which is based in Ockero – Sweden operates both Astrid Finne and Hawila. Astrid Finne is crewed with scouts and young Swedish students. The design is a ‘Colin Archer’.

Sister-ships Ocean Scout and Offshore Scout are purpose built, well equipped, Oyster 49 ketches. They operate from the east coast UK port of Ipswich, sailing weekend or longer cruises with crews of up to 11 young people from all backgrounds. Adventures Offshore is a charitable trust and has been offering safe sail training since 1964. […]

Orsa Maggiore was built in 1994, and is used by the Italian Navy for training cadets and officers.  In 1996/1998 she became the Italian Navy’s first yacht to sail around the world twice,  and in 1997 set a record in crossing Brisbane (Australia) – Noumea (New Caledonia) taking just 3 days, 23 hours, 40 minutes […]