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Join a sailing adventure on a Tall Ship and set course for new horizons!

Hanko (FIN) - Turku (FIN)

27 July - 01 August 2014

5 days, Mir

From € 272,-

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25 years: € 272,-
> 25 years: € 320,-

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Mir:
Hanko (FIN) - Turku (FIN)

27 July - 01 August 2014

Sail along the Finnish coast with the Gangut Regatta 2014 and experience the festivities in Turku! Open to all ages. Advise age minimum age 18 years and up.

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  • "I learned that I could do things that I could have never done before."

    Christopher (16), England

You sail on the Mir

Sail Training Ship
Shipping type: Full rigged ship
Homeport: St Petersburg (RU)
Date built: 1987
Trainees: 46
Length: 109.6m
Height of mast: 52m
Sail: 29,997 square feet

Mir is regarded by many as the fastest Class A sail training ship in the world. Since 1996, she won the the Tall Ship Races five times! Since 1990, up to 60 trainees of all ages are welcome on board …

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Windseeker logs

  • Plastic Research: 2024

    – by

    Preliminary results of 2024 indicate an average particle count of 7226 particles per square kilometer, with a maximum of 24199 particles per square kilometer recorded. Notably, the highest sample revealed an alarming 58 particles within just 30 minutes of trawling. …

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  • Fun day out with friends

    Wadden Sea, October 2020

    All photos courtesy of BTOWU

    – by Nienke

    Besides providing us with super awesome, smart, science people to ensure the high quality of the sustainability side of our Exchange programs, By the Ocean we Unite also organize their own things. Like ‘citizen science’ day trips, during which folks …

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