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Hamina (FI) - Kotka (FI) - Helsinki (FI)

21 July - 27 July 2025

6 days, Astrid

From € 560,-

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15-25: € 560,-
26+: € 750,-

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Astrid:
Hamina (FI) - Kotka (FI) - Helsinki (FI)

21 July - 27 July 2025

Explore the stunning eastern Finnish archipelago on board Astrid, visiting the Kotka maritime festival along the way. Learn to sail: navigate, steer a ship, trim the sails and keep watch. Actively participate in life on board and become a part of Astrid’s sailing family by joining all activities, frp, cleaning to preparing meals.
Sail every day and possibly anchor or moor alongside the rocks, heat up the sauna, swim, and adventure into the wild.
Sailing through an archipelago will put your new skills of sailing to the test like nowhere else in the world.
Open to all Windseekers 15+.

Ports

Hamina has long been a multi-cultural centre, where you could hear French, German, English, Swedish, Finnish, and Russian spoken on the streets. The city has a unique circular layout and was run by the merchants and the cadet school officers, playing a role in public life, culture, politics, and economy.

Helsinki is the capital city of Finland with a population of about 600,000 people. It has been established in 1550. Take a ferry to visit the Fortress of Suomenlinna or the Seurasaari Island and Open-Air Museum. If you prefer to stay on the mainland you can't miss the Rock Church - literally built into rocks. Other attractions include the Esplanadi Park, Hakaniemi Market and lots of museum. Fans of architecture cannot miss the Finnish National Theater and the Lutheran Chathedral.

  • Helsinki (FI)

Key points

  • Dates: 21 July 2025 - 27 July 2025
  • Embarkation 12:00 / disembarkation 14:00 (you can embark the day before if agreed in advance).
  • For Windseekers age 15-25 years
  • Windseekers joining: maximum 15
  • No sailing experience required!
  • Official language on board: English and German
  • Price includes: accommodation and meals, excluding possible tours in port.
  • Price excludes: transportation costs to and from the ship
  • Windseekers need to have a health insurance and a travel insurance
  • Bring with you: bottom sheets with a sleeping bag, pillow covers, and towels.

  • "The best moment was when we crossed the finish line and everybody celebrated together. The tone was simply unforgettable!"

    Ida (19), Finland

You sail on the Astrid

Shipping type: Wooden galleass
Homeport: Helsinki (FI)
Date built: 1947
Trainees: 20
Length: 25 m
Height of mast: 24 m
Sail: 320 m 2

Astrid primarily operates in the Gulf of Finland and the stunning Finnish archipelago, where coastal sailing demands constant maneuvering and navigation. Compared to offshore passages, life on board is more dynamic, with little time for dull moments. Evenings might be …

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Windseeker logs

  • The Tall Ships Races 2020 postponed to 2021

    – by Windseeker

    New dates for the Tall Ships Races 2020 - postponed to 2021   Due to the COVID-19 pandemic The Tall Ships Races 2020 have been postponed by the organiser - Sail Training International. Instead of 2020, the Races will take place in August …

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  • Whoopie in het stuurhuis!

    MORGENSTER

    SØNDERBORG, BALTIC

    – by Windseeker Jan

    De lange dagen op zee begonnen hun tol te eisen. Mijn 19-jarige collega Windseekers voelde hun laarzen gaan koken. Tijd voor wat whoopie in het stuurhuis!

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This Journey is covered by the STO Garant guarantee. You can find the conditions for this guarantee scheme on STO Garant’s website (www.sto-garant.nl/en/downloads).

This process is automatic and you do not need to do anything else. After receiving your booking, Windseeker will send you detailed information on how and when to pay for your journey – together with all the other important details.

 

What does it mean?

In short: you do not pay the booking amount to Windseeker but instead into an escrow account. This trust account holds your payment in reserve until your journey’s end. The booking amount is then released to Windseeker on the day after your trip ends. If Windseeker or the Ship should become financially insolvent before the end of your trip, STO Garant will implement the guarantee. The Guarantee Scheme details how you can make a claim under the guarantee in such cases. You can read more about this here.