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Hanko (FIN) - Turku (FIN)

27 July - 01 August 2014

5 days, Mir

From € 272,-

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Sail Training

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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Key points

  • "I have learned that despite my small size, I can do anything if I put my mind to it."

    Samantha (18), Australia

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

  • Sustainable sailing: plastic research in 2023

    Gulden Leeuw, Thalassa, July 2023

    – by Maarten Erich, The Ocean Movement

    The Ocean Movement Foundation We are on a mission to stop plastic pollution from ending up in our ocean. With the Manta trawl, we are gathering data on microplastic pollution in the waters that we sail in. Together with the trainees …

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  • We were flying over the water with the power of the sails under our feet

    – by

    Today was the day that my adventure started: I would depart from Brest France to Langesund Norway on a 12 day long sailing voyage. I met different people from various nationalities, with whom we would create beautiful friendships.

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