The sail training ship Dar Młodzieży

1 January 2018 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: Tall ships, Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  4 minutes

© Patrick Wernhardt/cc-by-sa-3.0

© Patrick Wernhardt/cc-by-sa-3.0

Dar Młodzieży (Polish: Gift of the Youth) is a Polish sail training ship designed by Zygmunt Choreń. A prototype of a class of six, the following five slightly-differing units were built subsequently by the same shipyard for the merchant fleet of the former Soviet Union. Her sister ships are Mir, Druzhba, Pallada, Khersones and Nadezhda.   read more…

The sail training ship Amerigo Vespucci

24 January 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: Tall ships, Yacht of the Month Reading Time:  6 minutes

Americo Vespucio in Venice © Celio Maielo/GFDL

Americo Vespucio in Venice © Celio Maielo/GFDL

The Amerigo Vespucci is a tall ship of the Marina Militare, named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci. Its home port is Livorno in Tuscany, and it is in use as a training ship. In 1925, the Regia Marina ordered two school ships to a design by General Lieutenant Francesco Rotundi of the Italian Navy Engineering Corps, inspired by the style of large late 18th century 74-cannon ships of the line (like the neapolitan ship “Monarca”). The first, the Cristoforo Colombo, was put into service in 1928 and was used by the Italian Navy until 1943. After World War II, this ship was handed over to the USSR as part of the war reparations and was shortly afterwards decommissioned. The second ship was the Amerigo Vespucci, built in 1930 at the (formerly Royal) Naval Shipyard of Castellammare di Stabia (Naples). She was launched on February 22, 1931, and put into service in July of that year.   read more…

The Tall Ships’ Races

20 July 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Tall ships, Sport Reading Time:  6 minutes

Tall ship Christian Radich © Ulflarsen

Tall ship Christian Radich © Ulflarsen

The Tall Ships’ Races are races for sail trainingtall ships” (sailing ships). The races are designed to encourage international friendship and training for young people in the art of sailing. The races are held annually in European waters and consists of two racing legs of several hundred nautical miles, and a “cruise in company” between the legs. Over one half (fifty-percent) of the crew of each ship participating in the races must consist of young people.   read more…

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