Hanse Sail Rostock – Sailing ships gather on the Baltic

Some 240 sailing ships are expected to attend this year’s Hanse Sail which is taking place for the 25th time. Organizers expect around one million visitors to the four day event.

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Fleet sailing off Warnemünde.

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The German naval training ship Gorch Fock.

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The Dutch three-masted clipper Stad Amsterdam departing.

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An impressive sight for visitors.

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Old sailing ships and museum vessels meet up at the Hanse Sail Rostock.

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The Russian training vessel Krusenstern, launched as Padua in Bremerhaven in 1926.

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The Greif sailing ship from Greifswald in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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The British brig Eye of the Wind sailing on the River Warnow in Rostock.

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People on the harbor wall in Warnemünde greet returning ships.

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Day trips on the Baltic are popular with visitors to Hanse Sail.

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