The city of Klaipeda welcomed the Tall Ships Races 2017 fleet in spectacular fashion on the opening day of festivities in the fourth Host Port city of 2017’s race series…
During the Opening Ceremony of the celebrations in Klaipeda, Sail Training International Race Chairman, Knut Western, the Mayor of Klaipeda, Vytautas Grubliauskas, and the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, addressed an audience of thousands.
Number of vessels entered in Klaipėda: 84
Naval ships taking part in the Tall Ships Races 2017:
1. Adventure (Russia)
2. Belle Poule (France)
3. Cisne Branco (Brazil)
4. Shabab Oman II (Oman)
5. Tornado (Poland)
6. Unia (Netherlands)
Number of vessels by class:
Class A-20
Class B-22
Classes C and D-42
The overall length of the vessels exceeds 9 Eiffel towers, i.e., over 2,800 meters
The tallest ship is SEDOV from Russia (122.30 meters)
The oldest ship is LEILA from Great Britain (1892)
The age difference between the newest and the oldest ships is 124 years
For detailed information on ships, visit www.tallships.lt
About the crew:
The total number of crew members in the Races is more than 7,000
About 3,000 crew members will visit Klaipėda
The largest crew is on Kruzenshtern - 61 permanent and 164 trainees
About the Races:
Total distance of “The Tall Ships Races 2017” is 1050 miles (1944 km)