Finns saved the German sailing ship

Cover for the magazine "Żeglarstwo"

In the Polish magazine Żeglarstwo there is in their latest edition 7-8/2024 (13th volume) an article from author Silke Brandt & translated and edited by Krzysztof Romański featuring Anny von Hamburg. I have not yet received a legible version of the magazine as it is behind a paywall and only available in Poland, so I am in wait for the full story in due course, watch this space....

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Introduction

Silke Brandt, a German writer and editor with Polish roots who has been living in Finland for years, presents an over 100-year-old sailing ship that was saved by two enthusiasts from the far north, who plan to use it for sail training cruises from next year, as well as expand the fleet of units participating in The Tall Ships Races.

With sailing greetings,
Piotr Jodkowski

Article

"Anny von Hamburg", or how the Finns saved the German sailing ship 

by Silke Brandt - translation by Krzysztof Romański 

Almost by a hair's breadth, the wonderful three-mast gaff schooner, "Anny von Hamburg" would have spent its 110th birthday alone, abandoned in a German port with its steel hull torn through by a rod, with a wheelhouse green from rotting and decomposing rigging.