Zeglarstwo 7-8/2024

 

Żeglarstwo 2-page spread of Anny von Hamburg

Finns saved German sailing ship

Cover for the magazine "Żeglarstwo"

Tall ship fan

 

Hanse sail Rostock 08/1997

Credit: Volker Gries

Schiff Classic article

Schiff Classic edition Nov/Dec 2024 came out with an article about Anny von Hamburg, I have below translated the article for those whose German might be a bit rusty. 

Front page

Anny von Hamburg in media

Anny in the background alongside GH Fyren

Anny von Hamburg calling Vålax

Article 7th October 2024 by YLE (Finnish national broadcasting company), click link for pictures and the original text.

The 110-year-old beauty Anny von Hamburg was on a return visit to Vålax in Borgå

Text and pictures by: By Jonas Sundström

Today everything shines and is in excellent condition

Ringö returned to Vålax as Anny

The local newspaper in city of Borgå published an article about Anny von Hamburg after a cruise to her old trading waters when she was named Ringö, pictures by Kristoffer Åberg and text in Swedish by Jannika Lindén.

Anny von Hamburg

Vacation in Finland

Having gone on vacation it was scorching in Mediterranean and so I booked flights to Finland to go visit my family and various places as seen from the pictures below:

The moomins were as usual welcoming me at Helsinki airport

Daycruising Anny von Hamburg

"Anny von Hamburg" alongside GH Fyren

Spar for Anny von Hamburg

Felling tree

Archipelago boating

My longtime friend Heidi called on 6th September and asked if I was interested to join her on the 7th for a day of boating going to the old naval fortress of Katanpää from Uusikaupunki where her boat was moored. 

Getting local pilot knowledge whilst Chenok is photobombing us

Refitting Anny von Hamburg

Anny von Hamburg postcard (1980's)

Schooner Anny elicits interest

To the great joy of many Ekenäs residents and visitors, Juha Pokka is showing off his schooner Anny von Hamburg in the Northern Harbour of Ekenäs.

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History of Anny von Hamburg

Anny von Hamburg complimentary postcard (1980's)

Vacation in Finland

Last look down the valley before heading to Nice and my flight to Finland

Across two Oceans in the Fennia

Fennia crew at the helm (photo by Charles Howlett)

Sail training ship Fennia

Poster of shipwrecks around Falklands

Lawhill in the news

Lawhill (courtesy of Clydeships)

Lawhill chronology

Lawhill colorized with the Finnish flag (courtesy of Erick Navas)

Captain Arthur A Soderlund

As I was visiting Tristan da Cunha a colleague of mine had told me there is a Finn buried over there. Before the port was the local cemetery so I requested our hosts to stop there to have a quick look.

The Söderlund family (courtesy of Pix in 1945)