Tall-Ship news no 131

Tall Ship news cover no 131 1/2025

Zeglarstwo 7-8/2024

 

Żeglarstwo 2-page spread of Anny von Hamburg

Barque Sirimahannop

Sirimahannop

Nao Trinidad

"Nao Trinidad" in Port Tarraco

Anny von Hamburg - early years

Hamburger Correspondent 31 July 1914

Ship position reports

Finns saved German sailing ship

Cover for the magazine "Żeglarstwo"

Let go all lines!

The German "naval association" (Marinebundes) magazine featured in their 1/2-2025 edition a 3 page article of Anny von Hamburg written by Peer Schmidt-Walther. 

Below I have given a translation for those whose German may be a bit rusty (click on pictures to enlarge):

 

Front page, featuring Captain Juha Pokka on Anny Von Hamburg

Pictures of the year

The newspaper Västra Nyland honored Anny von Hamburg as part of a picture collage and was named one of the important news subjects that occurred during 2024 in western Finland.

Pictures by Lina Enlund

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

Spar for Anny von Hamburg

Felling tree

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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Adventurer ANNY VON HAMBURG

ANNY VON HAMBURG under full sail off Miami, Florida. 

© Photo: Bent Weber, BU: Peer Schmidt-Walther, photo: 1983

Across two Oceans in the Fennia

Fennia crew at the helm (photo by Charles Howlett)

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)