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The center of attention during the 20th Sail will be the two oldest and biggest Windjammers of the world – 89 year old Russian “Sedov” and the in Kaliningrad registered “Kruzenshter” (built in 1926). Another one of the over hundred ships is the Polish “Dar Mlodziezy” (built in 1982). These Windjammers also offer sailing trips on the Baltic Sea right by Warnemünde, as several others of the 200 Traditional Sailers and Museum Ships do. One of them is the spectacular “Gulden Leeuw” that has its premiere on the Sail. With a length of 70 meters it is one of the biggest and noblest 3-mast schooners of the Netherlands. It has just gone into service in March 2010.

Sailing trips under regatta-conditions are offered by the 2nd Haikutter-Regatta on August 4, 2010. The regatta starts in Danish Nysted and ends in Warnemünde. Around 20 traditional ships from the 19th and 20th century participate in it. It is accompanied by a crafting competition between Germany and Denmark.

The friendly invitation “Fliegen Sie mit!” (Fly with us!) can be accepted by Sail-guest that are flight enthusiasts. During the second weekend of August they can start and land in Rostock-Marienehe via waterplane or helicopter to watch the scene of the Sail from a bird’s eye view. Get more information and tickets here.

Besides sailing- and flying trips, Rostock’s port and Warnemünde’s docks offer a line-up with countless events. One of them is the scenery of half a dozen replicas of cogs to give an insight in the Hanseatic Times. That will be located on the Silo-peninsula. Other events will be offered in the Sailing stadium near the Neptun Shipyard, such as water-skiing-performances or rowing-regattas. In the museum port a Kurren-Boat will be exhibited that comes from Lithuania, this year’s partner of the Hanse Sail. There is a great demand for the spots right by the docks in Rostock’s port on the last night of the 20th Sail during the “Parade of the Nations” which is followed by the sailing  of the cogs.
Highlights of the stage events are performances by the “Puhdys” (6. August, 10 pm, Hanse-Sail-Stage) and “Karat” (6. August, NDR-Stage). Get more information here.

The commemorative event „20th Hanse Sail“ on the area of the former Neptun Shipyard will be accompanied by the “Norddeutschen Philarmonie” and artists from countries around the Baltic area. Invited are about 2,000 Sail-Pioneers, voluntary helpers, partners and sponsors – a thank-you for those who made and still make this event possible. The 20th Sail is, therefore, not only “The maritime festival of the German Unity” but also a festival of a remarkable citizen movement.

Photo: Vallery Vasilevsky