"SAIL-8"
- featuring The "Race" -
Round Fyn - 2008 - Part 1
The "race" "Fyn Rundt", - Round Fyn -, 2008 was quite good seen from a photographer's point of view - - - -
Just one small thing: This year the ships would not stop in Middelfart, but due to some pressure from the city of Fredericia, the team behind the "race" decided that it was OK to go to Fredericia this year although Fredericia is NOT on island Fyn, but placed opposite Lillebælt on the Jutland side of the water.
The arrival was scheduled to 16:00, and although the ships are usually late, - sometimes even VERY late -, I did not want to take any chances and showed up one hour earlier on a hill above Lillebælt in order to witness the approach of the magnificent fleet of old sailing ships.
However, - when I reached my position, I saw that some ships were already arriving, and naturally I thought that it must have been the first ships entering port, - but in fact it showed up to be the very last ships in the fleet!
In other words: I missed most of the show!
However, - I did manage to get a few shots of the last ships as they approached, and the first 8 pictures on this page are from the arrival to Lillebælt on July 22. 2008.
Please enjoy - - - :-)
2008-07-22.018 - Schooner "Martha" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-22.014 - Schooner "Fylla" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-22.018 - Schooners "Johanne" and "Martha" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-22.022 - Schooner "Johanne" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen)
2008-07-050 - Steel hulled schooner "Freia" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-22.075 - "Anna Elise" - originally built as a North Sea fishing boat - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-22.088 - "Havet" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-096 - Steel Schooner "Freia" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
The next morning, - July 23. 2008 -, when the ships departed "The Narrows" of Lillebælt, I was NOT late, but took my faithful fast going boat "Wobbegong" out to sea in order to intercept the old-timers as they lined up for start of the next leg of the "race" - - - -
And this time I had good luck!
Good time, - good weather conditions, - good light, - and motives that can only be described as a photographers dream, - a magnificent fleet of some of the World's last remaining original old sailing ships - - -
Please enjoy - - - :-)
2008-07-23.011 - Schooner "Freia" - using her engine under way to the starting position - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-017 - "Elsa Margrethe" and "Aron" - "Else Margrethe" with most of her sails up, - while "Aron" waits - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-23.021 - 3 mast schooner "Madonna" - showing her beautiful hull lines on the way to the start position - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-23.022 - "Madonna" - stern view of "Madonna" still without her "clothes" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-23.031 - The Fleet, - "Fyn Rundt 2008" - the fleet gathering in Mosvig and preparing for start, which will be marked by a gun shot - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-23.034 - "Maja" - arriving fully "clothed", - and ready to go - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-23.035 - The fleet of the "race" "Fyn Rundt 2008" - - the ships almost ready for the start signal - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-23.044 - "Fylla" - some sail- and rigging details of 3 mast schooner "Fylla" as she glides past - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-043 - Schooner "Martha" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-23.046 - 3 mast schooner "Madonna" - ready to go - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-051 - "Madonna" and "Martha" - approaching the start position - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-054 - "Madonna" - in all her glory - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-23.057 - The fleet - finally the "race" is on towards the next destination, - the port of Assens - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-23.060 - 3-master "Fylla" - and here the stern of "Fylla" as she glides past towards Assens - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-066 - 3 mast schooner "Amphitrite" - a special guest visitor to the "race" this year - - impressive schooner "Amphitrite", built in Gosport, England in 1887, - now under German flag - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-069 - "Vega" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
2008-07-072 - Pilot schooner "Elbe 5" - in addition to "Amphitrite" , "Elbe 5" is the second foreign "special guest" to join the "race" this year - - she is a German schooner built as a pilot boat in Hamburg in 1883 - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen )
For page two of the "race" Round Fyn 2008 - please go to menu: SAIL-08-2008-part-2