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                                         The "Race" Round Fyn - 2009-1

Page added:  2022-04-25

This year - 2009 - I did not launch my boat - and raced out to meet the fleet of old-timers as they approached Middelfart - - -

Instead I decided first to experience them in port after arrival, - and then the following day get some good shots at sea from my motorboat after they departed - - -

2009-07-21.069  -  Traditional sailing ships gather at the outer pier in Middelfart before start of the next leg of the

2009-07-21.069 - Traditional sailing ships gather at the outer pier in Middelfart before start of the next leg of the "race" following morning - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.002  -  The smaller ships gather inside

2009-07-21.002 - The smaller ships gather inside "Gammel Havn" - "Old Harbour" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.003  -  View over

2009-07-21.003 - View over "Gammel Havn" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.011 - and here the bigger ships at the outer pier of

2009-07-21.011 - and here the bigger ships at the outer pier of "Gammel Havn" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.052 - a forest of masts from the big 3-masted schooners - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.052 - a forest of masts from the big 3-masted schooners - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.024 - ship details, - here the wheel of

2009-07-21.024 - ship details, - here the wheel of "Bessie Ellen" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.005 - here

2009-07-21.005 - here "Bessie Ellen's" deck house - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.033 - another view of

2009-07-21.033 - another view of "Bessie Ellen" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.049 - here the name plate of schooner

2009-07-21.049 - here the name plate of schooner "Martha" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.051  -  Mast details, - I am not quite sure which ship it is - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.051 - Mast details, - I am not quite sure which ship it is - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.054  - The jolly boat of 3-mast schooner

2009-07-21.054 - The jolly boat of 3-mast schooner "Fylla" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.062  -  Deck view of 3-mast schooner

2009-07-21.062 - Deck view of 3-mast schooner "Madonna" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.056  - More deck details of

2009-07-21.056 - More deck details of "Madonna" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.063  -  3-masters, - from left to right:

2009-07-21.063 - 3-masters, - from left to right: "Madonna" and "Maja" from Denmark, - and "Ingo" from Sweden - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.013  - Forward details of 2-mast schooner

2009-07-21.013 - Forward details of 2-mast schooner "Martha" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

2009-07-21.009  - View along of the two schooners

2009-07-21.009 - View along of the two schooners "Martha" and "Mira" - (Photo- and copyright: Karsten Petersen.)

Please continue to Round Fyn 2009 - part 2, where the ships are featured at sea, - on their way to the next port along the coast of island Fyn - - -