This gorgeous German sloop was a joy to the eye as it passed Kronborg castle and Helsingør this evening. Unfortunately I was not able to identify the boat. Maybe somebody could help with the identification?
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Dry cargo vessel M/V Swegard in Øresund
Tonight it was nice to see the dry cargo vessel M/V Swegard pass by in the Sound. The 96 m x 13 m Swegard is owned an operated by Bore Ltd, a family owned Finnish shipping company, which was founded already in 1897.
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| The M/V Swegard's destination is Hull. |
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| A somewhat closer look at the Swegard. |
Monday, 1 July 2013
In praise of Damon Hill (the horse) and dressage
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| Grand Prix winner Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill in Aachen. |
Yesterday. I was planning to watch the British Formula 1 Grand Prix, broadcast from the legendary Silverstone race circuit. However, my plans changed accidentally, when I stumbled upon the German television channel WDR.
The WDR took me to another Grand Prix, where the winner was Damon Hill, although not the former formula driver, but his German namesake, a horse.
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| The winners in front of the audience in Aachen. |
The WDR showed the wonderful dressage to music competition from the World Equestrian Festival CHIO in Aachen. What a pleasure it was to see the best dressage riders in action! Germany's Helen Langehanenberg and her horse Damon Hill deservedly won all three main dressage competitions at the festival, including the freestyle dressage to music.
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| Rodney Laver, MBE, knew how to dress. (image wikipedia) |
And thank God, there still is a sport where the competitors dress properly! The beautiful white dress code in tennis, which still was observed e.g. by such legends as Australia's Rodney Laver, is gone long ago. Fortunately the dressage riders have been able to resist "modernization".
The organizers report that altogether over 360.000 spectators visited the World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, which shows that people still appreciate quality and high standards in sports ....
PS
Here you can watch Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill in action at Aachen last year:
Blue and white colors in the Sound this morning
Blue and white where the dominant colors this morning in the Sound:
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| The Holland America Line's M/S Ryndam (220 m x 32 m) early this morning. |
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| The Finnish ro-ro cargo ship Birka Shipper (122 m x 15 m) on its way to Hallstavik. |
Sunday, 30 June 2013
A busy Sunday for cruise ships in the Sound
Sundays are always busy days for cruise ships in the Sound during the summer season. Tonight, these three large cruise ships were going northwards:
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| The 287m x 36m Eurodam on its way from Copenhagen to Tallinn. |
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| The Norwegian Star (294 m x 32 m) is heading for Warnemünde. |
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| The 272 m x 35 m Costa Fortuna's destination is Stockholm. |
Danish training ship Georg Stage going northwards in the Sound
The Danish training ship Georg Stage - which is said to be the smallest full rigger in
the World - was this morning going northwards in the Sound. It would have been nice to
see the 54 m x 8 m ship use its sails, but I presume that the captain preferred to use the
engine due to the fairly strong headwind.
Gdynia Maritime University's training and research vessel Horyzont II on its way to Spitsbergen
This is the Gdynia Martime University's training and research vessel Horyzont II this morning in Øresund. The 56 m x 11 m ship, which was delivered by Navimor International and Remontowa shipyard in 1999, is on its way to Longyearbyen (Spitsbergen).
This is how the shipyard which built the Horyzont II describes the use of the ship:
The vessel has obtained the ice class, which allows her to perform its regular sailings to Spitsbergen island in the
Tourist – thanks to high standard of accommodation spaces, spacious mess room and club on-board “HORYZONT II” may be used for tourist escapades, depending on the availability of free accommodation.
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