Press splitter 4 – July, 29th 2008

Arrival of “Hans-Albers’ ship”. Reunion with the “Kruzenshtern”
It’s second of the world’s tallest ships: After the “Sedov” the Russian “Kruzenshtern” is the second largest and still active windjammer with a length of 114,4 metres and with an interesting history. At the 18th Hanse Sail from August, 7th to 10th 2008 the four-mast barque will be the tallest sailing ship in every dimension, too. Even the main mast has a height of 54 metres which is higher than most of the steeples of the small towns of Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania.

The ship which is today an education ship of prospective mates of the Russian trade navigation was launched by order of Hamburg’s shipping company F. Laeisz in 1926 at the Tecklenburg shipyard at Wesermünde under the name “Padua”. Being a fast cargo ship, the “Padua” sailed across the world and carried salpeter from Chile as well as Australian wheat for several years. However the ship became famous by Hans Albers in the movie “große Freiheit Nr. 7”.

The “Kruzenshtern” visited Rostock 13 times, in occasion of the Hanse Sail but also out of it. In this year the tall ship which is registered in Kaliningrad is going to cast off five times during the days of the Hanse Sail. Several enterprises of our federal state chartered the ship which won the Columbus regatta to New York in 1992 by a personal speed record of 19 bends, to enjoy the Hanse Sail by a sailing trip with business partners and colleagues. If the Danish schooner “Aron” lies next to the “Kruzenshtern”, this meeting will picture the tale of “Gulliver in the land of dwarfs”. The Danish participants sail under a sail area of barely 10 square metres while the enormous old timer holds 34 sails with a total of 3400 square metres of area.

“Aviation is developing …” – also at the 18th Hanse Sail
Water planes of the 8th meeting of sea planes are going to complete the parade of the windjammers at the Hanse Sail from August, 7th to 10th 2008 in a spectacular way.

Planes and also a flying boat from Sweden, Austria and Germany will be expected. Once again a helicopter will take off and land at the sea base at the Fracht- und Fischereihafen Marienehe. Visitors of the 18th Hanse Sail who want to enjoy a flight are invited to go on board of the water planes as well as of the helicopter.

Viewing Rostock from on high means an unforgettable impression starting with the white sand of the beach to the green forests and meadows of the Hanseatic city between Baltic Sea and Warnow. Such a flying trip will take about 30 minutes. In 2007 about 600 guests of the meeting of the sea planes took the opportunity to follow the motto “fly away”.

Information and Bookings
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Festival of stars at the NDR stage in the occasion
of the 18th Hanse Sail
The NDR bring a lot of famous artists to the 18th edition of the Hanse Sail. From August, 7th to 10th the NDR1 Radio MV presents the “Nordmagazin” while the NDR2 and N-JOY will present famous stars of the present as well as yesterday’s famous songs. A highlight of August, 7th will be the performance of the Norwegian Hip Hop and Reggae band “Madcon” which topped the Norwegian charts with the Single “Beggin” for weeks. On August, 8th Nevio is going to enter the stage with the hit “Amore Per Sempre” as well as other songs of his new album “Due” which will be released in September.   

Afterwards the “NDR2 on Tour Band” is going to perform the greatest hits from the last 40 years. The evening of August, 9th is shaped by the motto “Forever Young” which will be performed by “Alphaville”. The band has been famous all over the world and still has a lot of German fans. The finish of this great event is a tribute by Tino Eisbrenner on August, 10th who performs songs of the Sting and “The Police”.

Hotline of the Tall-Ship Buchungszentrale
A hotline of the Tall-Ship Buchungszentrale is operating with immediate effect and is available from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. under +49 (0) 381 403 1266. During the days of the 18th Hanse Sail Rostock it will work from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Callers may get information about the maritime event, berths, parking areas as well as timetables of the local public transport. Bookings and information about ships, water planes, helicopters, hotels and ferries will be given under +49 (0)381 208 52- 64/ -26 or +49 (0)381 377 74 65.

Memories at the stage Antenne Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
at the 18th Hanse Sail
The radio channel Antenne Mecklenburg Vorpommern creates a retro mood at the 18th Hanse Sail at Rostock. The stage which is located between the two storehouses at the City harbour is going to present new artists next to experienced ones on August, 8th and 9th. On August, 8th the rock-pop band “Revolverheld” will perform ballads as well as music to dance of the new album “Chaostheorie”.

On August, 9th the stage will be filled with euro dance. The show starts from 8.45 p.m with the performance of “Haddaway” who topped several international chart lists with his hit “What is love?”. Today, the charismatic singer grew up and presents his new album “Crucified” on a high class level. Another euro dance performance will be shown by “Culture Beat” who present their comeback with the new Single “Your love”. Jürgen Drews ends the evening in a cheery way from 11.00 p.m. and will –after one hour of extreme party feeling- send his fans in their bunk instead of in a field of corn.

“Under Baltic waves” in the area in front of Finland
and at the Baltic Point
Under water photographer Jukka Nurminen experienced his home country in a unique way like only few people could do. At the beginning the former mine clearance diver of the Finish Navy did his research of he Sea of Islands in a archipelago all by himself and later with a team to find the best positions for his upcoming photos.  The result is a plenty of fabulous pictures in a depth up to 23 metres which show the “midget mountains” in front of the archipelago islands with its fascinating plants and animals.

Jukka Nurminen received a renowned Scandinavian award for his photos and is going to present them in the occasion of a touring exhibition in 20 cities of the Baltic area. The Baltic Point at Warnemünde presents the Finish under water world until the end of the 18th Hanse Sail on August, 10th 2008.

Hanse Sail Rostock also known and popular abroad
Five of 12 foreign partner countries of the Hanseatic city of Rostock are going to participate in the Hanse Sail 2008. These will be next to Riga, Aarhus, Varna and Gothenburg the oldest partner city of Rostock Szczecin.

Latvia will be the partner country of the Hanse Sail 2008. So next to official guests from Riga some artists will be expected, too. Latvian handcraft will be presented on the Latvian market at the Museumshafen. Furthermore the number one of the Latvian bands “The Hobos”, the girls group “Podzinas” as well as the folklore group “Dancis” are going to perform at the stage Hanse Sail.

Ambassadors of Swedish cities like for example Karlskrona, Halmstadt, Malmö, Växjo and envoys of the Swedish kingdom at the Federal Republic of Germany will come to Rostock. Moreover they will have preparatory conversations concerning the “Swedish days” which will take place from November, 27th to 29th 2008. Guests from the Polish Swinoujscie and the Danish region of Zealand will also be expected at the Hanse Sail. The Hanseatic city Rostock collaborates with these partners in several project of the EU.

Tourismuszentrale Rostock & Warnemünde
Accountable: Holger Bellgardt
Editorial office: Britta Trapp
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