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| During the Tall Ships' Races in Bergen we will make photos from the event avaiable for the public and press. Please credit the photographer(s). |
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Monday: The great day of shanty
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 | | If can't beat the weather, join it! Some sailors jumped into the water holes. They are after all used with a lot of water. (Photo: Magnus Skrede, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | The crews' shanty contest. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Singin' in the rain. Spectators found warmth during the concert. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | The crews' shanty contest. The choir of 'Shabab Oman'. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Monday's weather was not the attraction for the audience. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Minisjantifantane varms up for the shanty crew contest. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Captains' briefing. Race director Paul Bishop tells about the next race to Den Helder. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Flags raised at Shetland-Larsen's quay at eight o'clock sharp. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | The 'Statsraad Lehmkuhl' choir won the shanty contest. Eight ships participated. (Photo: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | In the class room of 'Mir' they teach astronomy for navigators. Emil (5) from the Morvikbotn kindergarten thinks it is exciting to try the star globe. (Photo: Kristin Hauge Klemsdal, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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Sunday: The great crew day
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 | | The rowers of 'Lotos' mixed the terms 'viking' and 'pirate'. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | The 'Leader' crew in the viking boat rowing competetion. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | 'Mir' in the crew parade. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Come on folks! 'Cuauhtemoc' at the tug-of-war competition. (Photo: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | 'Tug-of-war' is a traditional competetion among sailors. 'Cuauhtemoc' won the contest. (Foto: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Storm Weather Shanty Choir is keeping old song tradition from the seven oceans aliv. (Photo: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | The Crews parades Bryggen cheered by the audience. (Photo: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Crew Parade. 'Mir' crew seen from the air. (Photo: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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Saturday: The grand opening
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 | | Crew Parade. The crew from 'Picton Castle'. (Photo: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Crew Parade. The crew of 'Lord Nelson'. (Photo: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen |
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 | | Fireworks from the Bergenhus fort lightens up the night and the ships. (Photo: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | All captains and their hosts gathered for Captains Dinner in medieval Håkonshallen. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Bryggen was crowded during the opening seremony. The bergenites and their guests constituted a huge shanty choir singing the story about |
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 | | At the tower of the old port authority bulding chief commissioner Monica Mæland gave a welcome speech at the opening ceremony. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | And the trumpet shall sound: Sissel Grønlund from Norwegian Army Regional Band plays during the opening ceremony. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | 'Cuauhtemoc' on her way to the Bergen harbour. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Allready before noon people gathered at Bryggen. Many also attended the opening of the regional festival celebrating coastal history and culture. (Photo: Eivind Senneset) |
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 | | Overview: Festningskaien and parts of the fortress area. (Foto: Kristin Hauge Klemsdal, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Pirate entertainers at Bryggen. (Photo: Magnus Skrede, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Early morning in the harbour. We see |
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 | | Many stood and waited for the larger ships to arrive. (Photo: Magnus Skrede, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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Friday: While waiting for the ships
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 | | 'Cuauhtemoc' crew. (Photo: Magnus Skrede) |
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 | | Hanna Dohmeyer climbs the rig of ’Johann Smidt’ while co-sailors Sven Butzin and Vincent Driessen are watching. (Photo: Magnus Skrede, Tall Ships’ Races Bergen) |
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 | | The German ship with a Norwegian name 'Roald Amundsen' in sight from the port of Bergen. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Tommy Skoglund and Sigurd Andersen have a special and seremonial job. They keep an eye for arriving ships and greet them with the guests' national anthem. - I do like the anthem of Oman, says Sigurd. To the left port officials preparing the aid for new arriving ships. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen 2008) |
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 | | Say cheese! The Bergen harbour is a traditional market place. During the event you can discover new tastes, like this bidder of French cheese. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | 'FAR Barcelona' berths next to 'Loyal' at Bryggen. The two vessels are among the oldest ones participating in this year's race. (Photo: Kristin Hauge Klemsdal, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Way up high. Two sailors on board 'Sørlandet'. (Photo: Robin Strand, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | Waiting for the ships. Spectators standing quayside at Bryggen. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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 | | 'Picton Castle' from Canada sailing into Bergen. (Photo: Eivind Senneset, Tall Ships' Races Bergen) |
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