Tall Ships
- Alexander von Humboldt II
- Astrid
- Bark Europa
- Christian Radich
- Dar Mlodziezy
- Eendracht
- Gulden Leeuw
- Kruzenshtern
- Lord Nelson
- Mir
- Morgenster
- Oosterschelde
- Pelican of London
- Picton Castle
- Pogoria
- Santa Maria Manuela
- Sorlandet
- Stad Amsterdam
- Statsraad Lehmkuhl
- Stavros S Niarchos
- Tenacious
- Thalassa
- Wylde Swan
Small Ships
- Far Barcelona
- Gallant
- Helena
- Jacob Meindert
- Johanna Lucretia
- Jolie Brise
- Maybe
- Prolific
- Tecla
- Vahine
- Valborg
Yachts
Mir
Go to bookings and prices Mir is regarded by many as the fastest Class A sail training ship in the world. Since 1996, she won the the Tall Ship Races five times! Since 1990, up to 60 trainees of all ages are welcome on board to sail along with the Russian students of the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. Mir's full complement of sails is 26, she is sailed with a crew of 200 but can be sailed with only 30. The ship's crewmembers and cadets have acquired a lot of friends in many European and some American ports, which makes every arrival a joyful experience!Accommodation
The Mir has cabins for 6 persons. On the corridors are enough toilets and showers. With such a large numbers of crew and trainees, there is a library to study, a bar for a drink and a well equipped galley were everybody get their meals.
Specifications
Specifications:Shipping type: Fully Rigged Ship
Homeport: St Petersburg, Russia
Entered By: Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia
Date built: 1987
Restored: -
Crew: 45-70
Capacity: 130 pers.
Daytrips: 250 pers.
Length (loa): 109.6m
Beam: 13.9m
Draught: 6.3m
Sail: 29,997 square feet
Height of mast: 52 m
History
Mir (which means "Peace" or "World" in English) is the third ship of a series of six ships of the M108-class, also called "MIR"-class. They were built in the '80s at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. The first of this series is the sister ship built for the Polish navy: Dar Mlodziezy.Since then, the Mir has become the school ship of the Makarov Maritime Academy in St. Petersburg, training future navigators and engineers for the Russian merchant fleet. For over twenty years, Mir has been taking part in international races of sail-training ships. She is a winner of prizes of the prestigious regattas, "Cutty Sark Tall Ship's Races", "International Hochsee Race Seestadt" and the "Grand Regatta Columbus-92".
She was the winner of the Tall Ships Races in 1996, 1997, 1998 and again in 2003 and 2004. For the first time in the history of the Races, which have been held since 1956, the same sailing ship was awarded the main trophy for two years running.
News
Whales and sharks
01:25UTC 22-5-2013
Today we had the company of 2 Minke whales, a smaller whale seen around the world. At first we just saw their water fountain, but after a while they started flapping their tails and jumping half out of the water! It was amazing to see. Everybody was on deck, clapping and cheering! Just before that we had done a MOB exercise and while we were explaining how it was going to work, we saw a small fin, just 20meters beside the ship!
Today, due to lack off wind, we have not been sailing, we tried last night, but drifted backwards with the current. Yesterday during the day we had some good wind, but on the nose, so we tacked our way up. It was good practise for the cadets, steering, changing running backstays and some sheet handling.
Right now the vessels are close together, during the day we might throw anchor before entering Durban.