Gothenburg leaves for China!

porphy · 10-02-05, 08:41 AM

Hi all
Today the replica of the trading ship that sunk in Gothenburg 1725 set sail for her maiden voyage to China.

In approx 5 months she will reach China after sailing along the old trade routes. She will visit Cadiz, Recife, Capetown, Freemantle, Jakarta, Canton before Shanghai. It is a beautiful autumn day here and thousands of small boats escorted Gothenburg out from the harbour. Really a great adventure for her crew and a once in a lifetime chance to feel something close to the age of sails.

Read more about this amazing project here http://www.soic.se/engelska/inenglis...b97fff408.html
Small picture from the harbour today. http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=113&a=235961

Cheers porphy

Polak · 10-02-05, 10:51 AM

I signed up for that cruise years ago. Unfortunally I filled out the application form incorrectly

And now I'm sitting here, infront of my computer screen..

porphy · 10-02-05, 11:07 AM

Oh, bad luck.

But I heard that you still can apply for some legs on the journey. Might be worth to check up.

Cheers Porphy

Kapitan · 10-02-05, 03:05 PM

sounds neat

10-02-05, 08:41 AM	#1
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Gothenburg leaves for China! Hi all Today the replica of the trading ship that sunk in Gothenburg 1725 set sail for her maiden voyage to China. In approx 5 months she will reach China after sailing along the old trade routes. She will visit Cadiz, Recife, Capetown, Freemantle, Jakarta, Canton before Shanghai. It is a beautiful autumn day here and thousands of small boats escorted Gothenburg out from the harbour. Really a great adventure for her crew and a once in a lifetime chance to feel something close to the age of sails. Read more about this amazing project here http://www.soic.se/engelska/inenglis...b97fff408.html Small picture from the harbour today. http://www.gp.se/gp/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=113&a=235961 Cheers porphy __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.

10-02-05, 10:51 AM	#2
Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I signed up for that cruise years ago. Unfortunally I filled out the application form incorrectly And now I'm sitting here, infront of my computer screen.. __________________

10-02-05, 11:07 AM	#3
porphy Commodore Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 603 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Oh, bad luck. But I heard that you still can apply for some legs on the journey. Might be worth to check up. Cheers Porphy __________________ "The only remedy for madness is the innocence of facts." O. Mirbeu "A paranoid is simply someone in possession of all the facts." W. B.

10-02-05, 03:05 PM	#4
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	sounds neat __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/