SeapixOnlineDisplaying 3058 of 11113 EUROPA - a steel-hulled barque based in The Netherlands was at the festival in Melbourne. The fully restored vessel, bought in 1985 by a Dutch tall ship enthusiast, was originally built in 1911 in Hamburg, Germany where she served until 1977 on the River Elbe as a lightships named SENATOR BROCKES for the German Federal Coastguard. Her restoration between 1985 and 1994 saw her emerge as a three masted barque and in 2002 she successfully rounded Cape Horn, a significant milestone in the career of any sailor. Keywords: sailing ships, sailing training, ship photos, sails, masts, rigging, tall ships regatta, melbourne international tall ship festival, australia |
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