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The Russian Bark, “Kruzenstern” Visits Vancouver for the 2010 Olympics
The Russian bark “Kruzenstern”, one of the oldest sailing ships in the world, is visiting Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics. It was built in 1926 in Bremerhaven, Germany and named after Ivan Kruzenstern (1770- 1846) who was the pioneer of Russian seafaring adventures in around-the-world cruises. The “Kruzenstern” is a permanent participant of the yearly international regattas and in 1992 it won the Grand-regatta “Columbus 92″ dedicated to the 500th anniversary of America’s discovery. In 1995 – 1996 the “Kruzenstern” completed an around-the-world cruise, the only one in the 20th century under the Russian flag commanded by Captain Oleg Sedov.
The ship, the biggest bark in the world, has 31 sails and is 114.5 meters in length and sails 17 knots under sail and 10 knots under engines. There are 200 crew members and 150 cadets on board. Go on-line to get a full description and on-line tour of her, and watch the video of the “Kurzenstern” in full sail.
This magnificent sailing ship will be in port at the Lonsdale Quay until February 28. There are daily tours and in the evening a disco party including a welcome cocktail and tour.
Tours: Daily to February 28, from 10 am – 5 pm. Adult $18, Child $8
Disco to February 28, from 6 pm – 11 pm Adults (19+) $28 Includes a welcome cocktail, boat tour (6 pm – 9 pm), music performance starting at 9 pm.
For Information: 778-668-7180
Travel Advice: Get there by seabus from Waterfront Station. On Saturday there was 2 hour wait for the return trip by seabus to Vancouver. So I got the 239 Phibbs Exchange bus from the Quay and from Phibbs Exchange got the 210 bus into Vancouver. It was a quick and easy trip, no lineups!
