Sailing the World

The Historical Seas Tall Ship Regatta began on May 12th in Volos, Greece with Skye onboard the Russian Tall Ship Mir.
http://www.tall-shipmir.com/
She joined the Russian crew as part of a five week race and celebration of tall ship sailing and racing in the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus Strait, and the Black Sea.  The race is accomplished in three separate races totally over 600 miles between Volos/ Greece, Varna/Bulgaria, and Istanbul/Turkey.   As a maritime academy student and tall ship sailor, Skye's time aboard the Mir will be spent working as crew to sail the ship; part of her training will include advancing her knowledge of rigging, celestial navigation, anchoring, charting and piloting, and maintaining a ship of 357 feet. While doing all this, she will also be learning how to communicate with a crew of over 75 Russian speaking cadets, and sailors from over 15 other countries. 

If you want to share in the experience, start by following the race route and seeing photos & reading the news reports from the many links I have posted below. 
http://www.tallshipsraces.com/historicalseas/hostports_en.html
http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/photos/gallery/see_Historical-Seas-Tall-Ships-Regatta---Volos_item_300106.htm
http://www.tallshipsvolos2010.gr/index.php?lang=en
http://www.tallshipsregatta.bg/
http://www.tallshipsregatta.org/
http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/news/article/read_Light-winds-delay-race-start-for-four-hours_item_100295.htm
http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/news/article/read_Historical-Seas-Tall-Ships-Regatta---Race-Update-1_item_100296.htm
http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/news/article/read_Most-of-fleet-finishes-Leg-1-Race-One-_item_100298.htm
http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/news/article/read_Fleet-finishes-Leg-1-Race-One-_item_100299.htm
http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/news/article/read_Marmara-passage---Leg-1-Race-One-_item_100300.htm
http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/news/article/read_Whats-in-store-for-crews-in-Istanbul-_item_100301.htm