Götheborg

Ted. Our friend, Mikaela is a sailor. And I’m not talking about putting around a pond on a Sunfish. She crews tall ships. You know - those huge old sailing ships that ply the oceans and occasionally gather for “Tall Ship” events in the great harbors of the world. For instance, she once crewed a tall ship on a voyage from Cape Town, South Africa to the island of Antigua in the Caribbean. 

We were excited to learn that her favorite ship was in Stockholm for a two-week stay and that she had arranged for a tour. The original Götheborg, named after Sweden’s second largest city, was a trading vessel that travelled between Sweden and China in the first half of the 18th century. Construction of a handcrafted replica began in 1995. The new edition, one of the largest wooden ships on the water today, was launched in 2003. It has already completed one trip to China and another will commence in 2022. 

 

CNN recently published a great article about the ship. It can be found using this link: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/gotheborg-ii-ship-sweden-asia-intl-hnk/index.html