URANIA, Dutch Navy sail-training vessel

The Dutch Navy sail-training vessel, URANIA, will be visiting Newport as part of the Tall Ships Rhode Island festivities in June 2007.









See: http://tallshipsrhodeisland.org

See also: http://www.tallshipsinternational.net/urania.html

The Royal Netherland Naval College has announced its sailing itinerary for the visit to the US in 2007, called "the Atlantic Breeze", the schedule is:

HNLMS Urania

Atlantic Breeze 2007

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In 2007 HNLMS Urania will take part in a transatlantic journey called Atlantic Breeze 2007. Planning as follows:

20 March		:Vertrek uit Den Helder
23 – 25 March		:Plymouth, Engeland
06 – 08 April		:Funchal, Madeira
01 – 04 May		:Kingstown, St. Vincent
07 – 15 May		:Willemstad, Curaçao
18 – 20 May		:Philipsburg, St. Maarten
27 – 29 May		:Nassau, de Bahama’s
01 – 03 June		:Jacksonville, FL
07 – 12 June		:Norfolk, VA
13 – 16 June		:Annapolis, MD
16 – 18 June		:Baltimore, MD
22 – 25 June		:New York, NY
26 June – 01 July		:Newport, RI
03 – 05 July		:Boston, MA
12 – 16 July		:Halifax, Canada
05 – 08 August		:Plymouth, Engeland
10 August		:Aankomst in Den Helder

The journey will last 144 days and a distance of approximately 12000 nautical miles will be covered.

During autumn 2007 HNLMS Urania will participate in several races and sailing events.

Further information can be seend on URANIA's webpage:

http://www.nlda.nl

Click on English flag in upper right corner for English language, then click on the "RNNC" button to reach URANIA webpage.

There will also be a 2007 tall ship postcard avaialbe in the ASTA series, go to:

http://www.tallshipsinternational.net/2007postcards.html