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For your own voyage

What tall ships are there?

This overview provides just a small selection of different tall ships that embark on yearly journeys around the world, and that you are able to join without any prior traditional sailing experience. Note that there are various more initiatives available than can be listed here. For a more extensive overview, you can compare various different tall ships at the website of Sail Training International to find the right sail training adventure for you.

Alexander von Humboldt II

The sailing ship Alexander von Humboldt II is a steel German barque that is used as a youth and training ship as part of Sail Training.

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Morgenster

The Morgenster is a sail training ship based in the Netherlands and provides Sea Experience Voyages to several schools, maritime schools and the Dutch Royal Nav

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Tres Hombres

The Tres Hombres is the only transatlantic sailing freighter without an engine! She is the flagship of Fairtransport and the sailing ambassador for cleaner sea transport.

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Europa

Since 1994 the barque EUROPA is wandering over the oceans, a international (voyage) crew of all ages sail the ship.

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Funding

The Sail Training Association Germany (S.T.A.G.). S.T.A.G is dedicated to support German youth, adults, ship-owners, and port cities, counts over 4000 members, more than 30 member-ships, and several member ports and supports young people who cannot fully finance a sail training trip on a sailing ship themselves. Funding comes from donations and membership fees. Note that not all ships listed above are part of the S.T.A.G.

S.T.A.G

Youth support is aimed at young people and young adults up to the age of 26 (with proof of training or studies up to and including 30 years of age). The funding is intended to give low-income applicants in particular the opportunity to take part in Sail Training on an S.T.A.G. ship.

For more information about funding from S.T.A.G. check the conditions formulated on their website.

Sail Training International

If you want to embark on a tall ship that is not supported by S.T.A.G., there are also funding opportunities that apply for an international context. Check for instance the opportunities of ‘Sail Training and Rotary (STAR)’ that support collaborations between Rotary International and sail training. As a trainee, getting involved with STAR can provide you with fantastic opportunities to gain support for your sail training voyage.