Romanian sail ship Mircea takes part in "Five Sisters Cup"
Romania’s famous training ship "Mircea" joined one of the rarest and most prestigious maritime challenges in its recent history, the “Five Sisters Cup,” a race that returned on July 9 after 50 years. The unique feature of this race is that…
Radu Dumitrescu · Journalist
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Romania’s famous training ship "Mircea" joined one of the rarest and most prestigious maritime challenges in its recent history, the “Five Sisters Cup,” a race that returned on July 9 after 50 years. The unique feature of this race is that it is reserved exclusively for sailing ships built according to the same legendary design at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg.
Although there were originally five "sisters," only four remain in active service and will face the waves of the Atlantic: "Mircea" (Romania), "USCGC Eagle" (United States), "NRP Sagres" (Portugal), and "Gorch Fock" (Germany). The fifth ship, "Gorch Fock I," has been preserved as a museum.
