Scandinavian Tour
Year 2009
The Scandinavian Tour
During the summer of 2009, Götheborg of Sweden visited a number of harbours in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Several of the stopovers were characterized by historical features.
Highlights
Arendal in Norway and the historic Kjaempestaden Public Festival marked the first Norwegian stopover. Götheborg of Sweden has links to Arendal and the Sørland coast through the East Indiaman “Drottningen”, which ran aground in 1803 at Hombursund on the Norwegian Sørland coast.
The ship arrived in Fredrikshamn for the 18th century ‘Tordenskiöld Days’ festival on June 26. Götheborg was the main attraction in the historical re-enactment of the Swedes’ attack on Fredrikshamn and Tordenskiöld’s ship, Vite Örn.
During the summer tour, Götheborg visited two towns in the province of Vestfold on the western side of the Oslo Fjord: the maritime town Sandefjord and Stavern with its re-enactment of the battle of Dynekil in 1716. Götheborg took part along with other sailing ships, and Tordenskiöld’s soldiers from Stavern and Fladstrand in Denmark.
On July 10, Götheborg of Sweden arrived for the Ålesund Boat Festival. Two days later the ship set course south again for Stavanger, to later stop in Lysekil, where the ship was the starter boat for the Lysekil Women’s Match and then stayed in port for three days.
The Scandinavian Tour finished off in Risör at the large annual Wooden Boat Festival.