ENGLISH ARTICLES Sailing Programme 2010 Information and registration Items to bring along News History About Friends Links Video Tall Ships Races Contact info German program 2010 FRONT PAGE Contact form Picture gallery		| Back | "Sørlandet" on a special commission to New York in 1986 Sørlandet participated in the 100 years jubilee for The Statue of Liberty in 1986. A voyage which took 30 days of sailing each way. On the voyage from Norway to New York she carried on board a coppery stone as a special gift to the USA. The massage on the stone is: "This stone from the mine that produced the copper in The Statue of Liberty was brought with the sailing ship "Sørlandet" as a gift to The United States of America from the citiziens of Karmøy, Norway. July 4, 1986." The stone is now placed next to The Statue of Liberty which is a gift from France and it`s produced on coppery stone from Karmøy. Master on the "Sørlandet" during this trip was Captein Ants Lepson who also has given us the pictures which he took on his visit to New York in 2005. We would like to give our thanks to the captain for not letting us forget this happening. Ref: (21.03.06) Click for a printer friendly version of this article A brief history of the SØRLANDET The Sørlandet represents a unique heritage from the days of the tall ships and fast clippers.		More articles "Sørlandet" on a special commission to New York in 1986 Sørlandet participated in the 100 years jubilee for The Statue of Liberty in 1986. A voyage which took 30 days of sailing each way. On the voyage from Norway to New York she carried on board a coppery stone as a special gift to the USA.
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