The Russian sailing ships, the Kruzenshtern and the Sedov, will compete in the Hanse Sail regatta in Rostock in northern Germany.
"The Kruzenshtern arrived in Rostock yesterday, on August 5," a spokesperson for the Baltic State Fishing Fleet Academy that operates the vessel, told RIA Novosti.
"Towards the end of the Hanseatic Hanse Sail maritime festival in Rostock there will be a race between the world-famous Russian sailing ships, the Kruzenshtern and the Sedov," the spokesperson added.
The German-built Kruzenshtern and Sedov are among the largest sailing ships in the world.
The Kruzenshtern was moored for three weeks in Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympics and became one of the most important symbols of support for the Russian team in its ultimately unsuccessful campaign.
KALININGRAD, August 6 (RIA Novosti)
