Comments and letters of support

The Shtandart appreciates your encouragement.

We see immense backing not only from the maritime community but also from ordinary people.

Here, we are publishing some of the letters and comments we have received.

Messages and letters to us and to the authorities:

Dear Mr. Sullivan,
Sail training vessel Shtandart has been build in Russia and sails all over Europe since, I thought, 2000. Over the years they went through tremendeous difficulties with the Russian gouvernment and het Master is living in excile, years before the Russian invasion of Ukraine was on hands.
Shtandart was already in the surviving modus and should not be compared with any oligarch.
I think the exclusion of Shtandart is a counterproductive measure and a threat to the fragile European maritime heritage.
Please do whatever is in your power or influence to improve Shtandarts position in this.

Best regards,

Harry Muter
Master and operator of the Dutch sail training vessel Morgenster.

La CGT des Marins du Grand Ouest demande dans un communiqué aux Secrétaire d’État de la Mer et au Secrétaire Général de la Mer de réviser ces décisions

« SHTANDART » définitivement éloigné du littoral Finistérien et vraisemblablement du littoral Français, certains pourraient croire, voire victoire diplomatique. La CGT des Marins du Grand Ouest perçoit ce bannissement comme un échec pour la Paix, Comme une forme de lâcheté et d’un non-respect pour ceux qui naviguent sur le navire.

Aucun escale ne sera possible, y compris en cas de besoin d’assistance technique, qui sont celles et ceux qui osent et prennent de telles décisions.

Ce navire et ces Marins jeunes Marins charpentiers pour bon nombre d’entre eux n’ont rien à voir avec la politique politicienne. « Cette forme de discrimination est inacceptable ».

Pour la CGT des Marins du Grand Ouest toutes les fêtes Maritimes doivent être ouvertes à tous les Marins, quel que soit leur Nationalité et le Pays !

Pour le Syndicat CGT des Marins du Grand Ouest 

Jean-Paul HELLEQUIN Secrétaire Adjoint et Porte-Parole

Phoenix crew and her captain would like to show their support to Shtandardt crew and her captain in this very sad moment.
Maritime cultural heritage actors , do not deserved to be instrumentalized by any kind of politicians in this terrible war.
Our ships, where ever they Come from, and what ever their pavilions, are vectors of peace and friendship, and will always remain.

Dear friend, big hugs from Pandora. We are following all the steps of your hard sailing.

Dear Mr. Sullivan,

I am writing you this mail concerning the sailing vessel Shtandart.

We, the Nautisch Evenementen Bureau , are specialists in organizing major maritime events in the Netherlands and the UK and have been working in close corporation with our Belgium and French colleagues.  Since 2005 we have been working with the vessel Shtandart at majors events like Sail Amsterdam 2005, 2010, and 2015, Flushing 400 year Michiel de Ruyter, Tall Ship Festival Greenwich, the  Liberty Regatta Rouen – Scheveningen  and a few minor events. The vessel is a major attraction for the public and captain Vladimir Martus and his crew have been a very loyal and trustworthy partner over the years!!

The Shtandart is one of the best copies of old traditional  sailing vessels. She is true replica of the first Russian Frigate that was build around 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great in Zaandam, Netherlands. She is true heritage of the European sailing fleet!

Although she is sailing under the Russian flag, the captain/owner and the crew are very much part of the European sailing community and it would be a waist that this ship cannot find a place nor license/permit to sail in European waters.

I strongly call upon you to seek ways, even if they are an exception to the “rules”,  use your creativity and courage to arrange for a permission for the Sailing Vessel Shtandart to sail in our European waters.

Yours sincerely,

Paulus Mooyman,

Nautisch Evenemeneten Bureau, Sail Royal Greenwich Ltd,

Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Our site shtandart.eu

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