ON 16 FEBRUARY LITHUANIA’S TRICOLOUR WILL FLY NEAR CAPE HORN
While the Day of Re-establishment of the State of Lithuania approaching, during the press conference that took place at the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 11 February, Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas presented the yachters of the sixth crew of the “The Millennium Odyssey” with Lithuania’s tricolour, which they will hoist near Cape Horn on 16 February. The Minister wished the yachters fair wind and thanked for continuing this noble mission of promoting Lithuania’s name in the world, which celebrates the millennium anniversary of the first mention of its name, and of inviting Lithuanians all around the world to mark this honourable anniversary together with the people of Lithuania.
Minister V.Ušackas presented notes to the participants of the Odyssey, indicating that the yachters were under the protection and patronage of the Lithuanian diplomatic service.
“Wherever you were – in front, near or behind Cape Horn – hoist this tricolour on 16 February,” wished Minister V.Ušackas, presenting the Lithuanian flag.
The yachters invited the Minister of Foreign Affairs to sail together the last route of “The Millennium Odyssey” from Karaliaučius (now Kaliningrad) to Klaipėda, starting on 5 July and to hoist the tricolour in the Baltic Sea. The Minister kindly accepted this invitation.
President of the Yachting Club Ambersail and Captain of “The Millennium Odyssey” Paulius Egidijus Kovas, head of the project “The Millennium Odyssey” and Chairman of the Board of the Yachting Club Ambersail Raimundas Daubaras, and Vice-President of the Lithuanian Yachting Union, Captain of “The Millennium Odyssey” Naglis Nasvytis took part in the press conference.
Right after the event, yachters R.Daubaras and N.Nasvytis flew to Argentina, where they will start sailing on the sixth route of the Odyssey on 14 February: Ushuaia – Berisso - Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Saõ Paulo. The crew sailing the sixth route, the so-called route of “The Millennium Odyssey” of the captains is to sail past the legendary Cape Horn.
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