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The start of the Götheborg project
When the wreckage of the vessel Götheborg was found in 1985 the idea emerged of making a replica of the vessel. The vessel was built using traditional means and is as close to the original as possible. The vessel was launched 6 June 2003. Ten tons of ropes were to be used in rigging the vessel, together with some 1,000 blocks and 1,800 m² sail, all produced as in the "old days". The first trial under sail was 18 April 2005. The project has so far cost some 250 million SEK.

The journey to China
The voyage is expected to take about two years, with the vessel returning  to Sweden in September 2007. Among the harbours to be visited are Cadiz, Recife, Cape Town, Singapore and Shanghai. The total list of legs with cities and distances are listed below.


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• Leg 1 - Gothenburg to Cadiz - 2,400 nautical miles
• Leg 2 - Cadiz to Recife - 3,100 nm
• Leg 3 - Recife to Cape Town - 4,200 nm
• Leg 4 - Cape Town to Fremantle - 4,900 nm
• Leg 5 - Fremantle to Jakarta - 1,800 nm
• Leg 6 - Jakarta to Guangdong - 2,000 nm and Shanghai - 900 nm
• Leg 7 - Shanghai to Hong Kong - 800 nm and Singapore - 1,800 nm
• Leg 8 - Singapore to Mauritius - 2,900 nm
• Leg 9 - Mauritius to Port Elizabeth and Cape Town - 2,400 nm
• Leg 10 - Cape Town to Ascension Island - 2,500 nm
• Leg 11 - Ascension to Azores - 4,700 nm
• Leg 12 - Azores to London and Gothenburg - 2,600 nm

The ship's present position