sentences:  This might have been mainly due to enthusiasm sparked by the German reunification, as the sea border was open for the first time in decades.Main attractions in past years were German Navy's training ship "Gorch Fock", the "Alexander von Humboldt (ship)" and the "Peace" from Jamaica.Every Hanse Sail is usually opened by prominent personalities of the time such as Gerhard Schröder or Wolfgang Thierse.