Thanks, Phil!
I brought my old Nikon D90 to Hamburg. The lens is Sigma 17-70 C. Autofocus with this combination was not perfect and I had to bin 20% of all pics right away. I only had this one lens and I could have used a longer lens at times. I covered the final regatta with just a phone, but as an overall picture and a little of video it was alright, too. In fact, I got so close to SAR Hermann Marwede that my phone pics (not the one I posted) are just fine!
These pictures underwent an accentuation edit in Adobe Lightroom. It does wonders even if the photos themselves are compromised in a way or another...
I had never been onboard a tug before - so it was a thrill for me to get on a harbour cruise on both Holland and Elbe (former Greenpeace). The Holland cruise was 3 hours with a buffet and bar. Both of these veterans are no tugs anymore, but the feeling is there at least fo me