aria . ▁The ▁ship ' s ▁home ▁port ▁is ▁V arna , ▁Bulg aria . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁The ▁general ▁per ception ▁is ▁that ▁Kal iak ra ▁is ▁a ▁reprodu ction ▁of ▁a ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁In ▁fact , ▁she ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁modern ▁sister ▁ships ▁designed ▁for ▁training , ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁being ▁ST S ▁P og oria ▁and ▁OR P ▁I sk ra . ▁Now ▁she ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁training ▁the ▁Naval ▁Cad ets ▁from ▁Nik ola ▁V apt s ar ov ▁Naval ▁Academy ▁in ▁V arna , ▁Bulg aria . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est ▁tall ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁She ▁has ▁participated ▁on ▁relatively ▁regular ▁basis ▁in ▁the ▁C ut ty ▁S ark ▁T all ▁Sh ips ▁reg atta , ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁S ail ▁Training ▁International ▁( ST I ) ▁Association . ▁During ▁the ▁Columb us ▁Race ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁years ▁j ub ile e ▁of ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁America , ▁Kal iak ra ▁sa iled ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁twice ▁and ▁finished ▁third ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 4 3 ▁ships . ▁ ▁On board ▁Kal iak ra ▁have ▁been ▁Juan ▁Carlos ▁of ▁Spain , ▁Crown ▁Prince ▁Ha ak on ▁of ▁Norway ▁and ▁many ▁other ▁personal ities . ▁ ▁S ail ▁Training ▁jour ne ys ▁are ▁performed , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tour ist ▁cru ises . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9