Maneuvers at the ends of the world

February 17, 20202min read

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Maneuvers at the ends of the world
The Kruzenshtern and Pallada sailboats took part in joint maneuvering with four Russian yachts: Siberia, Ksanadu, Wind Dancer and Mon Coeur, heading to the shores of Antarctica at Bellingshausen station, www.russiansails2020 reports. ru.

For some time, in the Beagle Channel near Ushuaia, the ships went almost next to each other, so that crew members could greet each other not only with three beeps of ship typhon, but also personally send greetings to colleagues. Cadets, according to the old tradition, waved their caps.

In order to preliminarily calculate all the crew’s actions during maneuvering, captains Mikhail Yeryomchenko and Nikolai Zorchenko held a briefing under the guidance of the head of the navigation and practical training department of the BFFSA, Mikhail Novikov, in which skippers of junior class vessels also participated. The difficulty was that all vessels had different speeds, so, in mathematical terms, I had to bring a small fleet to a common denominator.

The captains of sports yachts left an entry in the book of honored guests of Kruzenshtern. They wished the crew of the legendary barque seven feet under the keel.

“Congratulations on the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica! It’s great when Russian sailors meet in such remote corners of the planet! Let us come from small yachts, and you are aristocrats of the seas, the more pleasant and honorable it is for us to participate in such a wonderful event. Fair wind, interesting routes! Hurray to the Russian fleet and Antarctica! ”, Wrote Vladimir Sharlaev.

For reference:

Yacht "Siberia" – port of registry Omsk. It follows the route Siberia – Antarctica – Siberia with the support of the Presidential Grants Fund. Captain R. Shcherbakov – Vice-President of the All-Russian Federation of Sailing, master of sports. He was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland of the I and II Degrees".

Yacht "Mon Coeur" – captain Nikolai Letau, Honored Master of Sports. He was awarded the Order of Courage of the Russian Federation, as well as the medal "For the Art of Navigation" (Great Britain).

Yacht “Wind Dancer” – captain Vladimir Sharlaev, commander – Konstantin Popov. Makes the transition along the route Ushuaia – Bellingshausen station – Academician Vernadsky station. 8 out of 12 crew members underwent internship at the Kruzenshtern UPS.

The Xanadu yacht is captain Maxim Ozernoy, the team is represented by sailors from St. Petersburg.

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