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      Night attack in Cape Verde
      The German site YACHT online reported an attack by bandit armed with knives on the crews of two yachts with German and Swiss crews during an overnight stay at the town of Tarrafal (Santiago island, Cape Verde).

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The site admitted that the news is not the latest: the attacks took place in February. However, according to journalists, the information may be useful for those who plan to visit Santiago (this is the largest of the islands of the Cape Verde archipelago) in the future.

So, two charter yachts – Oceanis 393 (with three passengers) and Sun Odyssey 519 (with five) – were attacked on the island of Santiago. After dark, boats were attacked by armed bandits. Everyone who was on the yachts was tied up, after which the bandits began to look for valuable things. As a result, cash, credit cards, mobile phones, tablets, watches and jewelry became their prey. Even the wedding rings!

In the morning, the crews of both yachts turned to the police, but there they did not help. According to YACHT online, the impression was that the police were simply afraid to get involved with the bandits, who, most likely, were "guest performers" from Senegal, located relatively close to it.

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© YACHT online

The website acknowledged that the news is not the most recent attacks took place in February. However, according to journalists, the information may be useful for those who are planning to go to Santiago (it is the largest island of the archipelago of Cape Verde) in the future.

So, the two taken in a Charter yacht Oceanis 393 (with three passengers) and a Sun Odyssey 519 (five) –was attacked on the island of Santiago. After dark the boats were attacked by armed bandits. Everyone who was on the yacht, tied up, then the bandits began to look for valuables. As a result, their prey were cash, credit cards, mobile phones, tablets, watches and jewelry. Even wedding rings!

In the morning the crews of both yachts went to the police, but there is nothing did not help. Writes YACHT online, the impression that the police are simply afraid to mess with the bandits, who, very likely, was the “guest performers” from located relatively close to Senegal.

Recall that the record of 36 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 2 seconds – 2018 belongs to Giovanni Soldini and Maxi trimaran Maserati Multi 70. To improve the achievement of the Italians, the French must cross the finish line, passing under the bridge of Queen Elizabeth II on the Thames, not later than 11 hours, 36 minutes and 58 seconds on Saturday 23 February.

Francis Guiana 63 years. He is the winner of many prestigious races, and that he 2017 belongs to the Jules Verne Trophy.

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      Jouillon: and again the attack on the record
      This morning, the famous French skipper Francis Jouillon, along with a crew and four people, went on an IDEC Sport maxi-trimaran from Hong Kong to London: their goal is to set a new world record on the classic Tea Race route. The distance is 15 thousand nautical miles (approximately 28 thousand kilometers).

Recall that the record – 36 days, 2 hours, 37 minutes and 2 seconds – from 2018 belongs to Giovanni Soldini and maxi-trimaran Maserati Multi 70. To improve the achievement of the Italians, the French must cross the finish line, passing under the Queen Elizabeth II bridge on the Thames , no later than 11 hours 36 minutes and 58 seconds on Saturday, February 23.

Francis Jouillon is 63 years old. He is the winner of many prestigious races, and he has been the owner of the Jules Verne Trophy since 2017.

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April 11, 2019

      Another attack of paranoia
      The Estonian Foreign Ministry, without giving any reasons, refused the Sedov sailing ship to enter the country's territorial waters.

In this connection, the Russian Embassy in Estonia issued a Statement, in which it assessed the “ban on the Russian training ship Sedov on the planned April 13-14 this year. entry into the territorial waters of the Republic of Estonia as an unfriendly act of the Estonian authorities, carried out, especially, on the eve of the forthcoming trip to Moscow of the President of Estonia. "

Further, the Statement of the Russian Embassy states:

“Many residents of the Estonian capital have remembered last year’s entry into the port of Tallinn of two Russian sailing ships, Sedov and Mir, which was a real celebration for Tallinn’s people who had an excursion aboard both vessels.

The arrival of the sailboat “Sedov”, which changed after repair and restored its original appearance, was awaited in Tallinn with undisguised impatience even now. It is easy to imagine the great disappointment that local residents will experience when they learn about the ban. ”

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It is worth recalling that just a month ago, the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Department issued a regular review of threats to international security, in which 61 pages out of 67 were immediately devoted to Russia.

Shortly after the release of this more than strange document, we at Yacht Russia commented on some of its passages. They noted, in particular, that an entire chapter of the Review is devoted to the “practice of using civil courts by Russia”. Using the example of the sailing ship Mir that visited Tallinn in the summer of 2018, it was described how Russian civil vessels (including private sailing yachts) allegedly tried (or tried to) to enter the waters where exercises of other states are being held or to enter “ for shipping areas. "

Especially the authors of the report did not like the fact that during their visits to the ports of western countries the crews of these ships actively communicate with representatives of the local Russian communities. He also amused the passage about the presence of “polite people” in the crews of Russian sailing yachts and training sailing ships leading preventive reconnaissance, so to speak, of the future theater of operations.

Well, paranoia is not yet deadly, but already very, very dangerous.

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It is clear that the refusal of “Sedov” to enter the territorial waters of Estonia is a continuation of the former openly stupid policy of the authorities of the country. And it is not surprising that this decision was made just a few days before the visit to Moscow of Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid.

It remains to add that Mikhail Novikov, the captain-tutor of “Sedov”, said that the decision of the Estonian Foreign Ministry would have no effect on the further navigation plans of the famous bark, and the vessel would continue on its way bypassing Tallinn.

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