Triple around the world: from Cape town to Vladivostok, in the same breath

Three Russian sailing vessel has completed the voyage around the world in honor of the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica and the 75th anniversary of the victory in the great Patriotic war. Six months at sea. The frigate “Pallada” and the barque “Sedov” 3 Jun solemnly met in Vladivostok, and the sailing ship “Kruzenshtern” — Kaliningrad. Great trip — behind 26 thousand nautical miles in three oceans, 6 ports organized by Agency.

This is a stunner, watch out for whom you, probably, forever — sailing ship coming into the port at the serene sea of Japan. This is our legendary bark “Sedov” sliding on the waves passing under the world’s longest cable — stayed bridge Russian. Native shore waiting and training frigate “Pallada” — its circumnavigation completed: 217 days behind 26 thousand miles. The students hurry to their native land.

the Captain and the crew meet extremely tasty. Lush fragrant loaf out of the hands of Cossacks and roasted suckling pig with baked apples. This technique is expensive, because behind unattainable for many modern ships of the sea expedition.

“75 days of autonomy, it never happened. From Cape town to Vladivostok, in the same breath,” said Nicholas Zorchenko, the captain of “Pallada”.

But such a spectacle as rhinestone three Russian sailing ship in the South Atlantic was found, not to see and for big money. And this, it should be noted that the December Atlantic is the most harsh and cruel at this time of year — and despite the storm that reaches these latitudes up to 9 points or more. The regatta is a 200-mile, dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica and the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war was successful.

How not to concentrate — these cadets for the first time in such harsh conditions, with the roll of their ship and not two hundred, not three hundred miles and more in particular the storm, touching, happened, the tip of the Rhea ocean waves.

“Kruzenshtern” comes neclothes rvym — heavy ship in a storm has the advantage. But the team did not disappoint.

Ilya Shestakov, head of Rosrybolovstvo — here is responsible for everything, including for the expedition. “The President ordered, and were allocated additional funds. Sailboats were prepared to participate in this expedition”, — said Shestakov.

About what it’s like in the Atlantic the Russian sailors, says a lot of factors. Here, for example, torn sail — a squally wind and load is unthinkable, “Kruzenshtern” even for the time I lost fore-mast — was restored.

But in a few hours of calm, while there is time and especially good tally knots, Bosun halts teaches cadets to throw the mooring end of the Ling with the bag. He is a senior boatswain Mikhail Privalov — called us upstairs, where the wind literally blows sailors with Rhea.

That’s such a difficult service of sailors here, “Krusenstern”, up here on this platform and raise the sails. And the height of the mast for a moment – almost 60 meters.

And here, at the height of three hundred miles from Buenos Aires and near the banks of the Uruguay, it becomes clear what it was for our pioneers then, 200 years ago, to open Antarctica. Without modern navigation and technical support. Cadets during the endless drills have experienced all the difficulties of this voyage for yourself.

In the port of Montevideo, by the way, our boat was visited by almost 8,000 people, and the monument to Thaddeus Bellingshausen is known to all, because Russian sailors revered.

love to all Russian and Russian history in South America, in Montevideo, is the fact that there appeared this wonderful monument to the sailor Thaddeus Bellingshausen — this despite the fact that to the coast of Uruguay Thaddeus Bellingshausen did not even come.

But this is footage of call “Krusenstern” in Kaliningrad — the expedition ended. Nine-month circumnavigation had to cut three monthand interfered with the pandemic. The crew worked the entire program in full, except that the bark was not included in a few European ports.

All during the voyage three of our sailing vessel “Kruzenshtern”, “Sedov” and “Pallada”, visited more than 40 ports in North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Ships and their crews covered about 100 000 nautical miles, almost all arrived at home ports. And only sailing ship “Sedov” moored in Vladivostok, will continue its way and will arrive very soon to his native home port in Kaliningrad.

Text: “News of the week”