Excursion to the legendary sailing ship Kruzenshtern in Sochi

• Excursion to the legendary sailing ship Kruzenshtern in Sochi

Sailing ship "Kruzenshtern" - chetyrohmachtovy barque, named after the famous Russian explorer Ivan Kruzenshtern, the head of the first Russian world expedition 1803-1806 period. Home port - Kaliningrad.

In sailing long and unusual fate. To begin with, it is designed and manufactured in Germany, he was in the 1925-1926 years. By tradition, the names of ships gave women a great head of the family firm, and the naming had to begin with the letter "P". At this time, the highest honor went to the daughter of one of the owners, Christine Layesh eleven. girls hand did not tremble, a bottle of champagne smashed against the ship and forged stem ringing child's voice said: "I call you" Padua "!

After the Second World War, it was decided to divide the German Navy between the victor countries: the USSR, the USA and England. So, in January 1946 on the "Padua" was raised by the Soviet naval ensign, and in February, the ship was named "Kruzenshtern". Today belongs to the barque of the Baltic Fishing Fleet State Academy of Russia and used for training purposes. The greatest success and world fame "Kruzenshtern" made in 1992 in the regatta, dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America. Sailboat racing victories from Boston to Liverpool. In he developed record speed during the race - 17 4 units (32, 4 km / h). In addition, on account of the ship two circumnavigation in 1995-1996 and 2005-2006, the International transatlantic expedition in 2009-2010 and participated in many international regattas.

Especially for the Olympics, "Kruzenshtern" moored in the sea port of Sochi. Fifty students work as volunteers of the Games: to help settle the tourists on cruise ships, greeted the guests and promote the rule of law services ...

Barque "Kruzenshtern" - one of the largest in the world. Beautiful, proud ship:

Sailing bark develops greater speed than with motor (17 to 12 knots). On board we waited for an exquisite buffet: oysters, langoustines, caviar and champagne. It was unexpected, but pleasant:

Deck:

Under the supervision of cadets everyone could twist the wheel of the legendary sailing ship:

Emergency boat. Notice how the closed motor screw - This is not to beat him about the pitfalls in unfamiliar waters:

The water area of ​​the port looks deserted. It is strange that many local boat owners are not docked at the Olympic Games time:

Cabin cadets. In one room accommodated 25 persons:

Device for disinfection. Since the ship a lot of closed spaces, destroy microbes in this way:

The dining room and at the same time, the training part. At the cadets three shifts on watch, work and training. Every day, students are changing. Someone learns who is working on the ship, and so on. Etc .:

There is a map where the icon indicates the current parking vessel:

wardroom for the officers. Then we covered the dinner:

By the way, sailing even has its own wine. Pretty good:

The engine room:

The Museum of History sailboat. Here are collected all the awards, which won the ship:

wheelhouse:

For journalists made a small entertainment program:

Souvenirs: