“Apostle Andrew” is preparing to continue circumnavigation

Press-conference, devoted to a second circumnavigation of ‘Apostle Andrew’ yacht, was held in a yachting club ‘Spartak’ on the 26th of June.

Sailing yacht ‘Apostle Andrew’ is continuing its second circumnavigation. In the beginning it started from Saint Petersburg on the 14th of October, crossed The Atlantic in eight months, reached Antarctica, crossed the Pacific Ocean, and, finally, on the 5th of June anchored in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski.

A month of ‘settled’ port life is not leisure but a period of hard work. Sailors are to prepare to a final stage of their navigation: to replenish supplies and to repair the yacht, to renew visas and to replace some members of the crew.

On the 7th of July the yacht is hoisting sails again to settle them in four months in Saint Petersburg and, thus, to complete its circle around the Earth.

During the conference organized with ‘Spartak’ yachting club and ‘Adventure’ club of Dmitry Shparo the sailors reviewed the previous navigation and shared their tactic of passing the hardest segment of their future voyage -– Northwest Passage in Canadian Arctic Islands.

In his speech to journalists and guests, Nicolas Litau, the captain of ‘Apostle Andrew’, had thanked sponsors of the project, who made this circumnavigation real. In both navigations the crew used BASK clothing that was designed especially for yachting.

01.07.2002