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According to Rosmorrechflot, FSUE Rosmorport and the Seven Oceans maritime training centre have completed preparations for the international complex expedition "Routes of Russian Seafarers across Two Oceans" of the training sailing vessel of project PV33 "Slavyanka".
 
In November 2020, the organisers and participants of the expedition performed the necessary shipboard work to prepare the yacht for the voyage and successfully tested the sailing vessel of the PV33 project, "Slavyanka", at sea.
 
The start of the first stage of the international complex expedition "Routes of Russian Seafarers across two oceans" on the training sailing vessel of the project PV33 "Slavyanka" from the Turkish port of Marmaris with a passage across the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the Panama Canal is scheduled for early December 2020.
 
The following social and cultural programmes and projects will be organised during the voyage on board of the yacht and during the city visits:
 
• The "One World, One Ocean" programme - cultural and educational events for foreign visitors about Russia, its history, Russian language and Russian culture;
• The "Humanity's Reserves" project - hydrometeorological reconnaissance of the Sea Art Club's round-the-world voyage route on the barkentine "Running on Waves";
• The "Memory of Generations" programme provides information on the passage and visits of the expedition participants to memorials and memorial sites associated with Russian seafarers;
• The "Maritime Russia" project is a travelling photo-media exhibition on board of the vessel and in the press centre, telling about the history and current state of the national fleet, geographical discoveries, exploration of the Northern Sea Route, modern Russian ports and shipyards, river and sea cruising, maritime education, maritime shipping companies.
 
Besides, on board of the yacht during the crossing there will be held theoretical and practical training sessions with the crew members taking an examination to obtain a First Class Diploma of a sports sailing vessel helmsman in the Diploma Group of the Port of Vladivostok's Captain.
 
The expedition is organised by the Seven Oceans Maritime Training Centre in partnership with the Admiral Nevelsky Maritime State University, FSUE Rosmorport with the support of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation, the Federal Agency of Maritime and River Transport, FSUE Morsvyazsputnik, the interregional public organisation Marine Art Club, the Primorsky branch of the Russian Geographical Society - Society for Study of the Amur Region, Vladivostok Marine Assembly, as well as other state, public and commercial organisations.
 
Two-masted kech sailing yacht "Slavyanka" (MSN 503655) was re-equipped to class "0" sport sailing vessel (unlimited sailing) in accordance with the "Rules for Design, Construction, Repair and Maintenance of Sport Sailing Vessels" of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping.
 
The PV33 project was designed by the Marine Engineering Bureau.
 
The vessel is a steel sailing-motor yacht of two masts with ketch type sails, with a sloping bow and transom stern.
 
The vessel has the following main dimensions:
 
Overall length (including bowsprit) - 32.40 m;
Length between perpendiculars - 25.74 m;
Width - 7.20 m;
Height of boards from the gunwale - 3.20 m;
Height of a side taking into account ballast bulwark - 5.20 m;
Deadweight with allowance for ballast bulwark - 3.61 m;
Displacement at full-weight draught - 131 tons;
The area of the main sails is 495 m² (with gennaker 607 m²);
Height of mainsail from CWL is 35.3m, bisan mast is 24.4m.
 
In addition to the sails, the propulsion engines are two 210 kW diesels, each powered by its own propeller.
 
The vessel's power plant consists of two auxiliary diesel generators, each with a capacity of 32.5 kW.
 
She has an unrestricted range of 2000 nautical miles under engine and unlimited range under sail. The vessel has already completed several round-the-world voyages.
 
Freshwater replenishment of the voyage is to be provided by a desalination reverse osmosis plant and two freshwater collection and preparation tanks installed in the MoD.
 
Controllability when approaching or leaving a berth or shore is ensured by rudder shifting, bow thruster and the ability to operate the propellers 'outwind'.
 
A crew of 19 is accommodated in 7 double and 1 quadruple cabin, with an additional berth in the aft double cabin. The superstructure accommodates a saloon and wheelhouse with all-round visibility.
 
The living areas, wheelhouse and caboose are air-conditioned.
 
Pollution prevention is ensured by the presence of oily water collection tanks, a closed sewage and domestic water system with collection tanks and a food waste shredder in the galley.
 
Radio and navigation equipment as well as supply corresponds to the required equipment for sports sailing vessels with navigation category "0". The vessel's radio and navigation equipment, as well as supplies, complies with the requirements of category "0" sports sailing vessels. A class A vessel's Universal Automatic Identification System (AIS) with GPS/GLONASS support is also provided. The two echo sounders are completely independent of each other.
 
External communication facilities consist of VHF and MF/HF radios with DSC, INMARSAT-C ship earth station, COSPAS-SARSAT satellite EPIRBs.