 09.02.21 10:30
Training sailing yacht "Slavyanka" of the PV33 project arrived in the port of Alcaidesa (Spanish part of Gibraltar)
  
According to the Rosmorrechflot website, on 4 February 2021 the training yacht Slavyanka, a twin-masted sailing (ketch type) yacht of the PV33 project, arrived in Alcaidesa port (Spanish part of Gibraltar).
The Mediterranean stage of the transoceanic voyage of the sailing-motor yacht of the PV33 project "Slavyanka" within the framework of the International Expedition "Routes of Russian Navigators across Two Oceans" was completed.
The ''Slavyanka'' arrived in the port of Alcaides (Spanish part of Gibraltar) on Thursday 4 February. 2642.5 nautical miles covered from Marmaris, Turkey. The vessel was mooring for 37 days (26 days mooring in Crete for repairs and equipment replacement) and sailing for 25 days.
The first 5 days of sailing after the departure from Marmaris were calm, the rest of the time the voyage was under fresh headwinds of westerly gusts of 5 to 8 on the Beaufort scale. Quite often the wind increased to gale force.
During the Mediterranean crossing the vessel showed good seaworthiness, sailing confidently and almost no water on deck when storming on a wave.
The most memorable moment of the crossing was the passage of Hurricane Hortencia on 21-23 January 2021 near the Balearic Islands. At that time, wind gusts reached 40 metres per second and the Slavyanka was anchored under the shelter of the island of Minorca. Minorca, sheltering from the weather.
All crew members of the ''Slavyanka'' are in good health and are coping with the perils of the voyage without losing their sense of humour or desire to start the transatlantic crossing. The crew will leave Gibraltar in a few days, when the engine, other vessel equipment and rigging maintenance will be completed.
Across the Atlantic, the "Slavyanka" will have a destination in the port of Colon, the Atlantic "gateway" to the Panama Canal.
The PV33 project vessel "Slavyanka" will cross the Atlantic Ocean, pass through the Panama Canal and cross the Pacific Ocean with visits to Hawaii (USA) and Akita (Japan).
The aim of the voyage is to sail the PV33 project sailing yacht "Slavyanka" from Marmaris (Turkey) to Vladivostok (Russia) across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to memorialise outstanding people and significant events of the country's maritime past and on this basis create conditions for developing expeditionary sailing in Russia involving school children and long-term international cooperation in the field of sailing.
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 mm²);
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.
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