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21.07.21 16:43
The training sailing yacht "Slavyanka" of the PV33 project passed two thirds of the expedition route across two oceans from Marmaris to Vladivostok



According to the Rosmorrechflot website, on 20 July 2021 the training yacht "Slavyanka", a twin-masted sailing (ketch type) yacht of the PV33 project, completed two thirds of the expedition route across two oceans from Marmaris to Vladivostok.
 
According to yacht captain Anatoly Shtanko, 3.600 miles behind stern is the Panamanian port of Balboa, which was marked by low winds in mid-June. But after a day, the wind came up and began to twist from south to north, changing speeds from calm to squally gusts, giving the crew of four quite a worry in the form of sailing drills.
 
Under the current weather and wind conditions, Slavyanka plans to be in Hawaii by the end of July. There, after some repairs to the rigging and sails and the replenishment of the supplies, the yacht, which has already passed the Mediterranean phase - Marmaris-Gibraltar, the Atlantic - Gibraltar-Panama, will enter the final stretch of the 4.000-odd-mile Pacific phase to the port of Vladivostok and the time to reach her home shores will be weeks, not months.
 
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.