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Recent Posts
- Yacht Russia 27th January 2021
- Yacht Russia – in Russian 23rd February 2020
- Arthur Beale 30th October 2019
- Bookharbour 11th July 2019
- Simplified visa regime for Kaliningrad 8th July 2019
- Tallinn 19th May 2019
- Leaving Russia 14th May 2019
- Neva River 10th May 2019
- Koshkinskiy Farwater 9th May 2019
- Bye Priozersk, hello again Konevets! 5th May 2019
- No water 24th April 2019
- Splash! 19th April 2019
- Snow and Sun 18th April 2019
- OCC Australian Award 29th December 2018
- Wintering in Russia 19th November 2018
- Yachting World 31st August 2018
- Priozersk again 25th August 2018
- Priozersk 21st August 2018
- Valaam 21st August 2018
- Konevets monastery 16th August 2018
- Dalyokaya Bukhta 16th August 2018
- Out onto the lake at last 16th August 2018
- River Yacht Club St Petersburg 14th August 2018
- Apostol Andrei 14th August 2018
- Towards Ladoga 13th August 2018
- It couldn’t end better 13th August 2018
- Sailing through St Petersburg 13th August 2018
- Russia at last 7th August 2018
- Tallinn 6th August 2018
- Mud Baths 6th August 2018
- Slow Progress 6th August 2018
- Apologies to Miss Perfect 19th July 2018
- Blue Dove on Marine Traffic 16th July 2018
- Boat Insurance for Russia. 16th July 2018
- Klaipeda 16th July 2018
- Warnemuende 12th July 2018
- Denmark 12th July 2018
- Hanseatica 12th July 2018
- No Wind and no Motor 3rd July 2018
- Kiel Canal 3rd July 2018
- Delfzjil 3rd July 2018
- Taskperson 3rd July 2018
- Friesland 3rd July 2018
- Repairs 3rd July 2018
- Coffee Grounds in the Sink 3rd July 2018
- Sistership and Sailing through Russia 5th June 2018
- Some practical comments 9th May 2018
- Peterson cutter digest 4146 9th May 2018
Tainui’s route
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“…a captivating adventure. I read the book at one setting and was very late to bed.(the book is) beautifully presented and bound, with noble images…half pilot book, half cruising yarn.”
“Vallentine is a semi-retired doctor from Australia with a dry, Aussie humour which he really needs as one crazy nonsense after another gets in his way. He is an unsung hero of ocean sailing.”
– Tom Cunliffe, Yachting World August 2018.
“[whether sailing or taking a river cruise]…this fascinating and entertaining book would be the ideal guide to take along. Everyone interested in cruising off the beaten path…as well as anyone with a specific interest in Russia, will enjoy this book.”
– Ocean Cruising Club book review
“What a fascinating book! Even if you never repeat the history-making voyage of Australian yacht Tainui, this is a great read. If you do plan such a venture, it is compulsory reading.”
– Afloat Magazine
A lively and informative combination journal and cruising guide for those who might follow. Whether you are planning the voyage yourself or just looking for an adventurous tale, Sailing Through Russia is a photo-filled gem that’s well worth the read.
– Cruising World
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Category Archives: Russia
Bookharbour
Cruising guide and travel take “Sailing through Russia” is now also for sale through Bookharbour in the UK. https://www.bookharbour.com/sailing-through-russia-from-the-arctic-to-the-black-sea
Simplified visa regime for Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is back on the map! Most useful for a sailor. Let’s hope that this part of the Baltic gets less deserted! Starting from July 1, 2019, nationals of 53 foreign States may be granted an e-visa to enter the … Continue reading
Leaving Russia
By Maxine Maters. Four more days in SPB, in Krestovskiy Marina. It is the usual with not terribly clean facilities and no water to bunker. But it had shore power and friendly marina people. It’s a tad far from the … Continue reading
Neva River
By: Maxine Maters A very talkative cab driver drove Bridget & Iain the next morning to the station from where they took the train back to SPB. They will do some more sightseeing whilst Dirk and I will sail Blue … Continue reading
Koshkinskiy Farwater
By: Maxine Maters (sailinginrussia.org) Unfortunately we had to turn down the invitation to join the monks at breakfast. This decision was aided by my dislike of the ubiquitous porridge. But we also had a 12-hour sail ahead of us and … Continue reading
Bye Priozersk, hello again Konevets!
By: Maxine Maters (https://www.sailinginrussia.org) Trust me to open the sailing season with the coldest weather imaginable. And again with snow! And this after a few days sightseeing in SPB in lovely warm weather. We watched the military parade rehearsal on … Continue reading
No water
Blue Dove is slowly getting ready for her summer travels. De-winterisation is taking so much time, not in the least because it is so cold. The nights are still very cold, around zero, with an icy easterly. By the time … Continue reading
Splash!
The crane turned up at 11am rather than at lunch time. I wasn’t early. The temperature at night had gone down to around zero and it took the small fan heater some time to heat up the boat in the … Continue reading
Snow and Sun
I am back in Priozyorsk, where the boat is on the hard. Priozyorsk is a small town 150km north of Saint-Petersburg on the west side of Lake Ladoga. The weather is beautiful and relatively warm, sunny but still with quite … Continue reading
OCC Australian Award
Dr John Vallentine receiving his OCC Australian Ward presented at Dinner in Sydney. https://oceancruisingclub.org/newsitem/576/OCC-Australian-Award-Presented-at-Dinner-in-Sydney (Photo courtesy of the OCC)
