Category Archives: Russia

Towards Ladoga

The 30 mile trip from St Petersburg to beginning of the Neva River at Lake Ladoga is a slow one, with a relentless contrary current, varying between 2 and 4.5 knots. We anchored half way to catch up on sleep. … Continue reading

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It couldn’t end better

Sometimes a day could not end better. After that long trip up from St Petersburg we have anchored off the densely forested shore in 5 m of water, Blue Dove held steady by a 1 knot current. Maxine has gone … Continue reading

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Sailing through St Petersburg

Our journey upriver through St Petersburg was spectacular. We had rafted alongside a huge river barge and took on our pilot at 2 am. Blue Dove, the only yacht, joined a procession of commercial behemoths heading up the Neva. There … Continue reading

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Russia at last

A long, hot and windless trip from Tallinn finally, finally brought Blue Dove to St Petersburg. En route we stripped off for much needed douches in the Gulf of Finland. Sailing through the barrage into St Petersburg Bay was still … Continue reading

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Boat Insurance for Russia.

I always write about the boring stuff. In this case insurance for those who want to sail to Russia. Most foreign insurance companies seem too scared to cover yachts sailing in Russian waters. Ridiculous, but there you go. In Blue … Continue reading

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Sistership and Sailing through Russia

Sistership and Sailing through Russia (or the world rather) For all female readers out there, have a look at the new-ish magazine aimed exclusively at female sailors. It’s called “Sistership”. The magazine has just published it’s second issue (June 2018). … Continue reading

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Peterson cutter digest 4146

G’day All, To Go Where No Peterson Cutter Has Gone Before Last night, at the Royal Australian Naval Sailing Association, I attended friend and sailor John Vallentine’s launch of his new book, “Sailing Through Russia — From the Arctic to … Continue reading

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