In the Central House of Journalists, a press conference was held on the completion of the European phase of the round-the-world expedition on sailing yacht Delta

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In the Central House of Journalists, a press conference was held on the completion of the European phase of the round-the-world expedition on sailing yacht Delta

The expedition around the world started on Russia’s Indepence Day, June 12, 2011, from St. Basil’s Descent in Moscow. The voyage will last three years. Astern yacht Delta left the Russian rivers and lakes, the Baltic and the North seas, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay. The yacht is now at the pier of Lisbon and getting ready to sail through the Atlantic to the shores of America. Some of these days, a new member will join the crew, Doctor Alexander Vozdvizhensky. The yacht’s captain Andrey Nevzorov told the audience of the Central House of Journalists (via videoconferencing) about the readiness of the crew, the boat’s technical conditions, and the operation of the Russian navigation system GLONASS, autopilot.

Andrey Nevzorov warmly thanked all those who took part in the preparation of this voyage, among them the Russian Cruiser Club, LLC “Satellite Telecom,” the Center of Space Services, LLC “Mikstmarine,” the Russian Union of Journalists, and numerous other sponsors and assistants of the crew members.
“It’s worth a lot when you feel the support of people you both know and not,” said Andrey Nevzorov, “It was especially evident when the engine had broken and we had to repair it during two weeks. Once we posted a message about the breakdown on the Internet, we received offers to help from all over.”
“We are glad to take part in the promotion of Russian innovative technology and feel like we’re envoys of Russia. We’ll let you know in detail about our Atlantic phase via the Internet. For that, we have blogs and a special website www.theglonass.com.

In the Central House of Journalists, a press conference was held on the completion of the European phase of the round-the-world expedition on sailing yacht Delta

The participants of the press conference were Chairman of the Russian Union of Journalists Vsevolod Bogdanov, President of the Russian Cruiser Club Andrey Sharkov, Director General of LLC “Satellite Telecom” Dmitry Zakharov, Director General of LLC “Mikstmarine” Alex Vlasov, Director of the Center of Space Services Alexander Krutikov, the mother and children of Andrey Nevzorov, as well as traveling yachtsmen and journalists.

Press Service of the Russian Union of Journalists

Pictures by Alexander Vorobyov

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