…and on February 21, 2011, the Russian yacht Delta moored to Barbados.
Russian yacht Delta started on June 12, 2011, from the Kremlin walls and successfully finished another phase of its round-the-world expedition, a three-week passage over the Atlantic.
We are happy to congratulate Capt. Nevzorov and his wife Elena who is taking part in such a complex voyage.
Yacht Delta’s Route over the Atlantic with the GLONASS System:
FROM THE ISLAND OF SAINT VINCENT (REPUBLIC OF CAPE VERDE/THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS/COORDINATES 16.53N 25W)
TO BARBADOS (THE LESSER ANTILLES/COORDINATES 13.04N 59.29W)
Once we sailed off from behind the Canaries, the wind rose up and raised the wave.
A strong wind brought clouds of sand from the Sahara and the visibility fell so low that we nearly missed the Tropic of Cancer, but thank the GLONASS system that guided us even in such tough conditions.
Since we had walked on the island of Tenerife, we returned to the island of Gran Canaria. If you ask why, the answer is simple: Because the yacht harbor of Las Palmas – a mecca for boaters.
It is the harbor of Las Palmas, where everyone gets ready for crossing over the Atlantic.
We didn’t feel like leaving the island of Lanzarote, either. But my mother was to fly and visit us for a week, so we sailed off to sea again, not waiting for the sunrise. We’re heading to another Spanish island called Tenerife and, as usual, navigating by GLONASS.
GLONASS expedition’s going on. But, frankly speaking, we have long gathered strength to leave the welcoming island of Graciosa. It was so great there. And only the feeling that it will be even better further made us to weigh the anchor.
A passage again and GLONASS brought us to the Canaries.
The first small island called Graciosa is less than 10km in diameter. It’s a small town and a cozy harbor.
The number of GLONASS satellites in the Earth orbit has been brought up to full strength of 24 spacecrafts and is now equal to the number of US GPS. Previously this year, five GLONASS satellites, four GLONASS-M and one GLONASS-K, were placed into orbit.
When leaving, we tested how GLONASS navigation worked. GLONASS works even in Africa. We passed by Casablanca, decided not to enter it, but we saw the Mosque which is westernmost and second largest in the world after Mecca.
At first, the weather during a three-day passage from Lisbon to Morocco did not make us happy. The sky was overcast by the coast of Portugal. However, that’s no obstacle for the reliable coverage of the GLONASS system. On November 21, 2011, our GLONASS navigator led us to the coast of Morocco, the vicinity of Casablanca, to the fishing port of Mohammedia.