Russia Under Sail

[derek s.langsdon]

The 354-ft,three-masted Russian Sailing ship The "PALLADA" used to train Russian Naval Cadets will visit Kodiak,Alaska later this month (July 2011).
The visit will commemorate both the 50th Anniversary of the first manned Space Flight by Yuri Gagarin and the 270th Anniversary of the first contact by Russians with Alaskan natives. The ship will open for visitors on July 21/22 and on July 23rd the crew will host a film showing of "Discovery of Russian America" an English language Russian look at a piece of American history.
Kodiak residents were this week preparing to welcome the :Pallada" and it's complement of 102 Cadets.
The ship's itinerary also includes,Tokyo,Los Angeles and San Francisco.

(Source: The Kodiak Daily Mirror/The Associated Press)

derek-L/Norfolk.

[derek s.langsdon]

A little moe info on the "PALLADA"-seems to be quite a lot on Google under Russian sailing ships:-

In it's 22-year history The "Pallada" has sailed for 13 years,called at 102 ports in 35 countries and trained 12,000 cadets,midshipmen and students from all over Russia. The Guinness Book of Records lists The "Pallada" as the fastest sailing ship in the world. It can reach speeds in excess of 18 knots

On this current voyage Kodiak,Alaska is the first port of call before the U.S.(Canada ?) and Japan. Russian Naval Cadets on board come from the Primorye and Kamchatka territories. The "Pallada" sailed from Vladisvostok on July 1st.

(Source:- Novosti/Moscow July 14/2011)

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[derek s.langsdon]

CORRECTION to last ("Pallada") read...Vladivostok)

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