He walked alone thousands of miles across the vast ocean, circumnavigated the entire globe and experienced many amazing moments. His name is familiar to every adventurer who has linked his destiny with the sea.
The youthful years of the future traveler
Victor was born in 1948, in the small resort village of Lazarevskoye, which is currently one of the districts of the city of Sochi. The boy was the eldest son in the family and helped his parents raise two younger brothers. Victor's father, Arkady Semenovich, was an ordinary carpenter. It was he who instilled in his eldest son a love of carpentry and woodworking. His mother worked as a school teacher - from her the boy inherited perseverance and strength of character.
The future yachtsman dreamed about the sea all his adult life. He was engrossed in Jack London and believed that someday he would definitely go to the distant past, about which books would be written. A few days before the boy’s 14th birthday, his father died at sea, going out with a friend on a small boat. A strong storm began, and they were unable to return to shore. That day, Victor clearly realized that he would definitely connect his life with the sea and be able to defeat the rebellious elements.
After school, the guy entered the naval school, then his middle brother Anatoly was accepted there. The youngest, Slavik, trained as a design engineer. This plan was deliberately developed by the brothers so that everyone could design, build and master yachts together.
On the way to a dream
Under Lazarevskaya, it functioned, which became a real second home for all the Yazykov brothers. It was here that their first one took place, here they learned how to skillfully handle sails, build boats, yachts and dinghies.
After serving in the army, Victor went to the Far East to engage in fishing. This work gave him tremendous experience, hardening and allowed him to really assess his own capabilities. Yazykov and his team traveled across the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk, and visited Japan. A job that brought in a solid income was still not what Victor had dreamed of all his life. He was drawn to his native shores of the warm Black Sea.
Having given up fishing, Yazykov devoted all his time to building ships. In 1986, he had to interrupt this activity due to an accident at Chernobyl nuclear power plant- he becomes one of its liquidators. He returns to his favorite activity after receiving a hefty dose of radiation. From 1988 to 1990, Victor builds the yacht Phasis and takes part in the Whitbread race, during which one of the crew members dies. Then Yazykov trains for several months in England, adopts new technologies for building and repairing yachts there, and also establishes close relationships with the best designers.
In 1990, Yazykov completed the construction of the Laguna yacht, his brainchild, with which 2 years later he took part in the Transatlantic race along the route from Great Britain to America.
Transatlantic race
87 daredevils took part in the event, starting from Plymouth in June 1992. For the first time, the Russian flag flew among the pennants of other individuals who decided on this adventure. Yazykov wrote in the ship's log that he was finally able to fulfill his long-term dream.
The yacht "Laguna" had a good start and for a long time went quite quickly, but after 25 days the ship fell into a prolonged calm. The long-awaited wind did not help to overcome the remaining distance, as the yachtsman made an unfortunate mistake and got lost. As a result, Laguna managed to enter the port on the 27th day of the race, receiving 4th place in its class and 37th place in the overall standings. Despite the failure, he did not lose his attractiveness for the experienced sailor Viktor Yazykov.
Participation in other races
After finishing in America, Yazykov decided to earn some money for the trip home, but very quickly changed his plans and decided to start a joint project with American Bob Adams. The yachtsmen planned to build a new yacht to participate in the Around Alone race, which was to take place from 1994 to 1995. Unfortunately, we did not have the opportunity to take part in the competition during this period, so we began to prepare for the next one - from 1998 to 1999.
The yachtsmen faced many obstacles during preparation, and as a result, 3 days before the start, Bob canceled his participation. Yazykov himself was late for the start, however, despite this, he went into the race and became the owner of many titles awarded to him based on the results of the race: “Yachtsman of the Month” from the professional magazine “Seahorse”, “Yachtsman of the Year” from the All-Russian Sailing Federation, “Man of the Year" from the Russian Biographical Institute.
In 2000, Viktor Yazykov, on his yacht “Wind of Change”, came second to the finish line at the Transatlantic Single Race. He then goes on to build several more yachts, making each new vessel even more advanced than the previous one.
The end of an era of racing
Despite the fact that he occupied a special place in the life of the yachtsman, he decides to completely abandon participation in racing and devote himself to another activity. Yazykov creates his famous yacht “Daughter of the Winds” and sets off on a test voyage in his native Black Sea.
In 2008, Viktor Yazykov, together with the crew, passes through this ship. In 2009, on the same yacht, he set off on his next solo trip from Charleston () to Southampton (UK). “The Daughter of the Wind” turned out to be the ideal vessel that the yachtsman had been missing for many years.
Currently, Viktor Yazykov continues to do what he loves. During his entire yachting career, he crossed Pacific Ocean, 10 times - , and walked around the globe alone twice. He is also known as a man who performed a unique operation on himself on the high seas: during one of the races, Yazykov had to remove a huge tumor on his arm. This man became a real legend during his lifetime.
The editor of the sailing department of "KiYa" Andrey Petrov met in Moscow with the famous Russian yachtsman Viktor Yazykov and asked him to answer several questions.
- In the series of round-the-world races that start almost every year, be it round-the-world races for singles or yachts with full crews, everyone is so different, not similar to one another. Victor Arkadyevich, which of them do you personally prefer, and which race, in your opinion, is the most sporting?
- “Whitbread”, perhaps, has been and remains the most spectacular and sporting competition in the world of sailing. Although I personally prefer solo racing. It is mine. You see, I have subordinated my entire life to achieving a certain result: when I did something, I always mentally imagined how it would help me achieve my goal. I doused myself cold water, hardening himself and preparing himself for swimming in cold latitudes, he did push-ups and pull-ups on the crossbar, preparing to climb the mast. As he himself programmed, this is how his whole life went. Of course, in the matter of special knowledge, I was guided by the solution of my problems - I read a lot of literature, studying the issues of designing and managing a yacht.
- By the way, what competitions, in your opinion, have the greatest influence on the constructive development of modern yachts today?
Undoubtedly, this is a competition for single sailors. These races take place on yachts of the open class "Open-60", where there are no restrictions and nothing holds back the design idea. Realizing this, the organizers of the Whitbread circumnavigation also introduced a class of 60-footers into the competition, which are very close in their characteristics to the Open-60, but even this is not the same thing. This is still not an open class, but a “W-60” class with its own restrictions on design, materials, etc.
- What is your forecast regarding progress in yacht design, what will the changes affect first?
This is very interest Ask. Indeed, it would seem that after water ballast was invented, what else could one expect? But then swinging keels, turning masts, bow centerboards, etc. appeared. It seems to me that the great prospects for yacht building are related to the materials used. There are interesting developments in this area, but even wood, in my opinion, now undeservedly ignored by the builders of racing yachts, has not yet exhausted all its capabilities. In addition, a lot of people are working with masts now - interesting solutions constantly arise here. Of course, we need to continue working with the underwater part, keels and centerboards.
- What, in your opinion, are the main components of overall success in the race: the personal and sporting qualities of the racer, the characteristics of the boat, and maybe luck and luck?
When talking about single-handed sailor racing, the word “luck” should be completely eliminated from the lexicon. There is intuition and instinct, which are developed with experience. They help in setting the right course when it comes to finding the best wind conditions. But I repeat - there are no accidents in such races; any success or failure is natural. Unforeseen situations, of course, arise, as happened, for example, with our yacht, when it collided with a huge sinkhole - about a meter in diameter. An old fiberglass boat would likely have suffered a fatal hole, but the Wind of Change, made of a complex laminate with a heavy middle layer of balsa and outer layers using high-strength modern fibers (such as carbon), was not damaged as much. And this is a natural outcome, because already at the design stage we believed that its strength characteristics would be obviously higher than usual.
As for the sports abilities of a yachtsman, it seems to me that we should talk here, first of all, not about the qualities of the racer, but about the qualities of a person in general. The quality of a yacht depends on the person. For example, we have quite a lot of experience in designing and building yachts. But many participants in the circumnavigation of the world do not understand at all why certain engineering solutions are used in the design of their boats. They believe that they have no need to know this: there are designers, they say, let them think. Although, in my opinion, this position often does not allow racers to see the roots of the problems they encounter at sea, and prevents them from assessing the effectiveness of the technologies and design solutions used. Of course, if a person is head and shoulders above others in his racing training, he can probably afford such an attitude. However, as the race showed, most participants were unable to identify the flaw inherent in all yacht projects designed by the Fino group. All of these boats had swinging keels and centerboards that were too far forward. This arrangement of fins is ineffective, and the centerboards almost do not work. And none of the racers, by the way, who have extensive experience sailing on such yachts, even thought about the possible inefficiency of the system. This was the case until the end of the trip around the world. Only when they saw before their eyes an example of a different design in the person of the “Wind of Change”, they were able to ask this question. Our boat is fundamentally different from Fino yachts. It’s just a shame that we can’t fully implement all the ideas and developments in the finished project. There are always difficulties along the way - financial, organizational - and we do not fully implement what we really intended.
- Do your words mean that among the yachts participating in the last race you cannot single out a project worthy of your ideas?
I say with complete sincerity that my boat is the best I have ever seen. There are practically no flaws in it. There are shortcomings that can be eliminated, but there are no design flaws, and in other boats they are obvious. My yacht has excellent performance and is easy to control. "Wind of Change" is the only yacht that sailed almost half of the voyage without an autopilot. The whole world could see that the boat was moving perfectly on its own, when I was simply unable to get on deck for a whole day on the day of the elbow surgery that everyone remembers. So, in 24 hours, the yacht, going to the backstay, covered 240 miles - this also says something. The boat is superbly balanced.
So I will prefer not to comment on projects that have, what is obvious to me, significant shortcomings. But as for the designers with whom I sympathize, I could single out Mark Lambard, with whom we met, and whose views on yacht design are close to me.
- Can you tell me anything about your new project?
At the moment I can clearly imagine what this yacht will be like. Of course, it will retain the main features of “Wind of Change”. Although there is something to change. And the point is not even that we are trying to avoid repeating some mistakes. It’s just that the “Wind of Change” was designed to be quite habitable, with a long-term view of its operation after the race. Now, most likely, I will make a purely racing version of the yacht, which will entail some changes in the location of the centerboards and lifting mechanisms, which will be reflected in the height of the side.
- When talking about the yacht, you constantly use the pronoun “we”: we did it, we participated...
A lot of people took part in the project. Some of the names of the people who helped us are written on board the yacht.
- Which of the race participants do you know best, who do you like?
We talked a lot with Mike Garside - he is very interesting person. It so happened that he was the first to approach me and introduce himself. It turned out that he and I had a common military background: I served in the Airborne Forces, and he served in the special forces of the British Royal Forces.
- Do you think the results of the race are natural, do they reflect the actual picture of events and the athletic abilities of the racers?
It’s difficult to answer unequivocally... For example, I think that Marc Tierselin (2nd place - editor’s note) is a very strong racer. And the breakdown of the mast played a fatal role in the fact that he lost to Soldini. Soldini is also a competent racer, a person who understands yacht design more than others, he is one of those who first paid attention to the features of our yacht. He, of course, has a lot of experience in ocean racing, but Mark Tierselin is also a serious racer.
- Can we say that just increasing the length of the boat to 50 feet would bring you into the company of leaders?
Of course, the length of the yacht is of great importance. In practice, the gap between my yacht and the leaders’ yachts directly depended on average speed, which was determined by the length. And besides, at the first stage I had only one set of sails on board, consisting of a mainsail and a jib.
- Is the injury received at sea completely healed?
Yes, nothing worries me anymore. By the way, Oksana Makhno, a former Russian citizen and doctor who now lives in New Zealand, helped me cope with the disease. While stationed in Oakland, she gave me special therapy for a couple of weeks on my elbow and completely healed it.
- Memorable moments difficult situations, besides the injury - were you in the race?
For a number of reasons, and, in particular, due to the reduced mass of the keel bulb, the stability of the boat was insufficient. Several times the yacht capsized and laid its sails on the water. One day, a strong wind suddenly tossed the mainsail and capsized the yacht. I waited for a while, trying to figure out what to do: either batten down the hatch if the boat continued to capsize, or remove the sails and try to return it to an upright position. As a result, it led slightly, and further capsizing stopped, the boat froze with a list of 120 degrees. After half an hour, I managed to remove the mainsail, and the yacht stood on an even keel.
Modern yachts are equipped with last word equipment, but the risk of capsizing is no less, because all boats are forced with sails.
- During the race, many reproaches were leveled at the Fino designers - their boats were not restored after capsizing...
Here there is a design error made during the design. I don’t even know how one can explain this attitude towards the development of yachts. Back in 1993, when I was designing a 50-foot yacht, ordering it from the design bureau of Jan Havlet, we thought a lot about the issue of capsizing the yacht. A pronounced sheer deck was designed, with the bow and stern raised and the sides piled high. In an overturned state, such a boat relied only on small volumes of the stern and bow ends and, due to lack of stability in this position, would return to its original position. I thought about it even then, and I don’t understand why Fino’s designers don’t think about it now. It seems to me that they simply could not find any other way to develop the racing potential of their yacht within the framework of the concepts they proposed, except by increasing the width. This path was chosen, in general, long before the swinging keels appeared. But they were unable to predict the situation when a yacht with such a wide deck would find it difficult to turn back after capsizing. At one time, many famous racers, such as Philippe Ginto, believed that such big boat, like "Open-60", cannot capsize at all. But it happened to our boat, it happened to Isabelle Autissier - and in fairly calm conditions. Those. Capsizing is always possible in principle, you just need to make sure that the boat capsizes back just as easily.
- Are your immediate plans related to swimming?
Yes, sure. The singles race across the Atlantic from Plymouth to Newport is coming up soon, starting on June 4th. These are traditional competitions that will be held for the 11th time.
- By the way, do you ever have a desire to switch to multihulls?
It would be really interesting, but not now. I would like to work with the ideas that exist for monohull yachts. The prospects here are very interesting, and you will agree that it is stupid to abandon this topic, being, as they say, on the cutting edge.
-Who was your role model, who did you look up to, whose books did you read?
At one time, when I read Mankin’s books, for me it was a very important stage in my development. I also read Elvström. But perhaps the most interesting and closest to me was the Frenchman Bernard Moitisier. I read his book translated into English, and it made an indelible impression on me. It was here that I found a description of those experiences that are close to me, which I myself had the opportunity to experience. Of course, I had heard a lot about him before and read something. Now, when I read his book, I felt that we were very close. Now I'm re-reading it again.
- Are experiences very important to you?
What is important for a person in life? His feelings, what he sees and tries to comprehend, what he learns... Important questions are about what truth is, why we were born, why we live? And this is exactly what you can think about at sea. Here you experience real unity with nature, you feel like a part of space. Here comes a priceless feeling of freedom.
- A few words for young people, please...
Having spent my entire life building my own yachts, I have finally acquired the experience, knowledge, and capabilities that allow me today to make modern racing cars. They contain the experience of all the years that I devoted to yachting. Young people who want to build competitive racing yachts themselves will face big challenges. At least in matters of searching and purchasing materials. In addition, all this is now very expensive. But, if your desire is strong, you will undoubtedly find ways to solve the problem. To be honest, when I started my journey, I didn’t really believe that I could reach the level that I have reached today. I built my now famous “Lagoon” just to sail - and this is what my innocent idea led to. In general, simply incredible things often happen in life. If you really love what you do, the results will come, they will definitely come. The main thing is to work. The proverb tells us: fate deals the cards. However, we play these cards ourselves.
Yazykov Viktor Arkadevich born on October 29, 1948 in the village. Lazarevskoye (Sochi). In the army he served in the Airborne Forces.
1970 - Graduated from the nautical school in Nakhodka. Upon graduation, he worked as a navigator of the fishing fleet in the Far East.
1979 - Brought the first Soviet yacht to Japan.
1986 - Participated in the liquidation of the Chernobyl accident.
1989-90 - Participated in the round-the-world race "Whitbread 1989/90" (stages I and II) on the Soviet yacht "Fasisi", in the construction of which he took part (see "KiYa"
(1948-10-29 ) (64 years old)Yazykov Arkady Semenovich
Yazykova Nina Ivanovna
Yazykova Lyudmila Vasilievna
Yazykov, Viktor Arkadevich(October 29, Lazarevskoye village, Krasnodar Territory - Russian, Soviet yachtsman, traveler, designer and creator of yachts, participant in many competitions, regattas and round-the-world races, crossed 8 times Atlantic Ocean and 5 times - Quiet.
Biography
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Birth, early years
Viktor Yazykov was born in the village of Lazarevskoye, near Sochi.
At the age of 13, he was left without a father, dropped out of school and went to work at a local shipyard as an apprentice. The idea to dedicate my life to the sea was born early, in 1962. There was a yacht club at the Lazarevskaya shipyard. It was here that he first mastered the skills of handling sails. It must be said that both father, mother, and younger brother Stanislav worked at the Lazarevskaya shipyard. Yazykov himself built his first dinghy in the courtyard of his house. Then he built the catamaran "Hummingbird" - as expected, according to the drawings.
Military service. He served in the Airborne Forces and was demobilized as a sergeant major in a company of paratroopers.
After the army in 1970, he entered the Far Eastern Naval School, navigating department. He studied on the same course with the future captains of modern large-capacity sailing ships “Pallada” and “Sedov” Yuri Arsentyev and Nikolai Zorchenko, as well as with Pyotr Sosedov, who later became a famous TV director. Since 1974, he worked on the ships of the USSR MRH.
Yachtsman career
A typical fragment of a sailing regatta
Achievements, races, projects
A unique surgical operation on the high seas
Oddly enough, Yazykov’s worldwide fame was brought not by victories in regattas and races, but by a unique medical operation that he performed on himself on the high seas.
During a long race, Victor injured his arm; abrasions on his right elbow led to a huge, yellow-purple tumor, the pain of which prevented him from doing anything. The racer was separated from the nearest port by many hundreds of miles. Contacted the race committee. From there they organized a consultation with retired US Navy doctor Daniel Carlin. The operation took a painfully long time, and there was no way to stop the bleeding. I applied tourniquets, then cut them... I warmed my hand for several hours. I fortified myself with red wine and chocolate and fell into a deep sleep. I woke up 8 hours later, it became easier... Meanwhile, on autopilot, Yazykov’s yacht showed the best speed of the entire race and covered 239 miles.
Basic principles of life
Investing himself in a business to the maximum - no matter what he does - only then can he get the maximum in return. After such difficult lessons, you come to the understanding that there is no other way in life - this is a law that cannot be broken. And whoever violates it greatly regrets it.
Notes
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NDP Guinness Book of Records - NPL.
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Diploma, NDP “For will and courage during the round-the-world race in 1999, Viktor Arkadyevich Yazykov was awarded the title “Person of the Year” in the “Sport” category.
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Against the backdrop of the sea, a childhood photograph of Victor - kr.
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Victor's House - Wed, NPL.
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Captain Alexey Grishchenko climbs onto the sail - cr., Poland.
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People on the ship welcome yachtsmen - cf.
Yacht at sea - Wed, NPL.
Honored Master of Sports V. Maslachenko speaks (synchronously) - kr., impact.
Sea - kr., impact.
Anchor - kr., Poland.
The dog is lying near the stairs of the house - kr.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr.
Victor and his guy are building a boat - cf.
Victor ties a ribbon to the champagne - kr., departure.
Victor's wife Lyudmila breaks champagne on the side of the yacht, PNRM. on Victor - MS., PNRM.
Everyone hugs Victor - MS., PNRM.
A hand throws flowers on board the yacht - kr., NPL.
Yacht over water - kr.
Victor and his friends - Wed, impact.
Roses on a yacht - kr.
Newsreels of the 1990s:
Victor on a yacht - kr., impact.
Yacht at sea - Wed, departure.
Sea - kr.
Photo of Victor against the backdrop of the sea - kr., impact.
Victor works on a yacht - kr.
Hand with a ruler - kr., NPL.
The inscription on the yacht - kr.
Victor at work, Poland on the NDP on a yacht - cf.
Victor - kr.
Victor walks on the yacht - Wed, Poland.
Woman - kr.
Victor is sitting on a yacht - cf.
The flag on the yacht - kr.
Yacht at sea - cf.
NDP Transatlantic Race 1992.
Yachts at sea - commonly, impact.
The bow of the yacht - kr.
Yacht at sea - cf.
Yachts at sea - Wed, Poland.
The flag on the yacht - kr.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr., NPL.
Sea - kr., departure for the yacht.
Victor on the yacht - kr.
Dolphins in the sea - kr.
Yacht at sea, Poland on the flag - kr.
The director and presenter of the “Cinema Travelers Club” program, Yu. Senkevich, is speaking (synchronously) - kr., departure.
Yachts at sea - commonly.
Yacht at sea - kr., NPL.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr., NPL.
Yachts at sea - commonly.
PNRM. on the map (route of the round-the-world race) - kr., NPL.
Newsreel 1992:
Yacht at sea, thunderstorm - kr.
Storm, yacht at sea - kr.
Victor - kr.
A yachtsman lowers himself along a rope into the water. (above).
The yachtsman is lifted onto the yacht - kr.
Sail - kr., NPL.
Yacht at sea - cf.
Newsreels of the 1990s:
Victor is building a yacht.
Construction of a yacht - various.
Photo of the assistants in the construction of the yacht, Victor's brothers.
The guy polishes the boat, PNRM. Victor and B. Adams, helping to build the yacht - cf.
Adams, PNRM. on Victor - CU.
Victor and his brothers - MS., PNRM.
Drawing of the boat, Poland on Victor and the boat builders - commonly.
Victor and the cat are sitting in a boat, hitting Victor - kr.
The crane holds the boat - commonly., NPL, Wed.
NDP "Wind of Change".
A woman breaks champagne on a boat, among people, everyone applauds - cf.
Flowers are thrown into the yacht - cf. (above).
A train passes, PNRM. on people standing in the port - commonly, departure.
Yachts in the port - commonly.
Photo: Victor and mourners - Wed, NPL.
Photo: children give Victor a painting - cf.
Picture - a sailboat with a firebird - cr., Impact.
Picture: yachtsman on a sailboat - kr., hitting.
Victor on the yacht - Wed, NPL.
Victor hugs a guy - Wed, NPL.
Victor hugs a man - Wed, NPL.
Meeting Victor - Wed, NPL, cr.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr.
A loaded yacht stands at the pier - Wed, impact (from above).
Victor walks near the yacht - kr., NPL.
Yacht at sea - kr.
Another yacht - kr.
Two yachts at sea - cf.
Yacht at sea - kr., NPL.
PNRM. from the water to the yacht - CU.
The girl at the computer - kr.
Victor and the girl - kr.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr.
Victor on a yacht at sea - kr.
Part (film) No. 3
Newsreel 1998-1999:
Victor adjusts the sails - kr.
Victor pulls the rope of the sail - kr.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr.
Victor on the yacht.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr.
The sea through the window of the yacht - kr.
Yacht at sea - kr., impact.
The man at the map - cf.
Newsreel 1998-1999:
People at the devices - commonly., Poland (above).
Victor on the yacht - MS.
Ship's log, PNRM. up to the picture - NPL.
A hand writes in a journal - kr. (double exposure).
Journal entry - kr., NPL.
Yacht at sea - kr.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr.
Newsreel 1998-1999:
Victor pulls the sail - cf.
Victor with a sore arm - kr., NPL.
Victor pulls the sail - cf.
Victor bandages his hand - kr., NPL.
Route map - kr., impact.
The man at the screens - cf.
Fax - kr.
The man at the screen - kr., NPL.
A man - kr., Poland on the keys.
Text on English language- kr.
Yacht at sea - kr.
Victor is tying the steering wheel on the yacht - Wed, NPL.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr.
Newsreel 1998-1999:
Yacht at sea - kr.
Victor unwinds the bandage from his hand - kr. (double exposure).
Victor lubricates his elbow - kr. (double exposure).
Victor puts on rubber gloves - kr. (double exposure).
Victor performs an operation - kr. (double exposure).
Victor tightens the tourniquet on his arm (double exposure).
Yacht at sea - kr.
Text in the newspaper in English - kr., Impact.
There is a yacht on the TV screen, Victor - kr.
A man and a woman are crying.
Newspaper - Wed, cr., NPL.
Photo of Victor - kr., impact.
Victor on the yacht - kr.
Yacht at sea - cf.
The cameraman is filming from another yacht - cf.
Yacht at sea - kr.
Newsreel 1998-1999:
Greeting people on boats - kr.
The Russian flag on the yacht - kr.
Yacht - MS.
Those who greet them board the yacht to visit Victor - cf.
A man looks through binoculars - cf.
The yacht sails up to the pier, Victor greets those who meet him - cf.
Victor on a yacht - Wed, hitting Victor.
Victor with champagne and pie in his hands - kr.
Victor speaks in English - kr.
Press conference - Wed
Victor at the reception - Wed, Poland.
Victor hugs his wife Lyudmila - kr., NPL.
Photo: Lyudmila and her son fishing - kr.
Newspaper, photo of Victor and Lyudmila - kr.
Photo: Victor and Lyudmila on a yacht - kr.
Photo: Victor and Lyudmila at the pier - kr.
Photo: Victor and Lyudmila and their friends are going on a hike - cf.
Photo: Victor and Lyudmila on a yacht - kr., NPL.
Newsreel 1998-1999:
On the yacht, Victor, Lyudmila, friends - Wed, NPL.
People applaud, PNRM. at Victor on the yacht, farewell - cf.
The mourners applaud - cf.
Victor is standing on a yacht - Wed, impact.
Yachts at sea, a yacht is sailing - cf.
Victor is standing on a yacht and greeting mourners - cf.
Yachts at sea - cf.
Yacht - kr., departure.
Yachts at sea - kr.
Yacht at sea - Wed, impact.
Yacht at sea - kr. (above).
Yacht - kr. (departure).
Victor's yacht at sea - commonly.
Victor on the yacht - MS.
Yacht at sea - commonly (above).
The bow of the yacht cuts through the waves.
Victor on the yacht - kr.
Yachtsman on a yacht - kr.
A yachtsman on a yacht, waves flooding the yacht - cf.
The side of the yacht - kr.
Victor on the yacht - kr., NPL.
The side of the yacht - kr.
Photo: Victor driving a yacht - cf. (double exposure).
On board a yacht at sea, Poland on a yacht - kr.
Waves - kr.
The side of the yacht, the sea - kr.
Instruments on a yacht - kr.
The side of the yacht, the sea - kr.
Sea - kr., departure.
A sail against the sky - kr., NPL.
Flag - kr.
Yacht against the backdrop of the city - commonly.
The Aborigines are dancing - Wed, Poland.
Greeting people on the ship - cf.
Ship, guns are firing - kr.
Boats with greeters set sail from the yacht - commonly.
Yacht at sea - kr.
Mourners on the ship - cf.
A yacht in the sea, a helicopter flies over it - kr.
PNRM. from on board on a yacht - CU.
The yacht cuts through the waves - kr.
Ropes, sails on a yacht - kr.
Instruments on a yacht - kr., NPL.
Victor is sitting at the yacht's instruments - cf. (from the back).
Devices - Wed, NPL.
Device with a toy - kr.
Part (film) No. 4
Victor draws a route on the map - kr. (from the back).
The side of the yacht, the sea - kr.
Victor at the computer - kr., NPL.
Yacht, sea - kr.
Yacht at sea - cf.
Pigeon on the stern of the yacht - cf.
The yacht cuts through the waves - kr.
Pigeon on a yacht - cf.
The bow of the yacht against the background of the city - kr.
Sail, Poland on a yacht - kr.
Victor - kr.
Yacht at sea - cf.
A yacht at sea against the backdrop of the city - commonly., NPL.
Newsreel 1999:
Press conference - commonly.
Yachtsmen on stage with flowers - kr., departure.
Victor on the yacht - MS.
Sea, dolphin, waves - kr.
Sea, dolphins - commonly.
Dolphins in the sea - Wed, total. (above).
The bow of the yacht, the sea - kr.
Yacht rudder, yacht - kr., NPL.
Sunset at sea - Wed, total, NPL.
Sunset, yacht at sea - Wed, NPL.
Sea - commonly., NPL.
Yacht at sea, sunset - commonly., NPL, Wed.
Newsreel 1998-1999:
Victor is standing on a yacht - cf.
Victor finishes the marathon, those who meet him greet Victor, Victor greets those who meet him - cf.
Girl - kr.
Victor is holding a balloon and champagne in his hands.
Those greeting them applaud - Wed, Poland, impact.
The yachtsman shakes hands with Victor - kr., Poland.
The building, the people - commonly, NPL.
Yachtsmen pass through the city - kr.
Carnival procession - MS.
Cars with yachtsmen are driving - commonly.
People welcome yachtsmen - cf.
Victor is standing in the car and greeting the people - kr.
Carnival procession - kr.
Flag - kr.
Congratulations to the yachtsmen - kr., total.
Victor - kr.
Salute - kr., NPL.
The Vice President speaks All-Russian Federation sailing A. Kotenkov (synchronously) - CD, arrival, departure.
Victor on the yacht - kr.
NDP Transatlantic Race 2000.
A yacht at sea, Victor on a yacht - kr., Poland.
The sail of the yacht, Victor is pulling the rope of the sail - kr.
Sail, Victor on the yacht - kr.
Hands twist the rope, hand on the steering wheel - kr.
Victor holds the steering wheel - cf.
Victor - kr.
Yacht at sea - kr.
Victor is on a yacht, a pigeon is sitting next to him, a pigeon is hit - cf.
Yacht, yacht at sea - kr., Poland.
The yachtsman looks through binoculars.
Yacht at sea - cf.
Lyudmila waves her hand - kr.
The son greets his father on the yacht, PNRM. to Lyudmila - cf.
Victor on the yacht waves to Lyudmila and his son - cf.
The bow of the yacht - kr., departure.
A yacht is sailing - Wed, impact.
The sail is lowering - kr.
Yacht with lowered sail - cf.
A boat with greeters, greeters on a yacht - cf.
Victor on the yacht greets those who meet him - cf.
People on the ship - commonly.
Ship, attack on sailors - cf.
Reception - commonly.
Table - kr.
Congratulations to the winners - cf.
The cameraman, those present applaud - kr.
They shake Victor's hand - cf.
Lyudmila - kr.
Victor says, goes to his wife (synchronously in English) - cr., Poland.
Salute - kr.
Said yachtsman R. Konkolsky (synchronously) - kr.
Victor and Richard Konkolsky - Wed, NPL.
Victor and Lyudmila - Wed, departure.
Victor talks to a man - cf.
Victor and the family of foreigners - Wed, NPL.
Foreigner and Victor - kr.
Richard speaks (synchronously in English) - kr.
Says yachting businessman John Dave (synchronously) - cf.
Victor and John - kr.
Photo: Victor, John and his son on a yacht - cf.
John says (synchronously) - kr., departure.
An airplane flies over the city - commonly., NPL.
Ship at sea, sunset - commonly, NPL.
Victor runs along the seashore - commonly.
Running legs - kr.
Victor gives an interview - Wed, Poland.
Victor talks in the editorial office - cf.
PNRM. on the yacht (top).
Victor at the exhibition - Wed, NPL.
The station building in Sochi - Wed.
The chairman of the city assembly of Sochi, Yu. Barzykin, speaks (synchronously) - kr., NPL, arrival, departure.
Yachts against the background of the shore - cf.
Victor approaches the guys on the beach and talks to them - MS., PNRM.
Boy - kr.
Another boy - kr.
Victor helps the guys lower the sailboat into the water - cf.
Boy in a boat - cf.
Another boy in the boat - kr.
Sail, boy - kr., Poland.
A boy on a board with a sail in the sea, PNRM. on Victor and boats - cf.
Boy in a boat with a sail - cf.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr., NPL.
Construction of a yacht club - Wed, departure.
Health complex - Wed, Poland, NPL.
Victor strengthens the sail - kr., Wed, impact.
Yacht - kr., impact.
The director of the dealing center A. Sundukov speaks (synchronously) - impact.
Sail - kr.
Victor on the yacht - MS.
Buoy against the backdrop of the city - kr.
Victor is on a yacht looking through binoculars.
Beach, houses - commonly.
A. Sundukov speaks (synchronously) - kr., departure.
Sea, ship at sea - commonly, collision.
Victor says (synchronously) - kr.
Y. Senkevich speaks (synchronously) - kr.
V. Maslachenko speaks (synchronously) - kr.
A. Kotenkov says (synchronously) - cf.
Victor on a yacht at sea - cf.
Yacht at sea - commonly.
Yacht at sea - kr., departure.
R. Konkolsky speaks (synchronously) - kr., NPL.
Yacht at sea - commonly., Poland (above).
Movie #0
About five years ago, in the resort village of Lazarevskoye on the Black Sea coast, a fire burned in the garden of Viktor Yazykov’s house. The fire was needed for the barbecue, and the barbecue was for the guests. There were two guests: the author of these lines and Kevin Dibley, a yacht designer from New Zealand. While waiting for the barbecue, a discussion arose: who goes to sea on yachts and why. Opinions were divided. After about an hour, Kevin perked up: “Listen, guys, what I’m hearing here should be put on paper. There are thousands of books about yachting in English, but in none of them did I find what you are talking about. All this is terribly interesting! Maybe there’s something in Russian?” This is how the idea of the book “Philosophy of Yachting” was born.
However, the book is still far from being completed, but Viktor Yazykov defends his point of view in the most convincing way - soon they will go to sea again. Actually, in September 2010, Victor set off on a solo voyage around the world, but he had to write in plural, because “they” are leaving together - Victor and his yacht “Daughter of the Wind”. Yazykov always brings life to his yachts, because he builds boats himself, with his own hands and according to his own understanding. He built a lot of them over half a century, and right now one of his most interesting experiments is beginning in the “Man and Ocean” coordinate system.
Personally, I am proud that there is a person in Russia who has the right to say: “I built one of the best yachts in the world, which showed the highest performance in the single-handed round-the-world race.” At one time, Viktor Yazykov not only created the unique yacht “Wind of Change,” but also single-handedly sailed all stages of the route on it in nine months, taking fourth place in its class. A year later, “Wind of Change” started in the single race across the Atlantic, and this time Victor came second.
However, here we're talking about not about Yazykov’s sporting achievements, of which there are plenty, and not even about himself, but about his original approach to creating yachts for “spiritual communication with the Ocean” - this is exactly how Victor himself defines this process. Those hundred thousand miles that he left behind the stern make him respect his opinion. Even for people experienced in yachting, many of Yazykov’s ideas seem like a revelation, despite the fact that he presents them in dry technical language and without much emotion.
If we ignore the technical details and focus on philosophy, then Victor’s basic idea is the following postulate: a yacht is a spiritual creation. The idea is not new: the British, for example, can call a dog or a cat in the neuter gender - it, but a yacht - always she, she. According to Yazykov, the most difficult task for the “king of nature” is to understand that a sailing yacht is Living being. And since a “living creature” must be able to move independently, then, starting with “Wind of Change,” Viktor Yazykov builds his yachts without an autopilot. Thanks to the ability to independently sail with a fixed rudder at a given angle to the wind, both head and tail, Victor’s boats give him the freedom to do his own thing, while the yacht itself moves in a given direction.
Yazykov claims that his latest yacht, “Daughter of the Wind,” sails independently with almost the same efficiency as if he were steering it. From a philosophical point of view, the behavior of Viktor Yazykov confirms the law of unity and struggle of opposites. On the one hand, his yachts are becoming increasingly simpler in content. technical devices. On the “Daughter of the Wind,” completed in 2007 and then thoroughly tested (there are already over 15,000 miles and two transatlantic crossings behind its stern), Yazykov abandoned not only the autopilot, but also the auxiliary engine with an electric generator, and therefore there was no longer a need and in the fuel tank. On the other hand, the design of the yacht is so extraordinary and combines such different materials, which requires detailed explanation. The body of the “Daughter of the Wind” is a sandwich created by vacuum molding using domestic epoxy adhesives. Between rigid carbon fiber and two layers of chestnut veneer there is a light balsa filler. Chestnut wood is light, durable, resistant to rotting, with low coefficients of shrinkage and swelling, has good adhesion to adhesives, making it one of the best for shipbuilding. And most importantly, the high modulus of elasticity of chestnut is practically no different from the modulus of elasticity of the carbon fiber used, and this feature allows, by combining the most traditional material - wood and the best modern one - carbon fiber, to create durable structures with high strength. In addition, wood and carbon fiber do not accumulate fatigue loads, unlike most other modern materials.
The carbon-fiber free-standing rotating mast “wing” significantly reduces air resistance, simplifies the design of the sailing rig and increases its reliability, and also makes it easier to control the yacht. The aft location of the keel and the centerboard in the mast area allow you to change the position of the center of lateral resistance while moving, thereby creating an ideal balance of forces and the yacht sails at a given angle to the wind, with the rudder fixed independently.
Undoubtedly, modern trends in the development of yacht technology and methods of building yachts according to Yazykov’s principles are moving in diametrically opposite directions. Modern yachts are crammed with electronics, and it would seem that what could be simpler than pointing a finger at a computer screen? But what to do when this equipment fails? The paradox of modern life is that it occurred to people to poison with chemicals the world so that as a result you will be able to buy in expensive stores " clean products" But nature created them this way. As for yachts, Viktor Yazykov is probably one of the first yachtsmen to successfully solving the problem creating an “environmentally friendly yacht”. And just like organic fruits and vegetables, which are not available to everyone, Yazykov’s yachts should be recognized as an “exclusive product.” It’s just a pity that there is no such store in the world where you can buy it for money. We must pay tribute to Victor - he does not keep secret the accumulated experience over the years in creating his yachts “from the future.”
From a practical point of view, all this results in the idea of creating an “ideal yacht” - an animated creature, born for free, non-stop movement using the inexhaustible forces of nature. It is precisely these lofty goals that are embedded in the project to create a seven-meter yacht of the third generation, which Victor Yazykov conceived as a tool for understanding the foundations of the universe.
Such a project cannot do without Yazykov’s bold design solutions and unique technologies, many of which I would venture to call genius. This is exactly the kind of yacht Victor is going to build when he returns from a trip around the world, where he will have time to calmly think through all the details. By and large, by creating such a yacht, Victor provides those who strive for self-improvement with a rare chance to optimally approach unity with nature, without causing the slightest damage to it. And of course, the joy of soaring under sails that unite the World Ocean with the ocean of air.
So far, only Viktor Yazykov has had the enviable opportunity to retire with the wisdom of Nature, away from the bustle of people. He will have to travel thousands of miles along the route: Southampton - Cape of Good Hope - Cape Lwin (Australia) - Cape Horn - Southampton. In order to remain silent alone with the Ocean, Victor turns off the radio, and we will be able to monitor his movement only thanks to the radio beacon installed on the yacht.
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In any decent yacht store you can find documentary- a kind of manual for survival at sea - about the operation that Viktor Yazykov performed on himself in 1998 during the Around Alone single-handed race around the world. That time everything went wrong from the very beginning. Having been five days late for the start, Victor rushed to catch up with the leaders, who by that time were more than 800 miles ahead. On the very first night after the start, he was scalded by boiling water, then struggled with the storm for five days, falling further and further behind the leaders. At the same time, the shroud broke, and we had to climb the mast in a storm. And when the weather got better, he finally decided to make some soup for himself, but it didn’t do him any good. In a hurry, Victor mixed up the packets and instead of spices, seasoned the soup with antioxidant powder, which completely incapacitated himself for two days. However, this was only the beginning of the tests.
The injury left an abscess on his elbow that threatened to turn into something more dangerous. Doctors on shore perform surgery in such cases. Victor decided to do the same. Thanks to the fact that video cameras were installed on all yachts, the world was able to see how a yachtsman in a race, without reducing the speed of the yacht, looking in the mirror, opens an abscess with a scalpel from the ship's first aid kit, after which he loses consciousness for many hours. But here’s what’s interesting: during these “operational” days, his yacht, sailing on its own, set a race record: 239 miles.