Boatbuilding - repairs of gig Enchante

• Lead by volunteer-instructor Alexander Orlov
• The job was completed through the winter in an old railroad refrigerator carriage
• All crew members took part
• Scope of works:
  - outside paint removed
  - 30% of planks replaced
  - 10-15% of frames reinforced
  - keel repaired
  - thwarts repaired
  - planking conservated and painted

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June: Sailing trip on a keel yachts

• 5 keel yachts, 17 Challengers involved
• 200 miles covered in the Gulf of Finland
• Initiated and prepared by AC Russia
• Yachts and professional crew from StPetersburg Navy yacht club
• Also participated: 7 young people from 2 maritime organizations, 10 cadets from Naval University
• With financial support of City Government

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July: 2 week trip on a gig

• Two gigs, up to 25 people, partially supported by keel yacht
• With participation of our friends from Moscow
• 150 miles covered along shores of Gulf of Finland
• Crew camped ashore for the night
• Coxed by crewmembers
• Organized and prepared by crew themselves
• With financial support of City Government

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August: Baltic Challenge

• Two gigs, up to 35 people
• 10 days training camp on Totleben island
• Training lead by the crew themselves
• Capsize training
• 4 full racing days
• Races and contests:
  - Sailing race – 3 times
  - Sails& Oars – 2 times
  - 2 miles rowing – 1 time
  - Sack Transfer – 2 times
  - Navigation contest
  - Rope work relay ((all crewmembers involved)
  - Towing race
  - Man over board – 2 times
  - Monkey fist throwing contest (all crewmembers involved)
  - Captains gig
  - Around-island freestyle race with practical tasks

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September: Open boats crew exchange venue

• Initiated by crew themselves
• Organized and prepared by crew themselves
• 4 types of open boat
• 6 boats total
• 6 different sailing communities/projects involve
• 50 people involved
• Two days of sailing: training followed by races
• Crew camped ashore for the night

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September: Russian-Finnish session

• 16-17 of September, two gigs
• Crew of 15-20 from St.Petersburg
• Crew of 15 from Jacobstad
• 2 full days of training with mixed crews
• Rowing trip into the St.Petersburg city
• Sails&Oars race
• Crew gatherings

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Results of the 2005 season

• Raising of maritime and managing skills of all participants
• Increased number of participants
• Increased number of cox'n's and sensible raising of their skills
• Good relation with twin projects/communities (open boats and yachts)
• New friends and close cooperation with Finish neighbours
• Experience in holding cooperating venues, competition events, international hosting