ON THE WATER
life
sightseeing on Tuesday, and
race are shrouded in the mists
a flyback on Wednesday. You
of time, as a year later, in 1853,
could be back Thursday for
war broke out in the Crimea
Photo: The BOTIK ( Copyright www.tallshipstock.com)
the Round the Island fest on
with the Brits and Ruskies
Saturday. Who is for this caper?
on opposing sides. The Tsar
If you have an idea on
resigned from the Squadron,
our plans, or of visiting St
links between the countries
Petersburg (where Andrey
soured, and nobody wished to
Berezkin is prominent in the
remember the good times of
vodka and wild babushkas of the Volvo Race, the 80-ship Tall
Ships, and in the city’s Maritime
vintage year of 1852.
Tourism department) replies to
For 2010 we’d like to see one
me please, via churbarry@aol.
or two full Island crews take
com under the heading ‘1852’.
part, with five crewmen on each
The Russians want us in at
and a Russian navigator. Maybe
the start of a reborn Historical
the yachts could be chartered
Event. Can we say no?
- T6s - and should be manned
by the Royal Yacht Squadron,
the &