you want to they don't linger you know still lingering on the top gallant sails your. little. game we need twelve knots ok that's what we've got right now sail setting aborted three minutes to go what's the distance. finally they need to shut off the engines to help the ship navigate out of port. always fail in these competitions really otherwise they would be pointless. that's why all of the engines to shut down five minutes before the start that's the rules. so with us from central control the mechanic that's the way the plane writes now u.k. . will show the lights is about to go on that the engine is shut down there. is now on this a we'll talk about blow for. good

. to see what would be great steering we sped away from the start. mig gets off to a good start and a fair wind helps the ship pick up a speed of ten knots and take the lead the polish sailboat. pulls behind. the force sails of the largest of all the lower one is as large as two hundred eight square metres the foremast and some others bear a great number of sales themselves the same is true of the mainsail mast all the sails of them are interchangeable let total of two hundred fourteen square meters the only exception is the main sail mast to the. nikolai abramoff is not just the ship's bosa. but also

a former sub-mariner abram office spent the last thirty years making sales. but this utility room here is our workshop we have one hundred sales in store all of different shapes and sizes twenty six of them are meant for masts and races while the others are kept as replacements. nicholai is the only person on board the can repair or patch up a damaged sail. sails are torn fairly often specially by strong winds you might even say they are wounded in the battle against the elements i have especially vivid memories of one rather dramatic sail replacement that was last year when we were competing against the polish boat dharma george and we were on our way across the baltic sea from finland to poland that's when the top most sail

collapsed but it took the cadets some four hours to get a new one back up all that happened amid strong winds and torrential rain. don't touch that. again is the bosun's favorite student like all the other cadets he joined me as crew three months ago that remembers only too well the terror he felt when confronted with the prospect of climbing a fifty metre tall mainsail must. my heart sank and i shivered all over although we didn't go very far on the last occasion. and then we have that time the boat was more to how sites in petersburg we looked up at the top of the mosque and wondered whether it was possible to receive his soul but now it's quite a routine thing for me to do. i remember the ship being caught up in the vicious still need he had during the race. sail in the gym gripped. the guys had to be sent

to the far end of the bow each with safety equipment all the way it was so big. and the guys dipped under the water several times. because some trainees are divided into shift teams each lasting four hours without keeping watch on the deck is the most grueling task the crew can't predict what might happen on shift sometimes they sit around for four hours board but sometimes they have to constantly run from one end to the other. or watch. for our. feet. in. its field. field. things field through each field.

thank. you. thank. you very quickly it's more like. spring for a while and. this is me. and i don't want to. risk my. god he's. just. as you know set on. three hundred for. the first exchange of communications with race officials. today. an hour later. participants are informed of how they're doing.

with the belligerent form of the poor the report we've got assigns places in accordance with an updated coefficient of handicaps and the like as expected the polish boat. is in the lead we are in the second place both of us have an equal chance at the moment and only. the gap between the polish and russian sailboats is minuscule it all comes down to the second phase of the race then everything will depend on the wind the poles decide to seek strong winds by taking the risk of going further south into the open sea they disappear from is view but the crew sees another vessel in its place approaching on the horizon. but make way for our. software you don't. think are

what it was should handle all the show must go on the. but. we did annoy people and. always. brake when i was sixteen ok back to work. the. political will do if you wish to stop the tourists want to take our picture just because. they don't see that many sailboats. the cruise liner sails off followed by the sun sliding behind the horizon the first night of the race his second face sets in the nervous tension from the start fades away life onboard returns to normal cadet self shifts do what they can to vent all

that pent. the energy ms current speed is twelve knots people in the captain's cabin a comforter at the sailboat is heading towards another victory. cluster is that so much as i can which of course you might want to call them so here is the u.s. still number one in the world opinions differ sharply though there can be no doubt american supremacy being challenged by a number of. the . there

will. be nothing yamin him. on the second day of the race the crew in the morning shift hasn't got a single moment to spare the wind is stronger than expected the first attempt to take down some of the sails is unsuccessful one of them is caught in the hurricane force wind the sail will be torn apart unless it's fixed without a leg. just like when it's in the back to roll up the top sail we tried to tie it to the bow so that the wind couldn't repeat upon it but we couldn't the wind is too strong it's simply too strong the crew gets control of the sails them it picks up speed to fifty knots the ship is tilting heavily support a difficult turn for the ship still lies ahead. what are some of the past the

turning point one and a half. hours ago now we're heading for the finish line but there are about one hundred forty miles to go the polish boat was slightly closer to that point and therefore made a turn a bit earlier than we did but now that we are on the right side of the wind we'll try to overtake it would look like it was but literally. the polish boat is only a short distance ahead all ms crew needs to do is keep a speed for the first few hours after the turning point everything's going smoothly . with the it shows where we all are when the ship began three hours or so ago the bearing angle of the polish ship was something like one hundred thirty degrees now it's one hundred seventy in other words we have one back distance from the poles. but nature deals me a cruel blow the wind has died down and the ship speed instantly drops to five

knots with us sails beginning to droop the bulky frigate almost comes to a halt like to pursue us trying to catch up with her another exchange with race officials confirms that mir is now trailing behind the polish ship. as we've got to shells to remedy the situation but only if there's a fair wind to help us in that case we might overtake ships with a small coefficient a fellow ahead of them in the morning but the wind has driven them closer to us. the situation can't be remedy for the time being a strong wind is their only hope the crews whose job is taking care of the musts i will most know what to do they decide to hold a tug and more competition to try to reduce the stress brought on by the calm condition. last.

that right now. was that right and loosen up. was ready was ready. was. was was was to go with the help of this instrument where enable to see the constellation of the stars in the sky that of normally you see this from below but right now i am looking at it from above because what was here she was born with this has happened to me because that's who are not lucky enough to be involved in the tug of war go to a room where they listen to lectures on astronomy they're not very popular but attendance

has mandated. you know inside the age of g.p.s. satellite and internet communications these seamen to talk how to do six times determine a ship's coordinates by observing stars. this up is measuring how high the sun is over the horizon is easy enough to get issues of when you know that you learned to do it after two or three lessons but also about if you want to determine the ship's location with you need to take three different measurements at a time as it was called go. score the problem is that the ship will cover a large distance in the five to ten minutes it takes for the contents to do the measurements. was was for sale must team is victorious meanwhile reports of the overall race positions of

the ship start coming in as for mere there is no wind in sight yet. listen for the information about the voyage first july twenty second monday lord nelson is nine think class and twelfth overall. and the mir is second class and second overall the pelican of london is eighth sing class and eleventh overall. the ship's galley has its own race against time when it comes to feeding almost two hundred people four times a day speed is of the essence the cooks have to work almost around the clock so in such places. like detroit to make the first tasty during a race we normally cook food separately when you have a tilt he called me good health food would be burned to the other half wind up on the floor so taking in potions is much more convenient.

on the second evening of the race labs team hardly has any work to do the wind is still quite weak changing the configuration of the sails is pointless cadet projects going takes time out to explain why people still like sailboats pushing to get but this is the only place where you can feel the thrill of the wind swaying you from side to side while you're up there hanging on to the mast also a sailboat promotes the spirit of comradeship it builds character and your ability to stand up to the elements true it's a tough job setting sail was especially hard work would end up worn out and dead tired but not for one moment to die regret it.

down in the bowels of the ship away from the deck in the elements signs of normal life can be found there are two campaigns showers and lounges here. addition to courses for the cadets and cabins for the regular crew about one hundred fifty people spend several months together in these premises during the night when the fate of the years main race hangs in the balance the atmosphere here is just as calm as it always is. the crew on the bridge follows the coordinates of mir in the polish ship its chief rival the russian sailboat is closer to shore its crew expects to cross the finish line ahead of the polish ship the result should be clear by next morning. the morning brings the long awaited wind that comes too late in the day the race is almost over. but there's one mile to go to the finish line the pose should dharma lead usury came an hour ago mission hill and we should come second. there were

closer to the line because they had been going a bit further south and benefited from southerly winds but they had a lead of several miles. cool on the deck is quest for the news of the defeat. or should we say three cheers for the winners will get. by. you see yourselves. to meet you. but you should take both defeat and victory in your stride but when you're. young i'm upset of course i really don't know about the others but we had a chance to win and we didn't the way that i see it today we just didn't go the right way i don't think it was the right way. we simply should have taken another route. out of it just it was a fair race after all it is towards us the captain says. well well bound to

win the next time. and they're disappointed no less fun. getting to this point i think will do better the next leg of the race. with good good good news for such as mayor and dharma josie are cold windjammers and it's no wonder our lives are in the wind if there is no wind we go nowhere the poles were fortunate i don't know if it was a small stroke of luck or an educated guess they showed a slightly better performance than we did the wind is what matters. we've mears crew takes in the sails before entering the spanish port town of kid is. out. in accordance with tradition

at parades in front of thousands of spectators on the russian and polish ships more side by side they're like two peas in a pod. the sail boats turn into floating exhibitions open to the public for a few days anyone is free to inspect them inside out. i. mean while off duty sailors get into town. and. the crews of all race competitors get together at parties on lounge with snacks drinks and dance and their rivals at sea shake hands secretly hoping they will emerge victorious next time and receive such congratulations on the victory. was. today this is the last stop for me she will later join thirty other

sailboats returning to portugal and their russian ship will follow a route of her own once again the wind and waves will be by her friends and foes on the way.

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to push this whole foreign nations thing to venus syria to protect civilians as britain that refuses to rule out taking action beyond the u.n. security council. also series one of the topics and julianne i'll saunders the latest interview the whistleblower promises more wiki leaks revelations and claims the media's been manipulated over what's happening in the. clash of the titans a london court will give its verdict in the multi-billion dollar legal battle between two russian oligarchs living in britain and a case full of accusations of dirty dealings and threats. international news and comment line for most go this is all see with me thanks for

joining us he wants the u.n. security council to setup a save zone within syria to protect civilians fleeing war and move that would effectively require military intervention given russia and china's opposition to unarmed involvement in syria's affairs britain made it clear four nations could bypass the council to implement the idea why some nations are already discussing the future of syria without its current leadership brings us the details from new york. security council remains very much divided over how to deal with the syrian crisis the high level meeting that was taking place in new york focused on the humanitarian circumstances in syria right now and how they continue to exacerbate according to u.n. officials at least two hundred twenty nine thousand syrians have fled the country in the past eighteen months spilling over to neighboring countries turkey has asked the security council to consider setting up refugee camps inside of syria that

outside countries would safeguard if this is a suggestion that the syrian government say they are very much against russia and china also opposed it saying that it could only create more conflict and violence so clearly you have a very complicated situation here but we did hear western countries address the security council their representatives calling once again for syrian president bashar al assad to step down britain and france the foreign ministers of those countries today made a new call encouraging for more defections within the syrian government and the syrian military the russian ambassador to the united nations vitaly churkin i did address the security council and raised the issue of the fact that the unilateral sanctions that western countries including the u.s. britain france those sanctions that they've placed on syria are only hurting the syrians that there was a post is due to sanctions imposed by the u.n. security council have nothing in common with the actual efforts to assist

a settlement of the syrian crisis because the lives of simple citizens and denied them the opportunity to meet their own mentor needs and fully enjoy basic human rights this is not only our conclusion but it is also of an independent commission in syria we call upon nations sanctions against syria to immediately list them we view the efforts of some individual states to use pseudo humanitarian arguments that suggest of either financial meant. technical or logistical support to illegal armed groups and unacceptable but the u.s. and its western allies have underscored as late as this eat this meeting taking place security council that they will continue supporting the syrian opposition and continue providing them with a quit meant and for more on this is here in iran syria we spoke to professor paul sheldon food the california state university who specializes in middle eastern affairs and he believes the u.s.

and its allies like using the humanitarian situation in syria to pursue the trend in the region. it's a pretext it's still another way to divide and take over the country using the united nations as your vehicle it is unfortunately a repetition of what happened in libya or the united nations being used to promote war instead of provoke a step playbook worked in libya they were trying to save playbook and though it doesn't work anymore there is no desire. at the west nato to have been negotiated settlement so the oldest purpose of this exercise is to make sure that there is no competition in the middle east for pipeline such as by way of syria you wrote it other places all these other things are excuses to claim that they care one bit about humanitarian concerns as it is a gross. and also weakening says planning to plunge into the sewer and debate with julian assange promising millions of related emails will be published in

a range to view the whistleblower gave upon latin american t.v. network health so point it took me a manipulation of the media with a syrian conflict also defined as the we can make six of us in saying that unlike us actions in afghanistan and iraq no one was hurt as a result of the websites publications he said he has never brought all sold information on the insisted everything his website ever revealed was the truth is also touched upon they surveillance via the internet suggesting the us maintains a spine that what some are going to go. this is all sand some had for you the solid germany brings out the old guns don't sit still and they piggy bank i think he's taking some of the economies. and in the business bulletin later this hour china suggests boosting biological trade with russia by incorporating deals in the national currencies this story and more later.

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