act minutes. yet or they don't linger you know still lingering on the top gallant sails. when you came in 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. because why only 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 ok. will show the lights is about to go on that the engine is shut down the good man is now on this site would you talk about blow for.

this it was 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 take the lead to the polish sail boat. behind. the four sails of the largest of all the lower one is as large as two hundred eight square metres before mast 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 metres the only exception is the main sail mast to the. nikolai abramoff is not. just the

ship's bo's'n but also a former sub-mariner abramoff a 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 were 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. 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 house 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. the ways were 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. team. field six. field. who feels through each

field. thanks. thanks. feel good. did it very quickly it's more like. spring for a while when you stop. this is me oh. my. god he's. just. as you know set on. three hundred for. the first exchange of communications with race officials. today ships to. an hour later. participants are informed of how they're dealing.

with the belligerent form of mist up or the report we've got a science 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 sail boats 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. for it but make way thank. you. for your. well phone

call what it was all going to show must go on the. but. we did annoy people and they. always. break when i was sixteen ok back to work. politically it was also 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. ms current speed is twelve knots people in the captain's cabin a comforter at the sailboat is heading towards another victory. the news is good laboratory here mukherjee was able to build a new most sophisticated robot which all unfortunately doesn't give a darn about anything tim's mission to teach music creation why it should care about humans and world this is why you should care only. fixed for. a few fish. fixed.

good luck at. the. m.g.m. and. in 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 delay. just like when it's in the back to roll up the top sail we tried to tie it to the power so that the wind couldn't record upon it but we couldn't the wind is too strong it's simply too strong and the crew gets control of the sails m it picks up speed to fifteen knots the ship is tilting heavily to pole but a difficult turn for the ship still lies ahead. of us all of the past the turning

point one and a half hours ago now we're heading for the finish line 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 will fit with. the polish but it 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 bill and 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 polls. but nature deals me

a cruel blow the wind has died down and the ship speed instantly drops to five knots with her sails beginning to droop the bulky frigate almost comes to a halt lighter pursuers trying to catch up with her another exchange with race officials confirms that mir is now trailing behind the polish ship. we've got a chance 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 will follow head 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 no work to do they decide to hold more competition and try to reduce the stress brought on by the common condition.

was that you. have that right and loosen up. was. ready. really. was . was he was. introduced to people with the help of this instrument where evel to see the constellation of the stars in the sky hit all of us will normally you see this from below but right now i am looking at it from above. was you she was on. this mission to can because that's who i'm not lucky enough to be involved in. tug of war go to

a room where they listen to lectures on astronomy they're not very popular but attendance has mandates are up. when you're inside the age of g.p.s. satellites and internet communications these seamen and taught how to do six times term in a ship's coordinates by observing stars. give up is measuring how high the sun is over the horizon is easy enough. to what you learn 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. 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 measurement. was

was the foresail mass 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 nigh thing class and twelfth overall. and the mir is second class and second overall the pelican of london is eighth 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 during such races. your choice to make the first tasting during a race we normally cook food separately. when you have a tilt economy goulash which would be burned to the other half would end up on the

floor so taking in potions is much more convenient. on the second evening of the race that steam hardly has any work to do the wind is still quite weak changing the configuration of the sails is pointless cadet project 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 of truth it's a tough job setting sail was especially hard work will end up worn out and dead tired enough for one moment to die regret it.

down in the bowels of the ship away from the deck and the elements signs of normal life can be found there are two campaigns showers and lounges here in addition to quarters 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. there's one. miles to go to the finish line the polish ship dharma led

usury came an hour ago children we should come second. they 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 win is. why. you see yourselves. but you should take both defeat and victory in your stride when you. can 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. it was

a fair race after all it is foolishness the captain says. well well bound to win the next time. and they're disappointed no less finally getting to this point i think we'll do better the next leg of the race so. little for such as mayor and dharma josie are cold windjammers levels 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.

in accordance with tradition that 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 samus head into town. and. the crews of all race competitors get together at parties on lounge with snacks drinks and don so their rivals at sea shake hands secretly hoping they will emerge victorious next time and receive such congratulations on the victory.

last. today's 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 both her friends and foes on the way.

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thank you for joining r t it is saturday is seven o'clock here in moscow and i'm karen taraji was a billion airports in syria are in the crosshairs of the country's largest rebel group the free syrian army in a statement on its facebook page the group said that the airports in damascus and aleppo are hosting terry flights as part of an allegedly arms smuggling network for the government earlier this month the rebels were handed dozens of lethal u.s. made anti air missile launchers the delivery to have been carried out by the rebels as western. turkey through strong condemnation the editor of the independent website syria tribunals says the rebels those tactics are beyond the pale. the rebels saying that they are attacking civilian airports now is just one more step

in revealing their actual terrorist nature because it's against every law in the world to attack civilian airports for whatsoever reasons i'm actually surprised they are still enjoying this support when the international community says they're able slaughtering people civilian people in the street and throwing them from the roof and still support them this gives the wrong message to the rebels that whatever they do they will still enjoy this twisted support at the moment the free syrian army is not heavily armed well enough to win any battle against the syrian army of the syrian official army just like what has been happening in the past months but it is definitely heavily armed enough to harm civilians and to in danger the lives of many syrian people in syrian rebels as new threat to target airports isn't going down well with the international community including russia in moscow our foreign minister sergei lavrov reiterated his stance that the path to peace doesn't lie in arming one or the other parties are going to boycott has more

details. meanwhile russian foreign minister officials have already commented on this latest development the deputy foreign minister again not a great deal of sad that perhaps like this is a direct result of the irresponsible policy to arm syrian rebels in the mean time here last russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov was talking to you here in moscow thank you once again reiterated that if international players are really interested in trying to and to bloodshed they should apply pressure on both sides of this conflict. those demanding the capitulation of just the government forces in syria while at the same time the urging the opposition continue for instance this position is based on the fact that these forces are ready to pay an extra price which will be a huge number of human lives to go abroad he also said. when it comes to goals international goals in syria russia has absolutely no disagreement with the west

russia also wants to see syria as a free democratic stable state where the main disagreement lies on the means of achieving that goal and whether it could be done through violence and armed with this international intervention or whether it could be done through diplomatic efforts and internal syrian dialogue. on a boycott speaking there only recently returned from syria she says what she witnessed can only be described as a split among the country's opposition this wasn't only along ideological lines but gender too and her article on our t.v. dot com months on explains how very different men's and women's approach to the conflict is. much more. recent pushes for a military intervention in syria via a no fly zone have mobilized both pro and anti assad crowds around the world and

germany's financial capital frank for about a thousand demonstrators have gathered demanding an end to foreign meddling in the civil war our correspondent peter all over the rally. well here in frankfurt in the square in front of the opera house a crowd of around a thousand people have gathered to demonstrate against foreign military intervention in syria they have been waving the flag of the syrian government at the moment the supreme syrian flag also bearing signs with the face of president bashar al assad they've been shouting their slogans in favor of the president and his ba'ath party however there is a small number of and see as sides. the assad protest is just over there now there were some heated clashes earlier on between the two groups police have now moved in to separate them but the vast majority of people as i say just around a thousand it is growing throughout the day as this protest continues here they are against foreign military intervention they are in favor of bashar al assad may have

come out here today to frankfurt to voice that opinion up. to your own flag we're here to expose the lies about syria the being shown to the rest of the wounded the dead that are being shown were killed by terrorists and blame to the sun sponsored by need to the u.s. . also condition and you can stay up to date with how the story is developing by following peter's twitter stream. good news. there appears to be a wolf in sheep's clothing among those who finance london's paralympics activists are angry that a firm accused of wrecking the lives of thousands of to sample people is trying.