Chichester Yacht Club Magazine December 2017 | Page 19

Bob and Sue joined an Ocean Cruising Club
Rally here so they could sail in a convoy to
Russia. This was another overnight trip of 97
miles where the Russian Coastguard required
the yachts to call them periodically on the VHF
and follow a designated route from one buoy to
another.
On entering Russia, the local representative of
the CA, Vladimir, provided the visa application
and helped with the tedious and costly process
of checking in. So “Intrepid” and her crew
reached St Petersburg where they spent a few
days before slowly making their return cruise to
the UK.
Details of their trip includ