I arrived at the ship in St. Petersburg for the last leg of the Lovis journey, thrilled to be in Russia, excited to see the city, happy to see my friend Suzana, eager to experience sailing.  At the turnover meeting, following initial introductions, the crew and the MBS team gave us a general overview of [...]

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Once upon the time the czar Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg as the «Window to Europe». On the 20th of August 2008 through just that very window with a big draft of wind came «Lovis». Mighty and unpredictable hand of the municipal authorities settled the ship not by the quay of Lieutenant Schmidt according [...]

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After a week of island hopping along the Finnish coast, we arrived at the Russian custom service in St. Petersburg. It was a strange get together in our ship saloon when the customs entered our ‘territory.’ It suddenly made me aware of the state we were in. The men all wearing uniforms and shiny [...]

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