On June 30, 2017 new cadets of the industry’s educational institutions came aboard the Khersones frigate. Cadets have to undergo two-month navigation training in the Black Sea aboard the legendary frigate.

During the training, cadets will receive navigation census, which is necessary to continue further work in their specialty. Cadets of the 2nd year will enjoy fascinating sailing. They will visit the seaports of Sevastopol, Yalta and Sochi. They will listen to lectures on navigation, engineering tools of marine navigation and the basic ship design theory. In addition, trainees will study key constructive elements of the ship, international and national documents on navigation safety and many other things. A total of 107 cadets of the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Admiral Ushakov Maritime State University”, the State Budgetary Professional Educational Institution of Rostov Region “Rostov on Don Water Transport College”, the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Admiral Makarov State University of Marine and Inland Shipping” and the Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education “Volga State Water Transport University” will be honing their skills.

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The construction of the Khersones three-master sailing ship started at the Gdansk shipyard (Poland) in 1987, and it was put afloat in 1989. The sailing ship was built by the original of vessels of the beginning of the XX century. The sailing ship carries full sailing rig of a “vessel” type.

When the ship was put into operation in 1989 it made training international voyages with cadets on its board headed by the Black Sea detachment of training ships. Since 2006 the ship has been laid up and its crew has been reduced.

The Khersones sailing ship is the only vessel in the world that in 1997 went round Cape Horn under the sails with shut-down engines. Up to now even sailors consider Cape Horn one of the most direful places.