The Northern Capital of the Russian Federation -St. Petersburg - by its geographical location is a water city, as the territory of Peter is on the coast of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Therefore, the water theme and St. Petersburg were always close to each other. In the city, since the time of Peter the Great, sailing has been actively developed and improved, yacht clubs are being created.
There is also the Sailing Academy, in which children and adults study. In it, they learn the subtleties of the sea business, build yachts with their own hands, participate in competitions.
It is known that the first yacht club on the territory of St. Petersburg appeared in 1718 with the assistance of Peter I.
Currently, the city has 15 yacht clubs, including water-motor clubs and firms that lease yachts.
Every year, since 1948, in St. Petersburga sailing race "The Big Neva Cup" is held, organized and conducted by Valentin Semenov (until 2005). Since 2007, again, according to the established long-standing tradition, the event was resumed.
In St. Petersburg "sailing" this unique educational institution gathered a team of true lovers of their craft, professionals, true devotees of water sports.
The Academy trains more than two hundred students - athletes. While they are juniors, they are already masterful in their tasks.
In the educational institution the training programs are designed for such groups of children:
Consider each group of the Academy of Sailing in St. Petersburg (Russia).
Kids at the age of 4 years are engaged withteachers in a class specially equipped for them. Here, with the help of the game, children learn the directions of the world, the phenomena of nature, continents, seas and oceans, world geography.
This is a new training program for the mosthelps students to master basic knowledge about water and Earth for 3 years, expand the horizons of perception of the world. Here with the children read sea fairy tales, they gradually master the small yacht "Kid" in the pool.
The group "Optimist" is a pupil of 7 years whobegin to take the first steps in the world of great yacht sport. Pupils are trained in the water environment, namely: in national, international, Olympic classes of yachts. In summer, children go to a sports camp, and during the school year take part in large-scale sailing competitions (at the level of the country and the world), winning first places with valuable prizes.
Active support in the conduct of sailing regattas(all-Russian and international) "Optimists of the Northern Capital" is provided by PJSC Gazprom. It is known that this largest company is investing quite a lot of money in the development of sports in Russia.
Maritime school for teenagers 10-16 years old helpschildren really delve into the history of the fleet, learn the main skills of a real sailor. Also within the school, pupils learn how to build boats with their own hands, but under the guidance of experienced masters.
Children are a real miracle in life.They learn this world greedily, absorb new knowledge with interest. And it's so cool when the direction that they have been doing since childhood makes them shine from the inside, work hard, and in the future, maybe, to connect their lives with an affair that is to their liking.
How the native children who are studying at the Academy of Sailing (St. Petersburg) respond, they really like this activity.
Sailing is a symbol of the city, another facet of such a different and interesting Peter!
