Viktor Arkadyevich languages \u200b\u200b- the famous Russian yachtsman. Basic life principles

Five years ago in the resort village of Lazarevskoye on the Black Sea coast, in the garden of the house Viktor Langov burned the fire. The fire was needed for kebab, and kebabs - for guests. There were two guests: the author of these lines and Kevin Dibeble is a yacht designer from New Zealand. In anticipation of the kebab, a discussion arose: who and why walks into the sea on yachts. Opinions were divided. After about an hour, Kevin was fixed: "Listen, guys, what I hear here should be put on paper. There are thousands of books about Yakhting in English, but I have not found in any of them what you are talking about. All this is terribly interesting! Maybe there is something in Russian? ". So the idea of \u200b\u200bthe book "Philosophy of Yachting" was born.

However, until the completion of the book is still far away, but his point of view Viktor languages \u200b\u200bdefends the most convincing way - they will soon go to the sea. In fact, in September 2010, Victor goes into round-the-world single swimming, but it is necessary to write in a plural, because they leave "they" together - Victor and his yacht "Wind Daughter". Languages \u200b\u200balways animates their yachts, because it builds boats himself, with their own hands and in its understanding. He built them for half a century a lot of them, and just now one of its most interesting experiments begins in the coordinate system "Man and Ocean".

Personally, I am proud that there is a person in Russia who has the right to say: "I built one of the best yachts in the world, which showed the highest challenges in the world's round-the-world race." At one time, Viktor Languages \u200b\u200bnot only created a unique yacht "Wind of Changes", but also one of the stages of the route, taking the fourth place in its class. A year later, the "wind of change" started into the race of loners across the Atlantic, and this time Victor came the second.

However, here we are not talking about sports achievements of language, which is plentiful, and not even about himself, but about his distinctive approach to creating yachts for "spiritual communication with the ocean" - this is how this process is determined by Victor himself. Those hundred thousand miles that he left behind the feed, make him respect his opinion. Even for people sophisticated in Yakhting, many language ideas seem to be revelation, despite the fact that it sets out their dry technical language and without any emotions.

If you distract from technical details and focus on philosophy, the basic idea of \u200b\u200bVictor is the next postulate: yacht - creation spiritualized. The idea is not Nova: the British, for example, a dog or a cat can call in the middle way - IT, but the yacht is always she, she. According to the language, the most difficult task for the "king" is to understand that the sailing yacht is a living being. And since the "living being" should be able to move independently, then, starting with the "Wind of Changes,", Viktor languages \u200b\u200bbuilds his yachts without autopilot. Thanks to the ability to independently go with a fixed steering wheel at a given angle to the wind, both oncoming and passing courses, Victor's boats provide him with freedom to engage in their affairs, while the yacht itself moves in the specified direction.

Languages \u200b\u200bargues that his last yacht "Wind Daughter" independently goes almost with the same efficiency as if he managed it. From a philosophical point of view, Viktor's behavior is confirmed by the law of unity and the struggle of opposites. On the one hand, its yachts once become more and more easier to maintain technical devices. On the "daughter of the wind", completed in 2007, and then thoroughly tested (for its feed, over 15,000 miles and two transatlantic transitions), the languages \u200b\u200babandoned not only from the auto-power, but also from the auxiliary engine with the electric generator, and therefore the need disappeared and in the fuel tank. On the other hand, the yacht design is so extraordinary and combines such different materials, which requires detailed explanations. The "wind daughter" housing is a sandwich created by vacuum molding on domestic epoxy glues. Between the rigid carbon fiber and two layers of chestnut veneer - a lightweight bilt-filling. The chestnut wood is lightweight, durable, resistant to rotting, with low dermisk and swelling coefficients, has good adhesion to adhesions, thanks to which is one of the best for shipbuilding. And most importantly, the high modulus of elasticity of chestnut is practically no different from the modulus of elasticity of the hydraulic fiber used, and this feature allows, combining the most traditional material - wood and the best of modern - carbon fiber, create durable structures with high strength. In addition, wood and carbonistics do not accumulate fatigue loads, unlike most other modern materials.

A portrait freestanding swivel mast- "wing" significantly reduces air resistance, simplifies the design of sailing weapons and increases its reliability, and also facilitates the control of the yacht. The feed location of the keel and the Swute in the mast area make it possible to change the position of the side of the side resistance on the go, thanks to which the perfect balance of forces and the yacht goes at a given angle to the wind, with the fixed steering itself.

Undoubtedly, modern trends in the development of yacht equipment and the techniques for the construction of yachts according to the principles of language move in diametrically opposite directions. Modern yachts are stuffed with electronics, and it would seem that it could be easier to poke your finger into the computer screen? Only this is what to do when this technique will refuse? The paradox of contemporary being is that people occurred to the people around the world to poison the people in order to obtain the opportunity to buy clean food in expensive stores. But Nature created them as such. As for the yacht, it is probably Viktor languages \u200b\u200b- one of the first yachtsmen, successfully solving the problem of creating "environmentally friendly yachts". And just like organic fruits and vegetables, affordable not all, yachts Language should be recognized by the "exclusive product". That's just a pity that there is no such store in the world where it can be bought for money. It should be given tribute to Viktor - he does not store the accumulated experience of creating his yachts "Right from the Future" secretly in the Secret of the years.

From a practical position, all this is poured into the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating an "ideal yacht" - an animated creature born for free non-stop movement using the inexhaustible forces of nature. It is such high goals that are laid in the project of creating a third-generation seventer yacht, which Viktor languages \u200b\u200bconceived as a tool for the knowledge of the universe.

In such a project, it is not necessary to do without bold design solutions and unique technology of language, many of whom will venture to be called ingenious. It is such a yacht that the Victor is going to build, returning from the Armenia, where he will have time to calmly think over all the details. By and large, creating such a yacht, Victor provides those who seek self-improvement, a rare chance to approach unity with nature, without applying it the slightest damage. And of course, the joy to soar under the sails uniting the world ocean with the ocean of air.

So far, enviable opportunity to retire with the wisdom of nature away from the human bustle, only Viktor Language went. He has to go through thousands of miles along the route: Southampton - Cape of Good Hope - Cape Luin (Australia) - Cape Gorn - Southampton. To keep silence alone with the ocean, Victor turns off the radio, and we will be able to monitor its movement only due to the radio beacon installed on the yacht.

help yourself

In any decent yacht store, you can find a documentary - a kind of allowance for survival in the sea - about the operation, which Victor Languages \u200b\u200bmade himself in 1998 during the round-the-world race of alone Around Alone. At that time, everything from the very beginning went around and so. Lasting to the launch for five days, Victor rushed to catch up with the leaders, by the time the advanced forward more than 800 miles. On the first night after the start, he walked boiling water, then five days fought with a storm, and more lagging behind the leaders. At the same time, the guy was bunting, and I had to climb the storm on the mast. And when the weather recovered, he took, finally, to prepare his soup, but he didn't go to him. Victor confused her bags and instead of spices, she proved the soup with an antioxidant powder, than completely disabled himself in order for two days. However, it was only the beginning of the test.

As a result of injury on the elbow, an injection was formed, threatening to turn into something more dangerous. Doctors on the shore in such cases are carried out. Victor decided to do the same. Due to the fact that video cameras were installed on all yachts, the world was able to see how the yachtsman in the race, without reducing the speed of the yacht, looking into the mirror, reveals the abscess scalpel from the ship the firstchka, after which it loses consciousness for many hours. But this is what's interesting: for these "operating" days of his yacht, which comes independently, put a rice record: 239 miles.

Ocean

At one point, I just realized that the Earth is a mother who gave birth to us, and, of course, she is simply higher than us on his organization. The sailing yacht combines these two higher substances - the world ocean and the air ocean, connecting them naturally. It turns out that the yacht is an eternal engine in some plane, because the wind energy is inexhaustible. That is, you repel from the tird, from the body, and you start a trip in the space of the soul with the help of the strength of the spirit ...

A lot, of course, the nuances when we talk about a man in the ocean. We all initially left the ocean - this is our progenitor. But people say it, sometimes committed without understanding what they say. Because our parent - the ocean cannot harm us. And those hazards that clouel us, as it seems to us, in the ocean - this is what was born in our patient of consciousness. First you need to completely eliminate such a concept as a danger, because the dangers do not exist, except the one we are creating in our heads. If we consider what people are called danger, then it is simply more or less complex situations in which you need to act correctly and, of course, to be ready for them.

I would call the yacht an ideal instrument of knowledge. It seems to me that this is the right definition. The tool that is created is definitely every person, it cannot be bought, it is impossible to get from someone as a gift - this is what you invest yourself. There is a stunning phrase, I no longer met, Joseph Conrad: "Everything Can Be Found At Sea, According To the Spirit of Your Quest." One word is "everything", although it can not understand this. Many of this phrase heard. But the main thing is to understand ... For a person, the concept of "everything" is missing. I know this phrase for a long time, and she brought me to the delight, but this time I realized how many people could get in the ocean.

How do people at all perceive the ocean? They do not see him. The reflection of the sun's rays from the surface of the water they consider the ocean. When you go across the ocean, you begin in the end something to understand something ... Sasha underwater I explained a lot. When I asked him - why underwater, he said: "Well, still under water ..." There is a fish, including reefs, and everything else. Watch, quiet Yes, you slide on it, and suddenly - Bach! - I hit the reef or noticed the fish-sword. Or decided to swim, diving - we will not talk about sharks, the same jellyfish "Portuguese boat" can create a very unpleasant situation. Therefore, look carefully on the sides.

The yacht sometimes goes with a decent speed, knots up to ten. First you need to try to swim at the speed of two, three, four nodes. A good end should be tied to reliably, you need to put this rope, then put on your hand - there is a loop. For example, I used to put my hand in a loop before, and now I make a loop from this loop, I delay on the wrist and already hold, that is, double insurance is obtained. Before sowing, it is necessary to look around. Georgy Ivanovich (Gurdjieff. - Approx. ed.), He explained everything correctly: "We must see yourself from the side, remember yourself."

Security

When you do something, think about what you do. This rule is the basis of security at all, well, in the ocean too. Meaning in what? When you do one and the same every day, first there is a feeling of danger, fear, and you do everything carefully, but gradually get used to you and you begin to think God knows about what at a time when you do any serious thing.

Practice attentive attitude towards what you do, you need to constantly. Cashing any case, you can practice. For example, I have a knife, very sharp, and I wip his hand all the time. If you spend a little differently, it will quit. In the same way, the more often you go beyond the board on this rope, the one seems to be more chances that someday some kind of trouble will happen to you. This should not be. It is not right.

Danger does not exist, as I said. As soon as a person pronounces the word "danger", it automatically includes a self-destruction program. The only thing to be afraid is the feelings of fear. If you are not afraid, then everything is in order. And if there is fear, then it must be afraid. I have for 44 days and 6 thousand miles (during a single navigation in the Atlantic. - Approx. ed.) There was no feeling of fear, danger and even anxiety and anxiety. This is definitely one of the most important sailing achievements. This was my first time.

Fourth dimension

Of course, this state was formed earlier. The situation was created for a long time. So the world is created, I called it the fourth dimension. Of course, you put in our own fourth dimension in our own world, everything about what you dream. That is, this is a world in which there is no fear, there is no danger, there is nothing unpleasant. You created our own space in which nothing terrible can simply happen. If you are able to hold this condition, it can last how old.

The process of creating a yacht was very heavy, but only when the swimming was suitable for completion, I realized that my finish coincides with the date up to several hours with Finishes in, which was 12 years ago. I realized that I was closed by a 12-year cycle. It turned out exactly 12 years and 12 hours. It all started from the moment when the round-the-world race was completed. During this time, there was a lot of things. The construction of the yacht began in the summer of 2003. And everything that has been done is preparation for swimming. Swimming continued 44 days, preparation - 12 years. There was such a huge number of events, people who disinterestedly participated in this project. In a different way, such things do not occur. Of course, I do not perceive this result as my personal.

I went out into some new space, gained a new knowledge. Knowing what people - every person live in its own world. In any situation, he lives in his world, which himself creates its own efforts, and can not be different. No more, no less. And only it depends on how his world looks like. If, let's say, some kind of person you do not like, then no one is to blame that you are such a fucking artist. How did you paint it, so it seems to you. Draw again.

In order to get everything, you need to give everything. In principle, no person can give everything, but can approach it. Invest yourself for a long time to the maximum, without thinking about anything, contrary to all fears, fears, efforts ... Even a small case is associated with risk. With the risk of the fact that nothing will come of it. And is it worth putting it in it? If you are able to input completely, you will get much more than I gave. You get high-quality other states. A person has only his condition.

Where did it come from, the fourth dimension, in general, the whole situation? This is a long forgotten past ... I had a desire to create a similar yacht since my childhood. It all started with the villages of 10-12 years old, corn were at all places where it should be. When I was 16 years old, I read a book about the Canadian captain, about a person who built a yacht and went around her around the world alone. His yacht could go with a fastened steering wheel. In the whole story - and more than a hundred years have passed - not a single yacht has been created, with the exception of our "wind of change" and. When you go under the sail - it's such a miracle! It turns out that you can move along the surface of the ocean or the sea and do not rest with all my might, leaving on the vest, stinging corn. Just wonderful! I was lucky in this regard. And, undoubtedly, the ability does not steer is very important. For me it has already become a reality. Almost no effort requires the management of the yacht.

It is interesting to look at the water for the feed - the spectacle is unmatched, it relaxes. Let's say if there is something bad, then all this is worn. And when you want to get something, you need to look at the incoming wave. When the breeze is still on, you feel at the same time as if water that runs on you. These are interesting things.

What is the meaning of the fourth dimension? How to feel it? The main thing is the situation in which you are minimally busy whatever. It turns out, because the yacht goes herself, nothing needs to be done. It is necessary to think very seriously in advance so that nothing was worried at all. That is, creating a situation in advance.

A person always lives in the world that created himself, there is no other way. When a person in trouble, he accuses anyone and does not understand that he himself modeled the situation. But in this case you are conscious and purposefully create a world of definite quality. That is, finally the possibility of creating such a world, in which you will not meet with troubles.

The parameters are as follows: should not be cold, should not blow a strong wind, there should be no much work and so on. That is, in this swimming, specific parameters for the fourth measurement were set. Of course, the concept of "fourth dimension" appears only when you found himself in it. Already being in it, you begin to understand what it is. It is very important to keep it there and not fall out.

At the same time you serve any signs. One sign was - the ship appeared. Before that there was nothing. Then an even more stern sign - the pigeon flew. It was not far from the islands of the green cape, there is a sport of such - postal pigeons run. I thought he would fly away. But no, 11 days was on the yacht. It was a serious warning: he was very cool violated my situation, as it was necessary to feed him and do something with him. As a result, I thought that he would be with me to the end, and took it as proper. Also there was an interesting practice. When the breeze intensified, the splashes began to fly on the side, the pigeon began to shake the wave. He rose, flew, flew back, again wave on him. In the end, the bird flew away. Far to the shore, but it seems that the pigeon met some vessel and stayed on him. You can talk about it a lot, because nothing accidental happens.

Yacht

Most people create a certain world, but it exists rather in the space of consciousness. And the yacht is the situation of a materialized world created. The quality of the created space is certainly of great importance. Since we are talking about a yacht, then this yacht was consciously created with certain characteristics so that it walked.

We have created the technology of gaining strength in the ocean. And, probably, there are people who can take advantage of this business, apply with benefit for themselves. On the other hand, we used the entire experience gained experience in creating yachts, design, materials science, technologies, including the experience of this person ... Well, plus, of course, Gurdjieff, his "fourth way", Dae Jing, and Jing and Everything else that managed to learn from the wisdom. They are also part of a lot of work, long to life.

The awareness appeared when I first started talking to the waves ... The wind is not scary: sails removed, and that's it. And the waves often create very serious situations. Well, it also was the beginning of a new practice. The thought that sounds very simple: this time everything will be different. I somehow Sergey Resin said to me the key phrase: "Try not to do anything like that you can do." He did not explain anything, but I understood. This practice for the first time began to work. The wave of previous experience is aware of the two main things: the first is the installation on the fact that this time everything will be different, everything is fine, and the second one - we must try as little as possible to be busy, then you are free to perception. Otherwise, you perceive a very slight amount of information or do not perceive it at all. It was the first swimming in the new capacity.

Return to the waves. I started talking to them. When the waves perceive as something native and close, then they will not harm you. Somehow I mentioned that the waves as huge wild animals. Here you begin to persuade them, to promise something, somewhere behind the ear stroked like a big dog.

There is an idea of \u200b\u200bthe spirits of the elements, the spirits of the area. They certainly have. When an understanding of this appears, then everything starts to occur correctly. For example, there is a tradition to open a bottle of wine before dinner and first pour a little wine overboard - greet. We have your own toast that works. It is important to understand that there are things that you practically do not realize, but they exist, and they must always be taken into account and refresh. In the same way, when the yacht on the rope is chatting before falling into the water, you should contact some wishes and requests, so that everything is completely coming. That is, you need to create a ritual. The ritual to whom you follow is to provide your security in a much greater degree than a rescue raft. For some reason I did not give the values \u200b\u200bof this very important point. The creation of the fourth measurement is to a largely related relative to the yacht. If we consider a yacht as a living being, then why take a raft with you? In the hope that if something happened to the yacht, will you survive? It is not decent, not ethical. Yacht it also feels, understands. Most people of what are just do not do: and insurance, life jackets, and rafts, absolutely not understanding that it often causes more harm than benefits, these things. The main thing is to remember that the yacht is a living being, and the concern for it, thoughts about it are the basis for ensuring security. And not only security, but, which is much more important, creating fourth measurement, creating your space, your world.

In contact with

The editor of the Sailing Department "Kiya" Andrei Petrov met in Moscow with the famous Russian yachtsman Viktor Language and asked him to answer a few questions.

- In the series starting almost every year around the world racing, whether it's rounds of singles or yachts with full crews, all such different, not similar one on the other. Victor Arkadyevich, how do you personally give preference, and what kind of race, in your opinion, is the most sporty?

- "Whitbred", perhaps, as it was, remains the most spectacular and most sporting competition in the world of sails. Although personally, I will impress the races alone more. It's mine. You see, I submitted all my life to achieve a certain result: when I did something, mentally always imagined how this would help me in achieving the goals set in front of him. I dreamed myself with cold water, hardening and preparing myself to swim in cold latitudes, pressed and pulled up on the crossbar, preparing to climb the mast. How it has programmed, so all life and went. Of course, I and in the question of special knowledge focused on solving my tasks - I read a lot of literature, studying the design and management of the yacht.

- By the way, what competitions, in your opinion, have the greatest impact on the constructive development of modern yachts?

Undoubtedly, these competitions are single-sided yachtsmen. These races are held on the open-class yachts "Open-60", where there are no restrictions, and nothing restrains the design idea. Understanding this, the organizers of the World Wheatbred also introduced the class of 60-fu-tuchikov in competition, which are very close in their characteristics to "Open-60", but even this is not the same. This is still not an open class, but the class "W-60" with its design limitations, materials, etc.

- What is your forecast for progress in the design of the yachts, which will first of all affect the changes?

This is a very interesting question. Indeed, it would seem, after invented a water ballast, what else could you expect? But now there are swinging keel, swivel masts, nasal swords, etc. It seems to me that the big prospects of yacht construction are associated with the materials used. In this area there are interesting developments, but even a tree, in my opinion, undeservedly ignored by the builders of racing yachts, has not yet exhausted all their capabilities. In addition, many are now working with masts - interesting decisions are constantly arising here. Of course, you need to continue working with the underwater part, keels and swaps.

- What are you, in your opinion, the main components of the overall success of the race: personal and sports qualities of the rider, the characteristics of the boat, and maybe luck and luck?

In a conversation about racing of single-line yachtsmen, the word "luck" should be completely excluded from the lexicon. There are intuition and flair that are produced with experience. They help in choosing a faithful course at the moment when it comes to finding the best wind conditions. But I repeat - accidents in such races does not happen; Any success or failure is logical. Unforeseen situations, of course, arise how it happened, for example, with our yacht, when she flew to a huge one - about a meter in diameter - fucked. The old fiberglass boat would surely get a deadly hole, and the "wind of change", made of a complex laminate with a powerful middle layer of balsa and outer layers using high-strength modern fibers (for example - carbon), did not suffer so much. And this is a legitarious outcome, because at the design stage we believed that its strength characteristics will be obviously higher than usual.

As for the sports abilities of Yakhtsman, it seems to me that it should be said first of all about the qualities of the rider, but about human qualities at all. The qualities of the yacht depend on the person. For example, we have a pretty decent experience of designing and building yachts. But very many participants of the circle do not understand why certain engineering solutions apply in the design of their boats. They believe that they need to know it: there are designers, designers - they say, let them think. Although, in my opinion, such a position often does not allow riders to see the roots of the problems that they face into the sea prevents the effectiveness of the applied technologies and design solutions. Of course, if a person in his racing preparations above the other two heads, probably, he can afford such an attitude. However, as the race showed, the majority of the participants were not able to identify the disadvantage in all the yacht projects designed by the Finino group. All these boats had swinging Kili and Swughrs, which were too much shifted into the nose. Such an arrangement of fins is inefficient, the swords almost do not work. And none of the riders, by the way, having extensive experience of walking on such yachts, did not even think about the possible inefficiency of the system. So it was up to the end of the army. Only when they saw in front of their own eyes the sample of a different design in the face of "Wet Ra River", they were able to ask this question. Our boat is fundamentally different from Yacht Fino. It's a shame only that we cannot fully implement all the ideas and development in the finished project. There are always difficulties on the way - financial, organizational - and we do not fully carry out what they really thought.

- Do you mean your words that among the yachts - participants of the last race you can not highlight the project worthy of your ideas?

I am absolutely sincerely saying that my boat is the best of those that I happened to see. There are practically no shortcomings in it. There are flaws that can be eliminated, but there are no constructive disadvantages, and in other boats, they are obvious. My yacht has wonderful running qualities, it is easily controlled. "Wind of Change" is the only yacht that almost half of the path has passed without auto-stop. The whole world could make sure that the boat perfectly goes herself when I was just unable to climb the deck on the day with a commemorative operation on the elbow. So, for 24 hours of yacht, going to Butstag, overcame 240 miles - it also says something. The boat is superbly balanced.

So I would prefer not to comment on projects that have what is obvious to me, substantial disadvantages. But as for the designers, which I sympathize, I could highlight the lambard brand, with whom we met, and whose glances to the design of the yacht are close to me.

- Can you tell me about your new project?

At the moment I already clearly imagine what this yacht will be. Of course, it will retain the main features of the "wind of change". Although there is and what to change. And it's not even that we try to avoid repetition of any errors. Just the "wind of change" was designed quite inhabited, with a distant sight on its operation after the race. Now, I will most likely make a purely racing version of the yacht that entailing some changes in the location of the wvert and lifting mechanisms will affect the height of the side.

- telling about the yacht, you constantly use the pronoun "we": we did, we participated ...

The people took part in the implementation of the project. Some names of people who helped us are recorded on board the yacht.

- With whom from the race participants you are familiar with the closer, who is sympathetic to you?

We communicated a lot with Mike Garsida - he is a very interesting person. It so happened that he was the first to come to me and introduced himself. It turned out that we have a common army past: I served in the Airborne Forces, and he was in the special forces of the British royal strength.

- What do you think is logical by the results of the race, do they reflect the actual picture of the events and the sports abilities of riders?

It is difficult to answer unequivocally ... For example, I believe that Mark Tierselin (2nd place - approx. Ed.) - Very strong racer. And the fateful role is that he gave way to Soldini, played crawling mast. Soldini is also a competent racer, a person who has more than others understand in the design of the yacht, he is one of those who first drew attention to the peculiarities of our yacht. He, of course, is a very extensive experience of ocean races, but also Mark Tierselin is a serious racer.

- Is it possible to say that only one increase in the length of the boat to 50 feet would lead you to the leader's company?

Of course, the length of the yacht is of great importance. In practice, the gap between my yacht and the yachts of the leaders directly depended on the middle speed, which was determined long. And besides, at the first stage, I had only one set of sails, consisting of a grotto and staxel.

- The injury received in the sea is fully heal?

Yes, nothing bothers nothing. By the way, Oksana Makhno helped me with the disease, the former Russian subject, a doctor living now in New Zealand. During the parking lot in Auckland, she spent a couple of weeks a special elbow therapy and cured him completely.

- memorable moments, complex situations, in addition to injury - were in the race?

For a number of reasons, and, in particular, due to the reduced mass of the bulb of the keel, the stability of the boat turned out to be insufficient. Several times the yacht overturned and went to the water sails. Once a strong wind at the wind sharply transferred the grotto and yacht knocked over. For some time I was waiting for, trying to understand what I should do: whether the hatch would shout if the boat continues to turn over, whether to remove the sail and try to bring it back into a vertical position. As a result, it has slightly led, and further tipping stopped, the boat froze with the roll of degrees in 120. After half an hour, I managed to remove the grotto, and the yacht got up onto a smooth keel.

Modern yachts are equipped with the latest technology, however, the risk of overturning is at least no less, because all boats are forced by sails.

- During the race, many reproaches were expressed to the Finno designers - their boats were not restored after tipping ...

There is a design error made in design. I do not even know what the attitude to the development of yachts can be explained. Back in the 93rd, when I was engaged in the design of a 50-foot yacht, ordering it by the design office of Jan Javlet, we thought a lot to the question of tipping the yacht. A pronounced sedlomility of the deck was designed, with a raised nose and feed, boards are littered. In the overturned state, such a boat relied only on small amounts of forage and nasal tips and from lack of stability in this position would be returned to the original one. Already then I thought about it, and I do not understand why Designers Finno do not think about it now. It seems to me that they simply could not find another way of developing the racing potential of their yachts within the framework of the concepts offered by them, except by increasing the width. This path was chosen, in general, long before the swinging keel appeared. And to predict the situation when the yacht with such a wide deck will be difficult to turn back after tipping, they could not. At one time, many famous riders, such as, for example, Philip Jinto, believed that such a big boat, like "Open-60", cannot tip over at all. But this happened to our boat, it happened to Isabelle otusie - and in fairly calm conditions. Those. Tipping is fundamentally possible, it is always necessary to make it so that the boat turns over the boat as simple.

- Nearest plans are associated with swimming?

Oh sure. Already soon there is a racing of single through the Atlantic from Plymouth to Newport, start - June 4. These are traditional competitions that will be held already in the 11th time.

- By the way, does the desire arise to transfer to multi-chippers?

It would be really interesting, but not now. I want to work with those ideas that there are on one-contact yacht. Prospects are very interesting here, and throw this topic, being, what is called, on the edge, you see, stupid.

- Who was for you an example for imitation, who are you equal, whose books read?

At one time, when I read the books of Mankin - for me it was a very important stage of formation. I read and Elvesrema. But, perhaps, the most interesting and loved ones became the Frenchman Bernard Mudah. I read it a book in translation into English, and she made an indelible impression on me. It was here that I found a description of those experiences that I am close to me that I myself had to experience. Of course, I also heard a lot about him and read something. Now, when I read his book, I felt that we were very close. Now I reread her again.

- Experiences for you are very important?

And what is important for a person in life? His feelings, what he sees and is trying to comprehend that he knows ... Questions are important about what is truth, why we were born, why do you live? And this is exactly what can be reflected in the sea. Here you are experiencing this unity with nature, feel like a part of the space. Here comes an invaluable feeling of freedom.

- a few words for youth, please ...

Talking all my life built by my yachts, I finally mastered experience, knowledge, opportunities that allow me to make modern racing cars today. They laid the experience of all years that I dedicated to Yachting. Young people who want to independently build competitive racing yachts will face big challenges. At least in finding and acquiring materials. In addition, all this is now very expensive. But, if your desire is strong, you will undoubtedly find ways to solve the task. Honestly, starting your way, I didn't really believe in what I could go to the level I reached today. I've built my now glorified "lagoon" to just walk under the sail - and so what was my innocent court led. In general, just incredible things often occur in life. If you love your business - the result will come, it will be sure to come. The main thing to work. The saying tells us: the cards give fate. However, we play these cards we ourselves.

Languages \u200b\u200bViktor Arkadyevich Born on October 29, 1948 in the village. Lazarevskoye (g Sochi). In the army served in the Airborne Forces.

1970 - graduated from a nautical school in Nakhodka. At the end, he worked as an assault fishing fleet in the Far East.

1979 - brought the first Soviet yacht to Japan.

1986 - participated in the elimination of the Chernobyl accident.

1989-90. - participated in the round-the-world race "Whitbread 1989/90" (I and Stages) on the Soviet yacht "Fazisi", in the construction of which took part (see "Kiya"

Victor Languages \u200b\u200bwas born on October 29, 1948. Lazarevskoye - his place of birth - then was called the resort village, and now it is the area of \u200b\u200bthe city of Sochi. The family was elders, then two more brothers were born - I (Anatoly) and younger, Stanislav.

Father Arkady Semenovich - a man of cheerful lava, an excellent joiner and a carpenter. From him, Vitya was inherited by the love of wood and virtuoso possession of a glipar (from two hands, by the way). Nina Ivanovna's mother on education teacher. A kind of man, but strict enough, domineering and stubborn. From her, Viktor Language has gotten the power of character.

They brought us each other in their own way, unpretentiously. From the father for pranks, there was a poddle cooler, less often for very serious misconduct - belt. From the mother - "notation" - a fairly frequent, long and unpleasant procedure. The main education is, of course, daily home duties and housework. Since our early childhood coincided with the construction of the house, then the work was abuse. And the work in the garden and garden introduced the necessary variety.

About the sea Victor dreamed since I remember myself. His favorite books - about the sea, the favorite writer - Jack London, the beloved Beast - Wolf. No, of course, his character is not wolf, and he does not look like a "sea wolf" - the character of his beloved writer, but the power of character will argue easily.

"The idea of \u200b\u200bdevoting life to the sea was born early, in 1962. I remember exactly that day - a few days before my fourteen. Father died ... we had a small boat on the shore - Tuzik. With my father, we often went out on her at sea. One day, my father and a friend went fishing. In autumn stood, and often a strong storm came ... Comrades found a few days later on the shore, the boat also threw the waves, but did not find the father. I turned out to be eldest in the family - two brothers, very kids. I had to quit school (then I was finished in the evening) and go to work on our shipyard to the apprentice. Then there was a distinct, conscious dream to be in the ocean under the sail, go to around the world. When I saw on the shipyard of the yacht, a plan was born in my head. Navigat. You need to get a navigable education. I figured that the average brother of Tol is also quite well in the navigation to go, and younger, slavery, it is necessary to designer engineers to then design and build a yacht. By that time a long time, life and developed - all the boats did together. Glory and now leads construction, without his knowledge, no node is collected. Medium, Anatoly, also put the forces, tools, to the first "lagoon", and then in the "Wind of Changes."

With Lazarevskaya shipyard was a yacht club. It was here here for the first time he mastered the skills of handling sails. It must be said that Father, and Mother, and the younger brother Stanislav worked on Lazarevskaya shipyard. A kind of second home. Vitya here built boats, studied to build a shestbot and yachts. Then he himself, in the courtyard at home, built his first Schortboat. Then built a catamaran "Hummingbird" - already as it should be, according to the drawings. Then this catamaran rotted on the roof of the border shop, which was placed for unauthorized exit to the sea.

Far East

"After the nautical school - at the Far East, in the fishermen. Work in the northern seas is real, male. A colossal hardening, weak no - either it is your element, or leave back! In the fishermen I earned 2-3 thousand with a middle salary in the country of 120 rubles! I started the second assistant of the captain, but in the next flight went first, then Starpom, and then took and went to the yacht club for 100 rubles. From the fishermen, no one just did not leave - very thorough work, but I wanted to work for the soul, for myself, and not for the sake of pieces! We went through the Sea of \u200b\u200bOkhotsk, in the Pacific Ocean, in Japan, a couple of times stood in the ice. But pulled home to the Black Sea. "

In 1979.Being the head of the Yacht Club of the Nakhodka Market Marine Fleet, V.Yangov, for the first time in the history of the Soviet Union, brought Yacht to Japan.

In the Far East, he found himself a family, and to us new relatives - Wife Lyudmila and Son Aleshka. When Victor's mother fell hard, they moved to the Krasnodar region, where the languages \u200b\u200bbegan to build their first ocean yacht.

Yacht "Laguna British Friendly"

The construction of the yacht with interruptions lasted about six years. In 1986. Victor called on the elimination of the accident at the Chernobyl NPP. Lean for six months, and returned, "tying a dose of radiation" through three. For half a year, the languages \u200b\u200brecovered, could not really do anything. Great luck in the work on getting rid of the radiation was a green tea brought from relatives, brought from Georgia.

In 1988-90 Victor Arkadyevich takes a break for participation in the construction of the yacht Fazisi and B.

The construction of the yacht began in 2003, and lasted without a small four years.

And now it has come a significant point - the descent of the yacht.

Day May 26 was not chosen by chance. This is a favorable day on the horoscope for the birth of the yacht. The day before was a squall, zipper. Employees of shipyard, and languages \u200b\u200bthemselves worked until late at night to have time to prepare a yacht for a descent. Doubts in the success of this event were until the last moment. But surprisingly, on the morning of May 26 there was a beautiful calm weather. For the yacht descent, it was possible to snatch the best crane craners from the Krasnodar Territory - the yacht fan. The driver drove the crane already on three (!) Meter in the sea!

With the sunrise goes the last preparation work. There is already a yacht on the pier, here the mast, keel, and other equipment.

More and more people are suitable for the beach. I would say - amazing many people for the beginning of May. People are observed in a single impulse, as a grand beauty is very slowly descending into water. It is difficult not to believe in the energy of this project, when you see how people are attracted to the yacht, and cannot take sight, it would seem from ordinary lifting work.

The mast is installed, the keel is assigned and the yacht slowly "floats" to the water stroit. So touched the edge of the water Killem, and now she is afloat! Commander utters speech, no, prayer to one, the name of the yacht is the name of the "wind daughter" and breaks the bottle of champagne about the god of anchor!

By evening, we go out to the sea. On board 12 people, but the yacht does not notice them and easily gains a move. It is simply impossible to pass the delight of delight. And the light of the yacht is developing a decent speed, about 5 knots. I have not yet seen the yacht so harmoniously. The nose is narrow, enters the water without creating resistance. On the go, there is an extraordinary ease - I didn't have such sensations on one sports boat.

In the design of the yacht, such ideas are laid that they allow to go straight, without confrontation from the course. The yacht is not installed by the autorulene, Victor Arkadyevich is sent without any submissive device.

The real yacht is unique and the only one in his own way. Some ideas, of course, were used by language earlier, some are used by other designers, although not too often.

The most important thing is interesting - this is the revolutionary ability of the yacht to go independently by any course relative to the wind, without using any veterinary devices or electric auto.

Considering that no one in the world, none of the individual project does nothing like this, it seems discouraging, and even impossible.

And yet, no one really? Yes, in the modern world of electronics of designers and yacht designers, such a problem does not even care - there are electroderous, which perfectly cope with the holding of the yacht in the course ... But let's remember, even Sir at one of the stages of the single round-the-world race Velux 5 Oceans was forced to return due to Author's problems. And this famous sailor is more than 30 years ago there are noblemaking there, the only one who managed to spend their yacht "Suhalyini" around the world without stopping! Oh, as he swore into modern technologies, and that he disassembled little ... But just the same, these modern "prostheses" do not allow neither a yacht to the Skipir to solve problems. Modern yacht, like a modern person, is used to the autorone, like a swallineshide of us - to points. And move they choose which beautiful look ... but as pleasant and reliable to have just good vision! So and the "daughter of the wind" - has a little on hold the right course.

And yet yachts capable of going on their own. The first case described in history is. And although there were some sails sometimes to customize the slot, but so that they worked as a vane and returned a yacht to the right course, it was the book Joshua "alone under the sail" inspired Viktor Langov in childhood to create a similar yacht.

There was time. Victor has long grew, but a children's dream is not forgotten. He begins to seal to her. Preparing for participation in the race, Victor builds a yacht that has already become famous - "Wind of Change". And here, in the design of the yacht, he is already beginning to implement the most interesting ideas that are justified. Many difficulties fell to the share of the language in this race, but he was able to cope in many ways to his yacht, and during the operation on the elbow, when the "Wind of Changes" with the best-tied handle made the best daily transition, and during the last stage - after a failure of the autorone Devices - Racers go with a distance, but Victor with a yacht was able to continue and successfully finish and this stage.

For azart racing a lot is lost. Successes intoxicate and Victor is preparing for new projects. But fate does not allow him to. The official reason - the money on the construction of the City of Sochi yacht is over. But few know why money is over. Viktor promised to meet the composite budget and began the construction of a yacht on shipyard in Italy. Naturally, Viktor Arkadyevich could not not participate in the construction of his yacht. That's where problems began. The yacht was built as usual - like any mainstream, as is customary to build now. Small flaws allowed, did not bring to immaculate - they saved on working time and the total cost of the project. Victor was not satisfied. Constantly climbing into the building process, and demanding impeccable quality, Victor rareered the budget, and without finishing construction. Then Victor began to understand what he was doing at all now ...

The yacht has only three hatches: input, light and flush, no portholes. The design of the housing is carefully developed, worked not only with the hydrodynamics of the bottom, creating a fast yacht. The cutting is designed so that in the case of Overkil, the yacht is not delayed in the turned state. As practice has shown, the "wind daughter" goes herself, even without fine-tuning! And in principle, it is not necessary to stealless. Staksel-Gick makes it possible to make turns of overfall without reverting Staxel-Shkot from the side of the board.

The weight of the yacht is 1400 kg., With Kille 2600. The main materials used in the construction of the hull - chestnut: Rake, veneer; Coal, epoxy resin, finishing materials of the Italian company BOERO. The housing is made by sandwich technology - Balza is trimmed by three layers of brown veneer and from the outside is saved by carbon fiber. The combination of light balsa, chestnut elasticity, the durability of carbon fiber is achieved by the overall elasticity and strength of the structure with a small mass. The new yacht has absorbed the experience of previous lifrics, all their best qualities. The yacht was built with excellent high-speed potential, but at the same time, all the nodes, the case in general, was done with a good safety margin. The housing is made of symmetric halves, connected by the diametral plane. To maneuvering in the marina on the stern, flooding is installed, and on board the yacht "wind daughter" there is a long wooden paddle. The Mast is swivel, free standing, it is designed to withstand all loads without a rigging, including a blow of the water. Since the gick is attached to the mast at the deck level, the Horse Gick Exculsion looks original. From the mast above the gica with the right and left side, coal rods are coming from the GIK and with the help of the Taly system, the power of the rods in the GIK is regulated.

Interesting a unique system of hydrodynamics of the case, which allows the yacht to be marked on any courses relative to the wind. At the same time, the yacht will go independently, as practice shows, better than if it is controlled ("disturb") a person. The principle of this system is simple. Usually, the keel is installed almost right under the mast, compensating the efforts of the wind. Here he is shifted in a stern of two meters. But additionally installed the Swute, which will regulate the center of the side resistance. It also creates a balance between the center of sailing and the center of the side resistance. When the yacht fell, the sailing center is shifted in the stern, the balance is broken. But if we raise the Swughrt, then the side of the side resistance will shift in the stern, and the yacht will be centered again. In the case of tipping the yacht should be returned to normal. The mast is also somewhat unusual - in the form of a wing with a round base. During the first day of the test, I was struck by the ease with which the yacht cut the wave, and Victor Arkadyevich took the target, and was amazed - the yacht does not have a drift!

The main basics of security are not incorporated in the amount and significance of the rescue equipment (although the raft is on board), but in the very idea of \u200b\u200bbuilding the corps. More than twenty hermetic hatches, a table of pre-hand, hermetic bulkhead in the middle of the housing. Before Waterlinia, the housing is made from the rail, an overlooking coal.

Most of all makes me entrance to the cut. An ideal place to rest loners. Cover with a transparent awning, on the right and left very comfortable seats. Under them Runduki for storing products, tools. In the same place, Viktor Arkadyevich plans to behave a gas hamleter. You are on the deck and the whole situation on water under control, but at the same time you are covered by the elements, you can safely relax, make tea, eat, and even sleep.

Very interesting internal device. In addition to the longitudinal stiffness created by the keel, two stringhers go on sides. In the cabin two beds, gluing right in Stringer, which gives some more stiffness to the case. Under each bed, a small hermetic compartment. The cockpit is quite a large visor, under which all the filaments of sail control are focused - Fals, Reefs, Shkot-Staksel - and from here you can control the yacht without leaving the deck. I must say, around the world swimming is a big plus.