After the repair, it is possible to travel around the world “Lietuva”
On Friday, Klaipeda City Municipality Yacht Lietuva after the overhaul was transferred to the sports club Ostmarina. The yacht is entering a new phase – like a living legend that will lift many more storms and train new sailors.
The repair work looks like Laivo Sandėlis, a company owned by Garant Boats & Yachts. The work took longer than planned – more than two years. There were many challenges with ship parts and labor during the pandemic.
According to the company’s director Simo Šakalinis, although it is planned to make repairs, artificially renew the entire ship. Almost everything has been changed – the engine, the ship’s flora, the rigging, the floor, the steering mechanisms, the whole deck, the parts of the rig on it, without the mast. The hulls and sides were reinforced.
Efforts have been made to restore the wooden details, which testify to the experience of the yacht.
During the handover ceremony, old parts of the ship were also placed on the quay, from which it was possible to guess how many storms and salt water they had received.
“Before the repairs, we carefully prepared for sailing, managed and maintained the ship, repaired it, but the time came when it was necessary to either overhaul or just lift the ship ashore. I am glad that the city has chosen traditions, to learn and support the idea that the ship should sail, not stand on the shore, ”the captain of the yacht Osvaldas Kudzevičius notes in press releases. He praised the workers who made the repairs, who he said are the real heroes, accepting this work as a matter of honor.
The head of the company that repaired the ship, S. Šakalinis, handed over the Lithuanian flag and the authentic viscosity of the ship to the Mayor of Klaipėda. The slogan used in 1989 is engraved on it. on a trip across the Atlantic, “for the honor of Lithuania, for the unity of the nation”. The words “and the pride of Klaipeda city” have been added.
The yacht, sailing the songs of the Cantare choir and the Navy orchestra, sailed and sailed out to sea. But it was just a short departure.
Now the yacht crew is preparing for a test three-four-day voyage around the autumn Baltic. Representatives of Garant Boats & Yachts also take part in this swim. They need to understand to check the quality of the work. Participation in competitions, regattas, youth sailing training is planned for the next season.
Although the yachts are 45 years old, after the repairs, according to the captain, the ship can sail around the world.