This word burst into my life not so long ago. First of all, with the expensive yachts of oligarchs. But already 25 years ago, I myself, encountering sailing boats on the water for the first time, realized that yachting is available to everyone. Including you. Don't believe it? I'll tell you.

So what is yachting? First of all, Yachting is freedom. Freedom of choice. Freedom of decision-making and freedom of movement around the world. A dangerous ideology, many politicians will say! Nifiga yourself what you thought up. Not for nothing, those who walk under sail evoke a feeling of envy, and often hatred, among those who see a white triangle against the blue sky. Envious people think that this world is inaccessible to them, and therefore there is no point in thinking about it. I'm telling you my thoughts. Thoughts of 25 years ago.

I, like everyone else, did not assume that the world of the sea is within walking distance and it is only necessary to reach out and the door will open. In 1999, I met a person who told me: "Misha. Money is not needed to go yachting. You just need to want and believe in yourself." So it happened. His name was Lesha and he opened the way to the world of the sea not only for me, but also for hundreds of other romantics and adventurers like me who want to see the sun above the horizon, feel the wind in their hair and hear the rustle of water against the hull.

Yachting is flight. Flight over the water of the boat and flight of thoughts in the head. This is the song of the wind and ... now I will be carried away. Stop Misha. Stop. Want to fly? Then come here.

Yachting is different. By energy, by emotion, by money. Everyone will find their own.

Cruise yachting for family vacations with children. The purest warm water and endless white beaches. Seagulls' cries in the morning and fishing until you're blue in the face.

Racing yachting for those who adrenaline, abrasions and bruises are a joy. And here is the joy of victory and the tears of defeat. And training.

Round-the-world yachting for those who want to discover a whole world. A world where there are no borders and all people are open to communication.

Professional yachting - you can only envy those who live inside this.

Pensioner yachting - for those who use the boat as a house to live in, sometimes changing the view from the window.

And there are a million other "yachtings". And one thing unites them all into a single whole - people. Good people gather here. Interesting, educated, intelligent. Forgive me, residents of a city of regional significance in the Sverdlovsk region - there is no "tagila" here. And by the way, there is definitely no COVID-19 at sea on a yacht

Yachting is hellish work, abrasions and bumps, paint on your hands and dust from the grinder. salt on the eyelashes, sunburn and hands in engine oil. I didn't tell you that. Just between us. An old British lord said: "Yachting is the same as standing in the shower in clothes and tearing up $100 bills." He knew what he was talking about. But it's worth it. Life is so short.

How to get here? To this world of yachting? Yes, it's simple. Read the recipe above - believe and want. And the "warrior's path" will lead you under sail.