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The sailor Tomás Ivanauskas was the only one who sailed the entire distance from Barcelona to Klaipeda. The other team members moved to Brest, France. According to the sailor, the wind was very favorable, so the team sailed safely to Klaipeda.
“We couldn’t get to the boat for a long time during the quarantine, he was standing in Barcelona. Now we can enjoy again, we can sail in the Baltic Sea with our compatriots again. Anyway, the quarantine ruined many of our plans, we had many regattas in the Mediterranean, but due to that situation, everything was canceled. It is still not clear if the regattas, which were planned for the fall, but we are still in Lithuania, will use the time for the summer season, will sail, enjoy the wind in the Baltic Sea, maybe somewhere in the North Sea, ”said T. Ivanauskas.
J. Andriejauskaitė / 15min photo / Tomas Ivanauskas
Captain Darius Pilkionis, who has been leading the crew since Brest ever since, was pleased that a very favorable wind was blowing, so he was able to return faster than planned.
“We really had such a short section. We had a good wind, favorable wind all the time, comfortable, fast, very good trip, rarely coincides. The team is happy, satisfied,” said the captain.
Stuck in Barcelona
On February 16, the yacht Ambersail 2 set sail from the Italian port of Savona, where it was technically repaired and repaired. Within two days, the ship arrived in Barcelona and the crew boarded the plane as scheduled and returned home. The boat was left in the Mediterranean before the race, which even three had to take place in the spring. After an unexpected coronavirus, Ambersail 2 was left alone on the Spanish coast.
J. Andriejauskaitė / 15min photo / “Ambersail 2” sailed to Klaipeda.
“This whole coronavirus situation has occurred and we were unable to touch it, the ship was covered in shells in the water.” This is normal, only if under normal conditions, then scrub the bottom, perform maintenance.
No one was allowed to board the boat, he stopped there for three months. We thought we would provide a green corridor. We coordinate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the embassy. We plan to separate as a crew, escort us from the airport to the ship, and leave for Lithuania without stops. Taking care of us, the Spanish quarantined and we were the first to arrive without any arrest and sail, “says Raimundas Daubaras, Vice President of the Lithuanian Sailing Union and one of the owners of Ambersail 2.
J. Andriejauskaitė / 15min photo / “Ambersail 2” returned to Klaipeda.
The crew flew to Spain on June 21. The next day, the work was boiling, the bottom of the boat was being washed.
On June 23, the ship sailed through Gibraltar, the Atlantic Ocean along the Portuguese coast, the Bay of Biscay, and stopped at Brest, where the crew changed. This ship sailed home.
“There are nine members of the crew. He set sail from Brest on July 3. The wind was very favorable. We expect a return on Thursday, but we were successful earlier. They also said the speeds were high, “said R. Daubaras.
Due to the current situation, Ambersail 2 will pass closer to home in the Baltic Sea this summer. The yacht crew was no longer able to participate in the regattas scheduled for spring in France, Italy and Spain. All of them were revoked due to quarantine.
J. Andriejauskaitė / 15min photo / “Ambersail 2” sailed to Klaipeda.
According to R. Daubar, Poles and Dutch also have that yacht. After meeting in a kind of nucleus, the boats along with other participants intend to participate in competitions in the Baltic and North Seas. After the quarantine waves, eager sailors search for other alternatives to find out.
In autumn, if an unforeseen situation does not occur, the yacht will return to the Mediterranean.
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