Yacht club SMTU

Yacht club in St. Petersburg, Russia

Yachts club SMTU was an educational yacht club on Kirov Islands of St. Petersburg. It occupied the island of Bezymyanniy.

## History

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After the creation in 1930 of the Saint Petersburg State Marine and Technological University, based on the Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University, there was a requirement for sea engineers to have training and practice opportunities. During the Second World War, students gained this practice at the Admiralty Shipyard, but towards the end of the 1940s, a new place was allocated using institute yachts, on Krestovsky island.[citation needed]

At the end of the 1950s, the territory of the Yacht club SMTU became an island, when a rowing canal was dug on Krestovsky island in 1958-1960.[1] This new island was named Anonymous (Russian: Bezymyanniy), and the city administration officially placed it under the authority of the SMTU (then known as the LMTU) in 1959.[2]

> Russian: В 1959 году остров отдали в бессрочное пользование ВУЗу для занятий студентов на ялах, шлюпках, яхтах
> Translated: In 1959 island have given to termless using to high school for employment of students on yawls, boats, yachts.

Vladimir Loginov, president of Petersburg sailing union.[2]

Club held competitions which often had no prize fund; for example winners of a Quartet - 2002 cup were awarded edible fungi.[3] The club had access to unusual vessels, such as a trimaran, and a submarine.[2]

The last director of the club was Jury Chistjakov,[4] who was in charge when the club was closed in 2003.[5] The land is now being used for the building of a new sports centre. This will belong to a noncommercial partnership Javara-Neva, and its president will be Vladimir Putin.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Seliverstov, U. P. Гребной канал [Rowing canal] (in Russian). Encyclopedia of Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
2. ^ a b c d Lure, Evgenie. В нашу гавань не заходят корабли [The ships do not come into our harbour] (in Russian). Lawmix.ru. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
3. ^ Кубок "КВАРТЕТА" ["QUARTET" cup - 2002] (in Russian). Yacht club SMTU. 2002. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
4. ^ Aprelev, Sergei (2005-06-15). Морская столица - 2005 [Sea capital - 2005] (in Russian). World annals. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
5. ^ Клубу "Явара-Нева", почетный президент которого Путин, изменили инвестусловия [To club "Javara-Neva" which honourable president Putin, have changed investment conditions] (in Russian). Kvadrat. ru. 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2009-08-21.

59°58′37″N 30°13′39″E﻿ / ﻿59.97694°N 30.22750°E﻿ / 59.97694; 30.22750

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Yacht-clubs of Russian coast in Gulf of Finland

"History of Yacht Clubs in Russia". Encyclopedia of Saint Petersburg. Retrieved 2009-08-17.

St. Petersburg|

* Neva Yacht Club (1718)
* St. Petersburg River Yacht Club (1860)
* SMTU (1940s/1959-2003)

North gulf coast (Leningrad Oblast)|

* Terijoki (1???)

Islands of Gulf of Finland)|

* Kronstadt (1???)

South gulf coast (Leningrad Oblast)|

* Petergof (1???)

See also
Landing stages
Sea and river terminals
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