WEBVTT 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:19.180 [ Anatoly Kulik, boat designer, USSR water sport's champion, PhD engineering ] Everyone told me I was dreaming, that it was mission impossible! 00:00:19.200 --> 00:00:21.180 But I kept on believing 00:00:21.210 --> 00:00:23.100 [ Evgeny Tshkin, director, cameraman ] We're making good time 00:00:24.020 --> 00:00:27.200 [ Yury Masloboev, Russian mountaineering and sailing champion, electronics engineer ] The best way from A to B isn't always a straight line 00:00:27.200 --> 00:00:30.010 [ Stanislav Beryozkin, Russian yachting champion, electronics engineer ] Conditions are pretty tough 00:00:30.010 --> 00:00:35.150 [ Evgeny Kovalevsky, explorer, activist, researcher ] We're headed into a storm. I'll drop anchor if wind speeds exceed 60 knots 00:00:59.170 --> 00:01:02.190 [ Kovalevsky ] Our round-the-world trip began in Phuket, Thailand 00:01:03.000 --> 00:01:07.140 We crossed the Indian Ocean, around India to the UAE, and then... 00:01:07.220 --> 00:01:11.090 headed for the Seychelles, via Mauritius... 00:01:11.170 --> 00:01:16.240 From Madagascar to South Africa and the hardest part, around South Africa 00:01:17.020 --> 00:01:20.080 From the Cape of Good Hope to Capetown, then 00:01:20.080 --> 00:01:24.000 from Namibia, a long Atlantic crossing to Brazil 00:01:24.050 --> 00:01:29.030 For the whole of the next year, the longest leg was over the Pacific Ocean 00:01:29.160 --> 00:01:32.170 Skipper Anatoly Kulik decided the route 00:01:32.170 --> 00:01:36.140 What made the voyage special was the vessel 00:01:37.000 --> 00:01:42.000 It was a foldable, inflatable catamaran with two hulls, a mast and a mainsail 00:01:44.230 --> 00:01:48.020 [ VO ] Why a catamaran and not a yacht, or another kind of boat? 00:01:49.000 --> 00:01:53.080 Firstly, once folded, a catamaran can be transported anywhere easily. 00:01:53.200 --> 00:01:57.080 Secondly, sailing a catamaran is an amazing experience. 00:01:57.220 --> 00:02:01.030 It feels like flying. You just glide across the water. 00:02:01.180 --> 00:02:04.070 And most importantly, no one has ever cruised 00:02:04.070 --> 00:02:07.080 around the globe in an inflatable catamaran before. 00:02:08.150 --> 00:02:10.190 So no one knew if it was even possible. 00:02:13.010 --> 00:02:15.130 For such a cruise, you need a solid crew. 00:02:15.230 --> 00:02:18.050 People you can share a foxhole with, so to speak. 00:02:18.190 --> 00:02:20.200 [ Everyone shouting ] Hello, Russia! 00:02:21.110 --> 00:02:22.170 [ VO ] We’re different people, 00:02:23.030 --> 00:02:25.050 and on land, we work in different areas. 00:02:25.190 --> 00:02:30.120 But we have one thing in common: we’re Siberians, we’re explorers. 00:02:31.020 --> 00:02:33.050 And each of us has had some success. 00:02:34.060 --> 00:02:36.200 For instance, I am a Russian sailing champion. 00:02:37.110 --> 00:02:39.110 My name is Evgeny Kovalevsky. 00:02:39.160 --> 00:02:41.210 I also have a PhD in engineering. 00:02:42.010 --> 00:02:48.020 [ Kulik ] I've always admired Jack for his iron determination and finishing what he started 00:02:48.020 --> 00:02:52.000 We call him the 'Minister of Foreign Affairs' 00:02:52.080 --> 00:02:56.020 [ Kovalevsky ] In every new country we need to cut through red tape 00:02:58.030 --> 00:03:00.110 Knowing how to wait is the key 00:03:03.020 --> 00:03:04.140 [ VO ] Stanislav Beryozkin, 00:03:05.030 --> 00:03:08.110 automation systems engineer and a Russian sailing сhampion. 00:03:09.090 --> 00:03:12.220 [ Beryozkin ] This tiny box contains all the maps we need 00:03:12.220 --> 00:03:16.180 I'm the navigator, so it's my job to input data 00:03:17.110 --> 00:03:18.190 Oh shoot! 00:03:19.090 --> 00:03:21.090 That's the wind for you! 00:03:21.230 --> 00:03:27.020 [ VO ] Yury Masloboev is chief engineer at the Institute of Automation and Electrometry - 00:03:27.080 --> 00:03:30.040 the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 00:03:30.070 --> 00:03:31.220 and a Russian hiking Champion. 00:03:32.030 --> 00:03:35.220 [ Kulik ] He kept everything shipshape and working 00:03:36.070 --> 00:03:39.140 [ Masloboev ] One grey-eyed chump! 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:42.070 [ VO ] Evgeny Tashkin is our cameraman. 00:03:43.000 --> 00:03:45.000 [ Tashkin ] Time to shoot some video 00:03:46.020 --> 00:03:52.010 [ Kulik ] He's a great young lad! He always lent a hand on deck whenever needed 00:03:53.100 --> 00:03:56.040 [ VO ] And finally, the captain, Anatoly Kulik. 00:03:56.200 --> 00:04:00.040 He has a PhD in engineering and builds catamarans. 00:04:01.020 --> 00:04:05.190 [ Kovalevsky ] Anatoly Kulik is a genius skipper. He planned the entire route 00:04:05.190 --> 00:04:09.110 He knew everything about the weather conditions, currents and winds 00:04:09.200 --> 00:04:12.000 [ Kulik ] We'll be in a beautiful port! 00:04:12.000 --> 00:04:15.190 Come on, let's tidy it up! Make it look better, will you! 00:04:16.140 --> 00:04:22.040 A captain has to take responsibility and make the final decisions 00:04:22.040 --> 00:04:24.050 They trust my leadership 00:04:24.050 --> 00:04:26.060 [ Kulik ] Hurrah! [ Everyone ] Hurrah! 00:04:28.030 --> 00:04:30.220 [ VO ] We’re often asked what drives us, what makes 00:04:30.220 --> 00:04:33.110 us risk our lives, in the face of adversity. 00:04:34.060 --> 00:04:35.010 Curiosity? 00:04:35.150 --> 00:04:38.090 The dream of witnessing things few others have seen? 00:04:40.010 --> 00:04:41.080 There’s some truth in that. 00:04:41.220 --> 00:04:45.130 But the main reason is testing one’s limits to get to know oneself. 00:04:47.010 --> 00:04:49.020 The ancients believed the world was a book. 00:04:49.180 --> 00:04:53.160 And those who didn’t travel had to read the same page over and over again. 00:04:54.100 --> 00:04:57.160 However, if you do decide to grapple with the oceans, 00:04:58.050 --> 00:05:02.100 be prepared for surprises, dangers and sometimes even death. 00:05:07.030 --> 00:05:11.230 [ Beryozkin ] The sea has the power to allow passage, or kill you at any moment 00:05:13.180 --> 00:05:17.060 Any ship can sink, no matter what size it is 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:24.210 [ VO ] The first stage is the Indian Ocean, 00:05:25.140 --> 00:05:28.130 the third biggest ocean after the Pacific and the Atlantic. 00:05:50.150 --> 00:05:52.070 It’s bounded by four continents: 00:05:54.050 --> 00:05:57.210 Australia, Africa, Asia and Antarctica. 00:06:00.220 --> 00:06:03.040 Marco Polo, a Venetian merchant, 00:06:03.110 --> 00:06:06.180 was the first European to cross the Indian Ocean. 00:06:07.150 --> 00:06:10.100 Today, the Indian Ocean is a huge transit route, 00:06:10.220 --> 00:06:13.030 connecting the world’s major seaports. 00:06:20.180 --> 00:06:23.190 The ocean is a fresh, exhilarating experience. 00:06:24.100 --> 00:06:26.070 Each day is full of surprises. 00:06:26.220 --> 00:06:31.000 [ Kulik ] A dozen whales just passed us, on the starboard side 00:06:36.130 --> 00:06:37.080 [ VO ] We have no roof, 00:06:37.170 --> 00:06:40.140 no cargo hold, no cabin, no shower — nothing. 00:06:41.130 --> 00:06:43.170 We live right here, on the ocean waves. 00:06:50.170 --> 00:06:54.080 [ Tashkin ] Coming off watch [ Kovalevsky ] Taking over the watch 00:06:57.080 --> 00:06:59.160 [ VO ] The day watch lasts 3 or 4 hours. 00:07:03.190 --> 00:07:06.040 The night watch is a whole different story. 00:07:08.080 --> 00:07:11.060 Sometimes you have to do two watches in one night. 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:15.050 During the first one, you might still be fresh as a daisy, 00:07:15.190 --> 00:07:18.100 but for the second, you can barely crawl out of the tent. 00:07:19.030 --> 00:07:20.210 You try to pull yourself together, 00:07:21.050 --> 00:07:25.190 measure wind speed, and deal with huge waves coming at certain intervals. 00:07:27.110 --> 00:07:31.020 [ Kovalevsky ] You get salt showers, the wind blows constantly 00:07:31.030 --> 00:07:35.200 Sometimes I was frozen stiff for the entire watch 00:07:35.220 --> 00:07:39.000 But you can never let go of the helm 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:44.110 The wind can be bad, with waves up to 4 metres high pitching the boat about 00:07:44.110 --> 00:07:46.220 But you have to keep it together 00:07:46.220 --> 00:07:51.000 The catamaran, the crew, food and water weigh about 2 tons 00:07:51.140 --> 00:07:54.040 [ Beryozkin ] The worst time's just before dawn 00:08:00.040 --> 00:08:02.230 [ VO ] By the end of a watch, you feel really tired. 00:08:03.090 --> 00:08:04.100 You need to sleep. 00:08:06.000 --> 00:08:09.190 [ Kovalevsky ] The tent's designed for about 3. There's 5 of us! 00:08:09.190 --> 00:08:13.210 One's always at the helm. Water splashes inside the tent 00:08:18.050 --> 00:08:22.170 [ Tashkin ] Feels like you're riding a drunk horse down a winding road 00:08:29.220 --> 00:08:32.190 [ VO ] When it’s calm, the heat’s unbearable… 00:08:33.060 --> 00:08:36.200 Sometimes we found relief sitting in the water beneath the catamaran, 00:08:36.230 --> 00:08:39.040 but there you’re vulnerable to sharks! 00:08:39.170 --> 00:08:41.160 You watch out for any small cloud 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:46.150 and you begin to understand why people lost at sea would go crazy and kill each other. 00:08:49.160 --> 00:08:55.220 [ Beryozkin ] Both astronauts and sailors run out of patience pretty quickly with their colleagues 00:08:55.220 --> 00:09:00.020 It's the downside of any long trip or expedition 00:09:00.040 --> 00:09:03.170 [ Kovalevsky ] Every second and every minute of 00:09:03.180 --> 00:09:07.060 every single day, you see the same old faces 00:09:07.170 --> 00:09:09.110 It's hard to deal with 00:09:15.000 --> 00:09:21.000 [ Beryozkin ] Ordinary folk don't do this kind of thing. You need a certain character for this 00:09:21.000 --> 00:09:25.080 [ Kovalevsky ] Each of them is an expert, a grade A extreme sports genius 00:09:25.080 --> 00:09:27.230 [ Beryozkin ] Of course, we quarrel sometimes 00:09:35.010 --> 00:09:41.150 You either stop fighting or go to a different part of the boat to cool down 00:09:42.110 --> 00:09:47.100 [ Kovalevsky ] I went to the bow, where they couldn't see me. I sat there and cried 00:09:51.150 --> 00:09:54.050 You sit there crying for 15 minutes 00:09:54.050 --> 00:09:57.240 [ Beryozkin ] Then you have to get over it. There's a long way to go 00:09:57.240 --> 00:10:01.220 [ Kovalevsky ] What else can you do but learn a bit of patience? 00:10:05.160 --> 00:10:07.110 [ VO ] We can all play the guitar and sing, 00:10:08.000 --> 00:10:10.220 and when we do, problems seem to fade away. 00:10:11.170 --> 00:10:15.240 [ Song ] The Cape Town fight was done 'twas Englishmen who fired first 00:10:16.000 --> 00:10:21.090 With bullets from a Browning gun Bang-bang! Do your worst! 00:10:23.020 --> 00:10:29.090 Bad luck all down the line But a man most assuredly has 00:10:29.090 --> 00:10:34.110 Both women and wine... So raise your glass 00:10:34.200 --> 00:10:40.040 Drain a pint, be full of life Let the skirts snap fast 00:10:40.040 --> 00:10:44.220 Some lad may find a wife But it ain't meant to last 00:10:46.010 --> 00:10:51.050 But never came they to port, nor neither came aboard 00:10:51.090 --> 00:10:54.190 Fourteen French sailors, the sort To be abhorred 00:10:54.190 --> 00:10:59.240 They'll never sail again, That's where they will remain… 00:10:59.240 --> 00:11:00.040 They'll never sail again, That's where they will remain… 00:11:00.230 --> 00:11:03.050 [ VO ] It often rains out in the Indian Ocean, 00:11:03.160 --> 00:11:05.110 and you get massive storms. 00:11:05.180 --> 00:11:10.010 [ Tashkin ] I can't see anything. The water's pouring in my eyes 00:11:15.010 --> 00:11:18.000 [ Tashkin ] Hey you losers, what are you doing? 00:11:18.000 --> 00:11:20.160 [ Kovalevsky ] Pretending to control the boat! 00:11:20.190 --> 00:11:22.140 [ Tashkin ] Why didn't you stay home? 00:11:22.140 --> 00:11:28.170 [ Beryozkin ] Good question! A fine young man caught up in this, pardon me, hell hole! 00:11:30.230 --> 00:11:33.240 We had a few dangerous situations 00:11:35.060 --> 00:11:39.220 [ Kovalevsky ] Sailing between India and Sri Lanka, a pirate boat came for us 00:11:42.060 --> 00:11:45.020 [ Kulik ] They were coming straight for us 00:11:45.020 --> 00:11:48.030 We realised that we'd be taken captive 00:11:48.030 --> 00:11:51.110 [ Kovalevsky ] Kulik kept his cool and pointed to the reefs 00:11:53.000 --> 00:11:56.160 [ Kulik ] They'd closed the gap to less than 200 metres 00:11:56.160 --> 00:12:01.010 They were shouting and blowing horns, and they were armed! 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:04.170 And so we leapfrogged the reef 00:12:04.170 --> 00:12:09.020 Our vessel can do that! It's inflatable, it's like a ball 00:12:10.080 --> 00:12:12.040 [ Kovalevsky ] We jumped the reefs 00:12:12.070 --> 00:12:15.060 But the pirates couldn't manage it 00:12:15.100 --> 00:12:19.220 [ Kulik ] I wish you could have heard how their horns went silent 00:12:19.220 --> 00:12:21.220 They almost had us! 00:12:36.230 --> 00:12:40.070 [ Kovalevsky ] Captain Kulik said he'd do all the cooking 00:12:40.070 --> 00:12:42.000 [ Kulik ] It's because I can! 00:12:46.050 --> 00:12:47.110 [ Tashkin ] Delicious! 00:12:47.170 --> 00:12:52.190 [ Kulik ] This is the cook's work space. I play it like a grand piano! 00:12:52.190 --> 00:12:56.000 We lift the piano lid! Clean dishes are stored 00:12:56.010 --> 00:12:59.030 here, a frying pan, soup ladles, and so on 00:13:02.170 --> 00:13:08.230 I chose to cook. If everyone did, you wouldn't find salt tomorrow, let alone food! 00:13:15.040 --> 00:13:17.150 [ Tashkin ] Come on, come on! Land it! 00:13:19.240 --> 00:13:22.100 [ Kulik ] We've caught a handsome dorado 00:13:22.160 --> 00:13:28.170 It's called a common dolphinfish in the Atlantic, and mahi-mahi in the Pacific 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:41.180 [ Tashkin ] Look how much is in there [ Kulik ] Fishes! 00:13:41.180 --> 00:13:43.040 [ Tashkin ] Of course, fish! [ Kulik ] A whole school! 00:13:43.040 --> 00:13:50.070 [ Kulik ] Fresh or frozen, no supermarket, can match a fish you've just caught 00:13:50.070 --> 00:13:56.140 [ Kovalevsky ] The fish is still alive as Anatoly guts it. You can eat it raw. Fantastic! 00:13:56.140 --> 00:13:59.240 Simply great! Ah, life on the ocean wave! 00:14:06.000 --> 00:14:12.020 When you wake up for your early morning watch, Anatoly's already got the coffee on 00:14:12.020 --> 00:14:14.100 It's just perfect 00:14:16.170 --> 00:14:20.150 I'm drinking the skipper's coffee... Real coffee! 00:14:24.110 --> 00:14:27.180 [ VO ] Fresh water is especially valuable when you’re out on the ocean. 00:14:30.200 --> 00:14:32.070 We got covered in salt. 00:14:32.210 --> 00:14:37.030 But the skipper only allowed us to wash with fresh water if we had it in abundance. 00:14:37.210 --> 00:14:40.010 We often washed by taking a shower in the rain. 00:14:44.200 --> 00:14:46.000 [ Tashkin ] Lunatic! 00:14:58.180 --> 00:15:02.210 [ Beryozkin ] Humans produce a lot of garbage 00:15:02.240 --> 00:15:06.080 In this case, plastic waste 00:15:07.150 --> 00:15:09.100 However, you must not dump it in the ocean 00:15:09.210 --> 00:15:14.030 [ Kovalevsky ] All our waste plastic goes into a large rubbish bag 00:15:14.170 --> 00:15:17.110 We dump it when we get to the next port 00:15:18.230 --> 00:15:21.240 [ Kulik ] We've brought all the plastic we had 00:15:30.160 --> 00:15:33.110 [ VO ] The catamaran requires constant maintenance. 00:15:33.210 --> 00:15:35.110 Something brakes every day. 00:15:36.100 --> 00:15:40.070 [ Tashkin ] And no one guessed what the spark was between... 00:15:51.110 --> 00:15:55.050 [ Beryozkin ] Conditions are harsh. Our devices get 00:15:55.060 --> 00:15:59.000 rotten and contact elements simply fall to bits 00:16:05.210 --> 00:16:08.120 [ Kovalevsky ] Repairs were constant. At first, 00:16:08.130 --> 00:16:11.040 we used wooden sticks to reinforce the boat 00:16:11.140 --> 00:16:17.140 We had a tricky situation! During one night watch, Kulik came up to me, saying 00:16:17.150 --> 00:16:22.200 Yury and Gena thought that, with the boat falling apart, we were done! 00:16:22.200 --> 00:16:25.070 They wanted to abort half way, 00:16:25.070 --> 00:16:28.140 I was dead against the idea 00:16:28.200 --> 00:16:30.220 I said that if things break, we fix them! 00:16:32.030 --> 00:16:37.020 [ VO ] We sat, talked, argued, and carried on with non-stop repairs. 00:16:44.020 --> 00:16:47.010 We did various tasks our partners had set us… 00:16:47.110 --> 00:16:50.020 [ Kovalevsky ] This device checks the atmosphere 00:16:50.050 --> 00:16:51.210 [ VO ] Tested freeze dried food… 00:16:53.240 --> 00:16:57.200 [ Tashkin ] What's your favourite flavour? [ Masloboev ] Cappuccino 00:16:58.150 --> 00:17:01.010 [ VO ] We also checked out water purifiers. 00:17:04.140 --> 00:17:07.000 [ Kulik ] Tastes really bad, but potable 00:17:13.220 --> 00:17:16.240 [ VO ] During a calm watch, we enjoyed the ocean views 00:17:17.090 --> 00:17:22.080 and experienced the unity of the sky, the ocean, and our tiny catamaran. 00:17:27.000 --> 00:17:28.190 [ Kovalevsky ] That's fantastic! 00:17:29.220 --> 00:17:34.000 You'll never see anything like it. Nowhere. Never! 00:17:37.000 --> 00:17:41.030 [ Tashkin ] If you painted that image, no one would ever believe it 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:50.100 [ Kovalevsky ] The ocean holds so much information 00:17:50.100 --> 00:17:53.210 and energy, colossal amounts, megatonnes of water 00:17:53.220 --> 00:17:58.150 100 times more living creatures than on land, more life, more information, more energy 00:17:58.150 --> 00:18:01.200 The energy and data is billions of years old 00:18:01.200 --> 00:18:06.060 The ocean is 3 to 4 billion years old, and the planet is 5 00:18:17.090 --> 00:18:18.170 [ Tashkin ] Wow... 00:18:19.080 --> 00:18:20.160 Just, wow! 00:18:20.160 --> 00:18:22.240 Where are we? What island? 00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:25.200 [ Kovalevsky ] Treasure Island! [ Tashkin ] Right! 00:18:25.240 --> 00:18:28.080 [ Tashkin ] Jack's gone slightly crazy! 00:18:28.080 --> 00:18:30.030 It's easily done here 00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:40.100 [ VO ] We visit these islands for several reasons. 00:18:40.130 --> 00:18:43.140 We need to restock our food and water supplies. 00:18:43.150 --> 00:18:47.170 We also need to sort out documentation and fix our catamaran. 00:18:47.230 --> 00:18:51.150 We’re on Mauritius now, going through the usual document checks. 00:18:51.230 --> 00:18:54.180 It’s here that we switched from a catamaran to a trimaran. 00:18:54.190 --> 00:18:57.150 [ Kovalevsky ] We've cleared Mauritian customs! 00:18:59.210 --> 00:19:03.190 [ Tashkin ] Why not? Such handsome guys. Who wouldn't like you? 00:19:16.150 --> 00:19:17.210 [ Tashkin ] Our zucchinis 00:19:30.240 --> 00:19:35.040 A vegetable, like potato they say. It must grow on trees 00:19:35.040 --> 00:19:37.150 [ Kovalevsky ] What's this? [ Trader ] Calabash 00:19:38.020 --> 00:19:39.210 [ Kovalevsky ] A kind of calabash 00:19:44.010 --> 00:19:45.230 [ Thierry Betuel, the general manager of Taylor Smith ] As I said before, when you came to see me, 00:19:46.090 --> 00:19:47.180 you say you were crazy. 00:19:48.020 --> 00:19:52.020 And I told you, no. We are the crazy people. You are normal. 00:19:55.180 --> 00:19:59.000 [ Kovalevsky ] That was the general manager of Taylor Smith, 00:19:59.000 --> 00:20:03.230 the company that gave us a berth to build the trimaran, he's Thierry 00:20:03.230 --> 00:20:07.010 Yesterday he said we were nutcases... 00:20:07.100 --> 00:20:08.180 ... crazy 00:20:08.180 --> 00:20:14.040 Now it's, 'we're the crazy ones, we go to work every day and home in the evening 00:20:14.040 --> 00:20:16.020 You're real, sane men' 00:20:19.100 --> 00:20:22.030 [ Tashkin ] How much was it? [ Kovalevsky ] Nothing at all 00:20:22.030 --> 00:20:25.240 [ Kovalevsky ] They just offered it, it's normally $3,000 an hour 00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:29.130 They said: 'It's from the heart, use the crane!' 00:20:29.140 --> 00:20:32.180 15 people helped get us back on the water 00:20:36.240 --> 00:20:39.240 [ Tashkin ] Such nice people here, in Mauritius. 00:20:40.000 --> 00:20:43.000 We heard scary tales of mean, suspicious locals 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:46.160 [ Tashkin ] Yes, their only problem is racism, right? 00:20:46.160 --> 00:20:48.220 [ Kulik ] There's just no racism here 00:20:48.220 --> 00:20:50.150 [ Tashkin ] None at all! [ Kulik ] Right! 00:20:53.040 --> 00:20:54.230 [ VO ] At every available opportunity, 00:20:55.060 --> 00:20:58.180 we contact our families, who worry about us, of course. 00:20:59.060 --> 00:21:03.010 [ Yulia Kalyuzhnaya, CEO, Russian Geographical Society, Tomsk branch ] All Siberia watched the expedition. We worried a lot 00:21:03.010 --> 00:21:06.070 We followed the map, followed them online 00:21:06.070 --> 00:21:10.000 People called our office and asked, 00:21:10.000 --> 00:21:15.110 'What's happening with the crew?' If we had no word, we were worried sick 00:21:17.070 --> 00:21:19.180 [ Andrey Ageev, yachtsman, Novosibirsk ] It's not a sea, it's an ocean 00:21:19.180 --> 00:21:25.040 The waves reach 10 metres, the same length as our inflatable boat 00:21:25.150 --> 00:21:30.140 We knew the risks they'd have to face, and we worried a lot 00:21:44.110 --> 00:21:45.180 [ VO ] We’re back on the ocean. 00:21:52.240 --> 00:21:55.020 We get hit by a severe storm. 00:21:55.130 --> 00:21:58.050 Beams break causing the stringers to snap. 00:22:14.090 --> 00:22:16.200 We stop in Durban, on the South African coast, 00:22:17.050 --> 00:22:19.100 and spend a week there doing repairs. 00:22:20.090 --> 00:22:24.170 [ Kovalevsky ] This is where two poles broke on the left outriggers 00:22:24.180 --> 00:22:31.100 So, these, one, two, three... four batons helped us sail another 70 km after the mishap 00:22:32.000 --> 00:22:34.220 Without them, I don't know… Total wreck 00:22:36.110 --> 00:22:40.150 [ VO ] We’ve come to the marketplace to find the parts we need and some stainless steel. 00:22:46.020 --> 00:22:49.000 And now we’re about to embark on a challenging sail 00:22:49.090 --> 00:22:51.210 past the deadly waters of the Cape of Good Hope, 00:22:52.050 --> 00:22:54.150 to enter the turbulent Atlantic Ocean. 00:22:58.240 --> 00:23:01.200 We got tired and decided to take a day off. 00:23:06.170 --> 00:23:10.020 Following the locals’ advice, we went to Lake Saint Lucia. 00:23:20.140 --> 00:23:24.040 [ Tashkin ] The pigs in my grandmother's village were fatter! 00:23:26.000 --> 00:23:28.140 Swimming here? I'm not too keen! 00:23:49.240 --> 00:23:51.030 [ Kovalevsky ] A giraffe 00:23:51.100 --> 00:23:52.200 A real one! 00:24:00.170 --> 00:24:02.010 [ Masloboev ] There's no more 00:24:07.240 --> 00:24:09.070 [ Man ] Coming along here, 00:24:09.170 --> 00:24:16.010 you get a current pushing towards the coast. So you need to be… be careful. 00:24:17.130 --> 00:24:19.120 [ VO ] Local yachtsmen are eager to help. 00:24:20.040 --> 00:24:23.070 Before departing, they warned us about the most dangerous currents, 00:24:23.070 --> 00:24:25.220 and tell us what to be wary of while navigating 00:24:25.230 --> 00:24:28.090 certain sections of our challenging voyage. 00:24:29.000 --> 00:24:31.160 [ Kovalevsky ] Not simple to get in? [ Man ] It’s just if the weather is bad, 00:24:31.180 --> 00:24:35.140 [ Man ] it’s hard to get in because of the swells, but if you’re in, then it’s alright. 00:24:35.150 --> 00:24:40.220 This is where everybody panics. They all go... 00:24:42.230 --> 00:24:46.000 [ Masloboev ] Yes, this way [ Kulik ] Keep it going! 00:24:46.010 --> 00:24:47.070 [ Masloboev ] Forward! 00:24:56.200 --> 00:24:59.240 [ Kovalevsky ] And we go to Cape Town. Now take a few photos. 00:25:08.160 --> 00:25:10.230 [ VO ] Now, the Cape of Good Hope lies ahead. 00:25:11.170 --> 00:25:13.090 And the Atlantic Ocean beyond it. 00:25:14.240 --> 00:25:17.110 [ All singing ] We are all drawn to there, 00:25:17.170 --> 00:25:20.030 Where we've never been 00:25:20.160 --> 00:25:22.170 Where the waves laugh, 00:25:23.050 --> 00:25:26.100 and clean air is bright and fresh 00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:29.110 I wanted to reach... 00:25:29.240 --> 00:25:32.160 the Cape of Good Hope, 00:25:33.020 --> 00:25:35.110 To replenish my stocks 00:25:35.240 --> 00:25:38.240 of the sweetest of hopes! 00:25:39.010 --> 00:25:41.080 I wanted to reach... 00:25:42.000 --> 00:25:44.230 the Cape of Good Hope, 00:25:45.000 --> 00:25:47.090 To replenish my stocks 00:25:48.000 --> 00:25:50.050 of the sweetest of hopes! 00:25:51.240 --> 00:25:54.110 [ Kulik ] Wave astern! [ Beryozkin ] Wave! Look out! 00:25:59.110 --> 00:26:01.200 [ VO ] We greeted the Cape of Good Hope with a song. 00:26:02.070 --> 00:26:05.070 And it reciprocated with squalls and a giant wave. 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:08.190 In all fairness, though, it does that to everyone. 00:26:11.050 --> 00:26:12.210 Killer waves form here. 00:26:13.240 --> 00:26:16.160 And the swirling winds in these parts are very tricky. 00:26:17.140 --> 00:26:20.130 This is where the Indian and Atlantic oceans meet. 00:26:21.240 --> 00:26:26.010 [ Kovalevsky ] We had 8 or 9 metre waves, gusts up to 30 or 40 knots 00:26:26.010 --> 00:26:29.030 Our trimaran bounced around on the waves, 00:26:29.030 --> 00:26:32.020 and the waves rose up... Boom! 00:26:32.020 --> 00:26:34.110 And crashed down... Kablam! 00:26:38.140 --> 00:26:40.110 [ Tashkin ] It's fine, and another 00:26:40.170 --> 00:26:44.150 [ Kovalevsky ] Vasco da Gama was the first round the Cape of Good Hope, 00:26:44.150 --> 00:26:48.180 he won the right to sit before the English Queen and others 00:26:48.180 --> 00:26:52.040 [ Beryozkin ] Anyone who passed the Cape close to shore, was… 00:26:52.200 --> 00:26:57.190 They were heroes, so, were allowed to sit in the presence of monarchs 00:26:57.220 --> 00:27:01.000 They got free drinks in any tavern and won the 00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:04.010 right to wear a silver ring in the left ear 00:27:04.010 --> 00:27:08.150 [ Kovalevsky ] So our captain, Anatoly Kulik, has a silver ring in his left ear 00:27:17.100 --> 00:27:18.200 [ Kulik ] That was rough 00:27:21.020 --> 00:27:23.090 [ Tashkin ] But we did it unaided [ Kulik ] Indeed 00:27:23.170 --> 00:27:26.050 [ Tashkin ] I don't know about you, I'm ashore! 00:27:26.070 --> 00:27:28.150 [ Kovalevsky ] A flag! We didn't raise one! 00:27:29.040 --> 00:27:30.220 [ Kulik ] Russian territory 00:27:36.220 --> 00:27:38.220 [ VO ] We’re taking a tour around Cape Town, 00:27:39.080 --> 00:27:40.120 the city of sailors. 00:27:47.150 --> 00:27:49.210 [ Tashkin ] The whole world at our feet 00:27:50.170 --> 00:27:51.130 [ Kovalevsky ] Yes! 00:27:59.130 --> 00:28:01.080 [ Man ] I grew up here... 00:28:01.200 --> 00:28:06.120 [ Kovalevsky ] I grew up here and know it's the most risky part of South Africa's coast 00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:10.150 [ Man ] I noticed the boat picked up by a big wave and surf… 00:28:11.010 --> 00:28:14.130 [ Kovalevsky ] While calling the national rescue service, 00:28:14.140 --> 00:28:18.110 I saw the boat being lifted by a huge wave 00:28:19.000 --> 00:28:20.180 [ Man ] And I knew they were in trouble. 00:28:21.060 --> 00:28:23.210 [ Kovalevsky ] I realised they were in trouble 00:28:24.060 --> 00:28:28.030 [ Man ] Now it’s a pure coincidence, that you’ve come to ask me to help you fix the boat. 00:28:28.110 --> 00:28:31.050 [ Kovalevsky ] So he thinks it's a happy coincidence, 00:28:31.150 --> 00:28:36.190 that people from this boat asked him to help fix a few parts to reinforce it 00:28:37.160 --> 00:28:40.100 [ Man ] Great respect to you for doing what you’re doing. 00:28:41.010 --> 00:28:44.090 [ Kovalevsky ] I have huge respect for what you're doing 00:28:45.050 --> 00:28:46.100 [ Man ] If I was younger maybe I’d come with you. 00:28:46.150 --> 00:28:49.080 [ Kovalevsky ] If I was younger, I’d come with you. 00:28:49.170 --> 00:28:50.140 How old are you? 00:28:50.190 --> 00:28:51.090 [ Man ] 58 00:28:52.010 --> 00:28:56.120 [ Kovalevsky ] Our captain is 56. I am 53. 00:28:56.180 --> 00:29:00.040 So you’re just our age. You can go tomorrow. 00:29:00.230 --> 00:29:02.130 [ Man ] I’ll come with you. 00:29:03.080 --> 00:29:06.060 [ Kovalevsky ] Thank you! OK. Thank you very much. 00:29:06.240 --> 00:29:12.110 [ Kulik ] In Russia, people travel in inflatable boats, they're very popular 00:29:12.110 --> 00:29:17.080 Russia's a big country, but it has very little access to warm seas 00:29:17.150 --> 00:29:20.130 [ VO ] The local yachtsmen were surprised that anyone 00:29:20.130 --> 00:29:24.010 would’ve embarked on such a voyage in a such a flimsy boat. 00:29:30.100 --> 00:29:33.080 Before we left, we were invited to a night club. 00:29:49.020 --> 00:29:51.100 [ Kulik ] It's not the last time I'm here 00:29:52.100 --> 00:29:53.180 We're sure to be back 00:30:03.170 --> 00:30:04.230 [ Kovalevsky ] I'm sad! 00:30:06.080 --> 00:30:09.000 South Africa gave us a warm welcome 00:30:28.090 --> 00:30:29.200 [ Tashkin ] Visibility... 00:30:29.210 --> 00:30:31.160 Nothing! Just zero! 00:30:32.070 --> 00:30:33.200 [ Kulik ] Fog is scary 00:30:33.200 --> 00:30:37.150 It only takes 2 seconds after seeing a ship to hit it 00:30:38.190 --> 00:30:44.110 [ Kovalevsky ] I can't judge distance, I see a ship coming, and can't tell where it's going 00:30:45.100 --> 00:30:48.210 I got so scared, I'd shout out, 'Captain!' 00:30:48.220 --> 00:30:52.110 Kulik ran on deck, 'What is it?' 'Ship ahoy!' 00:30:52.110 --> 00:30:57.200 'It's all fine, just steer round a little. Stop bothering me over nothing' 00:30:57.210 --> 00:30:59.000 OK… 00:30:59.000 --> 00:31:05.150 So, I see a ship, I steer left and right. I think: 'We're done. She'll hit us… Kulik!' 00:31:05.150 --> 00:31:09.210 Kulik comes, 'Why keep quiet?' He grabs the wheel... 00:31:09.210 --> 00:31:16.010 changes course in a split second and we pass under her bow, she'd have crushed us 00:31:20.180 --> 00:31:22.020 [ VO ] We’re in the Atlantic Ocean. 00:31:23.170 --> 00:31:27.140 The water temperature is much lower than in the Pacific or Indian oceans. 00:31:28.160 --> 00:31:32.180 It’s largely due to the influence of the Arctic Ocean and Antarctica. 00:31:34.160 --> 00:31:36.240 Heavy fog and pouring rains are common here. 00:31:44.110 --> 00:31:46.020 We’ve set a course for Namibia. 00:31:48.040 --> 00:31:50.220 Sailing straight to Brazil across the Atlantic Ocean 00:31:51.050 --> 00:31:55.210 would be very difficult because we’d faced treacherous currents and strong winds. 00:31:56.160 --> 00:32:00.090 The voyage from Namibia is eased by the favourable easterlies. 00:32:09.000 --> 00:32:12.060 [ Kovalevsky ] We followed the Namibian coast, 00:32:12.070 --> 00:32:15.110 known as Skeleton Coast, basically a ships' graveyard 00:32:18.180 --> 00:32:22.180 Ships wreck and wash ashore, just skeletons left 00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:34.000 [ VO ] When we disembarked, our captain surprisingly broke two ribs. 00:32:34.140 --> 00:32:37.020 And we were stuck in Namibia for an entire week. 00:32:49.110 --> 00:32:51.110 [ Tashkin ] Palych, how do you feel? 00:32:51.230 --> 00:32:53.020 [ Kulik ] Awful 00:32:53.100 --> 00:32:54.200 8 or 9 days to go 00:32:55.190 --> 00:32:57.000 Hopefully… 00:32:57.160 --> 00:33:01.010 once the bruising goes, I'll feel better 00:33:05.140 --> 00:33:06.230 [ VO ] While the skipper recovered, 00:33:07.100 --> 00:33:09.110 we used the time to travel around a bit. 00:33:09.240 --> 00:33:12.140 We’re on our way to pay a visit to the Himba tribe. 00:34:01.090 --> 00:34:04.030 [ Tashkin ] What were you doing? [ Kovalevsky ] Saying hello! 00:34:32.240 --> 00:34:36.190 [ Kovalevsky ] The women never bathe but cover themselves in clay, 00:34:36.190 --> 00:34:41.000 and at night it falls off. Each morning, they put on more clay 00:34:43.110 --> 00:34:45.150 That's it! She said yes! 00:34:45.180 --> 00:34:46.240 You're hers! 00:34:46.240 --> 00:34:50.230 He says, if you have 1 wife, the whole village will laugh 00:34:50.240 --> 00:34:54.090 Poor men have 2 or 3 wives, rich ones, up to 8! 00:34:59.080 --> 00:35:01.210 [ VO ] The Himba women are considered to be very pretty. 00:35:16.000 --> 00:35:19.060 [ Kulik ] A huge thanks for your interest in our expedition 00:35:19.100 --> 00:35:20.210 [ VO ] The skipper feels better. 00:35:21.150 --> 00:35:24.100 We received a very warm welcome at the local yacht club. 00:35:25.000 --> 00:35:27.030 Sailors always understand each other. 00:35:29.240 --> 00:35:33.090 [ Masloboev ] We were treated so well. We were never 00:35:33.100 --> 00:35:36.200 charged for beer or rooms. 'Guests from Russia!' 00:35:47.060 --> 00:35:49.000 Out here, they don't know what Russia is 00:35:49.140 --> 00:35:55.000 Some know Russia, bears, and Gagarin, that's a famous name here… 00:35:59.070 --> 00:36:02.160 We learned about Namibia, they about Russia 00:36:10.080 --> 00:36:14.070 [ VO ] We plan to cross the Atlantic Ocean, from Namibia to Brazil, within a month. 00:36:26.230 --> 00:36:28.120 It’s 30 degrees plus... 00:36:28.220 --> 00:36:30.210 And much hotter in direct sunlight. 00:36:33.120 --> 00:36:37.040 The deck fries too, and we swelter inside the tent. 00:36:45.170 --> 00:36:52.160 [ Song ] Under the moonlight, the snow glows silver 00:36:52.180 --> 00:36:57.210 Along the road, a troika rushes 00:36:57.210 --> 00:37:00.180 Ding-ding-ding, ding-ding-ding 00:37:01.030 --> 00:37:03.150 The bell, it rings 00:37:04.000 --> 00:37:07.090 The ringing, the ringing 00:37:07.090 --> 00:37:10.010 all about love, it speaks 00:37:11.240 --> 00:37:14.160 [ Tashkin ] What are you doing? Is it sunstroke? 00:37:14.200 --> 00:37:16.210 [ Kulik ] Ding-ding-ding, 00:37:16.210 --> 00:37:19.000 with tin cans a-jingling, 00:37:19.000 --> 00:37:21.240 they're shark worrying 00:37:21.240 --> 00:37:27.220 But the sharks just aren't fussed by the tin cans, or by us… 00:37:28.100 --> 00:37:29.180 There, look! 00:37:29.180 --> 00:37:32.060 Four fins side-by-side, look… 00:37:33.230 --> 00:37:35.070 [ VO ] These are cookie-cutters, 00:37:35.180 --> 00:37:38.060 deep-water sharks known for their sharp teeth 00:37:38.160 --> 00:37:40.160 and extremely aggressive behaviour. 00:37:41.020 --> 00:37:44.170 [ Beryozkin ] In calm seas, they swim up and bite chunks off whales 00:37:45.000 --> 00:37:49.180 One such shark took us for a whale and one of the hulls deflated 00:37:50.030 --> 00:37:53.210 To avoid sinking, we had to patch up the holes 00:37:54.070 --> 00:37:55.200 We used spoons! 00:38:07.010 --> 00:38:11.090 [ Tashkin ] We'll finish the repair and get the job done, it's doable 00:38:11.140 --> 00:38:15.230 The thing is, we'll be on edge until the very last day 00:38:16.000 --> 00:38:20.000 Who knows how many beasts will chew on our balloons? 00:38:20.000 --> 00:38:22.210 Will they come 1-by-1 or all at once? 00:38:36.040 --> 00:38:39.080 You thought it'd be easy when you left home? 00:38:41.060 --> 00:38:45.120 [ Kovalevsky ] We go to the port Fortaleza, to the Fortaleza Yacht Club! Fortaleza Yacht Club! 00:38:46.060 --> 00:38:47.210 [ VO ] We’ve crossed the Atlantic Ocean. 00:38:51.010 --> 00:38:53.180 And there’s a welcoming party waiting for us in Brazil. 00:38:58.210 --> 00:39:02.020 It appears that news of our voyage has reached the locals. 00:39:18.220 --> 00:39:21.120 The next stage of our expedition will be very tough, 00:39:21.150 --> 00:39:23.220 and it’ll take us three months to complete. 00:39:24.010 --> 00:39:27.080 We’ll navigate to the Pacific Ocean via the Caribbean Sea. 00:39:31.010 --> 00:39:36.000 The latest addition to our crew is Oleg Blinov, a certified yachtsman. 00:39:39.030 --> 00:39:41.210 We’re passing the islands of Trinidad and Tobago 00:39:42.020 --> 00:39:44.090 under heavy, unrelenting rain… 00:39:45.210 --> 00:39:49.000 [ Beryozkin ] Arriving in a storm, has become the norm 00:39:56.210 --> 00:39:58.220 [ VO ] Our next stop is Santo Domingo, 00:39:59.050 --> 00:40:01.040 the capital of the Dominican Republic. 00:40:02.000 --> 00:40:04.020 [ Beryozkin ] Heaven on earth exists! 00:40:07.000 --> 00:40:08.230 [ VO ] The main local attraction for the crew 00:40:09.040 --> 00:40:12.070 is Christopher Columbus’s statue in Columbus Park. 00:40:18.240 --> 00:40:22.030 [ Tashkin ] This is where they buried Columbus, 00:40:22.030 --> 00:40:24.000 the great explorer 00:40:36.000 --> 00:40:40.090 [ Kulik ] We're at the final resting place of the great sailor, Columbus 00:40:40.090 --> 00:40:44.040 Visiting here means a lot to our expedition 00:40:44.040 --> 00:40:50.000 He was a great man who discovered half the planet and ushered in a great new era 00:40:58.240 --> 00:41:02.060 [ VO ] We resume our voyage. We’re heading to Cuba. 00:41:03.230 --> 00:41:07.160 [ Kovalevsky ] Coming to the port Santiago de Cuba. Ask for permission. 00:41:08.000 --> 00:41:10.230 [ Man ] Ok. Good morning, sir! Welcome to Santiago de Cuba! 00:41:23.130 --> 00:41:27.100 [ VO ] While waiting for our papers, we take a tour around Santiago de Cuba, 00:41:27.210 --> 00:41:30.060 the second-largest city on ‘Liberty Island’. 00:42:07.140 --> 00:42:09.060 [ VO ] And finally, Mexico. 00:42:09.180 --> 00:42:12.110 The last stop before the great Pacific Ocean. 00:42:44.000 --> 00:42:44.130 [ Olga Antonova, interpreter ] Hi! 00:42:44.160 --> 00:42:48.000 [ VO ] To travel across French Polynesia, we take Olga with us. 00:42:48.070 --> 00:42:49.180 She’ll be our interpreter. 00:42:50.160 --> 00:42:53.060 [ Olga ] It's my first oceanic experience 00:42:56.240 --> 00:43:00.210 [ Kovalevsky ] We've left the Mexican coast and ventured into 00:43:00.220 --> 00:43:04.190 the Pacific. It's why I joined the expedition 00:43:05.240 --> 00:43:09.220 [ Tashkin ] The Pacific Ocean has welcomed us warmly and gently 00:43:10.000 --> 00:43:14.000 It's living up to the name coined by Magellan 00:43:16.070 --> 00:43:18.150 [ Kulik ] The way it welcomed us was... 00:43:18.240 --> 00:43:20.030 so peaceful 00:43:24.090 --> 00:43:28.050 [ Beryozkin ] Near Nicaragua, we may get strong winds, but we'll see 00:43:28.060 --> 00:43:30.200 The counter-current is a pain! 00:43:33.200 --> 00:43:39.030 [ Kovalevsky ] Magellan sailed the Pacific for a few months and never saw a single storm 00:43:39.030 --> 00:43:43.160 But now, it's well-known that most typhoons are in the Pacific 00:43:45.160 --> 00:43:47.200 [ VO ] And after a week the weather does change. 00:43:50.050 --> 00:43:53.070 [ Beryozkin ] We had strong winds and endless storms 00:43:54.240 --> 00:43:58.220 [ Kovalevsky ] It started to break our mast, we almost capsized 00:44:04.000 --> 00:44:07.160 Four of us pulling on the sail couldn't get it off 00:44:11.240 --> 00:44:14.210 It came lower, lower and down, thank God! 00:44:14.210 --> 00:44:19.090 But even with no sail, we were dragged into the unknown darkness 00:44:20.190 --> 00:44:24.180 We clung to the deck by our fingernails and just waited 00:44:24.180 --> 00:44:28.080 Kulik said: 'Guys, it's OK, we're all fine, 00:44:28.080 --> 00:44:31.230 going who knows where, but alive and afloat' 00:44:41.050 --> 00:44:43.100 [ Kulik ] In war, lunch on time is a must 00:44:48.130 --> 00:44:50.110 [ VO ] We’re approaching Puerto Ayora, 00:44:50.200 --> 00:44:52.220 the biggest town in the Galapagos Islands. 00:44:56.240 --> 00:44:59.120 We need to replenish our food and water supplies, 00:44:59.230 --> 00:45:03.010 and, of course, repair our storm-battered catamaran. 00:45:05.180 --> 00:45:09.170 [ Beryozkin ] The Galapagos are among the most interesting places 00:45:09.170 --> 00:45:14.230 Animals from my school textbooks, so long ago, were right in front of me 00:45:14.230 --> 00:45:19.030 And, of course, turtles. They live so long, for many years 00:45:19.050 --> 00:45:22.070 They don't smoke or drink, unlike people 00:45:34.240 --> 00:45:36.030 [ Olga ] Oh, Jack! 00:46:18.240 --> 00:46:22.010 [ Tashkin ] Palych, that way, left, round the cape 00:46:22.230 --> 00:46:24.230 [ VO ] We’re approaching the Marquesas Islands. 00:46:29.020 --> 00:46:32.110 One of the first invites we received is from St. Anna’s School. 00:46:33.010 --> 00:46:35.240 We’ve been introduced by the island’s mayor, Etienne. 00:46:36.120 --> 00:46:38.230 The local students know nothing about Russia 00:46:38.240 --> 00:46:41.050 and want us to tell them about our country. 00:46:42.240 --> 00:46:45.030 [ Kulik ] It's a far northern country 00:46:47.000 --> 00:46:49.000 We have no warm oceans 00:46:49.000 --> 00:46:51.220 But Russians also love to travel 00:46:52.070 --> 00:46:56.030 [ VO ] The children were excited! They were shocked by how big Russia is. 00:46:58.030 --> 00:46:59.150 We exchanged songs. 00:47:20.060 --> 00:47:22.000 [ Olga ] Wow! That was cool! 00:47:26.050 --> 00:47:29.100 [ VO ] We’re now leaving the warmly welcoming Marquesas Islands. 00:47:29.190 --> 00:47:31.140 We’re on our way to the Cook Islands. 00:47:34.190 --> 00:47:38.020 [ Tashkin ] Keep still, keep still Jack. Steady! Relax 00:47:39.150 --> 00:47:42.160 [ Kovalevsky ] I think, it's a sign of unity with nature 00:47:42.210 --> 00:47:48.000 If man and nature don't fear each other, they're united, together 00:47:54.030 --> 00:47:55.090 [ Kulik ] There! 00:47:55.090 --> 00:47:56.160 There, look! Tiger shark! 00:47:57.210 --> 00:48:01.240 [ Kovalevsky ] Look, it's gone left, I see a grey one [ Kulik ] It's not alone! 00:48:04.110 --> 00:48:06.240 [ Tashkin ] It's almost touching the boat 00:48:07.050 --> 00:48:10.010 [ Beryozkin ] Wow, a bigger one [ Kovalevsky ] It's two! Guys, it's two 00:48:10.010 --> 00:48:11.190 [ Beryozkin ] Must be 6 or 7 metres! 00:48:13.000 --> 00:48:14.110 [ Tashkin ] She's under us! 00:48:17.060 --> 00:48:20.000 I'd go there. That way to the city 00:48:20.070 --> 00:48:23.060 [ Kovalevsky ] Rarotonga, the biggest of the Cook Islands 00:48:30.070 --> 00:48:31.220 A man came to us, 00:48:31.220 --> 00:48:36.110 'I'm head shaman and the queen's nephew, the queen invites you' 00:48:36.140 --> 00:48:39.190 [ Kovalevsky ] This is for your long life! [ Woman ] Thank you! 00:48:41.060 --> 00:48:44.040 [ Kovalevsky ] A grey-haired woman, 93 years of age 00:48:44.070 --> 00:48:47.000 She served tea and gave us a paddle 00:48:47.000 --> 00:48:52.170 'Accept this ancient Polynesian paddle, so luck will always be with you, 00:48:52.200 --> 00:48:59.160 and fair winds will go with you because, what you do revives an ancient maritime art' 00:48:59.240 --> 00:49:06.010 [ Song ] Going to sea, we imagine, just like in those old paintings 00:49:06.090 --> 00:49:11.000 We imagine that we haven't yet discovered every isle 00:49:13.140 --> 00:49:19.030 Going to sea, we imagine, just like in those old paintings 00:49:19.080 --> 00:49:23.170 We imagine that we haven't yet discovered every isle 00:49:27.090 --> 00:49:29.130 [ VO ] Our journey is finally coming to an end. 00:49:30.110 --> 00:49:34.100 [ Kovalevsky ] On the final leg of our round-the-world cruise, 00:49:34.100 --> 00:49:39.010 we came to a sort of understanding of what the world consists of, 00:49:39.010 --> 00:49:44.010 of what its possible purpose may be, and the role humans play in it 00:49:46.110 --> 00:49:47.190 [ Kulik ] I've changed 00:49:47.190 --> 00:49:49.080 I've found myself 00:49:49.080 --> 00:49:54.140 I know that my whole life is split between 'before' and 'after' the trip 00:49:55.070 --> 00:50:00.050 What secret did the ocean tell me? That I'm a particle of the universe, 00:50:00.050 --> 00:50:02.040 just a living particle 00:50:02.090 --> 00:50:04.010 And I became better 00:50:09.080 --> 00:50:14.100 [ Beryozkin ] The ocean is a gigantic living thing, but not living like people 00:50:14.150 --> 00:50:18.020 It's a different kind of life, but she's alive 00:50:21.140 --> 00:50:23.030 [ VO ] We’re approaching Phuket Island — 00:50:24.030 --> 00:50:25.210 the place where our journey began. 00:50:26.190 --> 00:50:28.180 [ Beryozkin ] Home, heading home! 00:50:30.110 --> 00:50:32.170 [ Kulik ] Yes, we're heading home! 00:50:55.150 --> 00:50:59.200 [ Kulik ] That's it, we're here [ Man ] I wish someone kissed me that way! 00:51:12.200 --> 00:51:15.190 [ Beryozkin ] I stepped on home soil and thought, 00:51:15.200 --> 00:51:18.190 'I'll never go to sea with these people again 00:51:18.190 --> 00:51:22.100 I'm fed up with it forever'. Forever lasted 2 years 00:51:25.160 --> 00:51:30.040 [ Kulik ] When we got back, I said on camera, in every interview, 00:51:30.040 --> 00:51:34.040 I'll never sail the ocean again! It's an alien place 00:51:34.040 --> 00:51:37.060 People are born, and should live, on land 00:51:39.150 --> 00:51:45.230 Now, I'm dreaming up new journeys, building vessels and new voyages are ahead 00:51:49.160 --> 00:51:53.160 [ VO ] And so… once more, we set sail on the ocean.