[voice] Ship time is 7 am, all cadets to rise
[voice] Today is July 11, 2018,
Wednesday
[voice] The ship is moored in Kaliningrad
[title] ON DECK, OFFLINE
[man] If your belt's on, line up! The rest, finish buckling up over here
[cadet] My belt doesn't fit
[man] Doesn't fit? What have you been doing? Get a belt on
[cadet] I was just signed up, that's all
[man] OK, step aside, you're excused
[man3] Now, when the first mate arrives, you give the order, 'Line up! Attention!
[man3] First Mate, Sir, cadets are lined up!' That's it!
[cadet2] Stand up!
[cadet2] Attention!
[cadet2] – First Mate, Sir, cadets are lined up [First Mate] – Great, sit down
[First Mate] So, girls and boys, let's go!
[First Mate] We'll climb a lot, everyone's afraid, except the dead
[First Mate] You'll be working with your bare hands, clear?
[First Mate] Only bare hands, no gloves!
[First Mate] Don't copy tourists, the glamorised yachtsmen who read too many glossy magazines
[First Mate] They think you need fingerless gloves to hold on to a Kevlar rope
[First Mate] Have you seen our ropes? They won't burn your hands, trust me
[woman] What about the three guys whose safety harnesses didn't fit?
[First Mate] – Three? [woman] – Yes
[woman] They were too tight around the rear end
[First Mate] We'll have to slim down some butts!
[cadet2] All stand
[cadet2] At ease
[cadet2] Sit down
[man3] Come over here
[man3] Stand there
[man3] You repeat my order, you did that OK
[man3] – But don't do that sitting down [cadet2] – OK
[man3] Come out here
[man3] Say, 'Up! At ease! As you were! Sit down!'
[man3] You can't give orders sitting down
[man3] Everyone's dismissed
[man3] – Give the order [cadet2] – Stand!
[cadet2] Attention, dismissed!
[man3] No! You say 'Up! Attention', I say, 'At ease, dismissed'
[man3] Got it?
[Usankov] Hands up if your collar's wrinkled
[Usankov] Go back and press them, now!
[Usankov] Mum always washed and cooked for many of these cadets
[Usankov] It's not easy to get these mummy's boys who only just finished school
SERGEY USANKOV, CHIEF MATE FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
to take on a real man's job, seaman's work
[Usankov] It takes some work
[Mikhail] Finish cleaning this small watch bell, then put it back and wipe the bulkhead
[Mikhail] See that green gunk?
[cadet3] – Yes, yes [Mikhail] – It must sparkle
[Mikhail] Then help him clean, there's a lot and it's hard
[Mikhail] Use this rag only to finish it off, don't let anyone else use it
[cadet4] You have to polish until you can see your face in it
[cadet5] It builds character
[cadet4] It pays well too!
[cadet5] The discipline is strict, but that's OK, you learn a lot
[vioce2] And the money?
[cadet5] Oh yeah!
[cadet6] I want to say hi to all of Nikolay's subscribers
[cadet6] – How many are there? [Nikolay] – 300? 600?
[Nikolay] I'll have as many after this video
[cadet6] – Hi to everyone! [Nikolay] – Please subscribe and like!
[interviewer] Why choose a maritime college?
[voice3] My Dad went to sea
[interviewer] – Your Dad? [voice3] – Yes, a seaman
[interviewer] – And you? [cadet7] – I don't know
[cadet7] It just happened
[cadet7] We'll see what comes of it
[woman3] My dear son,
I know you'll pass all the tests honourably
and with flying colours! Fair winds!
[cadet7] I said, only hard candy!
[woman4] – Son, you'll eat it all before you leave [cadet7] – It's all here?
[woman5] Granny sends love and kisses
[woman5] The cat really misses you, he saw me to the door
[Usankov] When the sailing is over,
it's interesting to see them leave the ship
[Usankov] He extends his hand, greets you very respectfully and thankfully
and joins his parents
[Usankov] They look at him, shocked to see how much he's grown
[Usankov] He squares his shoulders, he's a man now
[Usankov] Left dress!
[Usankov] As you were!
[Usankov] Left dress!
[Usankov] Attention!
[Usankov] – At ease! It's only just begun, trust me! [voice4] – We do!
[Usankov] Very good, we'll teach them
[Usankov] Parents, please step back a little...
into a nice straight line
[Usankov] I'll straighten you folks up!
[voice5] That's right
[Usankov] So, that's it
[Usankov] Fond farewells to you
[Andrey] Mum couldn't get time off work, or my sister
[voice] Someone call the sail technician on 107
[interviewer] Will anyone make it?
[Andrey] My stepdad should, but not my sister. Mum said she'd come by car
[Andrey] They'll make it
[interviewer] Saying goodbye really upset you
[cadet7] Yes, a lot
[cadet7] I love Mum!
[interviewer] You've never been away so long?
[Vlad] Dad's at sea, Mum's working, she said it's not worth coming for just two hours
[interviewer] – She's used to it, with Dad at sea too? [Vlad] – Yeah
[Vlad] I'm only going for 2 months, but Dad's away for 8
[Usankov] Hey, cadets!
[Usankov] Act lively!
[Usankov] I told you to spread out
[Usankov] Spread out from here
[Usankov] This is Brownian motion! Molecules!
[Usankov] There's a gap here
[Usankov] A breach, an opening
[Usankov] Turn and face the other way
[Usankov] Wave your torches left and right
[Usankov] Left, right
[Vlad] Pirates couldn't live without the sea... Sea, rum and ports were all they thought of
[Vlad] Maybe there are still pirates among us?
[Vlad] Yes, I do feel centuries behind
VLAD BRYS
[Vlad] I'll never forget leaving Kaliningrad, people taking pictures, even from other ships
[Vlad] Cargo crews make tons of money but still photograph the Kruzenshtern, she's a legend
[Mikhail] That's the big watch bell. It's original,
from when the ship was built
[Mikhail] It's all original
[Mikhail] The masts, yards, everything
absolutely everything
[Mikhail] Next there's the deck machinery that was installed in 1926
[Mikhail] This is the helm
[Mikhail] I remember steering from here for 3 years when I was a sailor
[Mikhail] The main bridge was here
[Mikhail] Later, when the vessel underwent restoration and was modernised,
they also put in a modernised...
ship's wheel
[Mikhail] The unique thing about the Kruzenshtern is that she has sister ships in America
and Germany,
but they've long been museums
[Mikhail] They don't leave their berths... Ever!
[Mikhail] And this vessel is still going strong
[Mikhail] When it's not the engines driving her but the sails…
MIKHAIL PRIVALOV, SENIOR BOATSWAIN
[Mikhail] The wind blows and all is calm
[Mikhail] We're leftovers from the Middle Ages
[Victor] Why do we need sails in the 21st century?
VIKTOR PITYK
[Victor] Who needs stuff from the past
when there are more modern means of sea transport than sail boats?
[Victor] I honestly don't know why. It's about the past, not the future
[voice] To sail, to sail, to sail, all hands on deck
[man4] Alert...
[man4] It means, alert!
[man4] Everyone comes up here
[man4] From the galley or anywhere! Drop everything and run
[man4] There's a race ahead, you'll often hear 'All hands' and you must be quick. Got it?
[man4] – I can't hear you! [cadets] – Yes, Sir!
[voice] To the starboard rigging, go!
[voice] Start your climbs!
[cadet8] – Only use the safety harness once you're up! [Vlad] – No protection while you climb! Cool!
[voice6] Put your foot there
[cadet9] The metal edges and ropes are uncomfortably positioned
[cadet9] To get across you have to get into a gap,
then you reach over, hang above the deck, and then you go back
[cadet9] When I was making my way down, my foot got stuck
and I couldn't move up or down
[cadet9] I got in a tangle and couldn't work out how to cross over
[cadet9] I was scared witless
[cadet9] I'll never go up again
[cadet9] The main thing is, I did it!
[cadet9] And now we'll...
find out what's next!
[Usankov] Scary?
[Usankov] What's wrong?
[Victor] – I can't [Usankov] – You what?
[Usankov] – Why not?
[Victor] – My legs are shaking [Usankov] – Your legs?
[Victor] Yes
[Mikhail] You'll learn
[Usankov] Well that's OK! You made it down safely!
[Usankov] Back on the ground
[Usankov] Congrats on a safe landing!
[cadet10] – Anywhere a bit higher? [man] – Higher?
[man] When you're ready we'll send you higher
[cadet10] It's a deal
[man] Don't stand on one leg!
[Nikita] I was afraid of falling
[Nikita] What if my foot slipped in a gust?
[Mikhail] – Why did you take my harness? To climb? [Nikita] – Yes
[Mikhail] Well done!
[Mikhail] What's up?
[Nikita] – May I... [Mikhail] – Just wait
[Usankov] – His cap's backwards, he's ready! [cadets] – Go Nikita!
[cadets] Go on!!
[cadets] Go Nikita!
[Mikhail] Now that's team spirit! Good job!
[Mikhail] Support your comrades!
[Mikhail] What I call heroism is facing what you don't want to do,
and doing it anyway, well done!
[cadets] Go on Nik!
[voice6] Not here, not here... Don't climb it like stairs
[voice6] Go on, no sidestepping!
[Mikhail] Volodya, go with him
[cadets] Quiet!
[Nikita] I didn't think I'd do it
NIKITA LYSENKO
[Nikita] I usually fall when I climb,
but the boatswain made me
[Nikita] The guys did too
[Andrey] Good climb, well done
[Nikita] I freaked out a bit when it jerked
[Andrey] No big deal!
[Andrey] – It's only practice [Andrey] – The real thing is worse
[Nikita] I faced my fear and climbed twice today
[Nikita] It felt easier each time
[Nikita] I finished 11th grade and had no idea what to do next
[Nikita] Mum and Grandma suggested I try maritime college because the pay's good at sea
[Nikita] I really wanted to be a train driver
[Nikita] I've dreamed of driving trains since I was a kid,
but that college is in St. Petersburg, and I'm not too self-sufficient
[Nikita] So Mum didn't risk sending me there, and I'm here
[cadet11] Do we have to go a second time?
[voice7] You'll climb a second time,
and a third, and a fourth, and a tenth... a twentieth time
[voice8] Where are you going? You're too tired! Don't be nervous!
[voice] Finish climbing the mast, there's a rainstorm coming in
[cadet12] Kretov! You're off the hook!
[Kretov] I wouldn't have anyway, my legs are shaking
[Kretov] So far, I only have bad impressions
[Kretov] Nothing good's happened, absolutely nothing
[Kretov] I quickly got sick of looking at the sea
VADIM KRETOV
[Kretov] I expected a lot more
[Kretov] I thought I'd like the beauty of it, I love photography
[Kretov] At night, I just take one shot. Nothing's interesting, sunset's better at home
[Angelina] I was surprised at how strong I am
ANGELINA NAZARENKO
[Angelina] Some said I couldn't cope because I'm a girl
[Angelina] I can do it, and better than some!
[cadet13] Now we have...
[cadet13] 70 guys on board and one girl, but some Polish girls will join us soon
[voice9] There are 35 new Polish cadets, and 19 are girls
[Victor] We don't care if they're pretty, as long as they're not bald
[Victor] That's all!
[cadet14] I'm doing fine
[cadet14] You're the one with no one
[cadet15] How's that? I have Mum and Dad, they love me
[cadet15] They even came to say goodbye
[cadet14] I don't mean them
[cadet15] – Yeah, you've put down some roots [cadet14] – Just a bit, but you haven't even begun sowing
[Angelina] We can't wear our hair down,
we're not allowed to wear shorts,
wearing tight pants is forbidden too,
but that's exactly what these girls do!
[Angelina] I saw them in their sweatpants and sneakers
[Angelina] Oh look! The tourists are here!
[Angelina] But I was told they were our Poles!
[Usankov] Who's the anarchist?
[Usankov] What is he, a pirate or something?
[man5] It's like he's been at sea for 15 years
[Usankov] Yeah?
[man5] He's a 'sailor'!
[Usankov] A real Jack Sparrow! Stupid frayed gloves and a hat!
[Usankov] That hat'll fly in no time!
[Vlad] Here come the princesses
[Vlad] – The army cap is with us [voice9] – And Jack Sparrow!
[voice9] – They're pretty! [Vlad] – They're ok!
[voice9] They look ok, yeah?
[voice9] – Line up! [voice10] – Line up!
[voice10] Three rows!
[voice11] Watch the windlass! Secure the top-braces, you fools!
[Nikita] The heaviest must work the windlass, that's why we're here
[Nikita] It's hard work winding it
[Nikita] We three... I'm not sure what they are
[Nikita] We turn the windlass, in a couple of months I'll know what they are
[Nikita] It's strange, as machines do everything now
[Nikita] It's odd, but teamwork pays off, it's important, it's right
[Nikita] I've started to see it not just as setting the sails, but working as one team
[Nikita] Each link in the chain has a job,
if one link fails,
the whole chain falls apart and nothing works
[Nikita] The sails are just a common goal
[Andrey] Leave it!
[voice12] Help out!
[voice12] You're one team
[cadets]vHeave, heave!
[cadets] It won't move, help!
[cadets] It still won't budge, lend a hand, heave!
[Captain] They're mummy's boys!
[Captain] They've got smartphones, tablets, and so on
[Captain] They don't play football in the yard like we did
[Captain] They don't know how to work as a team
[Captain] They stay at home with their gadgets
[Captain] When they come here, where there's no internet
MIKHAIL ERYOMCHENKO, CAPTAIN
or even a telephone signal,
it seems like their lives are over
[Captain] In fact, normal life is just about to begin
[Captain] They start talking, communicating with each other
[voice13] Fold back the rigging!
[voice13] Fold it... fold it!
[Vlad] All hands on deck...
[Vlad] Damn, I'm on a sailboat!
[Vlad] By the time I get back to Kaliningrad, I won't have any palms left!
[interviewer] – Are there any romantics among them? [Captain] – Each and everyone here!
ANDREY NAZARCHUK
[Andrey] Most are quite pragmatic, but I'm a romantic
[Andrey] I like that it's not 'every man for himself' here
[voice14] Come on, Nikita! You promised
[Andrey] Let me take it
[Andrey] Why are you taking them all?
[Kretov] What kind of dump is this? Where's the music... some service?
[voice] Take in the sails! Take in the sails!
[voice] All hands on deck!
[voice15] Quick, get up!
[voice15] Grab your harnesses!
[voice15] Faster!
[voice16] Damn you guys!
[voice14] Let's go to another bunkroom
[Victor] I'll show my Dad
[Victor] Wow! There are girls here! I'll be damned!
[Victor] They've got at least two girls
[Victor] Their ramps are shoddier
[cadet16] The deck's the same
[girl] There's a navigator, 4 of us radio operators, and 2 interns
[Victor] We've got Polish guys
[girl] – How are they doing? [Victor] – We don't understand a thing!
[Victor] Nothing's changed for us anyway
[Victor] Rubbish knots!
[Victor] If we tied knots like that, we'd be doing them for another 2 hours
[Victor] Uh-oh!
[Victor] No kidding!
[Victor] That's some polishing
[Victor] Someone's been bad and spent quite a few hours on it
[Victor] The yard arms aren't straight, they're not parallel
[Victor] Wouldn't happen on our ship, we don't stop till everything's perfect!
[Usankov] During one of the voyages...
in a secret spot behind the planks
where nothing is supposed to be kept, this notebook was discovered
[Usankov] When we opened it,
we saw it was a notebook filled with cadets' entries from different years
[Usankov] They passed it down, sharing tips with those who followed them
[Usankov] There was this inveterate troublemaker, Cadet Petukhov
[Usankov] I found an entry he wrote: 'I realised it was coming!
[Usankov] Here we go. Kruz won't be easy'
[Usankov] Later, a new entry reads:
'I realised what a dummy Usankov (that's me) is.' That's the gist
[Usankov] I was naturally offended
[Usankov] As I read on, I stumbled on an entry he made a month into his internship
[Usankov] He wrote, 'I've visited Sedov and realised the biggest dummy is me, not Usankov'
[Usankov] Wave to the left and right
[Usankov] Can't you do it to the music?
[Usankov] You've got no feel for the music
[voice17] – Look at that! [voice18] – Can you believe it!
[cadet16] Three people have lost their caps today!
[Andrey] The first strong winds we've had, it's so cool!
[voice] All hands take in sail! All hands on deck!
[Pavel] The whole fleet's gathering near the start line
PAVEL OKOLOKULAK, SENIOR NAVIGATOR
[Pavel] It's going to be quite a bun fight,
with everyone trying to cross the start line first
[girl2] One, two, three... up!
[Nikita] I'm exhausted! I haven't slept today!
[Andrey] No sleep's your problem! Don't whine!
[Nikita] So how am I supposed to crank the windlass if I'm done in? With willpower?
[Andrey] Tell the Captain you're exhausted!
[Captain] 264
[Captain] The black circle is our boat, this is where we'll be in 6 minutes
[Captain] The green line's the start
[voice19] – Aye [voice20] – Aye
[voice19] In 19 seconds
[Pavel] We were third to cross the start line
PAVEL OKOLOKULAK, SENIOR NAVIGATOR
[Pavel] Just 2 minutes after the start of the race was announced
[Pavel] That's a great result
[Pavel] You see what a huge fleet it is...
so many sailboats in the race!
[Pavel] So, given our size, starting off that fast is great
[Andrey] What's that look for?
[Andrey] Did you sleep?
[Andrey] I'd barely laid my head on the pillow when the alarm sounded, over and over
[man6] The wind was supposed to strengthen around midnight,
but it already has, so we're taking action
[voice] Climb the mast, we're rolling up the straight sails
[voice] Obey the safety rules
[voice] Don't stand on the shrouds, keep moving, and fasten your harness once you're up
[voice21] Watch your hands!
[voice21] Blast!
[voice21] I nearly broke my damn neck!
[voice21] So long, cap!
[voice] Rain's coming in!
[voice] All hands! Attach and belay the rigging!
[voice22] Secure and tighten the rigging
[Andrey] It was really scary because the ship was pitching about
and heeling sharply
[Andrey] I nearly fell! I wasn't wearing a harness
[Andrey] I was climbing and felt like I'd be blown off
[Andrey] I wasn't wearing a harness and had to hold on for dear life
[Andrey] It was scary and cool at the same time
[cadet17] The sails were blowing about
[cadet17] You're supposed to furl them, but they whip you in the face. Terrifying!
[cadet17] Especially the first time it slaps your face
60 metres above deck!
[cadet17] It's fun!
[cadet18] Hurray! We made it first!
[Victor] I'm OK with the sails
[Victor] When I just started at university, we also did some random stuff
VICTOR PITYK
that I later realised made sense
[Victor] Same thing's happening now!
[Nikita] Before, I dreaded even sailing a boat down the river
[Nikita] I was scared of drowning, but now it doesn't bother me
[Nikita] We won't drown, God willing!
[man6] – Where? To the right or left? [man7] – To the left
[man7] The sail just ripped without even giving a snap
[Mikhail] Lower it...
a little more
[voice23] Come on, join in! Grab the sail!
[voice23] The sail! The sail!
[voice23] Altogether!
[Nikita] We were scrubbing the rust off the deck
[Nikita] We were told we could take a break,
but when we got off, we had to do something else
[Nikita] So much for the break
[Nikita] Now we have to help!
[Mikhail] With the wind and the lurching about, we must work as fast as possible
[Mikhail] It's a tricky situation!
[Mikhail] Luckily, we have a spare sail
[Mikhail] If not, we'd have to patch this one up and hoist it again
[man] Take it, take it!
[Andrey] May I take off my hat?
[Andrey] I'm sick of wearing it
ANDREY NAZARCHUK
[interviewer] A hard day?
[Andrey] Not an easy one for sure
[Andrey] It started with an alarm, followed by another... and another
[Andrey] Then I had to climb the mast, again and again…
[Andrey] So, I'm tired!
[interviewer] Did your mates surprise you?
[Nikita] Andrey Nazarchuk did
[Nikita] I saw him in a different light
[Nikita] He's a natural leader
[Nikita] You want to listen to him
[Nikita] He knows how to lead and motivate
[Andrey] I'm quite happy with myself
ANDREY NAZARCHUK
[Andrey] I'll be able to boast to my Dad
[Andrey] He's very proud of me and said he envies me
because he's always wanted to go to sea,
and I'm on a real sailboat to boot!
[Vlad] I'm the topgallant sail monkey!
[Vlad] Stop!
[Vlad] I didn't want to sail the Kruz
[Vlad] It's an unpaid internship, I wanted to make some cash, I needed money
[interviewer] – But now you're happy [Vlad] – Yes, I'm happy
[Vlad] I'll earn money later
[Vlad] I'm proud that I got to be a crew member
[Vlad] I'm on a sailing boat that's older than God knows what!
[Vlad] You become a different person...
VLAD BRYS
totally changed!
[Vlad] When you're at home, you study, work, live...
[Vlad] Here you're a sailor and nothing else!
[Vlad] It's like that!
[interviewer] – Do you like this new you? [Vlad] – Well, yes, I do
NIKITA LYSENKO
[Nikita] I can't say I've changed dramatically...
[Nikita] But I like myself...
better than before
[Angelina] I guess I'll go on to a military career
[Angelina] Yes, I'm considering it, thinking about it...
[Angelina] When I'm back on shore, I'll find out more
[Angelina] I've found out that in Russia, by law, women are now allowed to serve
[Angelina] In the US women have long been serving in the Navy
[Angelina] In Russia, it was only allowed in 2018
[interviewer] – Thinking about joining the Navy? [Angelina] – Yes
[Captain] Attention crew and cadets!
[Captain] At 08:02.30 the Kruzenshtern finished the race
[Captain] Congratulations to everyone on finishing the race
[Captain] Prepare to lower the sails
[Captain] Lower and stow the sails
[man8] Deck crew and cadets, prepare to lower and stow the sails
[cadet19] Come on, guys, move it!
[cadet19] The coffee will get cold!
[Captain] We weren't first or last
[Captain] But still we had a great race
[Captain] We manoeuvred well
and outran quite a few sailboats... I mean, the tall ones
[voice24] There you are! It's yours now
[cadet20] – My sailor shirt! [voice24] – Your sailor shirt!
[cadet20] It's my sailor shirt!
[voice24] You'd better wash it
[voice24] It's stinky...
[voice24] – But it's yours! [cadet20] – Thank you
[voice] It's 7:00 am
[voice] Crew and cadets wake up!
[voice] Today's Thursday, August 2, we're sailing the North Sea
[Usankov] Do push-ups raising alternate legs
[Usankov] One... two... three... four...
[Usankov] Get to it!
[Usankov] It's called the frog
[Usankov] Come on, raise your legs!
[Usankov] Lift them!
[Usankov] That's better!
ANOTHER MONTH HAS PASSED
[Usankov] Pull your legs towards yourselves. That's it!
[Kretov] I filed a request saying that I was a cadet serving on the Kruzenshtern training ship,
VADIM KRETOV
and that I was asking for permission to be dismissed to shore
[Kretov] I could've stayed and finished, but it didn't make sense to me
[Kretov] I realised sailing isn't my thing, so I resigned...
to allow time to get transferred and ponder my situation
[Kretov] I realised the sea isn't for me
[Kretov] I think it was a brave decision!
[Kretov] Only 4 people supported me:
my brother and two best friends, and my girlfriend. No one else!
[Captain] Cadets, I'd like to thank you all for a great training cruise!
[Captain] All of you have passed the test without exception
[Captain] You've all become experts
[Captain] Thank you for your service
[Andrey] Ship time is 7:00 am, crew and cadets get up!
[Andrey] See you at morning exercises in 3 seconds!
[Andrey] Imagine, your alarm goes off...
[cadet21] ...and mum's screaming, 'Do your exercises!'
[Andrey] I'm going to miss the Kruz
[Andrey] I guess everyone will
[Andrey] Everyone get moving!
[Andrey] Everyone to the checkpoint!
[Andrey] Alright, good luck!