January 22, 2002.
William Whitney, the commodore of the Cruising Club
of America, is handing the Blue Water Medal to Dmitry
Shparo and Nikolai Litau. The skipper of the yacht
"Apostol Andrey" was awarded with this Medal
for the first historical sailing through the North-East
Passage (the Northern Sea Route). Nikolai Litau became
the first Russian yachtsman honoured with this prestige
international award.
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