Martin Hinders wrote:
Greetings,
I have heard/read that the Russians don't allow foreign flags, i.e. you may
have to register your boat as a Russian boat.
Have read about people navigating the Russian rivers from the Baltic Sea
down to the Black Sea...if I find info I will post it.
Rgds,
Martin


any cruisers out there know if you can navigate the volga don canal
from the black sea to the caspian sea ? i know you "can" navigate it,
the question really is "may" you navigate it, that is, is it possible
to get permission from the russian federation to do so as a private
sailboat. if so, does anyone know what the draft and height
restrictions are on the journey ?

I know nothing about navigation restrictions but draft = 2.5m is
likely to be o.k. and height = about 8m is likely to be o.k.

I designed a few vessels for the Caspian with these dimensions and
they were going to be delivered on their own bottoms through this
canal system. No mention of air or water draft restrictions during
the design work (and the company I worked with would have known)

Evan Gatehouse