Funny Holidays - Fair Wind Day

The wind that inflated the sails of the caravels of the era of the Great Geographical Discoveries made it possible to make sea voyages, both short and long distances With the invention of steam engines and turbines, the dependence of ship movements on weather conditions decreased Today, only balloon pilots and parachutists rely on the strength of the wind and its direction However, the speech still uses the parting words “Tailwind!” - wishes for an easy and fast journey, successful completion of the plan The ancient Greeks believed that every natural phenomenon has its own deity The winds of the four directions were controlled by the anems: Eir, Boreas, Zephyr and Not These gods, depicted as people with wings, were also responsible for the changing seasons of the year Destructive storm winds were the creation of the mythical monster Typhon Before traveling across the sea, the gods were appeased - prayers were offered to them and sacrifices were made Today, the victory of a boat in a sailing regatta or the success of a trip on a yacht depends on the strength of the air element All lovers of sea adventures celebrate August 10 as Fair Wind Day The last month of summer brings a lot of events related to sailing sports In August, regattas and competitions on boats, cutters and yachts are held Those who want to join the culture of water sports take part in charity events, auctions and large-scale celebrations held by sailing schools, sports and tourist associations The initiators of the celebration of Fair Wind Day are also the owners of yacht clubs and windsurfers, whose boarding largely depends on the strength of the air elements The history of domestic sailing, whose representatives celebrate Fair Wind Day on August 10, goes back more than 300 years Its founder is considered to be Peter I From Holland, the tsar brought a new holiday tradition - sailing on small boats on weekends Thanks to Peter I, yachting became popular in different circles of society The development of this sport occurred during the reign of Nicholas I In 1846, the Tsar issued a decree on the establishment of the Imperial St Petersburg Yacht Club according to the European model Under his auspices, the first 12-mile races were organized in the Gulf of Finland in July 1847 After a while, yachts from the Northern capital began to go on trips abroad, calling at the ports of the Baltic Sea and mooring at the coast of Crimea Russian athletes were among the first in the world to attempt to travel around the world On the yacht "Rogneda" in 1853 they sailed to Rio de Janeiro, but because of the Crimean War, plans had to be changed The ship was sold, and the crew returned to their homeland But this did not stop the development of sailing in the country By the end of the 19th century in Russia there were more than 100 officially registered yacht clubs that had their own charters and flags Soviet athletes took up the baton from them In 1936, the USSR sailing championship was held in Leningrad Representatives from 16 cities of the Soviet Union took part in it on dinghies and keel yachts Over time, sailing races began to be included in the program of the All-Union Spartakiads Soviet yachtsmen showed themselves heroically in the Winter War of 1939-1940 with the Finns, in naval battles on small ships in the Great Patriotic War In modern Russia, yachting is one of the popular types of active recreation The season for sailing competitions, taking place on Lake Baikal, in the White, Baltic and Black Seas, on the river expanses of the Volga and the Far East, lasts from May to October Both professionals and amateurs take part in the regattas, to whom, according to a long-standing tradition, fair winds are wished before the start