Yacht "Gonta"

On 31 of October, 1981, in Kiev Cruising Yacht-Club (Ukraine) the yacht “Gonta” was launched. It took the crew three years and three months to build the boat. That included not just the hull and deck only but each and every piece of hardware too.
Ballast keel, rudder, mast, blocks, winches – you name it - all were made by us.

Since that day onward “Gonta” is a familiar sight on many competitions,
domestic and international alike.

“Gonta” in Fremantle. Western Australia, May 1991.

Tough times… Broken mast near Kalbarri, Western Australia.
April 1991.

Indian Ocean. En-route to Cocos Islands. September 1992.

Direction Island – one of the islands of Cocos Archipelago. A must see for all the yachtsmen!

All the yachts visiting Cocos Islands leave a memorial plaque.

Yacht “Gonta” as she looks 28 years since the first launch.
In race on river Dnepr. Kiev, Ukraine. July, 2009.

More information about the yacht and her crew can be found here:
http://gonta.com.ua/

Read the book about the yacht "Gonta" online. (Russian language only)