Viktor Yazykov was a legendary Russian yachtsman, designer, and yacht builder. He was honored as a master of sports and an honorary citizen of Sochi and Newport. Yazykov made a round-the-world voyage on his yacht "Daughter of the Wind" in support of Sochi's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics. During his career, he participated in numerous sailing races and competitions around the world, including the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race and the 1998/99 Around Alone race. Yazykov also founded the OceanSchool to promote safety in navigation.

1. Yazykov
Viktor
Arkadievich
Legendary Russian
yachtsman,
designer and yacht builder
Honored master of sports.
Honorary citizen of the city
of Sochi and Newport

2. Viktor Yazykov made one of
his round-the-world
voyages on the yacht
"Daughter of the Wind" in
support of the Olympic
application of the
«Sochi-2014»
The first sailing-master
of Russia absolutely
convinced that
Sochi deserves to be
the capital of the 2014
winter Olympics

3. Yazykov Viktor Arkadievich
was born on October 29, 1948
in the village of Lazarevskoe,
the city of Sochi
In 1986 he participated in the
liquidation of Chernobyl
power station
In 1989-90 Viktor
completed I and II stages of
round-the-world race
"Whitbread 1989/90“ with
his yacht “Fazisi” which was
constructed with his
participation

4. 1992 The sportsman took
part in the Transatlantic
race Europe-1-Star on his
own yacht "Laguna" and
got a title of Honorary
Citizen of Newport (USA)

5. In 1989 on his yacht "Wind of Change" he was
the fourth in his class in the round-the-world
race Around Alone 1998/99. The yacht "Wind of
change" got Global Media Choice prize
During the race
Viktor Yazykov
conducted a
unique self surgery
in the open sea.
The whole world
was wathing over
the surgery with a
sinking heart.

6. 2009 - Viktor Yazykov
alone made a trip from
Charleston to New-Port
(the USA) - Southampton
(England) - on the yacht
"Daughter of the Wind"
The Founder Of
«OceanSchool»
To ensure safety of
navigation is the main
component in the
program of our school
«Ocean»

7. "The
earth has too much evil
emanating from people.
Nature is cruel, but is never evil.
It simply tests your abilities.
Sea is fair".
Viktor Yazykov