Yacht Axel-II leaves the yacht club on Obolon and heads towards the Postal sq..
When calculating a route, it is important to consider:
- estimated sailing time from the yacht club - 1 hour
- return of the vessel to the yacht club - 1 hour
A trip from Obolon to Pochtovaya sq. on a yacht or boat can start from Obolonsky Bay or Sobachye Ustye Bay, depending on the chosen floating craft. Further, together with the waters of the mighty Dnieper, we will head to the center of the capital, to the heart of Kiev - Podil. As you approach the center of the capital, you can observe beautiful views of the city and the embankment, and in the evening, bright illumination of bridges and garlands of light on the embankment highway.
The route "Obolon - Pochtovaya sq."
Coming out of the bay, on the left side there will be the Northern island and the large Muromets island, and on the right - Natalka park, below the ship will pass between Rybalsky island and Trukhanov island, which separates the Dnieper river bed from the Desenka river bed (not to be confused with the Desna :) ). Moving downstream, we will pass the North, Petrovsky and Podolsko-Voskresensky bridges. In the area of the Postal Square, opposite the River Station, we will turn around and lie on the return course.
Description of the turning point
At the Postal Square. located: the lower station of the Funicular, the Kiev river station, the Church of the Nativity of Christ, the building of the former Post station.
Postal Square is one of the oldest trading squares in Kiev, dating back to the 4th century AD. acc. archaeological research. The name of the square comes from the appearance of a postal stagecoach station in the middle of the 19th century.
The name of T.G. Shevchenko is associated with the Church of the Nativity of Christ (built in the 18th century horse trail on the square), whose ashes were transported from St. Petersburg to Kanev, and solemn requiems were once again ruled in it.
Yacht Axel-II leaves the yacht club in Obolon and goes to the Velikiy island.
When calculating a route, it is important to consider:
- estimated running time to the island - 1 hour 20 minutes
- return of the vessel from the island to the yacht club - 1 hour
- the time of anchorage at the island is calculated according to the sailing tariff of the yacht
Perhaps, the most popular route for boat trips - "Obolon - o.Veliky".
Route "Obolon - Veliky Island"
From the pier on Obolon up against the stream, the ship goes along the Muromets Island and goes to the lagoon of Veliky Island, or, past the Desna mouth, when entering the Obvodny Canal, you can go around the island and dock to the shore overlooking the left bank of the Dnieper or Vyshgorod..
Description of the resting place - Veliky Island
Upstream of the Dnieper River, between the dam of the Kiev reservoir and Obolon (opposite Vyshgorod), on 315 hectares, there is a natural pearl of the Kiev water area - the Velikiy Island. The shape of the island resembles a horseshoe with a comfortable lagoon. The coast of most of the island is sandy, in places steep with a beautiful beach area. The sandy edge turns into a mixed forest zone with shady lawns and open glades, where you can have a great rest, have a picnic, or passively active rest. On its territory, 24 species of animals and 4 species of plants included in the Red Book have been identified.
Yacht Axel-II leaves the yacht club on Obolon and heads towards the Kiev (HPP) dam.
When calculating a route, it is important to consider:
- estimated sailing time from the yacht club - 1 hour 40 minutes
- return of the vessel to the yacht club - 1 hour 40 minutes
The route "Obolon - Kiev (HPP) dam"
From the pier on Obolon we will go upstream along the Muromets Island, past the Desna mouth. We will go around Veliky Island, then past the island Energetik, and go to the dam of the Kiev hydroelectric power station.
Description of the turning point
In addition to the direct function of a hydroelectric power station (electricity production since 1964), it performs a protective function against the "big water" of residential areas located below 103 m above sea level. In addition, the presence of a reservoir improves navigation conditions, especially in the period of shallow water.
The Kiev hydroelectric power station is designed for 100 years of operation and has 3 degrees of protection against water breakthrough: a concrete dam, a drainage channel and an earthen dam 70 km long.
Yacht Axel-II leaves the yacht club on Obolon and heads towards the Kiev reservoir.
When calculating a route, it is important to consider:
- estimated sailing time from the yacht club - 4 hours
- return of the vessel to the yacht club - 4 hours
The route "Obolon - Kiev reservoir"
From the pier on Obolon - up the Dnieper along the Muromets Island, past the Desna mouth, go around Veliky Island and Valkovsky Island and along Vyshgorod we go to the lock, and then to the Kiev Reservoir.
After crossing the gateway to the Kiev reservoir, you can turn in the opposite direction without reaching the Mayak, or you can go out and walk along the waves of the artificial sea. it all depends on the length of your walk and the opening hours of the gateway.
Description of the turning point
The Kiev Sea begins immediately behind Vyshgorod with a 70-kilometer dam - the longest artificial dam in the world, with an area of almost 1000 km², about 100 km long, maximum width of 14 km, maximum depth of 18 m; to create it, more than 50 settlements were flooded, in which 33 thousand people lived.
About 40 species of fish live in the Kiev Sea, incl. silver carp, grass carp, catfish, red book sterlet, beavers and nutria are found, about 800 species of microalgae, more than 70 species of higher aquatic plants, many birds nest. Biologists estimate the natural diversity of the Kiev Sea as the highest of all the reservoirs of the Dnieper cascade.
Yacht Axel-II leaves the yacht club in Obolon and heads towards Mezhyhirya.
When calculating a route, it is important to consider:
- estimated sailing time from the yacht club - 4 hours
- return of the vessel to the yacht club - 4 hours
Route "Obolon - Mezhyhorye"
From the yacht club on Obolon the journey will go up the Dnieper along the Muromets Island, past the Desna mouth, bypass Veliky Island and it will go along Vyshgorod to the gateway to the Kiev reservoir, and then to the pier near Mezhygorsk park.
Description of the resting place
A picturesque historical area - Mezhyhirya (the former residence of the former president of Ukraine in the village of Novye Petrivtsi, which he occupied from 2002 to 2014), which modern historians call nothing other than the second Jerusalem due to historical facts, in particular:
- in 988. the first Orthodox candle was lit on the territory of Kievan Rus;
- the funeral service for Yaroslav the Wise was performed here; buried Evstafy Gogol - great-grandfather of N.V. Gogol, Semyon Paliy;
- twice lived and painted pictures of T.G. Shevchenko for a long time;
- now there is a museum of corruption.
Mezhyhirya is 74 years older than the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.
On its territory there are artificial lakes with shady parks and hunting grounds, a yacht pier with a yacht restaurant "Galleon", a club house "Honka" and a palace on the water, an equestrian club, a zoo, a nursery, a shooting range, a golf club, a helipad, museums transport and other entertainment and tourist complexes.