In 1989 40 Americans and 40 Soviets participated in a round-trip sail across
the Atlantic Ocean. The trip was undertaken to show that the peoples of these
great nations can undertake important projects and activities together, That we
are more the same than different, and a little about each other.
The Schooner TeVega
left New York City in June of 1989 with 20 Americans and 20 Russians aboard. The
Russians had arrived in NYC 10 days earlier and spent most of those days touring
the Northeast together witht the American half of their crew. On this tour, the
crews spent the evenings in the homes of Americans who had agreed to host them.
This was the first leg of the trip.
On July 7th, 23
americans of the 2nd leg flew from New York City to Helsinki and boarded a train
for Moscow. Here the 2nd leg met the russian half of their crew and spent time
living with them as we toured Moscow and Leningrad. Tevega 
arrived in Leningrad on July 15 at which
point the 1st leg began their tour in Russia while the 2nd leg prepared to
depart For New York City. On July 18th Tevega left Leningrad with the 2nd leg
crew. Stopping briefly in Rekyavik, Iceland and St. Johns, Newfoundland, Tevega
arrived in New York on Labor Day Weekend. The event finally ended 10 days later,
after the 2nd leg tour of the Northeast, with the return of the Russian crew to
Moscow.