For the materials we would like to thank «Chifan» magazine, «Mangazeisky sea passage» project and the ship log of the carbus «Matera».
In the summer of 2024 the whole country watched with bated breath the expedition “Mangazeisky sea passage”, as brave navigators from the Partnership of Pomor shipbuilding on a homemade karbass overcame the way of ancient Pomors from the North to the East. Their voyage from Arkhangelsk to the ancient Mangazeya - the fur capital of Siberia - lasted several months and covered 3000 km by the way of medieval pioneers.
For several months of the way the participants went on oars, set and removed sails, fought with fatigue, counter currents, tides, spent endless days in those latitudes in the open sea, gave lectures in coastal towns, listened to howling winds, tangled in mazes of ice, slept to the creaking of the karbus and the sound of waves, watched walruses, drifted and dodged ice floes, got stuck in nyasha, dragged the karbus, swore at the malfunctioning navigation tablet, sang songs and recited poems while bobbing on the waves, and every day challenged themselves and the elements. Everything happened on the way, but all the time Drake Brake outfit was a support for brave travelers.
Evgeny and several members of the expedition were wearing Drake Brake clothing and tested it in really harsh conditions of the expedition through the White, Barents and Kara Seas, Kaninsky and Yamal Volok. The outfit passed all the tests and earned positive feedback from the project participants.
