Sailing in Moscow
Information about sailing near Moscow, with details of the clubs and marinas and links to sailing associations in the area...
Sailing and boating is quite popular in Moscow, in spite of the lack of direct access to the sea. There are many yacht clubs in Moscow providing mooring and boat rental opportunities.
Boat Registration
Every vessel weighing above 200 Kg and/or powered by a motor greater than 10 h.p (8kW) must be registered. The registration of boats is performed by the State Small Boat Inspectorate Administration (Gosudarstvennaya Inspektsiya po Malomernym Sudam).
- State Small Boat Inspectorate Administration
At: ul. Chaplygina 15, building 5, Moscow
Tel: (495) 212 0602 (hotline, in Russian) / (499) 144 5981 / (499) 144 5975
Documents required for registration
- Passport or ID (residence permit for foreign citizens)
- Documents confirming the ownership of the vessel
- Vessel certificate
There is also a one-off registration fee.
Sailing Licence
Every owner of a boat or yacht must undergo theoretical and practical training courses and pass examinations in order to obtain a sailing licence.
There are several types of sailing licence:
- Small size vessel licence
- International Bareboat Captain / Skipper Certificate
- Captain / Ship Engineer for ships of categories I and II
Training courses are run by independent authorised organisations. Some of these organisations are listed below:
- International Yacht Captain Association (in Russian)
At: ul. Dubiniskaya 68, Moscow
Tel: (499) 235 2457 / (926) 700 0436 - Navigator Training Centre (in Russian)
At: Mytischi, ul. Silikatnaya 16F, building 1, Moscow
Tel: (495) 722 7197 / (495) 780 1717
email - Centre for Maritime Law (in Russian)
At: Petrovsko-Razumovskiy proezd 15, Moscow
Tel: (495) 613 1894 / (495) 656 4914
Yacht Clubs
- Royal Yacht Club (in Russian)
At: Leningradskoe shosse 39, Moscow
Tel: (495) 961 8866 - Shorehouse (in Russian)
At: Krasnogorsk, 65-66 Km of Moscow Ring Road, Crocus-City Yacht Club, Moscow
Tel: (495) 727 2577 / (495) 727 2481 - Admiral (in Russian)
At: Moscovskaya oblast, Mytischinskiy rayon, derevnya Gribki, ul. Admiralksaya, estate 1, building 1
Tel: (495) 925 7702 / (495) 579 2183
email - Avrora (in Russian)
At: Dolgoprudnyi, ulica Naberezhnaya 22, Moscow
Tel: (495) 739 2081
email - Pestovo Golf and Yacht Club
At: Moscovskaya oblast, Mytischinskiy rayon, Fedoskinskoe, derevnya Rumyantsevo, ulica Nikol'skaya, estate 1, building 1
Tel: (495) 739 2020
email - Pirogovo Yacht Club (in Russian)
At: Mytischinskiy rayon, Klyaz'minskoe vodokhranilische 3a, Moscow
Tel: (495) 223 2200
email - "Scarlet Sails" (Alye Parusa) (in Russian)
At: ul. Aviatsionnaya 79/1, building 2, Moscow
Tel: (495) 925 8599 / (495) 995 6622 / (495) 995 4333
email - "Gals" (in Russian)
At: Ostashkovskoe shosse, Bolotino
Tel: (495) 739 7538