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Review of Maxi 95

Basic specs..

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats. The boat is equipped with 6-7 berths, a galley and toilet facility.

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

The Maxi 95 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.

The keel is made of iron. Many people prefer lead keel in favour of iron. The main argument is that lead is much heavier than iron and a lead keel can therefore be made smaller which again result in less wet surface, i.e. less drag. In fact iron is quite heavy, just 30% less heavy than lead, so the advantage of a lead keel is often overstated. As the surface of a fin type keel is just a fraction of the total wet surface, the difference between an iron keel and a lead keel can in reality be ignored for cruising yachts.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.50 - 1.60 meter (4.92 - 5.22 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Maxi 95 is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD11C diesel engine at 23 hp (17 kW). Calculated max speed is about 5.6 knots

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Maxi 95 is 1.93, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.8 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Maxi 95 is about 167 kg/cm, alternatively 936 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 167 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 936 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is a Ballast Ratio?

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

What is Relative Speed Performance?

Maintenance

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 27m 2 (290 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

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Maxi 1200 boat test

• July 3, 2015

Swedish style from a Polish yard – this innovative new Maxi is designed by Pelle Petterson, and has some interesting new ideas for ease of handling and control, finds Pip Hare

Product Overview

Manufacturer:.

The Maxi 1200 is the second model to be produced from the Delphia yard and is aiming to take this trusted brand in a new direction. For the first time Petterson has teamed up with Tony Castro to design the interior and the results have been heralded as a breath of new life to the Maxi brand.

Founded by two Polish brothers in 1990, Delphia Yachts is now the third largest yacht manufacturer in Europe. It has a workforce of around 600, one of the biggest CNC machines on the continent and already produces an impressive array of sailing and motorboats, handling everything in-house.

But despite the success of the yard there still seemed to be a certain something missing from its sailing boat range, something that would appeal to serious European cruisers and it looked towards the Scandinavians for the answer.

In 2012 Delphia bought the Maxi brand, and with it a whole Swedish package of heritage, quality and reputation which it hopes will do the trick.

Test sail in Palma

I flew out to Palma to test sail the Maxi 1200 and find out whether it had what it takes to seduce the toughest of sailors.

At the grand age of 82, Olympic and America’s Cup veteran Pelle Petterson designed this boat to be sailed easily by one person – not necessarily single-handed, but to be a pleasant experience for someone to be alone on deck. This philosophy of easy, hassle-free sailing is a continuous theme running through every aspect of the boat, exemplified by the ergonomic layout of controls at the after end of the cockpit, where a triangle of waist-high winches set on pedestals in easy reach of both helming positions is more reminiscent of a Class 40 cockpit than a cruising boat.

To keep the decks clutter-free, all lines appear from underneath covers, lead to their respective winches and then snake out of sight into generous-sized and well-sited lockers, keeping mess out of the bottom of the cockpit and the decks safer for crew.

Of particular note was the arrangement for the jib sheets and jib car control lines, which are both led back to the primary winches beneath a raised step in the teak deck (teak comes as standard), providing both a raised position for crew to sit out and a way to divert water rushing down the deck away from the cockpit.

It felt natural and easy for me to handle the boat alone upwind. I could perch on the windward side with the carbon wheel in one hand and electric mainsheet winch controls exactly under the fingers of my other hand. To trim the genoa, I simply stood up, dropped down to the leeward wheel, using well placed grab handles, and was then standing at the winch to wind in or ease out.

Stand up to trim

Standing up to trim on primary winches is a revelation; it is kind to the knees and back, and this Maxi 1200 offers multiple places to brace yourself and work. I rather hogged the wheel on our test sail and, of course, took the opportunity to tack, gybe and trim sails single-handed, which seemed so easy compared with scrabbling around the raceboats I am used to. I felt I was gliding around the back of the boat.

Upwind we made good speed with a light helm; in 12 knots TWS we averaged around 6.8 knots of boat speed at a TWA of around 50°. Doubtless a lower true wind angle beating could be achieved using in-haulers on the headsail, as the jib cars are sited on the deck rather than the coachroof and therefore make quite a wide base.

However, I guess this comes down to your own sailing philosophy – easy miles or squeezing every ounce from your boat. Adding in-haulers would certainly disrupt the clean and calm exterior of this boat.

Standing up to helm upwind, I felt a little precarious with only one foot chock on the high side and almost the full 3.75m of beam below me. But when I mentioned this to my hosts from Delphia Yachts, co-founder Wojciech Kot and his neice Ewa, they announced they already have plans to put another two foot chocks in later boats.

Steering from the leeward side is comfortable and allows a fantastic view of the jib telltales; however when heeled well over I had absolutely no idea what might be approaching to windward.

Mainsheet arrangement

The mainsheet arrangement is perhaps the boldest statement of the Maxi’s simple sailing philosophy and definitely a step away from the traditional set-up. The mainsheet comes straight down to a central, reversible, electric winch on a pedestal in the centre of the cockpit, at the end of the cockpit table.

There is no traveller and the mainsheet itself is a single line, led directly to the winch.

I must admit I was surprised by this arrangement – without a traveller how can you trim the main properly upwind? Can an electric winch really dump a mainsheet quickly? But actually the more I played around with the system, the better I accepted the compromise in the interest of simplicity.

In reality, when a traveller is set over the top of a coachroof – perhaps as much as halfway back from the end of the boom – how much greater effect does it have in controlling mainsail leech tension than the kicker and how effective is it at bringing the end of the boom onto the centreline? I know on many boats with these arrangements the traveller is often too heavy to trim easily or is even seized up from lack of use.

The decision to do away with a traveller seems a bold one, however. What the Maxi offers as an alternative is a mainsheet at the end of the boom for maximum effect, with an electric winch that comes as standard and has enough power to pull the leech down as hard as you need. The reverse function on the electric winch allows you to spill wind responsively and the winch itself is not far away from the helm so if a bigger ‘dump’ is required, it is well within reach.

The downsides of this system are all about lack of choice when trimming the main. Upwind the boom will never really be on the centreline and any deviation to fetching will result in easing the mainsheet rather than a traveller and so give a bit more twist in the mainsail than you might have chosen. But as with my observation on in-haulers, it depends on your philosophy as to whether this would bother you or not.

The only note of caution is that with the winch being placed up at waist level, when reaching or running, the mainsheet crosses the cockpit at an unusually high level, which might take crew standing in the cockpit by surprise when gybing.

Waist height winch

Off the breeze we tried both white sails and a gennaker. Under gennaker, reaching at angles from 110°-130° TWA, the Maxi 1200 achieved speeds up to 9 knots, with no pressure on the helm and was a joy to sail. With the wind further behind us I was able to trim the gennaker from the primary winches while standing at the helm.

Without the gennaker the boat is docile and still achieved up to 7 knots reaching. In the gusts under gennaker the helm responded quickly and at under 7 tonnes I did not feel as if I was dragging too much extra weight around during the lulls. The boat seemed keen to make a reasonable speed in as little as 6 knots of wind.

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Maxi Yachts 900

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Description.

The Maxi 900, designed by the renowned Swedish designer Pelle Petterson and built by Maxi Yachts between 1992 and 1994, is a compact sailboat measuring 9 meters in length (approximately 29.5 feet). This sailboat has built a strong reputation, particularly for its solid construction and reliable performance, even in challenging conditions. With only 37 units ever built, it is a relatively rare find.

**Specifications and Performance:** The Maxi 900 has a displacement of 3200 kg, with 1350 kg of ballast, giving it a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 42-43%. This contributes to its stability and ability to remain upright in rough seas. The boat’s keel has a draft of 1.65 meters, striking a good balance between stability and accessibility to shallower waters.

In terms of sailing performance, the Maxi 900 has a total sail area of approximately 48 m² (including a mainsail of 23.5 m² and a genoa of 24.4 m²). This makes the boat quick and responsive, particularly on a beam or broad reach. The hull speed is around 6.65 knots, which is reasonable for a boat of this size and class.

The sailboat is equipped with a 9 HP Volvo Penta engine, sufficient for maneuvering in harbors and situations requiring motor power. The fuel tank has a capacity of 50 liters, while the water tank can hold 80 liters, which is adequate for short to medium-length trips.

**Usage and Comfort:** Inside, the Maxi 900 offers surprisingly spacious accommodations for its size, with a headroom of about 1.85 meters. The boat is ideal for a couple or a small family for weekend trips or longer vacations.

**Reviews and Experiences:** Users and reviewers praise the Maxi 900 for its solid build quality and thoughtful design, typical of Scandinavian vessels. Sailors particularly appreciate the boat for its excellent sailing characteristics and reliability. Petterson's design is lauded for balancing both comfort and performance.

The Maxi 900 is regarded as a versatile sailboat suitable for both beginners and experienced sailors. The boat performs well under various conditions and provides a safe, stable sailing experience.

Overall, if you’re looking for a well-maintained sailboat with excellent performance, solid construction, and a certain rarity, a 1994 Maxi 900 in good condition is definitely worth considering.

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Maxi 1000 is a 33 ′ 5 ″ / 10.2 m monohull sailboat designed by Pelle Petterson and built by Maxi Yachts between 1996 and 1999.

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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Pelle P's collections are technical clothing designed to defeat tough challenges at sea, in the mountains and in the city. The collections are inspired by Pelle Petterson's lifestyle and achievements as an athlete. Pelle P's collections contains everything from technical sea-and ski wear to pieces that can be used at the golf course or in the city.

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Starting with an internship at Volvo, he became a designer icon for both the automobile and boat industries. Pelle Petterson’s passion for the sea was awakened in Kullavik, Sweden, which was to propel him into a marine career. This is the story of the greatest legend of our time in sailing and industrial design. Amongst his designs you can find Volvo’s sports model P1800. The vehicle became a cult. Today the P1800 is an icon for the entire automobile world, as well as products ranging from Watches to a Stena Passenger ferry. More than 100.000 boats have been built after Pelle’s designs including the Nimbus and Maxi Yachts.

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We have a concept at Pelle P that we call True Friends. It is a way for us to collaborate with top athletes in developing our technical clothing collections. We have partnered with athletes, True Friends, from our main three sports; Sailing, golf and skiing. It is important for us to know how our clothes preform when put to the test in challenging conditions, and our True Frinds make sure that the collections can handle the pressure.

We have partnered with sailing teams from different competitions and classes in the world. The sea can be challenging and we make sure that our sailing gear can handle the shifting and tough conditions. The teams we collabarate with test and give feedback on our collections in order for us to develop the best quality and function as possible. We call them our True Teams.

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Pelle P should be visible, but make minimal environmental impact. From the beginning of Pelle P the environment has always been a concern for the company, and caring for it is an important philosophy for our brand. Pelle Petterson himself knows the importance of caring for nature and the environment, having lived almost all his life participating in sports such as sailing, downhill skiing and golf. It is from this mindset Pelle P originated.

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Krasnoyarsk Krai - Overview

Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia located in Central and Eastern Siberia, part of the Siberian Federal District. Krasnoyarsk is the capital city of the region.

The population of Krasnoyarsk Krai is about 2,849,000 (2022), the area - 2,366,797 sq. km.

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History of Krasnoyarsk Krai

The first state in the territory of southern Siberia appeared in the 4th-3rd centuries BC. Ancient Chinese chronicles called it Dinlin. Around 201 BC, Dinlin state was defeated by the Hunnu (the ancestors of the Huns) - an ancient Turkic nomadic people who inhabited the steppes to the north of China from 220 BC until the 2nd century AD. To protect the country against their raids Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall of China.

After the defeat of Dinlin, the Turkic tribe of the Kyrgyz settled in Khakass-Minusinsk depression. In 840, Kyrgyz state destroyed Uighur Khanate and extended its power in Tuva and Mongolia. At the beginning of the 13th century, the Kyrgyz were conquered by the Mongols.

Since that time, the Kyrgyz ceased to play an independent role in the Asian international politics. But in the Minusinsk Hollow, the surrounding area of Krasnoyarsk and other northern territories, the Kyrgyz were the most powerful force and resisted the Russian Cossacks who were engaged in the conquest of Siberia. In the end they could not prevent the incorporation of these territories into Russia.

More historical facts…

Until 1629, the territory of present Krasnoyarsk krai was part of a vast region with its center in the town of Tobolsk. In the 1760s-1780s, Siberia began to be used as the main place of exile. In 1822, Yenisei gubernia (province) was established after the separation of Siberia into Western and Eastern. In 1863, 44,994 exiles lived in the Yenisei province representing 1/7 of the total population of the province. According to the 1897 census, 570,200 people lived in the province.

On December 7, 1934, Krasnoyarsk Krai was formed. The borders of the region were almost the same as of Yenisei gubernia of the Russian Empire. In 1991, Khakassia Autonomous Oblast being originally part of the region became a separate subject of Russia - the Republic of Khakassia.

On January 1, 2007, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenetsky) Autonomous Okrug and Evenky Autonomous Okrug were united in a single region called Krasnoyarsk Krai, the autonomous okrugs became Taimyr (Dolgano-Nenetsky) and Evenky districts.

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Krasnoyarsk Krai - Features

Krasnoyarsk Krai occupies 13.86% of the territory of Russia. It is the second largest region of the country after the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) that occupies 18% of the territory. It is located in the basin of the Yenisei River. In the north, the region is washed by two seas of the Arctic Ocean - the Kara Sea and the Laptev Sea.

The length of Krasnoyarsk Krai from the north to the mountains of Southern Siberia is about 3,000 km. Cape Chelyuskin, located on the territory of the region, is the extreme northern point of the mainland of Russia and Asia.

On the coat of arms of Krasnoyarsk Krai you can see a lion with a sickle and spade reflecting the main occupation of the locals in the past - agriculture and mining (gold in the first place).

The climate varies from sharply continental to temperate continental. It is characterized by strong temperature fluctuations during the year.

On the territory of the region there are three climatic zones: arctic, sub-arctic and temperate. Winters are long, summers are short. The average temperature in January is minus 36 degrees Celsius in the north and minus 18 degrees Celsius in the south, in July - plus 13-20 degrees Celsius respectively.

The main rivers are the Yenisei, Angara, Nizhnyaya Tunguska, Khatanga, Pyasina, Podkamennaya Tunguska. The Yenisei, flowing from south to north, is one of the largest rivers in the world.

There are about 323,000 lakes that are more than 300 meters in length. About 85% of them are located in the Arctic Circle. Lake Taimyr is the largest lakes in the region (4,560 sq. km.). Other major lakes: Bolshoye Khantayskoye, Pyasino, Keta, Lama.

The largest cities of Krasnoyarsk Krai are Krasnoyarsk (1,103,000), Norilsk (184,100) Achinsk (104,300), Kansk (87,600), Zheleznogorsk (80,300), Minusinsk (66,200), Zelenogorsk (61,100), Lesosibirsk (58,400), Nazarovo (48,900).

Krasnoyarsk Krai - Natural Resources

This region has more than 95% of Russian reserves of nickel and platinum group metals, more than 20% of gold, significant reserves of cobalt, nepheline ore, magnesite, Iceland spar, fine quartz sand, refractory clay, graphite, 63 industrial metals, and other minerals, as well as about 70% of Russian coal, which makes 20% of the world’s coal.

Intensive coal mining is conducted in Kansko-Achinsky basin, Tungussky basin. More than two dozen oil and gas fields have been found. Gorevskoye deposit of lead (42% of all Russian lead), one of the largest deposits in the world, is located here. About 21% of apatite raw in Russia is located in Maymecha-Kotuyskaya apatite area.

In 2009, industrial exploitation of Vankor oil and gas field began. Oil reserves in the field exceed 260 million tons, natural gas - about 90 billion cubic meters.

The area of the forest fund of the Krasnoyarsk region is 168 million hectares. Forests cover 71% of the territory. The total timber reserves are estimated at 14.4 billion cubic meters, 18% of Russian reserves of timber.

Such animals as sable, squirrel, arctic fox, fox, ermine, and reindeer are found in large numbers. The population of wild reindeer is estimated at 600 thousand heads.

Krasnoyarsk Krai - Economy

Due to significant reserves of mineral resources, power resources and heavy industry, the Krasnoyarsk region plays an important role in the Russian economy.

Significant power resources helped to create such large plants as Krasnoyarsk Aluminum Plant, Krasnoyarsk Metallurgical Plant, Achinsk Aluminum Plant. The regional plants produce about 27% of Russian aluminum. Norilsk Nickel, the Russian mining and metallurgical company, produces over 70% of Russian copper, 80% of nickel, 70% of cobalt, and over 90% of platinum group metals.

Krasnoyarsk Krai possesses the largest in Russia potential for hydropower development. Sayano-Shushenskaya, Krasnoyarsk, Boguchany hydroelectric power plants are among the largest in the world.

Machine-building plants in the region produce civil and military goods. Woodworking, pulp and paper industries are also developed as well as chemical industry.

The climate of Minusinsk Hollow is considered the best in Siberia - vegetables and fruits of the best quality are grown here. Over 50% of agricultural output is produced in the central and southwestern parts of the province.

Krasnoyarsk Krai is a large transport hub of Siberia. The railways include the Trans-Siberian Railway with its branches, South Siberian Railway, Norilsk Railway.

The largest highways are M53 Baikal (Novosibirsk - Irkutsk) and M54 Yenisei (Krasnoyarsk - Kyzyl - Mongolia). Yemelyanovo International Airport located near Krasnoyarsk is the largest international airport of the region.

Rural life in Krasnoyarsk Krai

Village in Krasnoyarsk Krai

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Winter in Krasnoyarsk Krai

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Summer in Krasnoyarsk Krai

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Attractions of Krasnoyarsk Krai

In the Krasnoyarsk region there are more than 4,500 historical and cultural monuments, objects of archaeological heritage. Shalobolinskaya rock paintings, Paleolithic sites on Afontova mountain in Krasnoyarsk, mounds in Minusinsk Hollow, remnants of fortifications are evidence of the life of ancient people on the territory of the region.

The town of Yeniseysk is a unique monument of town-planning art of the 18th - early 20th centuries. In 2019, Yeniseysk will celebrate the 400th anniversary. The town is included in the preliminary list of World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Architectural monuments are also concentrated in Krasnoyarsk, Achinsk, Kansk, Minusinsk, Shushenskoye, the villages of Taseevo and Ermakovskoye.

Krasnoyarsk Krai has several unique museum complexes: “Shushenskoye” - a historical and ethnographic museum-reserve, which retains part of an old Siberian village; Krasnoyarsk Regional Museum - one of the oldest museums in Siberia and the Far East; Minusinsk Museum named after Martyanov - the oldest museum in Siberia; Museum of Permafrost in Igarka - the only museum in the world with a unique dungeon deep in the permafrost soil.

The region is rich in recreational resources that allow to develop almost all types of tourism: safaris on reindeer and dog sledding, ecotourism, horse riding, cross-country skiing and hiking, spa treatment. The most famous spa complexes are “Sosnoviy Bor” on Lake Tagarskoye, “Shushenskiy” on the shore of the mountain river Oja, “Lake Uchum”, “Krasnoyarsk Zagoriye” in the foothills of the Western Sayan.

Krasnoyarsk Krai also offers great opportunities for hunting and fishing, cultural, educational and pilgrimage tourism, business and event tourism (All-Russian festival of national culture “Siberian maslenitsa”, Kansk Video Festival, the festival “Yenisei ukha (fish soup)”, Yenisei August Fair, Day of the Minusinsk tomato, National Festival “Vysotsky and Siberia “, the International festival of ethnic music and crafts” MIR Siberia “).

Reserves and Natural Parks

• Bolshoy Arctic Nature Reserve - the largest nature reserve in Eurasia,
• State Nature Biosphere Reserve “Sayano-Shushenskiy” located in the south of the region on the left bank of the Yenisei River, in the area of influence of the Sayano-Shushenskoye reservoir,
• Putoransky State Nature Reserve located within the plateau Putoran, in the north-western part of the Central Siberian Plateau, to the south of the Taimyr Peninsula,
• Stolby Nature Reserve, from the north-east this reserve borders on Krasnoyarsk,
• Taimyr Reserve - one of the largest reserves in Russia located in the north of Krasnoyarsk krai, on the Taimyr Peninsula,
• Tunguska Reserve located in the central part of the Central Siberian Plateau in the territory of Evenk district,
• Central Siberian Reserve located on the western edge of the central part of the Central Siberian Plateau, in the valley of the middle reaches of the Yenisei River,
• National Park “Shushensky Bor”,
• Natural Park “Ergaki”.

Krasnoyarsk krai of Russia photos

Krasnoyarsk krai - the land of lakes and rivers.

River in Krasnoyarsk Krai

Author: Oleg Potantsev

Krasnoyarsk Krai landscape

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Krasnoyarsk Krai views

Helicopter - a great way to explore Krasnoyarsk Krai

Author: Alexander Tokarev

Church in the Krasnoyarsk region

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• 56.008889 92.871944 1 Krasnoyarsk — the administrative capital and Siberia 's third largest city
• 67.466667 86.566667 2 Igarka — has a useful airport, located in the extreme north of the region, near Taymyria
• 56.2 95.7 3 Kansk — Krasnoyarsk Krai's second most important city
• 58.466667 92.133333 6 Yeniseysk — one of the first cities of Siberia and a proposed Unesco World Heritage site
• 56.25 93.533333 8 Zheleznogorsk — another closed city

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Before Taymyria and Evenkia were assimilated into the greater region, the Krasnoyarsk region was known simply as Krasnoyarsk Krai . It is the population and cultural center of the Krai

Brush up on your Russian or otherwise you will need a guide for any extensive travel in this region.

Most arrive via the Trans-Siberian Railway ; the major stops are, from west to east, Minusinsk , Krasnoyarsk , and Kansk .

Krasnoyarsk International Airport ( KJA   IATA ), Igarka Airport ( IAA   IATA ).

The Trans-Siberian Railway and its spokes are the fastest way to move around the southern part of the region, although there is also a cheap and extensive bus network. Going to the northern panhandle, however, is a long enough journey where it would be foolish not to fly to Igarka from Krasnoyarsk .

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The next major stops on the Trans-Siberian Railway are Novosibirsk to the west and Irkutsk to the east. The Baikal-Amur Mainline will take you east to Bratsk .

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