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Kielboot, Segelyacht

Marieholm Internationales Folkeboot

• 7,85 x 2,25 m Abmessungen
• 1,20 m Tiefgang
• 1974 Baujahr

westliche Ostsee » Winterlager nahe Flensburg

Daysailer, Kielboot, Segelyacht

Marieholm Internationales Folkeboot IF Boot

• 7,87 x 2,25 m Abmessungen
• 1,21 m Tiefgang
• 1 x 5,0 PS / 3,7 kW Motorleistung
• 1975 Baujahr

Flensburger Förde » Flensburg

• 8,50 x 2,70 m Abmessungen
• 1,55 m Tiefgang
• 1 x 18 PS / 13 kW Motorleistung
• 1994 Baujahr

Niedersachsen » Wilhelmshaven

Yachtbau Twente, Hurley 800

Gemütliches Familien- und Tourenboot

• 8,30 x 2,45 m Abmessungen
• 1,40 m Tiefgang
• 1 x 15 PS / 11 kW Motorleistung
• 1993 Baujahr

Kieler Bucht mit Fehmarn » Fehmarn, noch im Winterlager

Elvström H-Boot

Liebevoll gepflegt und in top Zustand, segelfertig

• 8,28 x 2,18 m Abmessungen
• 1,30 m Tiefgang
• 1977 Baujahr

Deutschland » Laboe

Segelyachten sind Sport- oder Freizeitboote mit festem Kiel, die mit einem Deck, einer Kajüte (inkl. Kojen), meistens auch Pantry und Nasszelle ausgestattet sind. Ihr Rumpf ist aus Holz, Stahl, Aluminium, GFK oder anderen Verbundstoffen gefertigt. Noch vor 50 Jahren galt die Regel, dass Yachten erst ab einer Länge von über 12 Metern als solche bezeichnet werden dürfen. Heute ist auch das 5,50 m kurze Kajütboot für Küstengewässer schon eine Yacht.

Was ist denn nun eine Segelyacht?

Die «Yacht» unter den Segelbooten ist begrifflich nur oberflächlich einzukreisen. Geschichtlich betrachtet, zierte die Yacht mit diversen Schreibweisen die unterschiedlichsten Schiffs- und Bootstypen. Niederländische, dreimastige «Jagten» mit Spiegelheck, rahgetakeltem Fock- und Großmast aus dem 17. Jahrhundert gelten ebenso als Ursprung des heutigen Begriffs wie herrschaftliche Segelschiffe (Herenjacht), die höhergestellten Persönlichkeiten als Reise- und Lustfahrzeug dienten. In Dänemark wurde schließlich ein Frachtschifftyp mit der (englischen) Bezeichnung «Yacht» entwickelt, der bis ins späte 19. Jahrhundert in der Ost- und Nordsee zum Einsatz kam.

Der Begriff Yacht

Zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts etablierte sich die Bezeichnung «Yacht» für luxuriös ausgestattete, meist bildschöne Segelboote mit festem Kiel, mehreren Kabinen, einem Salon und WC an Bord. Damals wurde die Yacht als solche noch an ihrer Länge (ab ca. 12 Meter) und einem gewissen Luxus definiert. Mit steigender Serienproduktion in der Mitte des letzten Jahrhunderts bezeichneten schließlich immer mehr Eigner ihr Kajütsegelboot als «Yacht». Heute kann davon ausgegangen werden, dass man sich auch schon mit einem 8-Meter Kajütboot mit festem Kiel als stolzer Skipper einer Yacht fühlen und bezeichnen darf. Kurz: Segelyachten sind Sport- oder Freizeitboote mit festem Kiel, die mit einem Deck, einer Kajüte mit Kojen, meist auch Pantry und Nasszelle ausgestattet sind.

Das wichtigste Merkmal einer Segelyacht

Das vielleicht wichtigste Merkmal einer Segelyacht ist jedoch der Kiel. Auch große und edel wirkende Jollen (etwa aus Holz, aber mit aufholbarem Schwert gegen die Abdrift) werden kaum als Segelyacht bezeichnet (siehe auch Kielyacht). Segelyachten wurden früher naturgemäß aus Holz gebaut, zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts mitunter auch aus Stahl. Im modernen Serienbootsbau haben sich Verbundwerkstoffe wie GfK mittlerweile durchgesetzt. Segelyachten mit Rumpf aus Aluminium werden überwiegend nur für Expeditionen oder Abenteuer-Einsätze in Gebieten wie der Arktis oder Antarktis gebaut. Karbon (spart Gewicht) wird ausschließlich für den Bau (Rumpf, Deck, Aufbauten, Mast) von Regattasegelyachten verwendet.

Die größte Segelyacht der Welt

Größere Yachten (ab ca. 20 Meter Länge) inklusive Super- und Megasegelyachten werden häufig von semi- oder professionellen Crews gesegelt und gewartet. Obwohl nur als «Motoryacht mit Segelunterstützung» zugelassen, gilt die Segelyacht «A» mit 142, 8 Metern Länge als größte Segelyacht der Welt. Auch wenn mit ihr relativ selten richtig gesegelt werden dürfte.

Was macht eine Segelyacht aus?

• Segelyachten haben in nahezu allen Fällen einen Kiel.
• Auch eine Kajüte gehört zum Yacht-Standard.
• In Sachen Länge, Luxus und Komfort sind dem Begriff "Yacht" keine Grenzen gesetzt.
• Noch vor 50 Jahren galt die Regel, dass Yachten erst ab einer Länge von über 12 Metern als solche bezeichnet werden dürfen.
• Allgemein üblich werden heute Wasserfahrzeuge ab einer Länge von 10 Metern als Yachten bezeichnet. Wer jedoch sein 7.50-Segelboot als Yacht bezeichnen möchte, begeht damit keinen Fauxpas.
• Die Bezeichnung Yacht trifft demnach auf über 80 Prozent des weltweiten Freizeit-Bootsbestandes (außer Kleinboote und Jollen) zu!
• Segelyachten werden in der Regel aus folgenden Materialien gebaut: Holz, Stahl, GFK, Karbon, Hanffaser-Epoxy-Verbundstoffe, Ferrozement.
• Yachten werden in nahezu allen Segelbereichen eingesetzt.
• Mehrheitlich sind alle Fahrten- und Blauwasser-Segler auch Yacht-Eigner oder -Charterer.
• Wer möglichst komfortabel bis zu luxuriös segeln will.
• Auch ausgefuchste Regattasegler schwören auf ihre (für den Renneinsatz konzipierte) Segelyacht.

Wer mehr über Segelyachten erfahren will, sollte diese Artikel lesen:

Betriebskosten im rahmen halten.

Wie die Betriebskosten einer mittelgroßen Segelyacht im Rahmen bleiben. Tipps zu maßgeblichen Stellschrauben.

Unterhaltskosten Segelyacht

Wer von der eigenen Segelyacht träumt, hat nur eine vage Vorstellung von den Kosten zum Betrieb des Bootes. Dieser Beitrag zeigt an einem konkreten Beispiel, mit welchen Ausgaben den Eigner, wo und warum rechnen muss.

Kommandozentralen

Dieser Artikel beschreibt, wie die Steuerstände früher aussahen und was heute an Bord der Trendsetter zu sehen ist. Welche Funktionen in Griffweite untergebracht sind und wie kompakt das Ganze mittlerweile ist.

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Einhand- und Manöver-Tipps für die Segelyacht

Hallo und Herzlich Willkommen zu den „Einhand- und Manöver-Tipps für die Segelyacht“. Mein Name ist Guido Dwersteg und in den folgenden Kapiteln werde ich versuchen, euch die wichtigsten Grundlagen für das sichere Manövrieren einer Yacht näher zu bringen. Bevor wir so richtig loslegen, hier noch ein paar grundsätzliche Anmerkungen: Alle beschriebenen Manöver und Verfahren beruhen im Wesentlichen auf meinen persönlichen Erfahrungen mit CARPE DIEM, einer Bavaria 32 Holiday, die mich seit 2009 auf meinen Reisen begleitet. Dabei erhebe ich ausdrücklich keinen Anspruch auf absolute Richtigkeit oder gar schulbuchmäßige Verfahren. Vielmehr basieren die gezeigten Methoden auf einer Mischung aus jahrelanger Praxis, dabei begangenen Fehlern aber auch eigenen Ideen, die ich im Laufe der Zeit entwickelt habe. Unumstößliche Patentlösungen kann und will ich also keine anbieten. Dafür aber Anregungen und Tipps, die Sie beim Umgang mit dem eigenen oder gecharterten Boot unterstützen, vor allen Dingen aber auch Mut zum selbst ausprobieren und weiterentwickeln machen sollen. Denn wie sage ich gerne: „Was funktioniert, ist auch richtig!“. Natürlich immer vorausgesetzt, man beachtet die insoweit geltenden Vorschriften und bringt weder sich noch Dritte in Gefahr. Da ich außerdem die meiste Zeit alleine mit dem Boot unterwegs bin, beschreibe ich die gängigen Manöver in erster Linie für den Alleinsegler. Ungeachtet dessen können die gezeigten Verfahren natürlich aber auch mit – großer oder kleiner – Crew gefahren werden, was die ganze Sache in der Regel sogar noch vereinfacht. Also dann, los geht`s …

Wo kommt der Begriff Einhandsegeln eigentlich her?

Zu Beginn ganz kurz zum Thema „Einhandsegeln“. Wo kommt dieser Begriff eigentlich her ?  Die wohl gängigste Erklärung beruht auf der seemännischen Sicherheitsregel „Eine Hand für sich, und eine Hand fürs Boot“, wonach alle Personen an Bord angehalten werden, mit mindestens einer Hand auf ihre persönliche Sicherheit zu achten, während die andere Pranke für die Bedienung des Bootes gedacht ist. Ist man dann alleine an Bord, verbleibt naturgemäß nur noch „eine Hand“, um das Boot zu fahren. Also im Grunde ganz einfach, wie so vieles beim Segeln.

Das Einhandsegeln an sich kann hingegen schon etwas tricky sein, weshalb sich viele Skipper oft gar nicht erst trauen alleine in See zu stechen. Auch bei mir war das nicht anders. Meine ersten Einhand-Meilen legte ich auf dem allseits beliebten Ijsselmeer zurück und ich kann mich noch gut erinnern, wie ich mit weichen Knien und von Ängsten geplagt aus der Schleuse von Stavoren hinaus aufs offene Wasser fuhr. Bei mir war das damals übrigens auch nicht ganz freiwillig. Viel zu oft hatten meine Freundin oder andere potenzielle Mitsegler keine Zeit und die halbe Saison alleine im Hafen rumstehen wollte ich dann auch nicht. Damit bin ich wahrscheinlich nicht der Einzige, weshalb ich es umso wichtiger finde, euch die „Ur-Ängste“ vor dem Einhandsegeln zu nehmen.  Mich selbst „juckt“ das alleine Hinausfahren heute gar nicht mehr. Im Gegenteil: Ich liebe es regelrecht, nur mit mir, dem Boot und der Natur unterwegs zu sein. Das soll übrigens nicht überheblich klingen, sondern zeigen, dass wirklich jeder mit etwas Übung und Routine single handed auf See glücklich werden kann. Traut euch, es lohnt sich!

Welches Boot ist überhaupt das Richtige zum Einhandsegeln?

Eine wirkliche Faustregel gibt es da meines Erachtens nicht. Zu Beginn der Alleinsegler-Karriere ist ein tendenziell kleineres und damit leicht handlebares Boot sicher eine gute Wahl. Hat man aber erst mal eine gewisse Routine entwickelt, ist es auch kein Problem Boote um die 40 bis hin zu 50 Fuß und mehr einhand und sicher zu bewegen. Auf dem offenen Wasser ist das ohnehin oft nicht sooo problematisch. Geht es hingegen alleine Richtung Hafen, wird es schon etwas fummeliger. Und genau da wollen wir gleich ansetzen.

Was das Boot selbst angeht, so habe ich persönlich keine speziellen Präferenzen. Einzig eine im Cockpit angeschlagene und damit unmittelbar „fahrbare“ Großschot sowie einen vernünftigen elektrischen Autopilot empfinde ich als angenehm und wichtig. Gerade auf modernen Fahrtyachten ist die Großschot nämlich oft über eine Talje irgendwo auf dem Vordeck befestigt, was meines Erachtens nicht nur den Wirkungsgrad der Schot, sondern auch deren schnelle und unkomplizierte Bedienung eher behindert. Ein gut funktionierender Autopilot kann uns außerdem bei den Vorbereitungen sowie der Durchführung der Manöver selbst gut unterstützen und macht das Ganze deutlich einfacher. Was die restliche Deckausrüstung wie Winschen, Klemmen und sonstige Strippen angeht, so findet sich das meiste auch so irgendwie. Übung und Gewohnheit machen hier den Meister.

Ungeachtet dessen sollte man sich vor dem ersten Einhand-Törn über die technischen Details und Eigenarten des Bootes informieren bzw. diese austesten. Da wären beispielsweise die Kielform und der Propeller. Während die Bauart des Kiels Auskunft darüber gibt, wie sich ein Boot auf See und speziell auf engem Raum verhält, ist beim Propeller dessen Drehrichtung und Bauart interessant. Zunächst zum Kiel: Die heutzutage gängigen Yachten verfügen zumeist über einen sogenannten Kurzkiel. „Kurz“ bezieht sich dabei auf die horizontale Ausdehnung des Kiels im Verhältnis zur Schiffslänge. Ein kurzer Kiel ist also im Vergleich zur eigentlichen Länge des Bootes relativ kurz. Bei einem Langkieler hingegen verläuft der Kiel oft über die komplette Länge des Rumpfes, also vom Bugsteven bis zum Ruder. Zwischen diesen beiden Varianten liegt der gemäßigte Langkieler, dessen Finne unter Wasser etwa die halbe Schiffslänge überbrückt. Über die Vor- und Nachteile dieser unterschiedlichen Kielarten könnte man sicher ein eigenes Buch schreiben. Die wohl wichtigsten Unterschiede sind die Kursstabilität auf See sowie die Manövrierbarkeit auf engem Raum. Diese beiden Faktoren stehen quasi im Gegensatz zueinander. Das bedeutet, ein Kurzkieler ist weniger kursstabil, dafür aber bei wenig Platz viel agiler und beweglicher. Der Langkieler steht hingegen für eine hohe Kursstabilität, sorgt dabei aber im Hafen für träge und langwierige Drehbewegungen des Bootes. Der gemäßigte Langkieler liegt sinngemäß genau dazwischen. Heute sind die Kurzkieler wie gesagt eher die Regel. Auch meine CARPE DIEM verfügt über diese Variante und hat damit bei wenig Platz deutliche Vorteile gegenüber einem Langkieler. Auf See hingegen kann man weniger hart an den Wind gehen und auch der Versatz durch Seegang und Wind ist hier deutlicher spürbar. Was wer wie besser findet, bleibt natürlich jedem selbst überlassen. Ich persönlich stehe auf Kurzkieler und bin auch die meiste Zeit meiner Segler-Laufbahn mit solchen unterwegs gewesen. Die Drehrichtung und Bauart des Propellers gibt uns Auskunft über den sogenannten Radeffekt sowie den Wirkungsgrad der Schraube selbst. Der Radeffekt sorgt je nach Rotationsrichtung der Schraube für einen Versatz des Hecks, den wir bei unseren Manövern natürlich im Hinterkopf haben sollten. Handelt es sich außerdem um einen festen Propeller, kann man zudem von einer schnelleren Schraubenwirkung als beispielsweise bei einem Faltpropeller ausgehen. Auch die Anzahl der vorhandenen Flügel spielt insoweit eine wichtige Rolle. Was aber auch immer euer Boot für euch bereit hält: Macht euch vorher mit den Eigenheiten vertraut, damit es später nicht zu unangenehmen Überraschungen kommt.

Welche grundsätzlichen Einflüsse und Dinge beeinträchtigen uns bei Manövern auf engem Raum?

Bevor wir gleich mit dem ersten Manöver beginnen, wollen wir uns kurz mit ein paar grundsätzlichen Dingen des Manövrierens auf engem Raum und unter Maschine befassen.

Welchen Einfluss nimmt der Wind bei Hafenmanövern?

Da wäre als erstes der Wind. Draußen auf See noch unser Freund, kann er im Hafen schnell unser Gegner werden. Bereits beim Einfahren in den Hafen solltet ihr daher genau wissen, woher der Wind bläst und vor allen Dingen wie stark. Dabei hilft entweder der obligatorische Blick zum Verklicker im Topp oder auf die entsprechenden Instrumente sofern vorhanden. Je häufiger ihr das macht, umso besser. Denn zum einen entwickelt sich dadurch ein gutes Gefühl für die einfallende Brise, und zum anderen ändert sich der Einfallswinkel des Windes während der Manöver oft. Beispielsweise wenn ihr die Fahrtrichtung ändert oder in eine Windabschattung geratet. Wisst ihr zu jeder Zeit woher und wie stark der Wind bläst, können wir uns diesen je nach Manöver zunutze machen. Darüber hinaus wissen wir, wohin unser Boot tendenziell vom Wind vertrieben wird und wo wir entsprechenden Leeraum vorhalten müssen. Auch unsere eigene Geschwindigkeit spielt im Zusammenhang mit dem Wind eine wichtige Rolle. Einerseits weil wir bei viel Wind tendenziell mehr Fahrt benötigen, um das Boot sicher und stabil zu manövrieren, aber auch weil der Wind selbst Einfluss auf unsere Geschwindigkeit hat. Die meisten werden wohl schon einmal erlebt haben, wie stark Gegenwind bremsen kann, wohingegen Rückenwind ordentlich von hinten anschiebt. Und noch ein letzter Hinweis: Was in Sachen Wind für uns gilt, gilt natürlich auch für alle anderen Boote die gerade im Hafen unterwegs sind. Seid also auch insoweit möglichst vorausschauend unterwegs.

Welchen Einfluss nimmt der Strom bei Hafenmanövern?

Neben dem Wind kann es insbesondere im Gezeitenrevier oder auch in Flüssen zu spürbaren Auswirkungen durch Strömungen kommen. Zwar sind diese in den meisten Häfen eher schwach ausgeprägt, dennoch sollte man auch hier wachsam sein. Trifft uns der Strom beispielsweise genau von der Seite, werden wir – ähnlich wie bei Seitenwind – in die entsprechende Richtung versetzt und müssen dort tendenziell Raum vorhalten. Gehen Wind und Strom in die gleiche Richtung, ist dieser Effekt sogar noch ausgeprägter. Hier kommt übrigens auch wieder die zuvor erläuterte Kielform ins Spiel, die ebenso Einfluss auf die Abdrift unseres Bootes hat.

Warum sollte ich stets Fahrt im Schiff halten?

Eine der wichtigsten Grundvoraussetzungen für das Manövrieren eines Bootes ist: Fahrt! Denn nur mit Fahrt im Schiff wird das Ruder vom vorbeifließenden Wasser angeströmt und kann so die Fahrtrichtung des Bootes beeinflussen. Das gilt insbesondere bei Rückwärtsfahrt! Während wir in Vorwärtsfahrt das Ruder selbst bei nur sehr langsamer Geschwindigkeit durch einen beherzten Vorwärtsschub des Propellers anströmen können, bedarf es bei Rückwärtsfahrt definitiv einer Bewegung im Schiff. Steht das Boot erst mal, ist es mit dem Manövrieren vorbei. Das Ruder zeigt keinerlei Wirkung mehr und unser Schiff wird von Wind oder Strom zunehmend stark vertrieben. Also haltet möglichst immer Fahrt im Schiff, und sei es noch so langsam.

Welchen Einfluss hat der Radeffekt auf mein Schiff?

Wie bereits zuvor erwähnt, kommt es bei vielen Schiffen, abhängig von der Drehrichtung des Propellers, zu einem Versatz des Hecks, dem sogenannten Radeffekt. Im Grunde ist dieses Phänomen sehr einfach zu verstehen. Denn durch die Drehung des Propellers unter dem Schiff entsteht eine Wassersäule, welche sich um die Achse des Propellers dreht. Diese Säule saugt dabei naturgemäß auf einer Seite des Schiffs Wasser nach unten, während es auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite nach oben geschaufelt wird. So entsteht in gewisser Weise ein Schub bzw. Sog, der das Heck des Bootes in eine bestimmte Richtung versetzt. Die Drehrichtung der Schraube selbst wird übrigens nach der Rotationsrichtung bei Vorwärtsfahrt definiert. Beispiel: Dreht sich die Schraube bei Vorwärtsgas nach links, sprechen wir von einem linksdrehenden Propeller und umgekehrt. Die daraus abgeleitete Faustregel lautet nun: Dreht die Schraube nach links, wird auch das Heck des Bootes bei Vorwärtsfahrt nach links versetzt, bei Rückwärtsfahrt hingegen nach rechts. Mit einer rechtsdrehenden Schraube ist es entsprechend umgekehrt. Auch dieser Effekt kann uns bei unseren Manövern unterstützen oder behindern. So können wir beispielsweise beim längsseits Anlegen mit dem richtigen Wissen um den Radeffekt so manövrieren, dass uns dieser beim Aufstoppen zum Steg hin versetzt. Auch beim Aufstoppen in engen Fahrwassern kann man nun entsprechend mit dem Bug „vorhalten“, um das Boot beim abbremsen mit Rückwärtsgas über den Radeffekt wieder in eine gerade Position „zu ziehen“. Natürlich ist der Radeffekt abhängig vom Schiffstyp, dem Antrieb sowie der Rumpf- und Kielform unterschiedlich stark ausgeprägt. Um den individuellen Versatz eures Bootes einzuschätzen, solltet ihr am besten einfach mal bei ruhigen Verhältnissen und viel Platz entsprechende Test-Manöver fahren.

Wie wirkt die Drehachse beim Schiff?

Anders als beispielsweise bei einem Auto oder Motorrad, dreht sich der Rumpf eines Bootes nicht um einen Punkt weit hinten, sondern vielmehr um eine Achse etwa in der Mitte des Schiffs. Das führt dazu, dass es beim Abbiegen in eine bestimmte Richtung zu gegenläufigen Schwenkbewegungen von Bug und Heck kommt. Beispiel: Biegen wir mit dem Bug nach Steuerbord ab, schwenkt das Heck zeitgleich nach Backbord aus und umgekehrt. Dadurch wird das Boot sehr „breit“, weshalb besonders in engen Hafengassen oder Fahrwassern Vorsicht geboten ist.

Wie kann ich mit Leinenarbeit meine Hafenmanöver verbessern?

Gerade bei Einhand-Manövern oder Törns mit kleiner Crew fehlt es oft an den eigentlich notwendigen Händen, um ein Manöver sicher und souverän durchzuführen. Dieses Manko kann man leicht mit Hilfe von sinnvoll eingesetzten Leinen (oft auch im Zusammenhang mit Maschinenwirkung) ausgleichen. Wie das im Einzelfall konkret passieren kann, erklärt sich am besten im Rahmen der folgenden Manöver. Nur dass Ihr es schon mal gehört habt :-). Darüber hinaus solltet Ihr für sichere und stressfreie Hafenmanöver eine weitere Regel verinnerlichen: Alle Leinenmanöver sollten – wenn möglich – immer von Bord aus durchgeführt werden. Soll heißen, die Leinen werden idealerweise vom Boot aus über gebracht (etwa um eine Klampe oder einen Poller) und danach wieder zurück an Bord geführt und vertäut. Dadurch soll unter anderem einem voreiligen Verlassen des noch nicht ausreichend gesicherten Bootes vorgebeugt werden. Das gilt insbesondere bei Einhand-Manövern. Aber auch bei kleiner Crew kann man sich vorstellen was passiert, wenn ein Manöver misslingt, das Boot vom Steg vertreibt und die halbe Crew bereits an Land steht. Von den Risiken beim Übersteigen auf einen rutschigen Steg mal ganz zu schweigen. Außerdem sind die Leinen bei entsprechender Rückführung an Bord in der Regel einfacher und schneller zu handeln. Zum Beispiel beim erneuten Ablegen. Hier kann eine zum Boot zurückgeführte Leine in aller Regel einfach von Bord aus losgeworfen oder zumindest durchgezogen werden. Ist die Leine hingegen fest an Land belegt, bedarf es dazu erneut einer Person, die das Schiff verlässt.

Nun aber endlich zum ersten Manöver:

Ablegen aus der box mit dalben, leine richtig werfen, (einhand) an- und ablegen längsseits, anlegen in der box, beiliegen bzw. beidrehen mit der segelyacht, manövrieren im hafen – einhand oder mit kleiner crew, das könnte sie auch interessieren, ablegen aus der box, 5 tipps, die das anlegen erleichtern, manövrieren im hafen.

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Was ist eine Segelyacht?

Eine Segelyacht wird von der Windkraft angetrieben und ist hierfür mit einem oder mehreren Segeln ausgestattet. Ein Segelboot ist kleiner als ein Segelschiff, welches wiederum kompakter als eine Segelyacht ist. Unterteilungen der Segelboote sind auf vielfältige Weise möglich: Zum einen werden Einrumpfboote und Mehrrumpfboote unterschieden. Zum anderen unterteilt man in gewichtsstabile Kielboote und formstabile Jollen.

Die Grundlage für den Antrieb der Segelyachten ist das Zusammenwirken der Luftströmung, des Winddrucks auf den Segeln und den entgegengerichteten Widerständen. Die Bootskapitäne passen den Segeltrimm ( =Einstellung des Segelprofils, beispielsweise über das Rigg) den Windverhältnissen, dem Seegang und dem gewünschten Ziel an. Bei starker seitlicher Windeinwirkung besteht die grundsätzliche Gefahr des Kenterns, weswegen die Crew beispielsweise den Schwerpunkt verändert und dadurch das Kentern verhindert. Segeln erfordert ein hohes Maß an technischen und nautischen Kenntnissen, beispielsweise müssen die verschiedenen, auf das Boot einwirkenden Kräfte berücksichtigt und addiert werden.

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Die unterschiedlichen typen der segelyachten.

• Motorsegelyacht : Segelyachten verfügen oftmals über einen zusätzlichen Motorantrieb. Sie können dadurch im Hafen besser manövriert werden. Zudem dient der Motor bei Windstille als alternativer Antrieb und ein Stehenbleiben wird verhindert. Große Schiffe besitzen meistens einen Einbaumotor, für kleine Boote ist ein Außenbordmotor am besten geeignet. Die Leistung der Motoren ist im Vergleich zu den Motoren der Motorboote verhältnismäßig gering. Es müssen keine hohen Geschwindigkeiten erreicht werden, da der Motor meistens nur im Hafen oder in Ausnahmefällen zum Einsatz kommt.
• Jolle ist klassischerweise ohne Motor konstruiert, bei Windflauten können Ruder zum Vorwärtsbewegeneingesetzt werden.
• Einmastige Segelyacht : Ein Beispiel ist die Slup, welche mit einem Großsegel und einem Vorsegelausgestattet ist. Ein Kutter besitzt mehr als ein Vorsegel.
• Zweimastige Segelyacht : Der Schoner besitzt zwei gleichhohe Masten oder der hintere Mast ist höher als der vordere Mast. Im Falle der Ketschen und Yawls ist der hintere Mast kürzer als der vordere Mast.

Welche Arten der Segelyachten sind auf dem Markt vertreten?

• Luxus-Segelyacht : Segelyachten können mit vollständigen Wohnbereichen, hochwertigen Fußbodenbelägen und vielem mehr ausgestattet sein.
• Hochsee-Segelyacht/Küsten-Segelyacht : Die Seetauglichkeit beziehungsweise die Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Wellen und Wind ist bei den Booten unterschiedlich. Eine Hochsee-Segelyacht muss zudem einen großen Wasservorratsowie Lebensmittel an Bord nehmen können, damit Sie unabhängig von Häfen sind.
• Klassische Segelyacht : Klassische Segelyachten sind ohne Zusatzmotor konstruiert und bestehen meistens aus Holz.

Mit welcher maximalen Personenanzahl kann ich auf der Segelyacht fahren?

Große Segelyachten eignen sich für 10, 20 oder mehr Personen. Auf der Nordsee sind Angebote für Schulausflüge vorhanden, was deutlich macht, über welche Größe Segelyachten verfügen können. Bedenken Sie, dass die maximal zulässige Personenanzahl vom befahrenen Gewässer abhängt. In den Bootsunterlagen des Herstellers (bei modernen Booten auf dem CE-Typschild im Cockpit) finden Sie entsprechende Hinweise für die Eignung auf küstennahen, küstenfernen und weiteren Einsatzgebieten.

Welche Höchstgeschwindigkeit und welche Durchschnittgeschwindigkeit erreicht eine Segelyacht?

Die Geschwindigkeit der Segelyacht hängt vor allem von den Windverhältnissen und der Konstruktionsform des Bootes ab. Übliche durchschnittliche Reisegeschwindigkeiten bei großen Yachten liegen bei 50 bis 60 Stundenkilometern.

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen einer Segelyacht und einem Segelboot?

Eine Segelyacht ist ein gewichtsstabiles Segelboot. Die Länge beträgt meistens mehr als 10 Meter, wobei keine eindeutige Definition vorhanden ist. Generell sind Segelyachten luxuriöser und komfortabler als ein Segelboot. Aufgrund der erhöhten Größe ist ausreichend Raum für eine Kombüse, einen Wohnraum und Kojen. Sie können an Bord übernachten oder den Aufenthalt am Tage angenehm gestalten. Im Gegensatz zur Segelyacht steht der Daysailer, dessen Länge unterhalb von 10 Metern liegt.

Hilfreich für den Kauf: Informationen rund um den Bootskauf

Das Material ist ein wichtiges Auswahlkriterium. Traditionell bestehen Segelboote aus Holz. Für den Schutz sorgt ein Anstrich aus Lack. Um moderne, große und leichte Segelyachten zu bauen, werden seit der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts oftmals Aluminium sowie kohlenstoffverstärkte und glasfaserverstärkte Kunststoffe eingesetzt. Die Masten bestehen heutzutage ebenfalls aus diesen Materialien. Das laufende Gut, beispielsweise die Leinen zur Bedienung des Segels, werden aus Kunst-Fasern gefertigt. Das stehende Gut (u.a. Stage und Wanten) werden in vielen Fällen aus Nirosta-Stahlseilen gebaut. Moderne Segel sind aus Folien oder Kunstfasern gefertigt, in vergangenen Zeiten überwog der Anteil an Segeln aus Baumwolle und Leinen. Eine weitere Unterteilungsmöglichkeit ist die Art des Kiels. Traditionelle Yachten sind mit einem Langkiel ausgestattet. Bei modernen Segelyachten findet man häufig einen kurzen Flossenkiel. Das sich optional dort befindliche Gewicht wird als Kielbombe bezeichnet. Regattayachten besitzen oftmals einen Schwenkkiel. Ebenfalls möglich sind Kimmkiele.

Welche Bootshersteller sind auf dem Markt vertreten?

Bavaria ist ein Hersteller von luxuriösen Segelyachten. Das Unternehmen hat sich auf Segelyachten, Katamarane und Motoryachten spezialisiert. Weitere Hersteller sind unter anderem Beneteau, Dehler und Jeanneau.

Gebrauchtboote: Wie alt kann eine Segelyacht werden?

Gebrauchte Segelyachten sind eine gute Investition, da die Boote über lange Nutzungszeiten verfügen. Eine 5 oder 10 Jahre alte Segelyacht ? ein pfleglicher Umgang vorausgesetzt ? kann mühelos für weitere 10 oder 20 Jahre genutzt werden. Generell existieren keine Obergrenzen für das Alter, da auf den Gewässern durchaus Boote mit einem Alter von 50 Jahren zu finden sind und gute Dienste erweisen.

Gibt es Beschädigungen an der Segelyacht, die besonders schlimm sind?

Werden Beschädigungen im Hafen oder außerhalb des Wassers entdeckt, dann lassen sie sich meistens problemlos beheben. Während einer Tour sollten keine gravierenden Schäden auftreten, da ansonsten die Sicherheit in Gefahr ist. Rammt die Segelyacht andere Objekte oder ist die Belastung auf das Material zu groß, dann kann es zu Rissen oder im schlimmsten Fall zu Brüchen kommen. Vor großen Fahrten sollten Sie dadurch die Außenseite der Segelyacht gründlich inspizieren. Mindestens einmal pro Jahr heben Sie die Yacht aus dem Wasser, führen Wartungsarbeiten aus und kontrollieren den Zustand des Bootes. Generell gilt, dass Sie auf der Tour auf alle Eventualitäten vorbereitet sein müssen: Halten Sie Kleinteile als Ersatz bereit, so können Sie einfache Reparaturen direkt vornehmen.

Ist die Verfügbarkeit von Ersatzteilen für die Segelyacht gut?

Generell ist es unkompliziert, Ersatzteile für Segelyachten zu besorgen. Die Verfügbarkeit ist an vielen Orten der Welt gut. Sind Sie auf Tour, dann kann es jedoch aufgrund der Abgelegenheit mancher Orte länger dauern, bis die Ersatzteile verfügbar sind. In den großen Häfen der Welt sollten benötigte Bauteile innerhalb von 1 bis 14 Tagen vorrätig sein.

Welchen Führerschein brauche ich für das Führen der Segelyacht?

Für das Führen einer Segelyacht ist in der Regel ein Führerschein notwendig. Vor allem bei großen oder motorisierten Booten wird der Sportbootführerschein Binnen oder der Sportbootführerschein See benötigt, wobei unterschiedliche Varianten (Motor/Segelboot) existieren. Beachten Sie die genauen, örtlichen Vorschriften, sowie die geplante Nutzung (privat, gewerblich, befördernd), da zusätzlich zum Sportbootführerschein weitere Berechtigungsscheine existieren. Zusätzlich zum Absolvieren des Führerscheins sollten Sie sich ausführlich in das Lenken des Bootes einweisen lassen und sich mit den geographischen Besonderheiten des ausgewählten Gewässers beschäftigen.

Welches Zubehör benötige ich für die Tour mit der Segelyacht?

In Bezug auf die Sicherheitsausrüstung müssen Sie nicht nur das eigene Sicherheitsbedürfnis sondern auch die gesetzlichen Vorschriften beachten. Beispielsweise kann es erforderlich sein, einen Anker mitzunehmen, Rettungswesten zu tragen oder einen Feuerlöscher an Bord zu haben. Auf nationalen Gewässern gelten die Vorschriften des jeweiligen Staates, in internationalen Gewässern ist die Flagge entscheidend, unter der die Segelyacht geführt wird. Zur technischen Ausrüstung gehören unter anderem Funkgeräte und GPS. Halten Sie zudem stets Werkzeug griffbereit, um im Ernstfall kleine Schäden direkt selbst beheben zu können. Sicherungen, Ersatzlichter und ein Segel-Reparatur-Kit sollten auf hoher See vorhanden sein, da Hilfe oftmals nicht sofort verfügbar ist.

Wie transportiere ich die Segelyacht?

Segelyachten sind meistens aufgrund ihrer Größe nicht für den Transport auf einem PKW- Trailer geeignet. Sie werden ebenfalls auf Anhängern befördert, die jedoch von einem LKW oder einem großen Geländewagen gezogen werden müssen. Beachten Sie, ob für die Beförderung wegen Überlänge und Überbreite eine Sondererlaubnis notwendig ist. Am einfachsten ist es, sich für den Transport an ein Fachunternehmen zu wenden, sofern ein klassischer Auto-Boots-Trailer nicht ausreichend ist. Generell ist die Überfahrt auf dem Wasser zu bevorzugen, beispielsweise können unterschiedliche Küstenorte angesteuert werden.

5 Tipps zum Kauf der Segelyacht

• Tipp 1 : Begutachten Sie bei der Besichtigung nicht nur die Segelyacht sondern auch das vorhandene Zubehör und die Ausstattung.
• Tipp 2 : Informieren Sie sich im Vorfeld über benötigte Führerscheine und gesetzliche Vorschriften zum Betrieb des ausgewählten Bootes.
• Tipp 3 : Halten Sie alle besprochenen Bedingungen schriftlich in einem Kaufvertrag fest.
• Tipp 4 : Informieren Sie sich über eventuelle Vorschäden an der Segelyacht.
• Tipp 5 : Organisieren Sie einen Platz zum Überwintern für das Boot, sofern es nicht im Wasser stehen bleiben darf.

BAVARIA YACHTS

A BAVARIA yacht is the perfect interaction of many elements. Everything is built around the extensive expertise of German engineering. It is an art that looks back on a long and successful tradition in boat building. Today it is possible to implement all this knowledge with a high degree of precision and quality. We make use of the best materials, the best equipment and exquisite craftsmanship to create something that is the essence of every BAVARIA: the joy of yachting.

The BAVARIA C38 combines perfect sailing characteristics, easy handling and maximum use of the interior space. Distinctive design features, such as the BAVARIA V-bow and Chines at the stern, guarantee safe and fast sailing characteristics and an incredible amount of space below deck.

The BAVARIA C42 is the logical progression from the BAVARIA C-LINE, but has its own distinct character. A modern, innovative hull shape with chines and a V-shaped bow developed by BAVARIA YACHTS guarantee both the best sailing performance and an unusually large amount of space below decks.

With the BAVARIA C46 BAVARIA YACHTS sets a new milestone of their sailing yachts of the C-LINE. A variety of combinable cabin options below deck and a deck layout for single-handed sailors and skippers with a large crew make a BAVARIA C46 your very own C46. Experience the world premiere of BAVARIA YACHTS now at the major boat shows in Europe.

Our aim was to make the BAVARIA C50 nothing less than a new benchmark in the 50-foot sailing yacht category. It offers an elegant, flat hull line and stunningly dynamic silhouette. Everything is clear and minimalist, reflecting our understanding of good, modern yacht design. No other yacht offers so much space, so much comfort and so many possibilities.

The BAVARIA C57 is a pure expression of class, elegance and the finest craftsmanship. With the design and style of a megayacht, it sets new trends and boasts a long waterline which guarantees high basic speeds.

We believe that even smaller yachts can be tremendous fun. With the BAVARIA CRUISER 34 we have succeeded in bringing together the most important aspects of sailing – sailing pleasure and spaciousness – in one boat. This yacht has excellent and very safe sailing characteristics.

The BAVARIA CRUISER 37 is a cruising yacht for sailors who like to be sporty but don’t want to neglect the relaxing aspect of their leisure time either. Get it all with the most comfortable spaciousness – in the 2-cabin version for four people or the 3-cabinversion for six. The BAVARIA CRUISER 37 offers sportiness and pleasure par excellence.

The jury said: “European Yacht of the Year 2015”. We say: that comes as no surprise! That is because you would be hard pressed to find another sailing yacht in its class that offers more space, more comfort, more luxury if you want it, and is also this easy to handle.

With a BAVARIA VISION 42 you will not only experience first class sailing, you will also be a first class sailor! This is made possible by an extraordinary, unique exterior and interior layout. With its two cabin design, the BAVARIA VISION 42 is the ideal yacht for couples who wish to stay on board for far longer than just a weekend.

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Sandwich construction ensures longevity.

Isophthalic acid (IPA) resins in the outer layers used during the laminating process ensure that the hull of a BAVARIA is of the highest quality. These offer effective protection against osmosis and thus promote longevity of the BAVARIA. The hull and deck of a BAVARIA is formed by sandwich construction with foam inserts. In sailing yachts the deck is reinforced with aluminium sheets where fittings are mounted. In the so‐called „marrying“ process shortly before the end of production, the deck and hull are screwed and glued together.

Solid wood troughout, yet it is light on board

Over 40 years of experience in boat building craftsmanship are behind the workmanship in the wood inside a BAVARIA. And although modern machines facilitate the boat builders’ work in their own joiner’s workshops, their sense of proportion and their know‐how in dealing with different types of wood is a daily need that only they can satisfy. Mahogany, teak, oak, walnut, chestnut or Ocean Line – a BAVARIA offers individuality and an atmosphere in which you feel comfortable, no matter what type of wood you have chosen. And every BAVARIA encompasses a perfect balance of solid wood and sturdy laminates, because in the end the weight of a BAVARIA’s interior fittings also contribute towards steady seakeeping and excellent sailing characteristics.

Every fitting, every hatch is in its proper place

Before fitting and hatch assembly on deck, the milling and drilling has to be completed. To automate these tasks, BAVARIA developed a CNC system years ago that to date is unique in the global yacht and boat building industry. The deck layout of each type of yacht and the hole patterns for standard and optional equipment are stored by means of CAD/CAM. This requires hundreds of individual operations that are already predefined in the development phase of a yacht, and then optimised. The aim of this automation process was and is to reach a consistently high quality with continuous improvement in productivity. Precise arrangement of the deck openings is crucial in ensuring subsequent sealing.

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Luxury motor yachts are seen all over the world, full of smiling people. Whether you want to cruise the worlds high seas with nothing but the horizon in view, enjoying the solitude or if you want to sit in the marina and watch the world go by from the deck of your luxury yacht … a luxury motor yacht from SegueYachts is exactly what you need to make your life complete.

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Your Unique , Customisable Segue Experience

Your Segue Luxury Motor Yacht is crafted for one purpose … to enhance the quality and enjoyment of your life. You can even have it customised to your personal tastes and needs.

The perfect blend of design, state of the art joinery and technology, built and hand finished by passionate, experienced craftspeople.

The balance of design, luxury, capability and attention to detail gives you ownership of an impressive, unique and exciting boating experience for you, your family and friends.

The Most Elegant of Designs

Beautifully elegant design, harmonised with functionality is the result of our long and successful partnership with Corgo Yacht Design.

Artistic ability, combined with technical knowhow means that 3D modelling and Computer Fluid Dynamics (CFD) are used to model our yachts in a virtual environment.

Before the first cut is made we already know how it will look and perform at full throttle on the open sea, in the bay as you dive and play, and in the marina as you relax and entertain.  So, elegant , you may just want to sit on the shore and look at it.

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Segue Yachts are for those who cultivate their own unique vision, rejecting conformity and making your boat your own.

Because your Segue Luxury Motor Yacht is hand crafted by artisanal crafts people, it can be personalised like no other, whatever size you choose.

It will make a perfect statement and, importantly, be exactly what you want it to be … exclusive .

Segue Yachts are Steeped in History

Segue Yachts are a secret that has largely been kept from the UK and European luxury boating market since 1974 … until now.

An independent, family owned business, Segue Yachts have a history of designing and hand crafting luxury yachts using only the finest of materials and equipment. The perfect marriage of craftsmanship and technology.

For nearly 50 years, state of the art joinery, beautiful design, and the most reliable of components have come together, built and hand finished by experienced crafts people using exclusive materials to ensure consistent and lasting quality that are worthy of your praise.

A New Horizon in Luxury

A new era dawns in the world of luxury motor yachts as Segue unveils its highly anticipated 2024 range, setting sail with an unparalleled blend of innovation, elegance, and breathtaking design. For those who seek the epitome of nautical opulence, the 2024 Segue Motor Yacht lineup is poised to redefine luxury on the high seas.

The full unveiling of this extraordinary range is imminent, ushering in an era of unbridled luxury and adventure. These yachts are available for customisation to your heart’s content and will be ready for orders, construction, and delivery in 2024. This is your invitation to a world of opulence on the water, where your dreams become reality.

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Unsere Segelyacht Sauvignon Blanc ⛵ ist 2015 vom Stapel gelaufen und wurde 2020 in der Werft komplett auf das neue Layout überarbeitet. Seitdem gleitet unsere Sauvignon Blanc majestätisch 👑 durch die Meere. Wenn wir die Segel setzen, wirst du staunen, mit welcher Leichtigkeit sich dieses Schiff durch das Wasser steuern lässt. 🤩  

17 Meter lang, 5 Meter breit und 30 Tonnen schwer.

Auf dem riesigen Oberdeck findest du echtes Teak-Holz 🪵, gemütliche Liegeflächen und eine Minibar für kühle Drinks. Die absenkbare Badeplattform ist perfekt um die Füße im Wasser baumeln zu lassen. Hier ist auch eine temperierte Außendusche vorhanden. Ein klangvolles Soundsystem 🎶 und schicke Beleuchtung garantiert beste Atmosphäre unter den Sternen. ✨

Der große Salon ist mit einer großzügigen Küche, Kühlschrank, Weinkühler, Mikrowelle und Gasherd ausgestattet. Dabei sind 600 Liter Frischwasser an Bord. 

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Tauche ein in unser einzigartiges Programm für das Jahr 2024. Erlebe Törns, die so noch nie dagewesen sind. Eine faszinierende Verbindung aus Segeln, Coachings und Retreats. Gestaltet von uns und externen Experten, die uns begleiten.

Begib Dich auf einzigartige Segelabenteuer und lass die Wellen und den Wind Deine Geschichten schreiben ⛵ .  

Werde teil der blacksails journey .⛵  .

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Möchtest Du das Segelevent des Jahres erleben? Ob Geburtstag, besondere Anlässe mit Freunden und Familie oder Firmenevents. 

Wir organisieren für Dich ein unvergessliches Erlebnis auf hoher See

Deine Retreat Plattform

Bist Du selbst Coach oder organisierst Retreats und suchst nach einer außergewöhnlichen Plattform? Wie wäre es mit unserer Segelyacht? Buche die komplette Yacht für Dein Retreat. Wir übernehmen die komplette Organisation vor Ort. 

Und für diejenigen, die schon immer davon geträumt haben, eine 54 Fuß Yacht selbst zu segeln, bieten wir unsere Sauvignon Blanc auch im Charter an. 

Übernimm das Steuer, während wir vor Ort als erfahrene Ansprechpartner für Dich da sind

Bereit für das Abenteuer Deines Lebens? ⛵ Wir freuen uns darauf, Dich an Bord begrüßen zu dürfen! ❤️ Wir sind Laura & Daniel und gemeinsam mit unseren beiden Segelschnauzen Aries & Abby, the Whitesouls of BlackSails, erleben wir die Abenteuer unseres Lebens.  Im Jahr 2024 entführen wir Dich in die malerischen Gewässer von Griechenland, genauer gesagt nach Korfu, um gemeinsam unvergessliche Segelabenteuer zu erleben. Unter der Flagge von BlackSails Yachting entfaltet sich ein umfassendes Spektrum an Segel-Erlebnissen für Dich. Von maßgeschneiderten Segelevents über unvergessliche Coaching und inspirierende Retreats bis hin zur persönlichen Charter-Option. Nutze unsere Segelyacht als Deine persönliche Retreat-Plattform, wo die weiten Meere zu einem einzigartigen Ort der Ruhe und Inspiration werden. Wir bieten eine vielfältige Palette, die die Welt des Segelns in all ihren Facetten erkundet. 

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• 2 doubles cabins convertible in twins with ensuite bath
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Mit den Aluminium-Segelyachten der Viator Explorer-Baureihe bauen wir den "SUV der Meere". eine Yacht für die weltweite Fahrt, sehr sicher, schnell, nachhaltig und wirtschaftlich. Deutsche Ingenieurskunst gepaart mit holländischer Bauqualität. Eine Yacht, die in vielen Bereichen neue Maßstäbe setzt und die in jeder Situation absolutes Vertrauen vermittelt. 

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What are the best things to do in Moscow? What to do in Moscow? First, I will list the main places to visit by theme, passing by the must-sees, but also more unusual places in Moscow. Then, I will describe what to see in Moscow in one day and how to visit Moscow in 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 days. Let’s go!

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Main places to visit in Moscow & best things to do in Moscow

I worked in Moscow and I loved this city for its dynamism and energy. We find there from time to time to see friends, remember good memories and enjoy this giant city! Then the time has come for us to share with you our practical guide.

TOP 5 must-see places in Moscow

• Moscow Red Square
• St. Basil’s Cathedral
• Cathedral of Christ the Savior
• Bolshoi Theatre

Places of cultural, historical and religious interest in Moscow

• Novodevichy Convent and cemetery
• Tretyakov Gallery
• Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
• Kremlin Izmaïlovo (pseudo-historic place, recently built in the image of the old, one of the best things to do in Moscow for your Instagram account 😉 )
• Park and ancient village of Kolomenskoye

Visit Moscow of the Soviet era

• Moscow State University and Sparrows Hill
• VDNKh and the Museum of Astronautics, one of the key landmarks of the Soviet era in Moscow
• GULAG Museum
• Metro stations
• The Stalinist skyscrapers, scattered all over the city

Less touristy places in Moscow

• Gorky Park and the GARAGE museum
• The old Krasny Oktyabr factory
• Zaryadye Park
• Center for Contemporary Art, WINZAVOD
• Business center, Moscow City

Main districts of Moscow to visit

• Patriarch Ponds
• Tchistye Prudy
• Kuznetsky most
• Arbat Street

However, regardless of the length of your stay, whether you are going to visit Moscow in 4 days or in 2, you need a visa. The article Obtaining a tourist visa for Russia could then be useful in any case.

What to do and see in Moscow in one day?

List of things to see and do in Moscow in one day:

• Go to Red Square
• Visit St. Basil’s Cathedral
• See Kremlin walls (but not to visit)
• Visit Cathedral of Christ the Savior
• Discover Kuznetsky most districts and see Bolshoi Theatre building
• And if you have time at the end of the day: go to the Sparrows Hill or to the Moscow City for a beautiful view

Things to do in Moscow in 2 days

If you want to visit Moscow in 2 days, there are 2 purposes: do not miss the essential places of Moscow and optimize travel.

• First day: Red Square , Saint Basil’s Cathedral , Zariadye Park, Bolshoi Theatre , Kremlin
• Day 2: Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the former Krasny Oktyabr factory on Balchug Island, Gorky Park, Moscow State University (one of the Seven Sisters buildings ) and Sparrow Hill

As 2 days os really short, be sure to choose an accommodation in the best districts where to stay in Moscow .

Walking on Red Square in Moscow: one of the unmissable things to do in Moscow

Iconic place and one of the must-see places in Moscow and even in Russia! Besides, if there was only one place to visit in Moscow in 2 days, this place would then be Red Square, without hesitation. Therefore, starting the city tour with Red Square is ideal . Several buildings are on the square, but not all of them have to be visited. Check out my blog post about Moscow’s Red Square in detail to learn more and not miss anything.

Visiting Saint-Basil’s Cathedral inside

Even more emblematic than Moscow’s Red Square! Built in the middle of the 16th century under the orders of Tsar Ivan Le Terrible, this cathedral is one of the most beautiful monuments of Orthodox art, and definitely one of the unmissable places in Moscow. Visiting Saint-Basil’s Cathedral inside is one of the most beautiful things to do in Moscow!

• Visit estimate time : 1h30
• Entry ticket : 700 RUB. Tickets can be purchased on the cathedral’s official website 45 days before the tour.
• Audio guide (recommended): 500 RUB
• Opening hours : June to August 10 am-6pm; from November to April: 11 am-5pm; May, September, October 11 am-5pm. Cathedral closed on Wednesdays. Entrance is closed 45 minutes before closing.
• Find out more in the dedicated article: Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow

Take a walk in Zariadye park: one of the coolest things to do in Moscow after visiting Red Square

Zaryadie Park is just a 10-minute walk from St. Basil’s Cathedral, so it’s easy to include in your itinerary if you’re going to visit Moscow in 2 days. From its heights, you can see the red walls of the Kremlin. But, the most impressive point of view is the platform which overlooks the Moskva river. A must see! And clearly one of the coolest things to do in Moscow!

• Open 24 hours a day
• Good to know! Park Zaryadye is also a place to visit in Moscow in winter. Find out more here: What to do in Moscow in winter?

See the Bolshoi Theatre and discover the Kuznetsky Most district

The Bolshoi Theatre is the most famous Russian theater in the world. The most economical way to see a presentation at the Bolshoi Theater is to take the tickets on the theater’s official website in advance, so here is our tutorial to help you: How to buy entrance tickets to the Bolshoi? In addition, several pedestrian or one-way streets

The Bolshoi Theater is the most famous Russian theater in the world. The most economical way to see a presentation at the Bolshoi Theater is to take the tickets on the theater’s official website in advance, so here is our tutorial to help you: How to buy tickets to the Bolshoi? In addition, several pedestrian or one-way streets are located north of the theater. It is therefore very pleasant to find them to leave the main axes of the megalopolis.

Visit the Moscow Kremlin

Visit Kremlin is on top of things to do in Moscow. A place of power for centuries, the Kremlin then shows us a whole different image when viewed from the inside. If you want to visit Moscow in 2 days, the Kremlin is certainly one of the must-see places in Moscow.

• Opening hours : Daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Thursday.
• See our blog post about visiting the Moscow Kremlin

Visit the Cathedral of Christ the Savior

This impressive Moscow Cathedral is the seat of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is a must see if you visit Moscow in 2 days and clearly one of the things to do in Moscow. The Cathedral of Christ the Savior was first built in 1883 in memory of Russia’s victory over Napoleon’s Grand Army. Then in 1931 Stalin ordered its destruction. It was then rebuilt again (identically) only in 2000.

• Where? Ulitsa Volkhonka 15. At the foot of the Kropotkinskaya metro station.
• Opening hours . Daily: 10: 00-17: 00, except Monday: 13: 00-17: 00
• Free entry (some closing restrictions, for example a short)

Good to know! In orthodox religious places, one must avoid excessively uncovered clothing. Women should cover their heads. After visiting the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, you can explore Bolotny Island and Gorky Park. This is one of the routes our guide to Moscow.

The old Krasny Oktyabr factory: one of the coolest things to do in Moscow

If you cross the Moskva River by a pedestrian bridge which is located just in front of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, you will enjoy a beautiful view of the city and at the same time you can discover Balchug Island. Furthermore, if you want to visit Moscow in 2 days, you can include this island in your itinerary between the cathedral and Gorky park. Here is the old confectionery factory Krasny Oktyabr, which has gradually turned into a fashionable micro-district. There are then some elements of street art, cafes and restaurants and some Moscow bohemian side. At the end of the island you can see a gigantic 98-meter-high monument dedicated to the Russian reforming tsar Pierre The Great.

Good to know! You can find on this island are the trendiest nightclubs in Moscow. On weekends, there are taxi caps after midnight so there are so many people. On the other hand, if you go there in winter and during the day, the island is quite empty and less interesting to see.

Gorky Park is one of the TOP places to visit in Moscow, because it allows you to better understand the life of the locals and their rhythm. In fact, it’s a huge entertainment park. For example, in winter there is a giant ice rink and in summer – free dance or yoga lessons, sandy beaches for playing volleyball, an outdoor cinema. So, like the locals, have a Stakantchik (ice cream or cooked corn), and enjoy the atmosphere of the place: that’s one of the interesting things to do in Moscow to discover the city.

• Where? Krymsky Val 9. 20 minutes’ walk from Krasny Oktyabr, along the quays.

Sparrow Hill and Moscow State University

The Sparrow Hill, Vorobiovy Gori in Russian, is the highest point in Moscow. It is rather known to Russians, but less to travelers. A nice view on Moscow opens from the hill, and in particular on the Luzhniki Stadium. In addition, on the hill itself is the Moscow State University: an impressive skyscraper from the Soviet era.

• How to get there? By bus T7 (35 min) from Oktyaborskaya station, near Gorki Park. By metro (Vorobiovy Gorki station) + climb the hill on foot. On foot along the Moskva along the Gorky Park (1h30) + climb in funiculars.

Good to know! It is possible to cross the Moskva river by funicular. We actually tested it and it was pretty cool! That is one of our favorite things to do in Moscow!

What to do in Moscow in 3 days?

If you are going to visit Moscow in 3 days, it would be interesting to dive into the Soviet era which strongly marked the country and the city. After the Bolshevik Revolution, the capital was transferred from Saint Petersburg to Moscow, in order to mark the change of power. Moscow then became the world showcase for communist ideology. Here are the best things to do in Moscow for 3-day-trip!

VDNKh, visit Moscow of the Soviet era

VDNKh is a large exhibition center in the north of Moscow, where there are still several striking witnesses of the USSR. The most interesting are the Museum of Cosmonauts and the Statue of the Worker and the Kolkhozian , which will certainly impress you with its size!

GULAG History Museum

The explanations of the museum are very well done. We really have the feeling of going back in time. If you are going to visit Moscow in 3 days and you are interested in history and this subject in particular, I recommend this museum. Visit the GULAG History Museum is one of the most interesting things to do in Moscow.

Discover the Patriarche Pounds district

It’s a nice neighborhood in Moscow where you can come across rather affluent locals, but not necessarily very bling-bling. Take a walk in this area is really a cool thing to do in Moscow! In addition, the Ponds of Patriarch is one of the places of Bulgakov’s novel “Master and Margarita”. As this is an interesting area to see, we have included it in a walking tour of Moscow. The route ends at the Moscow Kremlin, which is very convenient, because you will be able to visit Moscow in 3 days by optimizing your trips.

What to visit in Moscow in 4 days: TOP things to do in Moscow in 4 days

If you want to visit Moscow in 3 days, you will already see a lot of things. On the other hand, if you stay one more day, you have plenty to do! The Novodevichy Convent, the Tchistie Proudy district and the Izmaylovo Kremlin are very good candidates for you, if you are going to visit Moscow in 4 days.

Visiting Novodevichy Convent in Moscow

The Novodevichy Convent is one of the most brilliant examples of Russian architecture, according to UNESCO. This beautiful complex was built in 1524 and today consists of the convent, but also of a cemetery whose status could be compared to that of Père-Lachaise in Paris. Visiting Novodevichy Convent is one of the great things to do in Moscow, if you want to go a little bit outside of the center!

Discovering Tchistye Proudy district

It’s one of the most popular areas of Moscow, with many cafes, restaurants and bars nearby. It is therefore a place to discover if you want to visit Moscow in 4 days. It is just as pleasant for a stroll as for the discovery of local life. For example, in winter the pond turns into an ice rink.

Visiting the Izmaylovo Kremlin, one of the coolest things to do in Moscow!

The Izmaylovo Kremlin is more of a tourist than a historic place. On the other hand, it is a pretty impressive place to discover, especially on weekends. Inside the Kremlin, there is a flea market where you can find a little bit of everything, but mostly good souvenirs to bring from Moscow. For example, chapka, traditional Russian scarves or matryoshka (Russian dolls). Add the Kremlin and the Izmaïlovo market to your itinerary if you are going to visit Moscow in 4 days, because it is a nice and very colorful place! Visiting the Izmailovo Kremlin is one of the things to do in Moscow, if you want to put colors in your Instagram account! 😉

In 4 days, we will have the opportunity to see several Moscow: Classic Moscow, Moscow of old Russia, Soviet Moscow and a little bit of the new Moscow. So what to visit in Moscow on the 5th day of travel?

What to visit in Moscow in 5 days?

Art lovers will be delighted to discover the Tretyakov Gallery and the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, while others will prefer to stroll along Arbat Street, see the buildings of Moskva-City or visit Bunker 42.

Admiring Russian art at Tretyakov Gallery

Founded in 1856 by an industrialist and great lover of art, the gallery has grown over the decades, and then bequeathed to the state. Today the collection includes more than 140,000 pieces, 15,000 of which are paintings. Visiting the Tretyakov Gallery is one of the things to do in Moscow if you want to discover Russian art!

• Where? Pereoulok Lavrouchinski 10. A 5-minute walk from Tretiakovskaya station
• Opening hours. Open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday. Closed on Mondays.
• Entry tickets. 500 RUB.

Visiting the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

The Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts presents the treasures of ancient Egypt, the paintings of Rembrandt and Cézanne, a fine collection of Impressionism.

• Where? Ulitsa Volkhonka 12
• Opening hours. Daily: 10: 00-20: 00, except Thursday: 11: 00-21: 00. Closed on Mondays. The boxes close an hour before closing.
• Entry tickets. The prices vary according to the collections from 300 to 750 RUB.

Walking on Arbat Street

All Russians know Rue Arbat. So, walking on Arbat street is one of the things to do in Moscow. However, after the years, little by little it became very touristy. This is a pedestrian street only. There are souvenir shops, restaurants and cafes there, but it is no longer the most authentic neighborhood in the city.

Seeing the buildings of Moskva-City (Moscow City)

Moskva-City is Moscow’s business center, much like Paris’s Defense district. The skyscrapers of Moskva-City are among the tallest in Europe: 373 meters high! Very nice place to see at dusk.

Good to know! You can admire a nice view of Moscow City from the docks of Tarasa Shevchenko. It’s especially beautiful in the evening with all the lights on.

Bunker 42, one of the most unusual things to do in Moscow

Bunker 42 is a secret military complex which was to be used by the Soviets in the event of a nuclear attack: a space of 7000 m² 65 meters underground!

• Where? 5 Kotelnitcheski Lane, 11.
• Prices. 2200 RUB per person
• Opening hours. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Restaurant inside. Original, but rather a tourist trap.

What to visit in Moscow in 6 days or more?

There are still so many places to see, because Moscow is a big megalopolis and there is always something exciting to do there. For example: the ancient Kolomenskoye village or the WINZAVOD contemporary art center .

If you are interested in history and want to see Russian cities on a rather “human scale”, it would certainly be interesting for you to discover the cities of the Golden Ring . For example, it is very easy to get to Sergey Posad from Moscow (less than 2 hours in train). Visiting the Golden Ring is one of the best things to do in Moscow if you are staying more than a 5-6 days.

There are still plenty of places to see in Moscow, however I did my best to list here the best things to do in Moscow, what to see in Moscow in one day, but also in 2, 3, 4 or 5 days in Moscow!

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Inside the rise and fall of Steward Health Care’s Ralph de la Torre

There was no sugarcoating the financial crisis that had befallen Steward Health Care.

“Let’s face it 2023 was a tough year,” company chairman Ralph de la Torre acknowledged this past January, in a letter to employees of the for-profit hospital chain.

Worse than tough. News stories about its hospitals read like dispatches from a war zone: bat infestations, patients collapsing while waiting for care, shortages of life-saving equipment. The company, which owns more than 30 hospitals across the country, including nine in mostly low-income Massachusetts communities, is on the verge of bankruptcy. State officials are clambering for ways to keep the hospitals open and avert a crisis that could overwhelm the state’s health care system.

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How could this have happened? De la Torre’s letter ticked off many reasons: rising interest rates and labor costs; more people on Medicaid, which doesn’t pay hospitals enough; and free care provided to undocumented immigrants.

He left out one: Ralph de la Torre.

A cardiac surgeon who wanted more, de la Torre had never run a hospital when he took command of the six troubled institutions that would form the beginnings of the Steward chain. His plan to save them grafted aggressive for-profit business methods onto the traditional health care model. And for a time, it seemed to work.

Now the hospitals are staggering toward insolvency, but he emerges as a very rich man. And it is through a long stream of business decisions that de la Torre, his management team, and equity partners bear great responsibility for these remarkable facts.

First and foremost was the decision in 2016 to sell the buildings and land out from under the hospitals and then lease them back for multimillion dollar payments. That move took hundreds of millions in equity out of the chain and left the hospitals paying rents they can no longer afford. And then there was the company’s reported issuance in 2021 of a $111 million dividend to equity holders, including de la Torre himself, as the chain’s debts piled up.

De la Torre entered medicine with high ideals and unstoppable ambition. His talent and drive bowled over just about everyone he worked with, and his rise to power and eminence seemed inexorable.

But there was another side. Years ago, he told a friend that he was driven to be the best, not make money, but money was a way of keeping score.

At some point, it seems, he stopped keeping score and started running it up, allegedly at the expense of community hospitals wrung out like dishrags for their liquidity. He has been accused of draining the hospital chain of assets to support a lavish lifestyle, an allegation that de la Torre denies.

His Dallas mansion stands along a street with some mini-Versailles palaces behind ornate gates, in a neighborhood with the homes of George W. Bush and Mark Cuban; his $40 million superyacht has six bedrooms ; his other boat has been called “one of, if not the, best performing large sportfish boats ever built.” His kids’ private school celebrated him in 2022 for providing at least $10 million toward a new science center on the school’s suburban Dallas campus, where preening peacocks strut on the grounds.

De la Torre is sensitive to the dissonance between his prosperity and the hospitals’ plight, but he doesn’t apologize for it.

“I can appreciate why people are quick to make this criticism but I also believe there are important facts to consider,” he told the Globe in written responses to questions.

He argued that it was largely the efforts of his team that kept the hospitals alive the past 15 years. And he has a point: No one else stepped up to save them.

“This has been the most stressful time in my life,” de la Torre wrote, “but more importantly, I know that it has been even more stressful for the communities we serve,” and the chain’s doctors, nurses, and patients.

Little sympathy is to be found among many who once admired him. The contrast between Steward’s financial crisis and de la Torre’s conspicuous wealth has offended many of the Boston elite who abetted his breathtaking ascent.

“I don’t have any respect for him,” said Jack Connors, former chairman of Partners HealthCare, now called Mass General Brigham, who in 2008 helped de la Torre land an interview for a job running hospitals for the Boston Archdiocese.

There was a time, said Connors, that people around here went into medicine to serve patients, not to “become billionaires.”

“Until Ralph came along, that was the way things were done in Massachusetts,” Connors said. “He played by a different set of rules.”

In reporting this profile of Ralph de la Torre, the Globe communicated with nearly 50 people who know him or had information about his work at Steward. Most asked to speak on the condition they not be named; many former Steward employees were concerned about damaging relationships by speaking out.

De la Torre on March 19 broke a long public silence on the Steward crisis, in response to questions from the Globe.

“I am doing everything I reasonably can to address it so that we can continue to keep these hospitals open and provide quality care to the communities we serve,” he said, in an email exchange facilitated by his lawyer and a company spokesman. He did not respond to requests for an in-person or video interview.

Four years ago, de la Torre said, as Steward faced immense financial pressure early in the COVID pandemic, its entire leadership team, himself included, threatened to resign in protest to protect hospitals when Cerberus Capital Management, a New York private equity firm and then Steward’s owner, wanted to put the chain into bankruptcy.

“When COVID hit, we pushed back aggressively against our private equity owners and fought to keep our hospitals open,” he said.

Michael Callum, Steward’s executive vice president for physician services, remembers de la Torre holding a number of resignations in his hand. “[De la Torre’s] the one who’s all of a sudden become the face of private equity in health care, and he’s the guy that had more fights with Cerberus than anybody to make sure we got them to do the right thing for patients,” he said.

In response, Cerberus denied knowing what de la Torre was talking about.

“Cerberus never recommended or even considered a Steward bankruptcy during the Covid pandemic, or at any other time during our ownership,” the company said in a statement to the Globe. “Nor do we have any knowledge of Steward management wanting to resign from their duties at any point in time.”

Cerberus sold its ownership stake in Steward in 2020, to a management group headed by de la Torre.

Nearly two decades ago, de la Torre made his name in health care as the prophet of the new community hospital: quicker and more efficient than the big guys, and close to the people they served. He made the point by advertising emergency room wait times on a digital billboard. The message was more important than the numbers: You think you could get seen at Mass General quicker than this?

Soon it was blindingly obvious to the Boston medical and political establishments that the heart surgeon who jumped into the business side of medicine was going places. He had that know-it-when-you-see-it presence that filled a room. He was brilliant, passionate, forceful, and almost hypnotically persuasive.

“You don’t want to get in his way when he wants to get something done,” said Andrew Stern, former president of the Service Employees International Union, which represents workers in Steward hospitals.

De la Torre once promoted himself as the ultimate reformer, recalled Andrew Dreyfus, former CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, Dreyfus wonders: “How much of that was just an act? How much was true? I’d say it was some of both.”

In the beginning, it seemed de la Torre could talk anyone into anything, the way he talked his way in 2008 into running Caritas Christi for the Boston Archdiocese, the struggling chain that became the first building block of one of the country’s biggest for-profit hospital groups. Fortune Magazine in 2012 called de la Torre “Healthcare’s new maverick.”

The prophet had his dark side, too.

Many under him at Steward found de la Torre thin-skinned, suspicious, quick to anger, and nearly impossible to argue with because he could never admit being wrong.

And yet, when de la Torre chose to be charming, to beam positive energy in an employee’s direction, they warmed themselves in his glow.

“He almost had this ability to create this cult-like atmosphere,” said a former Steward employee, who was not the only one to describe Steward’s inner workings as a personality cult.

De la Torre, now 57, is from Jacksonville, Fla. The son of Cuban immigrants, he didn’t learn English until age 6. His father, Angel de la Torre, was a cardiologist who built a successful career in Florida.

A number of de la Torre’s former colleagues said he had an irresistible compulsion to prove himself. “There was always a belief,” said one former colleague, “that he had to prove to his father … that he could be just as successful on the business side of things as on the surgery side of things.”

De la Torre’s brother, Paul, 54, said having personal drive was just something Angel de la Torre taught his boys.

“Our father and uncle were the people who slept above the boiler room in their high school in Cuba,” he said. “My grandfather every weekend took the train with clean clothes for them and then took their dirty clothes home to wash them.”

From that modest upbringing, Angel de la Torre climbed to become the head of internal medicine at Calixto Garcia University Hospital in Havana but had to start over after fleeing Cuba after the revolution.

“He came to the US with literally one dime in the false part of his shoe,” Paul de la Torre said. “He built himself back up; he was the American dream. He would say nothing matters but what you have in your coconut, your brain. He wanted us to be driven, to work hard.” Paul de la Torre declined to discuss his brother’s wealth or business decisions.

Ralph de la Torre was educated privately at the Bolles School, a Jacksonville prep school, from 7th through 12th grade. His classmates voted him most likely to be “first to make a million,” according to the high school yearbook.

Quinn Barton, former class president who served on the yearbook committee, said the superlative was a reference to de la Torre’s soaring ambitions. “He was kind of a know-it-all, to be honest,” Barton said.

He recalled de la Torre commandeering class discussions and debating teachers. “It was in a dominant way, in a way that an attorney might be a bulldog in the courtroom, just pounding,” he said.

A former classmate who was closer to de la Torre, Clemente Inclan, hasn’t spoken to him for 40 years, but still fondly recalled his friend as a zealous denizen of the library, very confident in his studies because he put so much effort into his education.

On many afternoons, Inclan spent a few hours after school at the de la Torre household. The kids would hang out, play a little one-on-one basketball – de la Torre tried his hardest on every possession, Inclan recalls – until de la Torre decided it was time to put away the games and crack the books together to get ready for the next school day.

“He was disciplined — even though you got a buddy over at the house, he’s like, ‘Hey, let’s sit at the kitchen table. … And we would sit there and we would knock out the homework.”

De la Torre’s cousin, Randy Klein, grew up with him in Florida, fishing and diving from battered old aluminum boats covered in epoxy patches. He said his cousin was “uniquely capable” at pretty much everything. No matter the problem, people always seemed to turn to Ralph de la Torre.

“Yeah, it seems like he’s driven and that he accomplishes so much,” Klein said. “But I see a dichotomous side, where it’s just the curse and blessing of being so gifted creates responsibility that is unique to him.”

It is hard for others to relate to someone to whom everyone else comes looking for answers, Klein said.

“People, they can’t put themselves in that position. So it comes off as drive, as ambition, as aggression,” he said.

De la Torre graduated in 1988 from Duke University, worked a short stint as an engineer, and then enrolled in a highly competitive joint program run by Harvard Medical School and MIT. He trained as a surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, and met his first wife, Wing Cheung de la Torre, a native of Hong Kong, who was also training to be a doctor. His father wanted him to practice in Florida at a fat salary, but de la Torre preferred to stay in Boston, build his own career — and pursue the romance. They married in 2004 and had twin boys in 2008.

“At least in his early years as a resident and starting out in the medical world, one of the things that set him apart was he was very good to the little guy, you know, the people who mop the floors,” said a former colleague. “He would speak Spanish to them if they were Spanish-speaking. He was very good to medical students and nurses. He just had this ingratiating quality which was very notable.”

In 1999, de la Torre took a job at Boston Medical Center as a cardiac surgeon. From this toehold in elite Boston medicine, he relentlessly climbed.

A surgeon friend, Dr. William “Billy” Cohn, arranged in 2000 a meeting for de la Torre with Beth Israel Deaconess’s head of cardiothoracic surgery, Dr. Frank Sellke.

Once de la Torre got himself in a room with Sellke, he talked himself into a job at Beth Israel.

Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel from 2002 to 2011, recalled de la Torre as one of the “most talented cardiac surgeons in the city and maybe in the country.” De la Torre refined a new minimally-invasive technique to repair heart valves. He famously flew to Memphis a couple times a month for a year to practice in a lab stocked with cadavers.

“He would leverage what was known and put together new insights to try to provide operations for the sickest patients,” said Cohn, who is still friendly with de la Torre, though he said they have not been in touch for several years. He said de la Torre took on the most challenging cases. “Ralph was fearless.”

Even back then, Cohn remembered, de la Torre balanced his medical ambitions with a flair for the good life, such as nice cars. “He does have a taste for luxury and for nice things, and a lot of people do,” he said. “I wouldn’t fault him for that.”

The surgical field is renowned for towering egos, and yet de la Torre still managed to stand out for his self-regard and the need to be seen as the alpha dog, former colleagues said.

Cohn remembered one time presenting at a conference the details of one of his own patients, whom he had saved with surgery in desperate circumstances.

“The resident who was part of the case with me said, ‘This has got to be the save of the year,’” recalled Cohn. “And Ralph immediately chimed in and said, ‘Whoa, the year’s still early. You just wait and see what I’m going to do.’”

Around 2006, de la Torre made a major play for more power and responsibility, pitching a plan for a new CardioVascular Institute, a “hospital within a hospital,” at Beth Israel, bringing together cardiac surgeons, cardiologists, and radiologists under one business entity – with himself at its head.

“It was a great presentation to the board,” Levy recalled. “And conceptually the thing seemed to make sense. He was a freight train going through that board meeting.”

The new institute opened in 2007. But within a year, de la Torre was already looking for the next big thing. He leveraged a relationship with Brian Carty, former president of Hill Holliday, to get a meeting with Connors, who had co-founded the advertising firm. Connors was at the time chairman of Partners.

The meeting was the pivot point of de la Torre’s career.

“I said, ‘How can I help you?’” Connors recalled asking de la Torre. “He said, ‘I want to run one of your hospitals.’ "

Connors replied that he didn’t decide who ran Partners hospitals, but he did happen to know that the Boston Archdiocese was looking for someone to helm Caritas Christi Health Care, its financially-troubled hospital chain. Connors agreed to ask the archdiocese to speak to de la Torre about the job.

James Karam, 75, a Steward board member, chaired the Caritas Christi board in 2008, when it was looking for a new hospital chief. With the system’s financial troubles, talent was hard to attract. The board had three finalists but didn’t love any of them.

Then, “lo and behold, my phone rang one day, it was Jack Connors,” said Karam. Connors asked: Could you talk to this young surgeon about the job? After speaking to de la Torre by phone, Karam invited him to meet the Caritas board.

“Quite frankly, we were blown away,” Karam said. “He would talk like a great medical surgeon one minute. But he also understood the business of hospitals. He knew finance, he knew accounting, he knew what took place in the other hospital systems,” such as Partners and Beth Israel.

In April 2008, Caritas Christi put de la Torre, still in his early 40s, in charge of the six hospitals. It would soon be many more.

Caritas’s financial problems included a massive unfunded pension obligation for more than 10,000 current and former employees, which was a poison pill for prospective buyers.

“Ralph wanted to save Caritas, save the pensions, save the jobs,” said Stern, SEIU president from 1996 to 2010, representing much of Caritas’s non-nursing staff. The key questions at the time were: “Is anybody going to rescue Caritas? And under what conditions? Usually where there is some sort of rescue, somebody takes a haircut. There were no investors in this case, so it would have been the workers.”

What the chain needed was a cash infusion. In 2009, de la Torre sought a meeting with Robert Nardelli, the former head of Home Depot and a top executive at Cerberus. Over dinner, de la Torre sought advice for raising money for his hospital chain.

Nardelli was impressed by de la Torre’s energy and the breadth of his knowledge. He thought, “This guy had tremendous edge,” he told the Globe in 2010.

That conversation led to a proposed deal to sell Caritas Christi to Cerberus, and to transform the Catholic hospitals into a for-profit company. Under the deal, Cerberus agreed to provide between $430 million and $450 million to pay off the hospitals’ debt and assume its pension obligations. It also said it would invest at least $400 million to upgrade the hospitals.

Persuading the church, state regulators, and union officials to bless the deal was “multidimensional chess,” said Stern. De la Torre promised that employee pensions would be protected and that the hospitals would maintain their Catholic identity.

“It took someone like Ralph to get everyone to do a little of what they didn’t want to do to save the system,” Stern said.

Stern, who said he hasn’t spoken to de la Torre in a decade or more, credited his leadership with saving the hospitals in 2010. “He was definitely at the time of that purchase, without question on the side of the workers and community medicine,” Stern said.

After the sale, the company became Steward and de la Torre stayed as CEO, directing efforts to acquire more assets. Steward quickly gobbled up Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer; Morton Hospital in Taunton; and New England Sinai Hospital, a rehabilitation hospital in Stoughton, among others.

Julie Berry, who was with Steward from 2011 to 2022 as chief information and chief technology officer, said de la Torre was deeply interested in the technology side of the business, which was key to his stated strategy of identifying inefficiencies and improving care while saving money.

“He allowed me to make decisions to advance things in technology quickly,” Berry said in a Globe interview. She believed “he was genuinely concerned about improving health care and making it more affordable. That’s why I went there.”

Another former high-level Steward employee, however, said that once the company grew large, its mission began to drift. “I thought we were actually going to do something different in health care and we would acquire hospitals and try to shake up the model,” said the former employee, who declined to be named to avoid hurting relationships with others connected to Steward. But once the chain went national, its focus seemed to shift away from “trying to make community health care real,” toward “how big can this thing be? And buying (corporate) jets – all that stuff.”

After four years of financial losses following its formation, Steward posted its first annual profit in 2015, according to published reports. Even as it crowed about meeting that milestone, Steward warned that staying profitable would be difficult, due to reimbursement rates from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers.

De La Torre ran his empire close to the vest, zealously guarding Steward’s finances and strategy. In 2017, the company sought a Suffolk Superior Court ruling that its systemwide financial data did not have to be shared with Massachusetts officials. When Steward lost that ruling, it appealed.

In the chain’s Back Bay headquarters, there was a “blackout room,” with walls engineered to block cell and Wi-Fi signals. Cellphones were useless inside, and the room could not be bugged, so secrets stayed secret. The C-suite was guarded by extra locks.

“There was always a certain level of secrecy,” said another former Steward official, “and nobody was sure what it was all about.”

The company also never seemed to have enough cash and routinely sat on invoices for months before paying them, former employees said.

“What’s happened to Steward, it was only a matter of time before the wheels came off of this venture,” said one Boston health care executive. “You couldn’t trust them for the commitments they made. You couldn’t trust them to pay you for the services that you provided to them. And this predates any financial trouble they had. This is a longstanding practice of theirs.”

In September of 2016, Steward announced a $1.25 billion deal with a real estate investment trust, Medical Properties Trust Inc., in which Steward sold hospital properties to MPT. The real estate investment trust then rented them back to Steward for multimillion dollar lease payments, which, in its current state, it cannot afford. Governor Maura Healey has called the rents “perhaps usurious,” a term often used to describe ruinously high interest rates. Steward said at the time it would use the sale proceeds to finance expansion, pay off debt, and return money to its private equity owner, Cerberus.

From the perspective of operating hospitals, the deal made no sense, said one of de la Torre’s former colleagues. “And then we all sort of nodded our heads and rolled our eyes and said, ‘Oh, now I get it. There are no plans to turn this into a viable set of community hospitals. It’s all about pulling money.’ "

De la Torre puts the responsibility for the real estate sale on Cerberus, which, he said, “controlled both over 90 percent of the shares and a majority of the board” at the time of transaction. “The ultimate decision was theirs,” he said.

A Cerberus spokesperson said de la Torre and his management team had operating control of Steward and controlled the relationship with MPT. “They originated and were strong proponents of the sale-leaseback transaction that supported management’s plans. The transaction with MPT would not have occurred without Dr. de la Torre’s consent and support given that he was the lead operating manager.”

In 2018, de la Torre relocated Steward’s headquarters from Boston to Dallas. Former colleagues said Texas was considered more business-friendly with less government interference, lower personnel costs, and no personal income taxes. De la Torre told the Globe that the chain needed a more central location as it expanded nationally.

That same year, de la Torre and his 90-foot sports fishing boat, Jaruco, named for a town in Cuba, took third place in a highly competitive anglers tournament hosted by the luxury Los Sueños Resort and Marina in Costa Rica, a country that was a favorite destination of his, Dallas colleagues recall. (The Jaruco should not be confused with de la Torre’s other boat, the 190-foot Amaral. Both boats are currently for sale, de la Torre said.)

He enrolled his kids in a private school in suburban Dallas. In 2022, the school honored de la Torre at the groundbreaking of its new science center. The center is named for de la Torre’s mother, Rosa O. Valdes, who trained in nursing and fled the Cuban revolution for the United States.

In remarks at the groundbreaking, captured on video, de la Torre’s voice sounded heavy with emotion. His once salt and pepper hair was now dark but for a conspicuous tuft of silver in the front. “What better inspiration than a woman, Hispanic, orphan, that has made it in science. And I thought, ‘I want to name it after her,’” he said.

In Dallas, de la Torre has apparently kept a lower profile than he did in Boston, where he knew almost everybody in health care management. He was described by people who worked with him in Texas as a highly guarded executive who kept a very tight circle of advisers. In 2019, he bought a house in Dallas valued at $4.7 million. The property, which he lists in court documents as his home address, has “a full bar... and looks out onto the loggia, cabana, pool, putting green, and large grassy area,” according to an online magazine feature on the property. He declined to answer specific questions about his compensation and real estate holdings but said his salary “is well below that recommended by outside consultants” the firm engaged in 2021.

At the end of 2018, Wing Cheung de la Torre filed for divorce. They agreed to share decision-making regarding their sons as well as time with them. She said in an email to the Globe that the marriage “ended very amicably,” that Ralph is “a wonderful father,” and that she considers him among her best friends. He has since remarried, to Nicole Acosta, who describes herself on LinkedIn as a real estate representative educated in Costa Rica. She once worked at the marina where de la Torre competed in the fishing tournament.

In his recent email exchanges with the Globe, de la Torre offered a spirited defense of his tenure at Steward. He said he understands the broadsides he has received over his wealth, considering the state of his company, but points out, credibly, that the original Caritas hospital chain would not have survived without aggressive action and that the path he steered in 2010 was the only viable option.

“We have kept these hospitals open despite disparities in reimbursement rates, and a significantly lower percentage of commercial payers than other hospitals in Massachusetts, and an expanding Medicaid population,” he said. “As a taxable entity, these headwinds are particularly difficult.”

De la Torre said he personally backed a $200 million loan to stabilize the hospitals during the COVID pandemic — a loan guarantee for which he says he is still on the hook. MPT, the hospital real estate company, loaned the money to Steward International in 2020, which then passed the money onto Steward Health Care in the US in exchange for the international rights. De la Torre said he pledged all of his equity in Steward and other assets to guarantee the loan.

In January of 2021, Steward paid the roughly $111 million dividend to the company’s equity holders, “with the majority of these funds ultimately transferred to de la Torre personally,” a February federal lawsuit filed in Texas by Aya Healthcare Inc. alleged. The San Diego staffing company provided nurses to Steward hospitals during the pandemic.

At the time of the dividend payment, Steward owed Aya more than $7 million for nurses Aya had provided, the company said. That debt would eventually grow to about $40 million, the lawsuit states.

The suit alleges that de la Torre used the dividend to support a “lavish lifestyle” and that he, as CEO and member of the board, had authorized the dividend payment despite Steward’s unpaid bills, in order to “hinder, defraud or delay creditors by taking cash needed to pay Steward’s debts and funneling it to himself and MPT.”

The first COVID wave had largely subsided by January 2021, when the dividend was paid, de la Torre said, and the portion he received “helped to partially offset my personal risk of backing the $200 million loan” from 2020. He declined to say how much of the dividend he received.

De la Torre also said that Steward represented only a fraction of his personal earnings and that approximately 75 percent of his gross income last year came from outside Steward. “This includes significant investments made prior to and/or separate from Steward that provide additional income,” he said by email.

He is currently engaged in helping Massachusetts officials parcel out pieces of his falling hospital empire to other operators. He is hoping to provide “an orderly transition.”

It is a tremendous fall for the one-time prophet of the community hospital.

“It’s sort of a classic story,” said David Torchiana, a former cardiac surgeon who was de la Torre’s mentor, “of a driven person who was gradually blinded by his own hubris.”

Globe correspondent Laura Beil contributed reporting from Dallas.

Mark Arsenault can be reached at [email protected] . Follow him @bostonglobemark . Liz Kowalczyk can be reached at [email protected] . Robert Weisman can be reached at [email protected] . Adam Piore can be reached at [email protected] .

Moscow concert attack: More than 60 reported dead; ISIS claims responsibility

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What we know about the Moscow concert attack

• Men in camouflage broke into a Moscow concert hall and opened fire, shooting an unknown number of people, Russia’s prosecutor general said.
• The terror group ISIS has claimed responsibility but did not provide proof of the claim, which was made on ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq on Telegram.
• Russia's Investigative Committee said that more than 60 people are dead after the attack at Crocus City Hall. Officials have said more than 100 others were injured.
• A fire also started inside Crocus City Hall, a large concert venue northwest of central Moscow. Firefighters have evacuated about 100 people from the basement of the building and efforts are underway to rescue people from the roof, Russian emergency officials said.
• Russia officials said they were investigating the attack as a terrorist act.
• A popular rock band was scheduled to play what appeared to be a sold-out show at the venue, which has a maximum capacity of more than 9,000 people.

Three children among those killed, state media reports

Chantal Da Silva

Three children were among the more than 60 people killed in yesterday's attack at Crocus City Hall, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing the Russian Ministry of Health.

Officials have warned that the death toll connected to the deadly incident may increase as the investigation continues.

Xi sends condolences to Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday after a deadly shooting at a concert hall near Moscow, saying China opposes all forms of terrorism and strongly condemns terrorist attacks.

China firmly supports the Russian government’s efforts to maintain national security and stability, Xi said, according to CCTV state television. 

Moscow bloodshed comes two decades after some of worst attacks in Russia

Phil Helsel

The shooting attacks in Moscow are the latest in a series of deadly terror attacks in the country since the 2000s.

In 2004, militants from Chechnya and elsewhere took hostages at a school in Beslan in southern Russia.

The militants demanded a withdrawal from Chechnya. Hostages were kept in a gymnasium, and 334 died — half of them children — when gunfire and explosions erupted when it was stormed. Hostages’ families were critical of the rescue operation. Russian prosecutors later cleared authorities .

Two years prior, in 2002, Chechen separatists attacked the Dubrovka Theater in Moscow and took more than 700 people hostage. Russian forces used gas, and 129 hostages died. The attackers were killed.

More recently, in 2017 a suicide bomber from Kyrgyzstan killed 15 people as well as himself in an attack on a St. Petersburg subway. In 2013, two bombers killed a combined 34 people in attacks on a railway station and a trolleybus in Volgograd.

The group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, claimed responsibility for the attacks Friday at the Crocus City Hall venue.

Putin wishes victims well, deputy prime minister says

President Vladimir Putin is thinking of those injured in today’s attack and thanked doctors, a Russian government official said according to state media.

State media TASS reported that “Putin wished all those injured in the emergency at Crocus City Hall to recover and conveyed his gratitude to the doctors, Golikova said,” referring to Tatiana Golikova deputy prime minister for social policy, labor, health and pension provision.

More than 60 dead, and death toll could grow, Russian agency says

Russia’s Investigative Committee said Saturday that more than 60 people have died in the attack, and warned the number may increase.

“The bodies of the dead are being examined. It has been previously established that more than 60 people died as a result of the terrorist attack. Unfortunately, the number of victims may increase,” according to the Investigative Committee, which is a federal state agency.

Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs and the security agency FSB are continuing to investigate, the committee said in a statement, and weapons and ammunition have been found.

U.S. warned Russia about planned terrorist attack in Moscow, NSC says

Monica Alba

The United States shared information about a potential terrorist attack in Moscow with Russia’s government earlier this month, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said.

The U.S. Embassy in Russia on March 7 warned U.S. citizens to avoid crowds and said it was monitoring reports that extremists might attack large gatherings in Moscow.

“Earlier this month, the U.S. Government had information about a planned terrorist attack in Moscow — potentially targeting large gatherings, to include concerts — which prompted the State Department to issue a public advisory to Americans in Russia,” NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson said.

“The U.S. Government also shared this information with Russian authorities in accordance with its longstanding ‘duty to warn’ policy,” Watson said.

Putin recently dismissed ‘provocative’ warning about potential attacks

In remarks that aired three days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of “provocative statements” about potential terror attacks in Russia, and dismissed them.

“I’ll remind you of recent, let’s say directly, provocative statements of certain official Western structures about potential terror attacks in Russia,” Putin said.

“All of this looks like obvious blackmail and an attempt to intimidate, destabilize our country,” he said before the state security agency FSB.

Putin in those remarks did not specify a country or warning. The U.S. embassy in Russia on March 7 warned U.S. citizens to avoid crowds .

“The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours,” the U.S. embassy warned.

Guards at concert hall didn't have guns, state news says

The Associated Press

Guards at the concert hall didn’t have guns, and some could have been killed at the start of the attack, Russian media reported.

Some Russian news outlets suggested the assailants fled before special forces and riot police arrived.

Reports said police patrols were looking for several vehicles the attackers could have used to escape.

U.S. had been gathering intelligence that ISIS could attack Russia

Ken Dilanian

The U.S. had been gathering intelligence for months that ISIS could mount a mass casualty attack in Russia, two U.S. officials confirmed to NBC News.

That information led to a March 7 warning issued by the U.S. embassy in Russia about possible extremist attacks, including at concerts, urging people to stay away from large gatherings, one of the officials said.

That official said the claim of responsibility today by ISIS appears to be genuine, though no final assessment had been made about who was responsible.

Some Moscow concertgoers filmed events as they unfolded Friday night, when gunmen opened fire inside a theater and people ran to take cover in fear for their lives.

Witness says gunfire was first thought to be construction noise

A witness to today’s armed attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall told a state news agency that they first mistook the gunfire for sounds of an installation being dismantled.

“First, we started hearing typical loud pops, but it was impossible to understand that they were gunshots. We thought that something was falling, as exhibitions were being dismantled at that moment, and someone seemed to be dropping something large,” Mikhail Semyonov told TASS .

“Then, the bangs were getting more and more frequent. Suddenly, there was a scream, and the bangs started to be heard as bursts. Then it became clear that it was shooting,” he said.

ISIS claims responsibility for attack but does not provide proof

The terror group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack in Moscow.

The group, also known as ISIS, did not provide any proof of its claim, which came from ISIS-affiliated news agency Amaq on Telegram.

The group’s members have carried out a number of terror attacks, including the 2015 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.

Children among the victims, Russia's children commissioner says

Yuliya Talmazan

Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, said children were among the victims of tonight's attack.

"Information about their condition is regularly updated," Lvova-Belova said on Telegram. "Any additional assistance will be provided immediately."

She later told Russia 24 TV channel that at least two children had been injured, including one boy with a gunshot wound.

Earlier, Russian officials released a preliminary casualty toll of at least 40 people dead and more than 100 injured.

France, U.K., Germany condemn attack

Officials from France, the U.K. and Germany were among those who expressed their condolences to the victims of the attack at the Crocus concert hall.

"The images of the terrible attack on innocent people in Crocus City Hall near #Moscow are horrific," Germany's Foreign Office said on X . "The background must be investigated quickly. Our deepest condolences with the families of the victims."

"We condemn the terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow," the U.K.'s embassy in Russia said . "This is a terrible tragedy."

Meanwhile, France's foreign ministry called for "full light" to be shed on "these heinous acts."

Public events across Russia called off after attack

Several regional leaders across Russia, including in the annexed Kherson region of Ukraine, have canceled public events this weekend over security considerations after the deadly concert attack in Moscow.

Shortly after the attack, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin canceled all sports, cultural and other public events in Moscow this weekend. State news agency TASS also quoted Russia's cultural ministry as saying that mass and entertainment events in federal cultural institutions have been canceled in the coming days.

Zelenskyy adviser speaks out about attack

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser denied that Ukraine was involved in the deadly Crocus concert hall attack.

“Ukraine certainly has nothing to do with the shooting/explosions in the Crocus City Hall (Moscow Region, Russia),” Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on X. “It makes no sense whatsoever.”

No evidence has emerged to suggest Ukraine may have been involved, but Ukrainian officials may be trying to pre-empt accusations, as some Kremlin hawks have already started pointing at Kyiv. 

Asked whether the shooting was at all tied to the war in Ukraine, U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said: “There is no indication at this time that Ukraine, or Ukrainians, were involved in the shooting, but again, this just broke. We’re taking a look at it, but I would disabuse you at this early hour have any connection to Ukraine.”

Videos posted to social media appear to show chaos inside Moscow's Crocus City Hall during and after a terrorist attack.

Some videos include what sound like gunshots and show men with rifles, as concertgoers frantically try to exit the venue.

State Department issues warning to Americans in Moscow

Jason Abbruzzese

The State Department said that the U.S. Embassy in Moscow is aware of the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall and that U.S. citizens should avoid the area and follow the instructions of local authorities.

"The U.S. government’s ability to provide routine or emergency services to U.S. citizens in Russia is severely limited, particularly in areas far from the U.S. embassy in Moscow, due to Russian government limitations on travel for U.S. embassy personnel and staffing, and the ongoing suspension of operations, including consular services, at U.S. consulates in Russia," the State Department said in a message posted to its website .

'What a nightmare in Crocus,' Widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny condolences about concert attack

Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died in prison last month, expressed her condolences about the attack Friday.

"What a nightmare in Crocus," Navalnaya wrote on X. "Condolences to the families of the victims and quick recovery to the injured. Everyone involved in this crime must be found and held accountable."

320 firefighters, 3 helicopters working to put out fire

Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said the number of rescue crews responding to the attack is growing and now includes more than 320 firefighters, 130 emergency vehicles and three helicopters dumping water on the burning concert venue.

Moscow regional governor says 40 dead, more than 100 injured

Moscow Regional Governor Andrei Vorobyov said on Telegram that at least 40 people are dead and more than 100 injured in the terrorist attack, confirming figures previously reported by Russian state news.

Putin informed about concert venue attack 'in the first minutes,' Kremlin spokesperson says

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin was informed about the shooting at the Crocus concert hall "in the first minutes" of the attack, Russian state news agency RIA reported.

The president is receiving information about what is happening and the measures being taken through all relevant services and is giving necessary instructions, Peskov said according to RIA.

Russian journalist was inside concert venue when gunmen entered

Russian news agency RIA Novosti said on Telegram that one of its reporters was inside the venue when gunmen entered and began shooting concertgoers.

The journalist said that at least three unmasked gunmen in camouflage entered the hall a few minutes before 8 p.m. Moscow time. They shot people point-blank and threw incendiary bombs, according to the journalist.

Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson calls incident 'bloody terrorist attack'

Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for Russia's foreign ministry, called the Friday night incident at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow a "bloody terrorist attack" as she called for "strong condemnation" from the international community.

"Now, as the Russian authorities have stated, all efforts are being devoted to saving people," Zakharova said. "The entire world community is obliged to condemn this monstrous crime!"

U.S. national security spokesperson says embassy has told Americans to avoid large gatherings in Moscow

Kyla Guilfoil

National Security Council Spokesman John Kirby addressed the attack in Moscow at a White House press briefing Friday afternoon, calling it a “terrible, terrible shooting attack.”

“The images are just horrible and just hard to watch and our thoughts obviously are going to be with the the victims,” Kirby said.

Kirby added that the U.S. embassy has notified all Americans in Moscow to avoid large gatherings, concerts, shopping malls, etc., and “stay put where they are” for their safety.

Russian media says 40 dead, more than 100 injured at concert attack

TASS, Russia's state-owned news agency, and RIA Novosti are reporting that Russia's FSB security agency has put the preliminary casualty count at 40 dead and more than 100 injured by a terrorist attack on a Moscow-area concert venue.

NBC News has not confirmed those casualty numbers.

Roof of concert venue at risk of collapse, Russian media says

Russian news agency RIA Novosti said on Telegram that the roof of the building near the concert venue's stage has begun to collapse.

Video posted to Telegram by RIA Novosti showed fire continue to blaze inside the venue.

Moscow area governor says more than 70 ambluances at scene of attack

Andrei Vorobyov, Moscow's regional governor, said on Telegram that more than 70 ambulances have been dispatched to the scene of concert venue attack.

“Everything is being done at the scene to save people," he wrote in the Telegram message. "The Special Rapid Response Unit (SOBR) has been deployed. There are over 70 ambulance carriages near Crocus, doctors provide the necessary assistance to all victims."

Nigel Chiwaya

Russia’s prosecutor general office says number of victims still being determined

Russia's prosecutor general said on Telegram that officials are working to determine how many people have been killed or hurt in the concert attack.

“On behalf of Igor Krasnov, the prosecutor of the Moscow region has gone to the scene of the incident at Crocus City Hall to coordinate the actions of law enforcement agencies," the prosecutor general's Telegram account posted. "Tonight, before the start of the event in the concert hall in Krasnogorsk, unknown men in camouflage clothes broke into the building and started shooting."

"The number of victims is being determined, a fire started in the entertainment center building, and citizens are being evacuated."

Moscow's mayor cancels weekend events

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram that he was canceling all public events in Moscow this weekend.

"I have taken the decision to cancel all sports, cultural and other public events in Moscow this weekend," he said. "I ask of you to treat this measure with understanding."

Popular rock band was to play sold-out venue that can hold 9,500

Tim Stelloh

A popular rock band was scheduled to play what appeared to be a sold-out show at the Moscow concert hall where there were reports of gunmen in combat fatigues opening fire.

Picnic, formed in 1978, was to play at Crocus City Hall, west of central Moscow.

The multilevel facility in Krasnogorsk has a maximum capacity of 9,527 people. Booking sites show the event was sold out.

Russia's aviation agency says additional security added to Moscow airports

The Russian aviation agency Rosaviatsiya said that additional security measures are being introduced in Moscow airports

"Due to increased security measures, we ask passengers to arrive at Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo and Zhukovsky airports in advance," the agency said on the Telegram messaging app.

Moscow's emergency ministry says it is working to extinguish fire

Moscow’s emegency ministry said it was working to extinguish a fire that began at the music venue.

The ministry said about 100 people were evacuated from the building, and it was working to rescue people from the roof.

Russian media says state security taking action

Russia's news outlet RIA Novosti said that the country's security agency, the FSB, is taking measures to respond to the shooting at a concert hall near Moscow.

Videos posted by Russian media show men with rifles moving through area

Extended rounds of gunfire could be heard on multiple videos posted by Russian media and Telegram channels. One showed two men with rifles moving through a concert hall. Another one showed a man inside the auditorium, saying the assailants set it on fire, with incessant gunshots ringing out in the background.

Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, said he was heading to the area and set up a task force to deal with the damage. He didn’t immediately offer any further details.

Russian media reports said that riot police units were being sent to the area as people were being evacuated.

Russian news outlets report gunman opened fire at Moscow concert hall

Several gunmen in combat fatigues burst into a big concert hall in Moscow on Friday and fired automatic weapons at the crowd, injuring an unspecified number of people, Russian media said.

Russian news reports said that the assailants also used explosives, causing a massive blaze at the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow. Video posted on social media showed huge plumes of black smoke rising over the building.

Russia’s state RIA Novosti news agency reported that at least three people in combat fatigues fired weapons. The state Tass news agency also reported the shooting.

U.S. warned of imminent Moscow attack by ‘extremists,’ urges citizens to avoid crowds

Patrick Smith

U.S. citizens in  Moscow  had been warned to avoid large gatherings earlier this month because of heightened fears of a terrorist attack.

The U.S. Embassy in the Russian capital said it was “monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours.”

U.S. citizens should avoid crowds, monitor local media for updates and “be aware of your surroundings,” it said in a brief  online update .

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