Representatives of Eight Countries of the Extrability Movement Will Connect the Black and Mediterranean Seas: "Sails of the Spirit: Movement Towards Mutual Enrichment" in Turkey

This year, "Sails of the Spirit" will be held in Trabzon for the first time and, for the second time, will connect the shores of the Black and Mediterranean Seas. The project involves representatives from eight countries: Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Iran, Germany, and Croatia.

The project's goal is to form an international Extrability-business community where mutual enrichment becomes the driving mechanism for sustainable partnerships.

"Sails of the Spirit" creates a space where entrepreneurs, social leaders, educators, doctors, musicians, and students from different countries share experiences, culture, and ideas. Through cooperate sea passages, masterclasses, festivals, and informal meetings, participants create a network of partnerships based on trust and respect for the diversity of human potential.

The journey begins in Trabzon, where the Days of Extrability will be held on October 15 and 16. The program will include a meeting with representatives of local non-governmental organizations, the Russian Language Department of Trabzon University, the Russian Consulate, as well as a seminar "Sails of the Spirit as a Platform for International Interaction" and a project presentation. This will lay the symbolic starting point for new international cooperation. The next day, participants will be able to demonstrate their Extrability during masterclasses on yachts and on shore.

This will be followed by the sea passage from Marmaris to Antalya, where team members will take part in house concerts on yachts and get acquainted with Turkish culture through training and joint sailing.

On October 21, participants will gather in Antalya for master classes, cultural activities, a meeting with respected seniors, and an inclusive regatta at Setur Antalya Marina. During these days, the team will visit the largest rehabilitation center "Mukaddes Aksoy," meet its specialists and learn about its social integration programs.

From October 25 to 28, the Extrability Festival will take place in Mersin. For the first time, it will begin in the city center, with subsequent days continuing in Tarsus. The program includes visits to rehabilitation organizations in Mersin, an Extrability Day at Tarsus University, and master classes on inclusive sailing from professionals of "Sails of the Spirit."

Key participants and partners of the expedition include:

• Arslan Dursun, Vice President of the Turkish Federation of the Visually Impaired, Chairman of the Tarsus Disability Platform.
• Viktor Klokov, Yacht Captain, Co-founder of the "Sails of the Spirit" project and the "Taganskaya Roza - Russia" yacht.
• Oleg Kolpashchikov, President of the "White Cane" Autonomous Non-Profit Organization, Head of the international expedition.
• Sedat Çelican, Captain Commodore of the Rota Yacht Club (Turkey).
• Abdulla Işık, Doctor, Associate Professor at Sinop University.
• Reinis Mezhulis, Yacht Captain and veteran of "Sails of the Spirit" (Latvia).
• Mirbek Valiev, multiple prize-winner of the Kyrgyz Republic in Taekwondo, silver medalist of the 2019 Asian Championship, participant in the 2022 World Championship in Amsterdam, and owner and chief doctor of a dental clinic.

They will be joined by students from Tarsus University and young activists from various countries, representing the new generation of the international Extrability Movement.

Traditionally, the expedition will be led by Oleg Kolpashchikov, President of the "White Cane" NGO and head of the project "Sails of the Spirit: Movement Towards Mutual Enrichment" in Turkey will be the finale of the project's 2025 season, which has already taken place in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and five Russian cities hosting nuclear power plants.

Media Contacts:

Oleg Kolpashchikov — President of the "White Cane" NGO, Head of the "Sails of the Spirit" project
📞 +7 906 810 22 88 | ✉️ ok.urals@gmail.com
Oksana Makoviyenko — Coordinator of the "Sails of the Spirit" project in Turkey
📞 +7 921 852 13 84 | ✉️ blagochinie39@yandex.ru
Viktor Klokov — Co-founder of the "Sails of the Spirit" project
📞 +7 928 164 33 80
Olga Kaplan — Coordinator of the meeting with respected seniors
📞 +90 536 070 65 18

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May learning, friendship, and sails unite us on the path to new mutual enrichment!

Project Partners:

• State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom"
• Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation "Rossotrudnichestvo"
• "Medscan" Group of Companies
• Sverdlovsk Regional Branch of the Russian Geographical Society
• Extrability Movement
• "Institute of Management Design and Competitive Strategies" LLC
• Tarsus Disability Platform
• Turkish Federation of the Visually Impaired
• Mersin Council of Disabled People (Turkey)
• Mersin metropolitan municipality
• Tarsus Municipality
• Mersin City Council
• Private Patient Care Center "Mukaddes Aksoy"
• Mersin Marina
• Akyazı Yachting
• Life Without Barriers
• Russian Society in Antalya
• "Doctor Volkova's Rehabilitation" Clinic
• Travel company "ELDORADO tour"