In a day 9 September 1987 year from the dock of the Mykolaiv yacht club "Ikar" set off on a round-the-world trip, which lasted 327 days. Yacht "Icarus", which was designed at the MKI (now - NUK named after. Admiral Makarov), overcame 31 a thousand miles by route: Mykolaiv – Canary Islands – New Zealand – Canary Islands – Mykolaiv.
The round-the-world trip was successfully completed, and 31 July 1988 In 2008, the crew of the yacht, led by Captain Boris Nemyrov, returned to their native shores.
We offer to your attention the film by Vadym Kirchev "Yacht "Icarus" – the glory and pride of the National Shipbuilding University" , який присвячено цієї видатної події.