A British couple whose yacht was fired upon by a Russian warship have vowed not to let the encounter ruin their holiday - insisting they are not 'idiot pensioners'.Retired Jane Kelvey, 68, and her husband Alan, 70, were left exhausted after becoming embroiled in an international incident with Putin's vessel in the English Channel.But Mrs Kelvey said the couple will carry on with their sailing holiday in France after catching up on some much-needed sleep - and are now focused on England's fate in the World Cup.'This has blown up out of all proportion,' she said. 'We were up until one 1am dealing with this after sailing for 13 hours. We need a nap this afternoon.'We still have no idea why the Russians decided to fire warning shots, but it was completely and utterly unnecessary. We were absolutely in the right.'My husband has been sailing since he was 11. Ours is just a normal yacht, it's not an expensive yacht. We're not idiot pensioners. We weren't drunk.'Whether we win or lose in the football, that will be more interesting, and we'll be following the by-election tomorrow.'Asked whether they would stay up to watch England's match against Croatia, she joked: 'That would be fun, but I think we need an early night.' Jane Kelvey said she and her husband Alan had right of way under maritime law because they were sailing without power, insisting they are 'not idiot pensioners' The Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate fired warning shots after the Kelveys' leisure yacht approached nearby, but Mrs Kelvey said there was no danger a collision The retired couple (pictured right) said the Russian vessel fired four to five gunshots, adding it was 'completely and utterly unnecesary'Earlier, Ministry of Defence sources tried to play down the incident in a bid to prevent an escalation with Russia, even suggesting the Kelveys had been to blame for sailing too close in foggy conditions and failing to heed warning flares from the frigate. Mr Kelvey branded the claims 'rubbish' and Mrs Kelvey said: 'We don’t want world war three to start because of this.' Speaking from the couple's leisure yacht Bright Future in Cherbourg, northern France, Mrs Kelvey said she and her husband encountered the Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich 23 miles off the Isle of Wight at 11.40am on Tuesday.The couple heard four or five shots 'like a whip crack' after the Russian ship sounded its horn as they sailed nearby.Mrs Kelvey accused Russia of falsely claiming they were under power, when in fact they were sailing, and therefore had right of way under maritime law.'We weren't on a collision course, we were just going to go past the Russian vessel,' she said. 'There was absolutely nothing to see here. It was just straightforward sailing.'She said the warship had not attempted to contact them by radio or fire warning flares before the shots were heard.'They would have been able to see us from miles back because we had our AIS [Automatic Identification System] on,' she said.'If they wanted to get in touch with us, they could easily have done it on the radio, which we had switched on. We were fully listening out, but they didn't put any messages out.'Mrs Kelvey said the couple altered their course after hearing five blasts from the warship's horn - an internationally recognised warning signal used when one vessel is unsure of another's intentions.But she insisted their yacht had not posed any danger.