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In honor of the great Victory!

Randall G. Lucchesi

Academy of sailing and the Yacht club of Saint-Petersburg open accepting applications for the national regatta virtual sailing, dedicated to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the great Patriotic war. Athletes from all over Russia on may 9 and 10 will find out who the best virtual skipper online-simulator of sailing races on Virtual Regatta. For the regatta can register anyone. May holidays this year are in the mode of self-isolation. All mass celebrations dedicated to the Read more

In honor of the Great Victory!

Randall G. Lucchesi

Yesterday       In honor of the Great Victory!       The Academy of Sailing and the Yacht Club of St. Petersburg are opening applications for the All-Russian regatta in virtual sailing, dedicated to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Athletes from all over Russia will find out on May 9 and 10 which of them is the best virtual skipper in Virtual Regatta, an online sailing racing simulator. Anyone can register for the regatta. May holidays Read more

“A great pleasure to ride in the winter!”

Randall G. Lucchesi

Those who regularly visit our page on Facebook, already know about the success of Russian athletes at the world Championships for the winter sailing WISSA 2020. But here are additional details from the press service of the Academy sailing of the Yacht club of Saint-Petersburg. In the water area of the Finnish lake Lestijärvi 14 Feb ended world Cup WISSA 2020. Initially the regatta was to take Estonia, but due to the fact that the winter in most parts of Read more

“Great joy to ride through the winter!”

Randall G. Lucchesi

Yesterday       “Great joy to ride through the winter!” Those who regularly visit our Facebook page already know about the success of Russian athletes at the WISSA 2020 World Winter Sailing Championships. But here are additional details from the press service of the Sailing Academy of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club. In the waters of the Finnish lake Lestiyarvi, the WISSA 2020 World Championship ended on February 14. Initially, Estonia was supposed to take the regatta, but due to the fact Read more

Barcolana: everything is great, only the wind …

Randall G. Lucchesi

Yesterday       Barcolana: everything is great, only the wind …       More than two thousand sailing ships of various classes yesterday took part in the famous Barcolana regatta, which was held for the 51st time this year, in Trieste (Italy). © StudioBorlenghi Alas, the colorful race, which has long held a record for the number of participants, was summed up by the weather: the wind did not exceed three knots, and although the distance was reduced, only half of the 1076 ships Read more

“We did a great job!”

Randall G. Lucchesi

August 13, 2019       “We did a great job!” The results of the world championship in the RS: X class, which was held in St. Petersburg, for the Facebook Youth Sailing Team page on Facebook were summed up by the senior coach of the youth team Anastasia Chernova and other characters. Here is what Chernova said: “The youth team in RS: X class among the girls performed very well in St. Petersburg. The gold medal of Yana Reznikova became the crown Read more

“We did a great job!”

Randall G. Lucchesi

Results world championship class RS:X, held in Saint-Petersburg, RUS for the page Youth Sailing Team Facebook failed senior coach of the youth national team Anastasia Chernova and others. That said Chernov: “the Youth team in class RS:X among girls, made in Saint-Petersburg perfectly. Gold medal Yana Reznikova was the crowning work of the whole team in this class. The guys were very well qualified – someone could do better, someone worse, but, nevertheless, the gold in the women’s RS:X proves Read more

A license is great! But…

Randall G. Lucchesi

July 24, 2019       A license is great! But…       In the Japanese city of Sakaiminato today ended the world championship in the class "Laser-radial". Gold regatta went to Anne-Marie Rind from Denmark. This is her you see in the pictures. Now Anne-Marie is a two-time world champion: we recall that before that she won in 2015. In addition, the Danish – the bronze medalist of the Games-2016 in Rio. Following the results of five qualifying and six final races (with two Read more

License – it’s great! But…

Randall G. Lucchesi

In the Japanese city of Sakaiminato has finished the world championship in the class “Laser radial”. Gold of the regatta went to Anna-Marie the Rind from Denmark. It’s her you see in the pictures. Now Anne-Marie is a double champion of the world: recall that she won in 2015. In addition, the Danish – bronze medalist at the 2016 Games in Rio. For the first five of the six qualifying and final races (with two emissions) with the Rind scored Read more

Great forgotten brave

Randall G. Lucchesi

July 4, 2019       Great forgotten brave       According to the American website www.twincities.com, Jerry Spis died at the age of 80 in St. Paul, Minnesota. This news did not cause much interest – even in sailing circles. Well, he died … What is, in fact, surprising: in the late seventies – early eighties of the last century, Spis was a world famous sailing celebrity. In 1979, on the self-made yacht Yankee Girl, he single-handedly crossed the Atlantic, and two years later Read more