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 Victory Day, migrated or transferred to the online format. But we should remember the challenge that selflessly and proudly passed our nation, showing the heroism and fortitude. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war Academy sailing and the Yacht club of St. Petersburg will organize a virtual regatta “Electronic Armada 2020”.

In order to participate in the tournament, you should:

– to have minimum experience and idea about the online simulator of sailing races;

– register at: https://forms.gle/3QxyhbKNkTVS7LpZ8 (the registration deadline is may 8 and will close at 13.00 Moscow time);

– download the game Virtual Regatta InShore in the AppStore/Google Play or play online at https://www.virtualregatta.com/en/inshore-game/;

– follow the instructions of the organizers chatting regatta in WhatsApp (chat will be created after registration) and follow updates on social networks of the Academy of sailing.

Additional information about the virtual regatta”Electronic армада2020″:

– In the regatta will participate yachts “Star” (STAR);

– Schedule of races will be published in social networks and on the website of the Academy sailing after registration. The qualifying series will take place on 9 may, the final on 10 may. The schedule is subject to change;

– Sportsmen who won prize places will receive prizes related to the naval history of our country.

Phillip Kovalev

the press service of the Academy of sailing

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      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 this year are held in self-isolation mode. All mass celebrations dedicated to Victory Day, moved or translated into online format. But we must remember the test through which our people selflessly and proudly passed, showing heroism and fortitude. In honor of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Academy of Sailing and the Yacht Club of St. Petersburg organizes a virtual regatta "Electronic Armada 2020".

In order to participate in the tournament, you need:

– have minimal experience and understanding of online sailing racing simulators;

– register using the link: https://forms.gle/3QxyhbKNkTVS7LpZ8 (registration will last until May 8 and will close at 13.00 Moscow time);

– Download the game Virtual Regatta InShore in the AppStore / Google Play or play online at https://www.virtualregatta.com/en/inshore-game/;

– Follow the instructions of the organizers in the regatta chat in WhatsApp (the chat will be created upon completion of registration) and follow the updates on the social networks of the Academy of Sailing.

Additional information about the virtual regatta "Electronic Armada2020":

– The yacht class "Star" (STAR) will participate in the regatta;

– The race schedule will be published on social networks and on the website of the Academy of Sailing at the end of registration. The qualification series will be held on May 9, the final – on May 10. Schedule subject to change;

– Athletes who won prizes will receive valuable prizes related to the naval history of our country.

Philip Kovalev,

Press Service of the Academy of Sailing

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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 Northern Europe did not come, it was decided to postpone the competition in the Northern Finnish town of Lestijärvi.

The organizers made it almost impossible. For some two weeks after the decision on the postponement of the world Cup they managed to prepare the event on an international scale. The competition was attended by over 100 riders from 12 countries.

For four days the athletes were able to race in different weather conditions. Coating on lake Lestijärvi has varied almost every day: from crust to bare ice and ice with water.

The main feature of the world Cup WISSA – the Union of any structures, using to move wind energy (with the exception of snowmobiles). In the main program of the event traditionally includes winter surfing, Snowkiting and wings. Main discipline course-flight racing with the movement of the wind and under the wind, where the traditionally strong Russian riders. Course-flight is held for all classes of a series of races (7 – 15 starts in the series).

In the class Snowkiting course-race – ski won the sportsman of the Academy of sailing and Krestovsky island Nikita Kodanev. In 15 races he never dropped below second spot and earned to 16.9 points. Hard fighting he imposed another racer Academy novel Pets, who gave Nikita a minimum of three points.

“The last race was quite tense because between the leaders was a very small points difference, – says Nikita Kodanev. – All the guys are cool was a good race. Many thanks to the organizers that they were able to move and in a short time to organize the competition. In Finland, there were very good conditions – both in terms of organization and weather conditions. Four days of racing were cool, fun and interesting.”

Among women the best was also the athlete of the Academy Elena Kalinina. In the overall standings, she finished in seventh place.

In the class Snowkiting course-race – snowboard was fighting to the very last race. The fate of the Golden medal was decided in an internal struggle between the pilots of the Academy and of Krestovsky island – Nikita Sokolov and Valerie Garashchenko. In the standings of the athletes were separated by just 2.6 points.

“After the first race day I was the second, so I had an incentive to rehabilitate, says “academician” Nikita Sokolov. – Fortunately, I was able to rectify problems with equipment. In the following days as I worked and struggled for the first place. The fight for victory went on till the last race.”

“The waters in Finland are very interesting, – says Valery Garashchenko. We went to the races at almost all of our sizes: 11, 15, 18, 21-h Coating was the same every day: snow, ice, ice water, present. We were happy to race here. I recently returned from a three-week training camp in Spain. I am happy to see finally the snow and to ride through the winter.”

Phillip Kovalev

the press service of the Academy of sailing.

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      “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 that winter did not arrive in most of Northern Europe, it was decided to transfer the competition to the northern Finnish town of Lestiyarvi.

The organizers have created the almost impossible. For some two weeks after the decision to postpone the World Cup, they managed to prepare an event of international scale. The competition was attended by 100 riders from 12 countries.

For four days, the athletes managed to race in different weather conditions. Coverage on Lake Lestiyarvi changed almost every day: from ice to bare ice and ice with water.

The main feature of the WISSA World Championship is the union of any structures that use wind energy to move (with the exception of boers). The main program of the event traditionally includes winter windsurfing, snowkiting and wings. The main discipline – course-flight – racing with movement in the wind and under the wind, where Russian racers are traditionally strong. The course flight is carried out for all classes by a series of races (7 – 15 starts in a series).

In the course-skiing – skiing class, Nikita Kodanev, an athlete at the Academy of Sailing and Krestovsky Island, won. In 15 races, he did not fall below the second line and earned 16.9 points. A stubborn struggle was imposed on him by another Academy driver Roman Lyubimtsev, who lost less than three points to Nikita.

“The last races turned out to be quite tense, because there was a very small difference in points between the leaders,” says Nikita Kodanev. – All the guys chased cool. Many thanks to the organizers for being able to reschedule and organize the competition in a short time. Finland had very good conditions, both in terms of organization and weather conditions. Four racing days were cool, fun and interesting. ”

Among the women, the best athlete was the Academy athlete Elena Kalinina. In the overall standings, she took seventh place.

In the course-snowboard class, the snowboard fight lasted until the very last race. The fate of the gold medal was decided in the full-time struggle between the racers of the Academy and Krestovsky Island – Nikita Sokolov and Valeria Garashchenko. In the standings, athletes shared only 2.6 points.

“After the first race day, I went second, so I had an incentive to rehabilitate,” says “academician” Nikita Sokolov. – Fortunately, I was able to eliminate equipment problems. In the following days, I worked as much as possible and fought for first place. The fight for victory continued until the very last race. "

“The water area in Finland is very interesting,” says Valeria Garashchenko. – We went to the race on almost all of our sizes: 11, 15, 18, 21's. Coverage changed every day: snow, ice, ice with water, present. We were happy to race here. I recently returned from a three-week training camp in Spain. It’s a great joy for me to finally see the snow and ride through the winter. ”

Philip Kovalev,

Press Service of the Academy of Sailing.

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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 that started could finish.

The winner of the race was the 80-foot Way of life maxi yacht with Slovenian Gaspar Winchets on the helm.

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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 of the work of the entire national team in this class. The guys went through very good training – someone was able to perform better, someone was worse, but, nevertheless, the gold in the female RS: X proves that we are moving in the right direction. Her personal qualities, the character of a leader and a fighter, faith in her victory and willpower led to this victory.

Anastasia Shchedrina performed very well. I think if at the beginning of the regatta someone said that Nastya would take such a high 5th place, no one would believe. For her, this is the first international competition in the RS: X class. The athlete did not have big victories in the Techno class, so the 5th place is a high and very worthy result in the new Olympic class. Dana Kosyak took 11th place, which is quite good.

The remaining athletes of the youth team were, in my opinion, below their capabilities. Maybe with the weather they were not entirely lucky, maybe they themselves were not fully tuned in to these races. Of course, for most of the guys the lack of international experience in participating in major competitions is affecting.

I want to thank all the athletes, coaches, who trained the guys together with the team and independently – at home! "We did a great job and the gold medal of Yana Reznikova – our common result!”

… Let's once again recall the events of the last race, but already through the eyes of our athletes.
On the final day of the World Championship, the calm weather hardly helped to concentrate, because everyone wanted to show their maximum, regardless of which fleet they were to play in. The calm was replaced by a wind of 5-6 knots, and the windsurfers of the gold and silver fleet, as well as the fleet of girls, got off to the start. Only the top 10 remained on the beach, preparing for the decisive – medal – race. Among them was the “dark horse” of the Russian team – Anastasia Shchedrina.
“Of course, we all dreamed about a pedestal, but I did not expect that I could really manage to enter the top ten at the world championship! It was just unbelievable! Before the medal race, we had time to take a break, get together, while the rest of the participants walked the distance of the final race. But during this time we could only get more nervous. And I managed to get together just 10 seconds before the start … ”- recalls the athlete.

At the competitions, she improved her results every day – from the 23rd position she climbed to the 7th and confidently moved to the 5th. The girl was able to surprise in the final – medal – race. Nastya fought in the top 3, which, of course, played into the hands of Yana Reznikova, who was faced with the question of who would win this world championship.

Before the medal race, Frenchwoman Manon Pyanazza overtook the leader of the Russian national team by three points, and a lot was decided on how the race went.
“When Yana took the start, we were very worried about her, but after the first loop she had a decent margin, and her rival was not going very well,” said Anton Tokarev, who supported our athletes with the team.
“When I realized that I could not only take part in the medal race, but also compete for the first place – emotions captured, but I had to pull myself together, calm down and start working. I was able to do all this. Overcome even some fear and enjoy this race. In competitions I gained a lot of experience, especially in terms of tactics, thanks to the analysis immediately after each race. She began to better understand the wind, to see gusts. It was tactical literacy that was of great importance in the medal race, where the opponent’s control and understanding of the best side, as well as the availability of a plan are important, ”Yana Reznikova summed up this at the end of the world championship.

Congratulations to Yana and all the trainers who helped and trained the athlete with a gold medal!
All athletes and their coaches – with great success and good results in the world championship!

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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 that we are moving in the right direction. By this victory the Jan brought her personal qualities, character of a leader and a fighter, faith in their victory and will power.

Very well made and Anastasia Shchedrin. I think if at the beginning of the regatta, someone said that Nastya is such a high 5-e a place nobody would believe. For it is the first international competition in the class RS:X. In the class of “Techno” at the sportswoman was not big wins, so 5 th place is high and very good result in the new Olympic class. Given the Joint has occupied 11-e a place, which is quite good.

Other athletes in the youth team made, in my opinion, below their capacity. Maybe with the weather im not really lucky, maybe do not fully tuned into these races. Of course, for most guys affected by the lack of international experience of participation in major competitions.

I want to thank all athletes, coaches who prepared the boys with the team and independently – at home! We did a great job and the gold medal Yana Reznikova is our common result!”

…Let’s remember once again about the events of the last race, but through the eyes of our athletes.
On the final day of the world championship, windless weather hardly helped to focus, because everyone wanted to do their best, regardless of what fleet they had to act. The calm was replaced with a wind of 5-6 knots, and to start out windsurfers gold and silver fleet and the fleet girls. Only the top 10 remained on the shore, preparing for the ultimate – the medal race. Among them was a “dark horse” of the Russian team – Anastasia Shchedrin.
“Of course, we all dreamed about the podium but I did not expect that I actually get to enter the top ten at the world championship! It was just incredible! Before the medal race we had time to rest, to gather, while the remaining participants passed the distance of the final race. But this time, we were only able to get nervous more. And I managed to gather only 10 seconds before the start…” – says the athlete.

For the competition, she every day improved their results – from the 23rd position rose to 7th place and steadily moved up to 5th. To surprise a girl could in the final medal race. Anastasia struggled in the top 3, which certainly played into the hands of Yana Reznikov, before which stood the question of who will win at this world championship.

Before the medal race, the Frenchwoman Manon Pianezza overtook the leader of the Russian national team on three points, and how race takes place, solved a lot.
“When Ian took a start, we are very worried for her, but after the first loop she had a decent lead, but her opponent was not very good,” said Anton Tokarev, who along with the team supported our athletes.
“When I realized that I would be able to take part in the medal race, but to compete for the first place – the emotions captured, but had to take himself in hand, to settle down and start working. I was able to do it all. To overcome even some fear and enjoy this race. At the competition I got a lot of experience, especially in terms of tactics, thanks to debriefings immediately after each race. Began to better understand the wind, to see the gusts. That is tactical awareness was of great importance in the medal race, where it is important to control the opponent and understanding benefits, as well as the availability plan,” such result was brought Yana Reznikova at the end of the world championship.

Congratulations to Jan and all the coaches who helped prepare the athlete with a gold medal!
All athletes and their coaches with great success and good results at the world championship!

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 outliers) Rindom scored 50 points. The second, 36 points behind (!), Was the name of Marit Boumeester from Holland (she’s the 2012 silver medalist of the 2012 Games in London, the champion of the Rio Olympiad and also the three-time world champion). Finally, the bronze at the representative of the UK Alison Young – 89 points.

Our Ekaterina Zyuzina did an important job by winning one of those ten Olympic licenses for Russia that were being played out in Sakaiminato. This is of course great! Only now Ekaterina took only 45th place (242 points), which, alas, does not give reason to be optimistic about our Olympic prospects.

Our second representative, Valeria Lomatchenko, speaking in the Silver Fleet, is in 85th place (273 points).

It remains to add that Elena Vorobieva (now Croatia) settled in the table at the 20th position.

The final results of the championship –

https://2019worlds.laserjapan.org/radial/results/women/

P.S. At the same time, the World Championship in the Laser Radial class for men ended in Sakaiminato. As we reported, it was a strange tournament: 32 yachtsmen participated in the regatta, but only 6 of them were foreigners, the rest 26 were local, and Japanese. However, for lovers of statistics will let you know: Simon de Gendt (Belgium) got the gold. Immediately behind him – the other five foreigners, and then – 26 Japanese in friendly ranks.

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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 50 points. Second, having lagged behind on 36 points (!), became amenitiesa Marit Bouwmeester from Holland (it is, recall, the silver medalist of the 2012 Games in London, Olympic champion in Rio and also three-time world champion). Finally, the bronze women of great Britain Alison young – 89 points.

Our Ekaterina ziuzina did important work, winning for Russia one of the ten Olympic licenses that were played in Sakaiminato. This, of course, great! Only here took Catherine only 45th place (242 points), which, unfortunately, does not allow us to assess our Olympic prospects.

Our second representative – Valeria Lomachenko competing in the Silver fleet, 85-m a place (273 points).

It remains to add that Elena Vorobyeva (now in Croatia) settled in the table in 20th position.

The final results of the championship

https://2019worlds.laserjapan.org/radial/results/women/

P. S. at the same time in Sakaiminato ended and the world championship in the class “Laser radial” in men. As we reported, it was a strange tournament: in the regatta was attended by 32 yachtsman, but foreigners of them was only 6, the remaining 26 – local Japanese. However, for lovers of statistics report: gold went to Simon de Gendt (Belgium). Right behind him other five foreigners, then Japanese 26 rows.

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 – the Pacific Ocean. America both times met him as a national hero. Yes, he was a hero!

Just imagine: at the length of his Yankee Girl was only 3.05 meters. In width – 1.67 meters. Baby

Grimace of fate: the years passed and the great brave Jerry Spis was forgotten. Even in his homeland. It happens.

Peace be upon you

And if you want to know more about this amazing person, then here is the link. Our magazine once published a great essay about Spies –

https://www.yachtrussia.com/articles/2014/12/20/articles_71.html

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