“It's really cool on the water!”

August 6, 2019       “It's really cool on the water!” On August 5, in the park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg, the opening ceremony of the world championship for windsurfing among juniors took place and passed training races. On the registration day, the participants of the World Championship in RS: X class among juniors learned what a classic St. Petersburg summer is. Strong wind (up to 20 knots in gusts), low air temperature (15 degrees) and cold water (18 Read more

It's not so obvious

July 27, 2019       It's not so obvious       We have become accustomed to the fact that racing in such an unstable in strength and direction of the wind, which these days reigns in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland, sometimes presents very unexpected results, writes http://russiandragon.ru. Either one or the other teams with a high rating every day find themselves, if not in the end, then in the middle of the fleet, and instead of fighting for the top Read more

It's time to send pictures!

July 2, 2019       It's time to send pictures!       Attention, friends! Today begins the acceptance of works on the world's largest competitive bargaining photos – Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image 2019. Works of professional photographers made from September 13, 2018 to October 13, 2019 are allowed to participate in the competition. This year, as the organizers of the contest proudly remind, it is being held on the anniversary – 10th time. An important touch: over the past decade, 312 photographers from 47 Read more

It's not just money

May 28, 2019       It's not just money The main news of last Monday for the sailing world was, of course, the announcement of the death of a 130-foot (39.6 m) megayacht My Song, which fell into the water from the deck of a cargo ship carrying it. Thousands of websites, newspapers and television stations around the world reported what happened to My Song, but what is surprising is: there are practically no details. All one after another they repeated and Read more

It's time to congratulate Cutty Sark!

February 13, 2019       It's time to congratulate Cutty Sark!       The only remaining tea clipper – Cutty Sark – celebrates its anniversary. The famous ship is 150 years old! And the celebrations will last a whole year, since the construction of the Cutty Sark began in February 1869, and on its first voyage – to China for tea – the ship departed exactly one year later, in February 1870. And now, during the whole year, various events will be held – Read more