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      Russian Antarctica
      Happy holiday, friends! Today is exactly 200 years since Thaddeus Belinshausen and Mikhail Lazarev proved that Antarctica exists! In honor of this remarkable date, we reprint a fragment of the material of Sergey Borisov, which was published in Nos. 125 and 126 of our journal. This material deals with the exciting journey of two sloops – Mirny and Vostok.

On July 4, 1819, Kronstadt carried out long voyages of the sloops of the Russian imperial fleet “Vostok” and “Mirny”.

Why were two ships sent? It was assumed that in the event of a joint voyage in the event of an accident with one of the ships, the other would provide the necessary assistance, hence the conclusion: ship commanders will feel more confident and decide on bolder enterprises. All this is so, if not for the significant “but”: the ships were different! The Vostok was faster and it listened well to the helm, but it did not hold well on the wave. "Peaceful" was much slower, poorly obedient to the helm, but well kept on the wave. On this occasion, Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev lamented in one of the letters: “But for what purpose ships were sent that should always stay together, and among other things such inequality in the course that one should incessantly bear all the foxes and then strain the mast while his companion carries sails very small and waiting? I leave this riddle to guess myself, but I don’t know. ” Nevertheless, the ships were never parted, with the exception of their path to Australia, when this was done consciously. The art of Bellingshausen and Lazarev is admirable, and only one who sailed on sailing ships, only one who sailed among the polar ice can truly appreciate this.

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In the cabin of Faddey Faddeevich Bellingshausen, in a special drawer of the bureau, the order was kept by the head of the expedition from the Naval Ministry. In it, among many others, there were such lines: “If under the first meridians, under which he set off to the south, his efforts remain fruitless, he must renew his assassination attempts under others, and without losing sight of the main important goal, for with which he will be sent, repeating these assassination attempts hourly, both for discovering the land and for approaching the South Pole. ”

Having visited Copenhagen, at the end of July, the ships stopped at Portsmouth, from where the sailors traveled to London and acquired astronomical and navigational instruments.

In late summer, ships left the coast of England. Having made a stop on the island of Tenerife, the sailors sailed across the Atlantic to Brazil. In early November, they safely reached Rio de Janeiro, where they met the ships of the northern expedition – the Otkrytie sloops (under the command of Captain Lieutenant Mikhail Nikolayevich Vasiliev) and the Well-intentioned (commander – Captain Lieutenant Gleb Semenovich Shishmarev).

On November 22, four Russian ships went to sea and said goodbye: “Discovery” and “Well-intentioned” went to the Cape of Good Hope to continue to the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, “East” and “Peaceful” – to the Antarctic waters,

At the island of South Georgia, briefly examined by Cook, they were December 15, 1819. Russian sailors made an inventory of local coasts, and on the map appeared Cape Poryadin, Demidov, Kupriyanov, Novosilsky Bay, Annenkova Island (the names were given in honor of the officers participating in the expedition).

Then the islands of Leskov, Torson were discovered (after Konstantin Petrovich Torson, a former lieutenant from the "East", as the Decembrist was sent to penal servitude, the island was renamed Vysoky) and Zavadovsky. All of these islands belong to a group called Traverse.

Next, the expedition went to Sandwich Land. This land turned out to be a group of small islands that Cook took for capes. One of these islands was named after Cook, and the entire group was named the South Sandwich Islands. In this preservation of the old names, the usual respect for their predecessors affected the Russians.

On December 20, ice appeared. At the sight of a huge iceberg (Bellingshausen called them "ice islands"), Russian sailors "came in the greatest surprise."

The ice closed, but both commanders stubbornly led their ships through winding passages. One of these days, Mirny hit a huge ice floe. Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev wrote: “The blow occurred at two in the morning and was so strong that many were thrown out of the beds. They saw the ice floe in the fog so close that it was not possible to avoid it … Fortunately, they hit us with a rod; if this happened to the left or to the right, it would have surely broken, and then, of course, none of us would have told where we were. ”

On January 16 (28), 1820, they reached latitude 69 ° 23 ′. And they saw … According to Bellingshausen, in front of them was an "ice field dotted with bumps." Lieutenant Lazarev expressed himself more definitely: "… we met ice-covered ice of extraordinary height, and then, on a beautiful evening, looking from the salengu, it stretched as far as the eyesight could reach; but we did not enjoy this amazing sight for a short while, as soon we again got drunk and went along as usual, it was snow. It was longitude 2 ° 35'W from Greenwich. From here we continued on our way to the wreck, attempting to attack the south, whenever possible, but we always met the icy continent short of 70 °. "

This day is now considered the day of the discovery of Antarctica. Although the Russian navigators did not see the land itself at that time: they were 20 miles from the coast and only an ice shelf appeared before their eyes.

On January 21 (February 2), the participants again saw the coast, and on February 5 and 6 (17 and 18), the “East” and “Mirny” came almost close to the coastal cliffs of the ice continent.

Antarctic winter was approaching. March 4, 1820 the ships headed for repair, recreation and restocking in Port Jackson (Sydney). Then there was a voyage among the tropical islands with the discovery of many previously unknown and nameless, and return to Australia.

On November 17, the sloops that returned to the southern latitudes approached Makvari Island, from where they headed south, and on November 28 were again among the icebergs. The sloops stubbornly went east, rushing south at every opportunity and turning north only when approaching impassable ice fields.

Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev noted in a letter to a friend: “Think about our situation, in which we have been many times: while running between the ice islands in clear weather and hoping for the continuation thereof, we sometimes climbed into such a thicket that they were in the form at one time before a thousand and a half, and suddenly a clear day turned into the darkest, the wind grew stronger and snowed – our horizon was then limited to no more than 20 fathoms, and in what position did we stay then? One happiness, one might say, saved us, and even before that, it accompanied us that we hadn’t parted all the time. ”

January 10, 1821 was marked by two events: on this day, the sloops reached the extreme southern point of their navigation – 69 ° 21 'S. W, 92 ° 38 'W. d. And then, at the point with coordinates 68 ° 57 's. w. and 90 ° 46 'h. e., discovered an island named after Peter I, nine and a half miles long, four and a half miles wide. It is a pity, because of the ice surrounding the island, it was not possible to approach it.

January 28, 1821 – exactly one year after the meeting with the “ice field dotted with mounds”, Russian sailors clearly saw and even sketched the mountainous coast in sunny weather. Bellingshausen wrote in the logbook: “I call finding this shore, because the remoteness of the other end to the south disappeared beyond our view.” The open land was marked on the map as the Land of Alexander I. And then, with the same pen, it is noted in the magazine: “Monuments erected to great people will be blown away from the face of the earth by all the devastating times, but the island of Peter I and the shore of Alexander I, monuments modern to the world, will remain forever are inviolable from destruction and will pass on high names to later offspring. ”

(For a long time, the Land of Alexander I was considered part of the mainland, and only in 1940 it became clear that it was an island: a strait separating it from the continent was discovered under the many-meter thick ice shelf.)

Then the sloops headed for Nova Scotia, which Bellingshausen already knew about the accidental opening of which in 1819 by the captain of the English brig William Smith. Smith believed that Nova Scotia was a protrusion of the southern mainland, but the Russian sailors were convinced that it was an archipelago. And again on the map appeared Russian names reminiscent of glorious victories over Napoleon.

On January 30, due to the unsuitability of the Vostok sloop for further sailing in high latitudes, Bellingshausen ordered to return to his homeland.

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On July 24 (August 5), 1821, the ships returned to Kronstadt, having lost only three people for the entire voyage: one due to illness, two due to an accident, and for those years such modest losses were almost unbelievable. During the round-the-world voyage, which lasted 751 days, the sloops were sailing for 527 days, and at anchor – 224 days. Over 50 thousand miles have been covered, 29 new islands have been discovered, a huge amount of various studies has been completed.

For the solemn meeting of the expedition, Emperor Alexander I arrived in Kronstadt. Participants in the voyage were awarded orders, promotions and other incentives.

For a successful voyage, Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev, bypassing the rank of captain-lieutenant, was promoted to captain of the 2nd rank. From 1837 and until almost his death in 1851, he commanded the Black Sea Fleet, raising a brilliant galaxy of famous admirals – G.I. Butakova, V.I. Istomina, V.A. Kornilova, P.S. Nakhimov.

Thaddeus Faddeevich Bellingshausen, upon returning to Russia, was promoted to captain of the 1st rank, and two months later to become captain-commander. He died in 1852, for the last thirteen years he was the chief commander of the port of Kronstadt and the military governor of Kronstadt. And every year he went to sea, commanding the Baltic Fleet.

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It would be strange if the fact of the discovery of Antarctica by Russian sailors was not disputed. In this case, as a rule, they say that he saw – does not mean found. And who was the first to see?

On January 30, 1820, on the other side of the mainland, an English sailing ship under the command of Edward Bransfield approached the Antarctic Peninsula and discovered the Trinity Peninsula (Trinity). So, let it be for days, and yet later, Russian sailors. But while Bransfield owns the first geographical name in Antarctica, there is no objection. At least from our side, although the Americans say that the laurels of the discoverer must be given to the captain of the American St. John’s wort Nathaniel Palmer, who visited those parts in November 1820.

Or maybe the day when the state flag is hoisted over unknown land should be considered a true discovery? Well, the Frenchman Jules Dumont-Durville was the first to guess it in 1838, however, later it turned out that he did it on the island, and not on the coast of the continent.

Or should the right of primacy be given to the state whose citizen first stepped on the land of Antarctica? Perhaps it was an American St. John's wort John Davis, and it happened in 1821 in West Antarctica, but this fact is not documented in any way. The first confirmed landing on the ice continent took place 74 years later – on January 24, 1895. This honor fell to the Norwegian scientist and researcher Egeberg Borchgrevink, who persuaded the captain of the Antarctic fishing vessel to stop and lower the boat. Borchgrevink also collected a collection of stones … However, this is bad luck: in this case, Norway is forced to stand aside, because in those years it was part of Sweden. Then what happens, Sweden discovered Antarctica? Well, this is just stupid, all the other applicants are categorically against it.

Whoever says anything … Let them speak! This is our anniversary, because 200 years ago Russian sailors discovered Antarctica. And away the doubts!

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On the first day of the regatta, the organizers managed to hold two races. According to their results first place is MST (Vasily Grigoriev, Maxim Kuzmin, Mikhail Markin) – 7 points, wards 5 – 2. The second is AM RUSARC (Anastasia Morozova, Diogo Costa, Daniel Banan, Aida Maximova) – 8 points, wards 1 – 7.

Note that in the regatta attended by 40 teams.

Detailed results –

http://www.cncascais.com/index.php?option=com_rib&view=item&id=1183&catid=2&Itemid=157&lang=pt#results

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      Ahead – Russian MST and AM RUSARC
      Two Russian teams lead after the start of the 3rd stage of the SB20 Winter Race Series in Cascais (Portugal), which takes place at Club Naval de Cascais.

On the first day of the regatta, the organizers managed to hold two races. According to their results, the first place is occupied by MST (Vasily Grigoriev, Maxim Kuzmin, Mikhail Markin) – 7 points, arrivals 5 – 2. The second is AM RUSARC (Anastasia Morozova, Diogo Costa, Daniil Banayan, Aida Maximova) – 8 points, arrivals 1 – 7.

Note that 40 teams take part in the regatta.

Detailed Results –

http://www.cncascais.com/index.php?option=com_rib&view=item&id=1183&catid=2&Itemid=157&lang=pt#results

      
          
      
      
              
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December 16, 2019

      “Russian heroes” – the winners of the Melges 20 World League!
      In Miami, the first stage of the Miami Winter Series-2019/20 in the Melges 20 yacht class took place. At the same time, it was the last – 15th – stage of the 2019 Melges 20 World League. And the winner of the World League became Russian Bogatyrs, led by Igor Rytov!

This time, “Bogatyrs” performed in Miami with Rytov, Konstantin Besputin and Valery Zatsarinsky – and remained second, scoring 24 points in eight races (with one throw). Another yacht under the Russian flag – Nika Vladimir Prosikhin scored the same points. It was this team that became the winner of the stage.

The detailed results of the first stage of the Miami Winter Series-2019/20 –

https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=9525

As for the World League in the Melges 20 class, we did not manage to include the results of the stage in Miami in the final table, the link to which we publish below. But without that, the advantage of the “Russian Bogatyrs” over the second medalist – the Italian Stig – is overwhelming. 72 points! Congratulations from Yacht Russia!

Detailed Results 2019 Melges 20 World League –

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c657639d7819e0498cc95c4/t/5dc72c2932871919609d09d2/1573334065479/M20_+MWL_11.09_after+JPN+Events.pdf

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This time the “Heroes” were in Miami in stock: Rytov, Konstantin Besputin and Valery Zatsarinsky – and was second with eight races in 24 points (with one outlier). The same points scored another yacht under the Russian flag – Nika Vladimir Prosikhin. This team became the winner of the stage.

Detailed results of the first stage Miami Winter Series-2019/20 –

https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=9525

As for the World League in the Melges 20 class, the resulting table, which we publish below, the results of the stage in Miami to turn in time. But the advantage of “Russian heroes” on the second prize-winner of the Italian Stig – overwhelming. 72 points! Greetings from Yacht Russia!

Detailed results 2019 Melges 20 World League –

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c657639d7819e0498cc95c4/t/5dc72c2932871919609d09d2/1573334065479/M20_+MWL_11.09_after+JPN+Events.pdf

August 30, 2019

      The first races took place at the Russian Championship in sailing in international classes
      The first days of the Russian Championship in international classes do not please riders with a fresh and stable wind. The day before, the organizers did not have a single race. Today's racing day could also not have taken place, but towards evening, the wind still appeared on the water area of ​​the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland and the athletes entered the water. A variable and unstable wind with a force of 4 to 6 knots even allowed the organizers to conduct two races in each of the classes.

“We thought that if nothing blew out at 15.00, then we will postpone the race until tomorrow, but implicitly kept in mind the thought:“ What if something happens! ”Says the main judge of the competition Vladimir Komel. – When the unstable south wind of 4 knots began to work, we decided to give the riders a command to go out to the water for the first time to feel the water area. I must say that we guessed right. Yes, the wind was not very strong, constantly changing direction, but nevertheless we managed to conduct two races at all three distances. This was done primarily for the riders themselves! "

The first to return to the shore were athletes of the "red" distance, where windsurfers were chasing. Fatigue was visible on the faces of the guys – they were clearly not just given the race in calm. In such weather conditions, the athletes had to pump up a lot, and the first place was not technical skills, but physical power.

In the Techno class, under the age of 15, the sailing Academy athlete Maxim Lukyanov was the best at pumping, showing the third and second arrivals. Behind him are the athletes from Sevastopol – Dmitry Nesterenko (five points) and Nikita Nezhentsev (six). In the age category up to 17 years old Danila Dineev from Meleuz twice came first and became the absolute leader. At an older age, the leader is the windsurfer from the Moscow "SSHOR No. 26" Ivan Efimov, who scored three points. Andrey Spiridonov (Academy of Sailing, five points) and Alexey Efremov (Krestovsky Island, six points) catch up with him in the standings.

In the RS: X Olympic class, under the age of 21, Anton Tokarev from Moscow “SSHOR No. 26” and Yegor Zhilin, an athlete from the Academy of Sailing and the Krestovsky Island, compete for leadership. In the table of windsurfers, two points are divided. In the U-19 standings, Sochi racer Konstantin Kochkonyan (three points) comes first.

The championship of Russia in the class "Nakra 15", in fact, is held in a match-flight format. Two mixed crews from the Rostov Region entered it – Nikolai Goryainov / Evelina Milvit and Anastasia Mayorova / Dmitry Pipnik. From this race, of course, benefit in entertainment. So far, the Goryainov / Milvit crew, having won both races, is succeeding in a full-time duel.

At the same distance with “Nakram 15” sailors in the “29th” class are chasing, where on the first day there was a slight surprise. The favorites of the Russian Championship in international classes and one of the best domestic young crews – Ilya Chuprina / Rodion Brovin from the Academy of Sailing – after winning the first race came 16 in the second. According to the results of the first race day, the athletes are on the eighth line, but the guys are clearly able to clear the gap in the next races. The female crew of the SSHOR Khlebnikovo, Daria Matrosova / Albina Denisova, leads. Only one point behind him is the riders from Krestovsky Island – Maxim Bondar / Danila Roerich and Victoria Liksanova / Polina Pereshivkina.

In the 420 class, crews from the Krasnodar Territory and the Moscow Region detached from competitors – Mikhail Sakhovsky / Igor Malyavsky (six points) and Denis Lepin / Mikhail Karelin (seven). In the group of pursuers are sportsmen of the Academy of Sailing Anastasia Deryagina / Sofya Vereshchagina (third place) and Pavel Baryshnikov / Dmitry Yakobson (fifth place).

“In the morning there was no wind, we were released only in the evening, so everyone was slightly exhausted,” says Pavel Baryshnikov. – The wind was average, working.

Our parishes are normal – tenth and ninth, but still weak. Class "420" depends on the setting much more than on the level of knowledge. You can set up the yacht very well, and a lot will depend on it. In other boats, the tuning is not as much affected as in 420 and subsequent classes. ”

The largest class of the Championship of Russia in international classes is “Laser 4.7”. For the victory in this discipline immediately compete 95 riders. Before each race day, athletes are randomly divided into two fleets. After the qualification, they will form a “golden” and “silver” fleet (48 – “golden”, 47 – “silver”) and will be chased directly by the fleets.

After the first day, the Krestovsky Island athletes lead the qualification in the Laser 4.7 class. In the first place is Dmitry Golovkin, and only one point behind him are Peter Pashutinsky and Maxim Shaposhnikov.

“Today I have two second parishes,” says Maxim Shaposhnikov. – I'm not the first, but the most stable. I like “Laser” because of the promising classes this one is the only loner. When you are racing in a carriage, success depends not only on you. Alone, it all depends on you – and trouble, and victory. I can win the Championship of Russia – I have every chance. "

Based on the results of the competition, the national teams will be determined in the appropriate classes, which will represent Russia at international regattas in 2020.

Results: https://www.sailing-academy.ru/regatyi/2019/pervenstvo-rossii-v-yunosheskix-klassax-lazer-4.7,-420,-29-j-i-texno293

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Today

      The first day of the Russian Championship passed without racing
      On August 28, the Russian Sailing Championship in international classes started at the Yacht Club of St. Petersburg.

Competitions are held in six classes: "Laser 4.7", "420", "29th", "Techno", "RS: X" and "Nakra 15 – mixed". There are three distances on the regatta: “yellow” – for classes “420” and “Laser 4.7”, “green” – for classes “Nakra 15” and “29th”, and “red” – for classes sailing board “ Techno ”and“ RS: X ”.

287 young athletes from 36 cities of Russia take part in the regatta. Yachtsmen's age: from 11 to 20 years. Even athletes from Belarus arrived to participate in competitions in St. Petersburg.

Most participants for the Championship of Russia in international classes were declared in the class "Laser 4.7". For the victory in this discipline 95 riders compete. Before each race day, athletes are randomly divided into two fleets. After the qualification, they will form a “golden” and “silver” fleet (48 – “golden”, 47 – “silver”) and will be chased directly by the fleets.

At the opening ceremony, Elena Solovyova, Project Manager of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club, addressed the participants of the competition with a welcoming speech:

"Dear friends! We are pleased to welcome you to the Yacht Club of St. Petersburg. Welcome to our beautiful city and our yacht club. It is a great honor for us once again to host the Russian Sailing Championship. We know that this regatta is a great test for each of you and an important step in your sports career. Therefore, we wish you all good luck. For my part, I promise that we will do our best for you to return from this regatta with the best memories. ”

The first day of the regatta did not please the riders and organizers with a fresh wind. On Wednesday, calm was in the waters of the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland, a wind force of 0.5-1 knots did not allow for a single race.

“Sailing always depends only on wind and weather,” says Vladimir Komel, the chief judge of the competition. – We still expect a better forecast, because the wind that the weather forecasters promised us has fallen. We’ll catch up tomorrow. St. Petersburg has become very unpredictable in the last two to three years. The wind may appear suddenly and also end unexpectedly. The Yacht Club is the most difficult water area in our country, where it is very difficult to predict the change in wind and current. It will be very difficult for young riders to understand the wind conditions. The fight will be tough, everyone wants to win high places and get into the youth team of Russia. "

Based on the results of the competition, the national teams will be determined in the appropriate classes, which will represent Russia at international regattas in 2020.

The program of the Championship of Russia in international classes:

August 29 – September 1 – racing days
12.00 – start of the first race.

September 1 –18: 00 closing of the competition, rewarding of winners

September 2 is the day of departure.

Yacht Club of St. Petersburg, Lakhta, ul. Beregovaya, d.19

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February 10, 2019

      "Russian warriors" took the lead
      On the second day of the second stage of the Miami Winter Series in the Melges 20 yacht class, Igor Rytov and his Russian Bogatyrs won all three races!

Great achievement! How not without pride did Rytov himself write on his Facebook page, three “shtaketnik” per day was the first time in the history of the team. With what we are "Warriors" and congratulations!

Now, before the final day of the second stage of the Miami Winter Series, the Russian Bogatyrs are confidently leading in terms of the sum of 6 races held – they have 9 points, the parishes are (10) – 4 – 2 – 1-1-1.

The former leader, Nika Vladimir Prosikhina, moved up to third place – 21 points, parishes – 2–5 – (13) – 6–5 – 10. And second, the American crew of Hartbreaker with skipper Robert Hughes. 15 points, wards – (9) – 1 – 1 – 2 – 6 – 5.

Recall that 16 crews take part in the regatta. Today's Miami competition is over.

The results of the two days of the regatta –

https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=6046&fbclid=IwAR32ChmVAQRJmredMKPvL2D-d-Ay4C_5acmhiwc2stFJ93k8FYDnzRIz1eE

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April 3, 2019

      Next, the Russian "dragons"!
      The 1st Grade regatta in the Dragon class, Dragon Grand Prix de Cannes, started this year in Cannes, which this year is also the first stage of the European series.

After two races of the first day, at once three Russian crews were in the top ten – however, in the second half of it. Dmitry Samokhin's Rocknrolla – on the 6th position (14 points, parishes 9 – 5), Annapurna Anatoly Loginov – on the 7th position (20 points, parishes 14 – 6), To be continued Vasily Senatorov – on the 9th (21 points , parishes 8 – 13).

In the leading trio there are two German teams: Goldkante (skipper Tanya Jacobzon) takes the first place with 5 points, while on the third Si Ne Wave (Thomas Muller) – 8 points. The same amount is in the second position of the British crew of Louise Racing Gordon Grant.

As we have already reported, 50 "dragons" take part in the regatta. Here are the places currently occupied by the rest of the Russian crews:

18. Zenith (Igor Goyhberg). … 24. Sunflower (Victor Fogelson). … 46. Integrity (Mikhail Senatorov).

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April 5, 2019

      Russian Bogatyrs while second
      After the first day of the world championship in the Melges 20 yacht class, which started in Miami, Igor Rytov’s Russian Bogatyrs (Konstantin Besputin, Anton Sergeev) rank second in the table.

According to the results of two races, Russian Bogatyrs (RUS 898) scored 7 points (in their account, the 3rd and 4th parishes). Ahead with three points (2nd and 1st parishes) American Kuai team (USA7676) skipper Daniel Tilman.

Another team under the Russian flag – “Nika” Vladimir Prosikhina – was let down by the second race. With the 4th and 17th parishes, Nika (RUS309) still holds the unusual 9th ​​place in the fleet of 22 teams. It remains to hope that in the end the result of the second race will go to "Nicky" to release.

Full results of the first day of the World Cup –

https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=6048

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