Tag: sailing

World Sailing Announces Contest

Randall G. Lucchesi

Yesterday       World Sailing Announces Contest       According to World Sailing Council member Oleg Ilyin, https://rusyf.ru, the International Sailing Federation announced a competition for the vacancy of the Olympic sailing board for windsurfing competitions for men and women. Despite the belated attempts of the famous Neil Pride company to maintain the Olympic status for RS: X, this sailing board has accumulated too many opponents. With the exception of the three federations (including ours), which advocated the preservation of RS: X in the Read more

World Sailing announced a competition

Randall G. Lucchesi

As reported by reported by a member of the Board World Sailing Oleg Ilyin the website https://rusyf.ru the international sailing Federation announced a competition for vacancy of the Olympic sailing Board for Windsurfing competitions among men and women. Despite belated attempts by the famous firm “nail pride” to preserve the Olympic status for RS:X sailing this Board there are too many opponents. With the exception of three federations (including our own), which advocated the preservation of the RS:X Olympic program Read more

Sailing Champions League arrives in St. Petersburg

Randall G. Lucchesi

Today       Sailing Champions League arrives in St. Petersburg       From July 4 to July 7, the third qualifying stage of the European Sailing Champions League 2019 will be held in St. Petersburg European Sailing Champions League – a competition of the best athletes of the continent. St. Petersburg Yacht Club has been accepting this competition in Russia since 2016. This time, more than 20 strongest yacht clubs in Europe will present teams in St. Petersburg that have won prizes in the Read more

Peter comes Sailing Champions League

Randall G. Lucchesi

From 4 to 7 July in St. Petersburg will be held the race of the third qualifying stage of the Sailing Champions League of Europe 2019 Sailing Champions League — the competition of the best athletes of the continent. Yacht club of Saint-Petersburg is taking on the competition in Russia starting in 2016. This time more top 20 yacht clubs of Europe will present in St. Petersburg team, which won prizes in the national sailing leagues in their countries. On Read more

Cuba sailing not!

Randall G. Lucchesi

But not everyone, only Americans. As reported by the Associated Press, the us administration imposed from tomorrow, a ban on all types of voyages from the shores of the United States to Cuba. Under the ban came as cruise ships and private pleasure motor or sailing yacht. Literally, the prohibition reads: “Cruise ships as well as recreational and pleasure vessels are prohibited from departing the U.S. on temporary sojourn to Cuba, effective tomorrow. Consequently, private and corporate aircraft, cruise ships, Read more

The sailing season starts in St. Petersburg!

Randall G. Lucchesi

May 30, 2019       The sailing season starts in St. Petersburg!       A press conference is devoted to this, which will be held on June 4 at 14.00 in the Media Center of the Government of St. Petersburg (Zvenigorodskaya St., 22). In 2019, the Northern Capital will host the RS: X (Windsurfing) Junior World Sailing Championship for the first time. In addition, there will be one of the largest yachting festivals of Russia “Baltic Yacht Week”, the stage of the European Champions Read more

In St. Petersburg kicks off the sailing season!

Randall G. Lucchesi

This is dedicated to the press conference which will be held June 4 at 14.00 in the media center of Saint-Petersburg Government (Zvenigorodskaya street, D. 22). In 2019, the Northern capital for the first time will host the world championship in sailing in the class RS:X (Windsurfing) championship. In addition, there will be one of the largest yacht festivals in Russia “Baltic yacht week” stage of the European sailing Champions League, Saint-Petersburg sailing week, the National sailing League regatta Nord Read more

New World Sailing Rating

Randall G. Lucchesi

February 20, 2019       New World Sailing Rating       For the first time in 2019, the International Sailing Federation published the ranking of the world's strongest yachtsmen in the Olympic classes, which is based on the results for the last two years. We give the names of those who lead in each of the ten classes, as well as the positions of Russian athletes in the first hundred of the rankings. 470 men. 1. Matthew Belcher / William Ryan (Australia) – 988 Read more

World Sailing President answers our questions

Randall G. Lucchesi

February 20, 2019       World Sailing President answers our questions       In the new (116th) issue of YR, we are publishing an interview with World Sailing President Kim Andersen, who took the time to answer our questions regarding recent WS actions. Here is a small excerpt from this conversation: Yacht Russia: The latest decisions of World Sailing Council have caused a lot of questions, doubts and rumors. Could you comment on the situation and tell about possible solutions to the problems? Kim Read more

Extreme Sailing Series ordered to live long

Randall G. Lucchesi

March 29, 2019       Extreme Sailing Series ordered to live long       OC Sport, which owns the rights to the popular Extreme Sailing Series racing series, has confirmed that it does not see financial expediency in its further implementation. Recall, the Extreme Sailing Series races have been held since 2007. In recent years, 10-meter flying catamarans of the GC32 class, capable of speeding over 60 km / hour, and 40-foot Extreme 40 catamarans took part in them in recent years. The stages Read more