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A few minutes ago the official page of the Mini Transat La Boulangère announced that the race start is planned for 10.30 am on Saturday. I can not believe! The participants of the Mini Transat exhausted to wait in the truest sense of the word – the sea weather. Recall that the original start was to be held on September 22!
On superiority of Russia in the class “Optimist” in Togliatti completed qualification. According to the results of 5 races the athletes were divided into 4 fleets – “gold”, “silver”, “bronze” and “green”. Today in Togliatti will start the series final races of the championship of Russia in the class “Optimist”. 303 riders will compete in four fleets. In the gold fleet got 70 riders. “Despite all the difficulties with the wind, we managed to qualify. On the first day due Read more
September 2, 2019 Favorite start On Sunday in the Primorsky Territory, the all-Russian regatta for the Peter the Great Bay Cup-2019 and the Russian championship in the Konrad 25R yacht class ended. This is a beautiful, very difficult and, undoubtedly, the most favorite competition in the sailing calendar of the region. Each year, the crews train throughout the season, update the equipment, prepare boats in order to spend the summer sometimes very extreme races and walk 500 miles of the Read more
Sunday in the Primorye territory has completed the all-Russian regatta for the Cup of Peter the Great Bay-2019 and a national championship in the yacht class “Konrad 25R”. This is a beautiful, very complex and, undoubtedly, the most favorite competition in the sailing calendar of the region. Every year the crews train throughout the season, updating the materiel, preparing the boat to spend the summer is sometimes very extreme races and 500 miles of this Japanese sea. This time the Read more
August 22, 2019 The most massive start The yacht club of St. Petersburg ended the championship of the city in sailing. The regatta was attended by 359 athletes. Championship of St. Petersburg has become the largest city competition in the last 30-40 years. In the early days of the regatta, the organizers were not lucky with the weather. On Saturday, the wind power was 2-3 knots, which was clearly not enough to conduct races in most classes. As a result, Read more
At the Yacht club of Saint-Petersburg ended with the city championship in sailing. In a regatta took part 359 athletes. The championship of Saint-Petersburg became the most numerous of the urban competition for the last 30-40 years. In the first days of the regatta the organizers were lucky with the weather. On Saturday, the wind strength was 2-3 node that was not enough for the races in most classes. As a result, start out only windsurfers. The second competitive day Read more
August 16, 2019 Collision at the start of the coastal race in Vyborg At the beginning of the race in Vyborg, the referee’s ship dropped anchor, the starting line was reduced, the race committee did not respond in time and did not cancel the start, because of this two L-6 class yachts collided. The Varyag yacht violated the rules of discrepancy and did not yield to the Nika yacht, which had an advantage. The Varangian crashed into the stern of Read more
In the beginning of the race judges in Vyborg the ship broke anchor, the starting shot fell, the race Committee did not react in time and did not cancel the start, because of this two-faced yacht class “L-6”. Yacht “Varyag” broke the rules differences and not lost yacht “Nika”, which was an advantage. “Varyag” crashed into the stern of the “Nike” in the boat for some time, lost control and spun 180 degrees. More “Nika” on a tangent has touched Read more
August 11, 2019 Calm start Yesterday, participants of the XXIII St. Petersburg Sailing Week (SPPN) and the championship of Russia in the national cruising-racing class of yachts “L-6” started and headed for Kronstadt in the water area of St. Petersburg. In the morning, summer heat fell on the city, accompanied by a complete absence of wind. The long-awaited breeze came only around noon, gradually intensifying: by 15:00 the wind gained strength at 6-8 knots. 33 crews from St. Petersburg and Read more
Yesterday in the waters of the “St. Petersburg was launched and headed for Kronstadt participants XXIII the Saint-Petersburg sailing week (sppn) and the championship of Russia in the national cruising racing yacht class “L-6”. The morning fell on the city, summer heat is accompanied by total absence of wind. A welcome breeze came only in the afternoon gradually increasing: 15:00 the winds began to pick up in 6-8 knots. At the start there were 33 crew from St. Petersburg and Read more