Tag: three

“Battleship” – in the top three!

Randall G. Lucchesi

In Cadiz, on the Atlantic coast of Spain, kicked off the second phase of the season 52SuperSeries – Royal Cup. According to the results of two races held “Battleship” Vladimir Liubomirov is third. The second stage of the season 52SuperSeries, which first takes Spanish Cadiz, is interesting for its trophy. The winner will receive the very prestigious Royal Cup (hence the name of the stage), whose history dates back to 1995. Nearly 25 years ago, this Cup was transferred to Read more

"Battleship" – in the top three!

Randall G. Lucchesi

Today       "Battleship" – in the top three!       In Cadiz, on the Atlantic coast of Spain, the second stage of the current 52SuperSeries season – the Royal Cup has started. According to the results of two races "The Battleship" Vladimir Lyubomirov is third. The second stage of the current season 52SuperSeries, which takes Spanish Cadiz for the first time, is interesting for its trophy. The winner of the stage will receive a very prestigious Royal Cup (hence the name of the Read more

In the top three – significant changes

Randall G. Lucchesi

June 2, 2019       In the top three – significant changes       On June 1, in the Yacht Club of St. Petersburg at the All-Russian Regatta, the Optimist Association Cup finished the qualification. The 3rd in the history of the Optimist Class Association Cup is the final stage in the selection of the strongest athletes for the Russian national teams representing our country at world and European championships. A stable west wind with a force of 15-16 knots allowed us to conduct Read more

Three days to Australia

Randall G. Lucchesi

January 30, 2019       Three days to Australia       The 14th day of the nonstop race around the world of the 40-meter maxi-trimaran Spindrift 2 with skipper Jan Guichard ended the day. Spindrift 2 is still going better than the graphics of its virtual rival – IDEC-SPORT trimaran with skipper Francis Juyon, who has owned Jules Verne Trophy since 2017. The advantage of Gishar and his crew of 11 people is currently (at 15.30 Moscow time on Wednesday) 357 nautical miles (about Read more

Princess Sofia Cup: Day Three

Randall G. Lucchesi

April 4, 2019       Princess Sofia Cup: Day Three       In contrast to the first two days of competition, continuing in Mallorca, the morning breeze blew a little harder on Wednesday, and the start of the first races was given on time, reports Yacht Russia special correspondent Anton Shibaev. © Anton Shibaev and Jesus Renedo Exactly at 10 am, the signal masts of the Club Nautico s’Arenal yacht club, where 470, 49er, RS: X and the Finns are based, flew class flags, Read more

Today – three medal races

Randall G. Lucchesi

April 20, 2019       Today – three medal races       At the 2019 World Cup stage in Genoa (Italy) on Saturday, medal races will be held in three classes – 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17. To catch up, on Friday the “forty-ninths” (both men and women) had 4 races each – in the end they turned out 9. There were also 4 in the Nacra 17, but in total there were 7 races. Unfortunately, the Russians did not make it into the Read more

The dream of three friends

Randall G. Lucchesi

April 29, 2019       The dream of three friends       Why not just find on the Internet! Here you have, for example, such a story. Once, three friends of the Dutchman – Arjen, Andreas and Jorn – set off on tourists to sail on the Europa barque. And imagine a couple of weeks spent aboard the famous sailing ship, it was enough for all three, individually and together, to have a dream. Establish a cargo sailing company. First in the world. And Read more

Three leaders – unchanged

Randall G. Lucchesi

May 2, 2019       Three leaders – unchanged The final part of the Sochi Yacht Club Cup Regatta in the Optimist class started with two dynamic races in gold and silver, and one in the bronze fleets. The leaderboard is still headed by Artyom Maksimkin from Dolgoprudny. On May 2, according to Chief Judge Vadim Mechanicov, the races turned out to be the most interesting for the whole time of the regatta. The wind radically changed direction and began to blow Read more

The three leaders – no change

Randall G. Lucchesi

The final part of the Cup regatta of the Yacht club of Sochi in the class “Optimist” was launched two dynamic races in gold and silver, and one bronze fleets. The standings continues to be led by Artem Maksimkin from Dolgoprudny. On may 2, according to the chief judge Vadim Mekhanikov, race was the most exciting time of the regatta. The wind radically changed direction and began to blow from the North/North-West and blowing pretty good compared to the first Read more

The dream of three friends

Randall G. Lucchesi

What you can find on the Internet! Here, for example, such history. Once three friends of Dutchman Arjen, Andreas and Jorn – traveled by tourists sailing aboard the ship Europa. And, imagine, a couple of weeks on Board of the famous sailing ship, proved to be enough for all three of them – separately and together – experiencing the dream. To establish a cargo sailing company. First in the world. And established in 2007. Called the company three friends – Read more