Yesterday

      Leonid Teliga: under the red-white flag
      He was the first of the Poles to go round the world alone under sail. But he returned to his homeland terminally ill …

Leonid Teliga is a legend of Poland and Polish yachting. In two weeks, it will be 50 years since his death.

https://www.yachtrussia.com/articles/2014/12/26/articles_70.html

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Leonid Teliga – the legend of Poland and the Polish yachting. In two weeks marks the 50th anniversary of his death.

https://www.yachtrussia.com/articles/2014/12/26/articles_70.html

Today

      Albert Einstein: violin under sail
      The fact that the great physicist was a passionate fan of the sail is known to many. But usually it is known – without details. Was a fan – and the point.

Well, in the material that we want to bring to your attention today in the framework of the "coronavirus" project, there are a lot of interesting details. You probably did not know such an Einstein before. Read –

https://www.yachtrussia.com/articles/2014/12/27/articles_44.html

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Today

      Under the sails – Abwehr agents

Over the years of work in our journal, Sergey Borisov has written many interesting materials. Today we want to remind you of one of them. Not the most ordinary – which becomes clear from the title.

Here is what the author wrote in the preface:

“Not to praise, but to give credit. Only in this case does the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies gain due weight. This fully applies to all German sailors – and those sailing. In the history of the Third Reich there are several half-forgotten pages … "

Read –

https://www.yachtrussia.com/articles/2018/07/19/20180719-prizrakiagenty-abvera-pod-parusami.html

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September 5, 2019

      Under sail – to Krakatau
      Have you heard about photographer Jamie Furlong and journalist Liz Clear? Are you familiar with their website https://followtheboat.com?

Jamie and Liz have been traveling the world for ten years on their Esper yacht (Oyster 435) and have been doing a video blog all this time, which is quite popular. Episode 162 of this video blog has just appeared on the Web – and we decided to introduce you to it. It is dedicated to the volcano Krakatau. Well, you certainly heard about him!

Nevertheless (just in case) we give a couple of paragraphs from Wikipedia:

“The famous eruption of the volcano Krakatau, located in Indonesia, began in May 1883 and ended with a series of powerful explosions on August 26 and 27 of the same year, as a result of which most of the island of Krakatau was destroyed.

This volcanic eruption is considered one of the most deadly and destructive in history: at least 36,417 people died as a result of the eruption and the tsunami caused by it, 165 cities and settlements were completely destroyed, and another 132 were seriously damaged. The consequences of the eruption were felt to one degree or another in all areas of the globe. ”

Look – you will not regret it. Just keep in mind that the video is quite long – 23 minutes. But it's worth it!

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When planning a sailing trip, follow these few basic rules regarding timing and weather conditions

In the midst of active preparations for the exhibition of boats and yachts Vladivostok Boat Show XI. Recall that it will be held from 17 to 19 may. The organizers report that the event will traditionally become the company of the Russian Far East, Central, North-Western and other regions of Russia and countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

The same place of the exhibition, remains far Eastern yacht club “Seven feet”.

One of the traditional and popular events among the visitors is a “Race sail”. To take part in competitions on the yachts Platu 25 and “Konrad-25” can be anyone, even without experience of sailing. Of the newcomers will be formed crews of four people under the command of an experienced sailing instructor. This year the race will take place on 18 and 19 may. Before the competition all waiting for instructions on the shores of the main competition judges, and then the briefing on the boat steering from the instructor, which will introduce team members with a yacht. After the training out to sea will host a series of races.

For participation it is necessary in the days of the boat show to register at the stand of the yacht club “Seven Feet”. Conditions of participation it is possible to learn by phone +7 (914) 968 41 49.

Ilya Ermakov, Director of the yacht club “Seven Feet”: “Race under sail opens a series of Amateur regattas, which we traditionally hold in the yacht club throughout the season. Anyone can try yourself as a sailor and to sail in the sea. To participate you need the desire, a good mood and sports clothing!”.

Victoria Kidjaeva, Executive Director of the event: “Experience not required! Will train you!”.

A fleet of 316 participants of the second season OptiOrange Valencia the Spanish city met great sailing weather. The competition started in light wind, which during the day has increased to 10 knots. Each of the four groups was divided into parties, had scheduled three races.

“I am glad that we were able to run the program day – said the chief referee Cesar Sanz, we held three races for all groups. As regards the conduct of the fleet, the participants were visibly nervous and made mistakes. So I had to use a black flag but suspensions, fortunately, was a little bit”.

Despite the unstable wind, striking three of the first ward showed the winner of the December Trofeo AECIO Jaime Ayarza Montenegro. Only one second coming had made the age the athlete of Torrevieja, Antonio lópez martínez. In third place with two first and the fifth ward is located in the champion region of Galicia, Bruno Ameneiro from Sanxenxo. Predictably, the best result among girls showed twice world champion from Mallorca Maria Perelló Mora.

The only athlete who managed to squeeze in a tight formation of the Spanish team, were the favourites of the competition, the winner of the regatta in Palamos Latvian Martin Attila. With three wards in the top three Martin takes fifth place.

As for the Russian athletes, after last year’s success is a tangible change of generations of leaders of the team. The representative of the programme “Optipro”, the winner of the series “Optimists of the Northern capital” Andrey Sotnikov was fifth after two races, but the third proved a difficult challenge. In the end, the centurions fell to 32nd place. On the contrary, gradually became aware of the situation Vyacheslav Marcus that after the first unsuccessful race showed two parishes in the top ten, and yet shows the best result among Russians – 30.

“For our guys day was tough, we lost to the Spanish athletes in the first place, psychologically, despite the fact that we may compete with local athletes, says coach “Optipro” Sergei Semenov, — two parishes in the top ten at Sotnikova, Laptev, Minibaev, Daniel Pepper was the third in the last race. That is, we are quite capable to compete with the leaders of the fleet, but necessary to stabilize the results.”

The programme of the event March 9, the scheduled three races OptiOrange Valencia. Every day, after the race goes sailing Fiesta, for example on the first day the athletes were treated to delicious paella, not forgetting to record her delicious freshly squeezed orange juice. A little snack, the children took part in the battle dance and the raffle of prizes and gifts from sponsors: thank Garmin, North Sails, ZuMEX and Sailing Cuack.

The main prize in the draw on March 10 will be the hull of the yacht “Optimist”. Ongoing photo contest – you must take a picture and post it on social network Instagram with the hashtag #optiorange19. The photo entry with the highest number of likes will be marked at the closing ceremony of the regatta.

Alex Fat
PR-Director of the Yacht club of Saint-Petersburg.

To follow the competition on the official website: http://optiorangevalencia.com

Video blogs of the event: https://www.youtube.com/user/SPBYC/videos

Results: http://optiorangevalencia.com/database/resultados/overall_2.pdf

According to the decree, it will be possible to import duty-free to Russia sailing and motor yachts, leased time-Charter (with crew) or a bareboat Charter (without a crew) and is intended for non-commercial use. Under the decree of the fall sailing boats with motor and without motor, and motor yachts longer than 7.5 meters, equipped with decks and cabins.

The measure is intended to contribute to the development of sailing and yacht tourism in Russia.

The Ministry of economic development in 2015, announced plans to release temporarily the ammunition in Russia for leisure and sport yachts from taxes and customs duties. Previously, the amount of customs fees on import of foreign flagged yachts were calculated according to the formula: “rate of import customs duty + VAT+ customs fees for customs operations”.

Note that foreign yacht tourism in modern Russia is still virtually absent due to serious administrative and customs barriers. Until 2012 the movement on the Russian inland waterways yachts under foreign flags was prohibited at the legislative level. After the abolition of the law, except Russia existed except in North Korea, for the first time in the history of the yacht under a foreign — specifically, the Swedish — flag reached Moscow. Assistance in the organization of the historic voyage the boat owner had the founder itBoat Nikita Gorchakov.

Edition itBoat watching the development of the situation. We will update news as new information becomes available.

The second OptiOrange regatta organized by the sailing Academy Yacht club of Saint-Petersburg and the Real Club Nautico de Valencia, with the support of the Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation in the Valencian region and the Association AMICS will be held from 8 to 10 March 2019 on the basis of the Valencia Training Center.

Children’s regatta will once again be called OptiOrange International Regatta, and the mascot competition will once again become Naranjito. It is expected that this year will be attended by more than 100 athletes from European countries. At the moment, the invitation to take part in the competition was sent to the young athletes from Spain, Russia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Estonia, Finland, organizers expect participants from all European countries, the application form for participation can be submitted at [email protected] until March 3.

It became known that before the regatta will be held a training camp for all comers, it will hold the famous Belgian specialist Pieter Van Den Bossche, head coach and founder of 8 days a week (http://8daysaweek.be/coach/pieter-van-den-bossche/). Note that among the achievements of his students – first place in the championship in the class “Optimist” 2017 at the girls.

Peter shared with us the upcoming collection: “looking forward to March! Valencia is the perfect place to train in early spring, when most of Europe is still too cold. I am sure that the organizers will do everything in their power that the competition was held at the highest level. Well, we, in turn, will help drivers to settle in unfamiliar waters and qualitatively prepare for races”.

The clinic (gathering) will continue 3 days – from 5 to 7 March. Emphasis will be placed on the operation of the yacht at sea, the tactical aspects and the specifics of the local area.

Details and participation cost: http://8daysaweek.be/events/optiorange19o/

According to the organizers, the regatta should become an excellent platform for exchange of experience between coaches and young athletes, as well as training in the winter, in excellent conditions, the Spanish coast.

Evgeny Kitaev,

the press service of the Academy sailing of the Yacht club of Saint-Petersburg