Yachts from A to Z!
June 7, 2019 Lost yacht Volvo 60 Esprit de Corps IV The Canadian racing yacht Esprit de Corps IV class Volvo 60 (formerly Amer Sports One, once the third in the Volvo Ocean Race) died on the rocks during the ferry from the Caribbean home to Canada. The yacht, owned by the Atlas Ocean Racing company in Montreal, was returning home after a successful racing season in the Caribbean islands. On the approach to the harbor of Lunenburg, an unexpected Read more
June 4, 2019 Another yacht abandoned in the ocean The New Zealand edition Stuff reported today that a Norwegian yachtsman, who set out on soloing from New Zealand to Tahiti on May 14, filed a distress signal, reporting that serious "mechanical damage" had occurred on his 13-meter Albatross yacht. The patrol Orion sent to the reconnaissance mission found a boat in a given area (about halfway from New Zealand) and made radio contact with the yachtsman. He said that he Read more
Canadian racing yacht Esprit de Corps IV class Volvo 60 (formerly Amer Sports One, in his time became the third in the Volvo Ocean race) died on the rocks during a stretch from the Caribbean back home to Canada. Yacht owned by a Montreal company Atlas Ocean Racing, was returning home after a successful racing season in the Caribbean. On the approach to the harbour of Lunenburg on the boat came a sudden squall. The team did not have time Read more
June 5, 2019 Sold the farm, bought a yacht The web is in the midst of a discussion about whether parents who go with their children to distant – and, most importantly, long, sometimes for several years – sailing trips are right. Some people think that this is an empty and even harmful matter: they say, children in such families are deprived of the opportunity to develop normally and grow defective. Others cite examples, from which it follows that all Read more
June 6, 2019 Polish yacht stuck in Petersburg because of the heat The forty-foot four-foot Polish yacht Lady Dana, going up Petersburg along the Neva River, faced an unexpected obstacle today – could not pass the Ladoga bridge on the Cola highway, which was supposed to be diluted for her this afternoon, as scheduled .. The fact is that the layout of the bridge (and the height of the mast at the yacht is 21.5 meters, which allows it to Read more
Arakcheyevshchina Polish yacht Lady Dana, coming from St. Petersburg up the Neva, are now faced with an unexpected obstacle — could not take place as scheduled to pass the Ladozhsky bridge on the track “Cola”, which was today the day to breed specially for her.. The thing is that the wiring of the bridge (and the height of the mast at the yacht — 21.5 meters, which allows it to only pass under the bridges) according to the rules is Read more
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April 5, 2019 St. Petersburg Yacht Club: the most important projects The next sailing season will start soon, which means the time has come to present the main activities and new initiatives of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (YaKSPb) in 2019, which are implemented jointly with the general partner of the Yacht Club, Gazprom. “Today our Club is in the stage of active construction, work is underway on a new haven,” says Commander Vladimir Lyubomirov. – But this does not Read more
April 8, 2019 "I left the yacht and started to walk!" The press service of the Komatek Provincial Yacht Club talks about a press conference that will take place in Yekaterinburg in a few days. “The experience of inclusive regattas has shown us the unique results of the socialization of people with disabilities,” said Oleg Kolpashchikov, head of the White Cane social movement. “The episode of last year’s competition on the Verkh-Isetsky pond, when a girl with disabilities, a member Read more
April 30, 2019 For the Cup of the Sochi Yacht Club In the waters of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Yug Sport” a new regatta in the class of yachts “Optimist” started today. The regatta will be the 2nd stage of selection for the national teams of Russia in the most popular children's class of yachts in the world. 204 young yachtsmen under the age of 16 from various regions of Russia take part in the races. The chief referee Read more