Author: yachtinginfo

With the motto "Because we can !, the organizers of the upcoming International Regatta Port BURGAS" Bulstrad Vienna Insurance Group "and their sponsors succeeded in negotiating for a vessel for the guests of Burgas and the fans of the sailing sport, who will be able to observe from close range the starts and the chase from aboard a ship "Anastasia" on August 8 and 9, 2020. This is something new for the development of sailing in Bulgaria. Admirations, colleagues! (more…)

Today, July 24, starts the state championship in the sailing Olympic classes, which is held in Varna, in the waters in front of the host's SC "Black Sea - Breeze", Varna Lake. (more…)

A few days later, the regatta started - Fair Play Cup 2020, organized by Nikola Popov and Pavlin Nadvorni, which will be held on July 25 and 26 - Saturday and Sunday. Races are planned for Saturday in the Varna Bay - type "windward-leeward" and "TRIANGLE", and on Sunday will be held a race to cape Ilandzhik. The different distances set in the regatta are suitable for small and large yachts. The regatta-march will be held on the handicapе systems ORC and IRC, and all boats are required to have the appropriate certificates for them. The submission of applications will take place from 08:00 to 09:30 on July 25, 2020 - Saturday, in the office of the yacht club "Captain Georgi Georgiev Port-Varna", and preliminary applications will be accepted until…

At the end of this week, from July 17 to 19, the traditional sailing "International Regatta Varna 2020" will be held, hosted and organized by Yacht Club "Cap. G. Georgiev - Port of Varna ”. It will be attended by over 100 sailors from the classes Optimist, Laser Radial, Laser 4.7, 420 and 470, who will compete in the waters of Varna Bay, and the races can be watched from the shore. (more…)

This year's sailing program in Bulgaria is extremely interesting, full of international events. After the start of the sailing season with the regatta "Kaliakria Cup", followed by "Port Varna", today the response of the Yacht Club "Port Burgas" with their INTERNATIONAL REGATTA PORT BOURGAS BULSTRAD CUP – 2020, pleased us all. (more…)

Like clockwork on the last day, the competitors were ready for the start of the last obstacle of the regatta, namely the Coastal race with a length of 21 nautical miles. The start came a little late and raised the competitors in front of the difficult task of fighting with changing wind in many places. Extremely concentrated maneuvers and tense faces were observed along the whole distance. The appearance of a new yacht for Bulgaria on the last day was interesting, Striptease with skipper Georgi Mihov, about whom our media had written some time ago. This fact slightly disturbed the competitors, which suppose shifting the previous positions for some classes. (more…)

Today, in Varna starts the International Sailing Regatta Port Varna – General Broker Cups, which will last until July 5. 24 crews started at the start, 3 from Romania and 21 from Bulgaria. The first day of competition started with late registration in the period 8:00 - 9:15 a.m, followed by the Technical Conference, specifying the details of the distance. (more…)

In the period June 20-21, Mojo Yachting Club and LifeHarbour hosted the first sailing event of the season: the Limanu Channel Cup 2020. Without participating in the regular sailing season at sea, the Limanu Channel Cup was held this year as a closed event (without an audience and under certain clauses), due to compliance with the rules of social distance. Entering its third year since first organizing, the Limanu Channel Cup is the only regatta in Romania to be held on a navigation channel. This year's edition even enjoyed a big turnout. (more…)

The traditional regatta will be held from 25 to 28 June in the waters of the Burgas Bay for the classes Optimist, Laser 4.7, Cadet, 420, 470 and Finn. The format of the competition includes 9 races in 3 days. The start is on Friday at 1 pm and the closing on Sunday at 4.30 pm. The organizer of the regatta is yacht club Chernomorets Burgas. The competition is valid for the national rankings in the individual classes. Participants from all sailing clubs in the country are expected. (more…)

For the second year in a row, a unique event will be held in Varna, namely the National Forum "Sailing in the Black Sea". Although postponed due to the epidemic situation with KOVID-19, it will be held on June 27, 2020 (Saturday), in the hall AULA of the University of Economics-Varna from 13:00 to 18:00! The forum is aimed at the general public and is suitable for everyone, with the focus this year on maritime culture among young people and the opportunities of sailing such as sports, profession, hobby, therapy, and ecological sailing in the Black Sea. (more…)