Author: yachtinginfo

With the last 2 windward / leeward races today, Campionat Naţional - Alpha Bank - Offshore Etapa 2 has come to an end. An undisputed victory for the Setsail yacht with an international crew ! The regatta was held between September 27-29 for ORC and IRC classes. A total of 32 crews started in the last stage of the competition covering the Eforie Nord - Limanu, Mangalia. The organizers are: As. C.S. Black Sea Competition & Black Sea Magic (LifeHarbour Limanu), under the auspices of Federatia Romana de Yachting. (more…)

The much-anticipated Bosphorus race, an important part of the 18th edition of the Turkcell Platinum Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul yesterday, which starts at 12 o'clock at noon, was marred by an unpleasant clash of the crew of the LZ yachting 1991 with skipper Lachezar Bratoev from yacht club "Bavaria yachts "- Varna with the 41-meter passenger ship Emin Inandi, which was expected to clear the road ahead of the racing yacht, but that did not happen. Moreover, their place was not to be among the racing yachts in the regatta. The incident happened 25-30 minutes after the start of the race. (The video material submitted shows the time of the collision in the period - 29:27 - 30:22 min). (more…)

Under extremely fast-changing conditions, the first race day of the last part of Campionat Naţional - Alpha Bank - Offshore Etapa 2 in Romania has passed, three-races windward/leeward were held for all classes. (more…)

During the second race day of the sailing regatta, a total of 4 races were held for all classes. Due to the consideration of Optimist class protests, a temporary ranking for them is not available. The regatta is held in the period September 27-29, 2019 at the aquatory of Varna Lake, Black Sea Base – Breeze for the OPTIMIST, CADET, LASER 4.7, LASER RADIAL, LASER STANDARD, 420, 470 and FINN classes. The event is organized by the SC “Black sea – Breeze” Varna, Varna Municipality and the Black Sea Sports Clubs Association. (more…)

The last leg of the National Championship of Alpha Bank (“Campionat Naţional – Alpha Bank – Offshore Etapa 2”) in Romania takes place in the days between September 27-29. The regatta is for ORC and IRC classes. (more…)

The last regatta of the sporting calendar of the Bulgarian Sailing Federation for Varna - "Breeze - Autumn'2019"- part of the Fifth Black Sea Youth Games, started yesterday. The regatta will be held in the period September 27-29, 2019 at the aquatory of Varna Lake, Black Sea Base - Breeze for the OPTIMIST, CADET, LASER 4.7, LASER RADIAL, LASER STANDARD, 420, 470 and FINN classes. (more…)

2019 will mark the 40th edition of the most famous and long-awaited Rolex Middle sea race regatta. The registration for participation in the regatta was officially closed yesterday and the results are available - 117 registered yachts from 23 countries, of which: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Less than 22 days remain until the actual start of the regatta and we all look forward to the moment. This year, Bulgarian participation is absent, but an interesting fact from the last days is the 3rd boat, representative of Romania. Thus, the Romanian state will be represented by 3 crews: (more…)

We are all anxiously awaiting the start of the largest regatta of our southern neighbor - Turkey, namely the 18th edition of the Bosphorus Cup, which takes place in September 28-29 in Istanbul. On September 26, the Technical Conference will be held at 19:30 pm at the Feriye Palace, where questions will be raised regarding the regatta. The 18th edition of the regatta this year enjoys 800 national and foreign crews in the heart of the Orient - Istanbul. (more…)

Unexpected news has blown up in recent hours in the media space, our favorite "red" yacht from Romania's Setsail is for sale. Its current owner, Valentin Oeru, has shared the information that it can be delivered after the Malta Rolex Middle sea race. Those interested can write to him on private messages on Facebook. Setsail team will surprise us by a new boat next season, which Valentin Oeru will talk about later. https://www.facebook.com/oeru.valentin

Today the last regatta for the keel sailing from the Bulgarian sailing calendar - "Cup Bulgaria Conrad 25R", which took place in the period September 20-22 in the waters of Varna Bay, has finished. (more…)