The second of June at the Royal Yacht Club Amateur regatta was held for media representatives with the support of Land Rover. The event was organized in anticipation of the "Star regatta", which was launched today, on the third of June, and will be held for the third time with the support of the all-Russian Sailing Federation and Land Rover. The project aims to promote sailing in Russia.
Representatives of the most reputable automotive publications gathered on the terrace of the restaurant a. Novikova Vodnyj, Royal Yacht Club to get the draw and divide into teams. Only 6 attended the regatta yacht "četvertonnik". Ships operated by professional skippers-world and European champions in sailing. First team went through coaching. Then within an hour we were trained to manage yachts and soon began the race. The teams, consisting of a skipper and several journalists in the role of a sheet, it was necessary to go the distance at 600 meters, blazed on the water and reach the finish line first. Total passed 4 races, which were the winners. Our team was the most disparate, on an equal footing with men and women fought for the victory and even Jung. Youngest participant race Mikhail PodorožanskijNa during the whole competition journalists actively managed to sail, listening to commands skippers. On the first lap we were unlucky. We are trapped in a calm and even failed to start on the following stages came out a little better, but up to the first place was still far away. Fortune smiled on our boat Go beyond only in the final race, which we went faster than anyone. However, according to the results of the competition winner was recognized as boat number 7, bearing the proud name of "dictator", composed by Alexei Slaŝeva (Kommersant FM), evgeniya Shapovalova (Auto mail .ru), Leonid Ajzikoviča (Auto mail .ru) and Vlada Queen (Car). This year star regatta will take place throughout the sailing season. Within the project, there will be three qualifying phase — 3 June, 1 July and 5 August — and one final, which will be held on 3 September. Each stage participated 6 teams consisting of a professional skipper and two sheet-celebrities-beginners, stars of film, tv and music stars. The Stellar regatta "will compete on the Khimki reservoir, Yacht Club, Royal Yacht Club.