Kovalenko’s SSA-9 wins coveted ULYSSE NARDIN chronograph!(Moscow, Russia)- In 2017, two series of summer racing took place on a fleet of matched J/70 one-design class sailboats at Royal YC Moscow: the Tuesday Warm-Up Races and the Wednesday Night Races. PROyachting managed the regatta schedule and the teams and the principal partner was the Swiss watchmaker Ulysse Nardin.
Tuesday Warm-Up Race Series
For the Tuesday Warm-Up Races, a total of thirty-five teams competed! All teams were made up of people that work and sail in the greater region surrounding Moscow. Winning the Tuesday series was MOSCOW-24, a team comprised of young professionals with a woman skipper; they never missed a single race all season-long! Taking second place was Team HURRICANE and, finally, taking the bronze was Team BIG FISH!
Throughout the entire yachting season, the teams were very close in the provisional rankings, with at least four different teams leading the season and changes taking place virtually every Tuesday.
Wednesday Night Race Series- Sponsored by ULYSSE NARDINWhile the Tuesday races were oriented to sailors with little or no experience and included a lot of training on the water for them, the Wednesday Night Ulysse Nardin races were focused primarily on more advanced sailors that had experience in regional, national, or European regattas. Forty-two teams participated in the 2017 season. Guess who won??
The winner and winner of the main prize for the season- the ULYSSE NARDIN chronograph- was Team SSA-9 skippered by Valerya Kovalenko. The NO PASARAN Team took second place and third place went to Team ULYSSE NARDIN.
Valeria Kovalenko, the woman skipper of SSA-9, commented: "I sailed this summer series for the first time in the summer of 2015 and I fell in love with incredible pink sunsets! In the 2016 season, we formed a team of my fellow students at the Startup Academy of Skolkovo and began to participate in the series Tuesday Warm-Up Race, where we took second place. The guys from the first regatta liked everything: the opportunity to race right in the city, a soulful atmosphere, strong rivals, a clear organization, and wonderful prizes! Therefore, for the 2017 season, we prepared in advance and formed a large and strong team. I really believe the series of summer evening regattas created by PROyachting and hosted by Royal YC Moscow is the best way for a relaxing and fun evening of sailing with friends!!"
Maxim
Andrianov, CEO of ULYSSE NARDIN Russia, summed up the 2017 yachting
season 2017 with the following words: "First of all, I want to thank
PROyachting for the great opportunity to go sailing each week! Three
years ago, I could not even imagine that I would sail and participate in
competitions. This applies not only to me, but also to other regatta
participants in Moscow and Sochi. And this is the main merit of
PROyachting. I want to note the increased level of the organization and
the participants themselves. This is a very serious level- imagine that,
seventy-two teams from around Moscow were racing every evening this
summer! Many youth take part in the National Sailing League and
international competitions sail J/70s, and it all started here at the
Water Stadium west of Moscow on a matched fleet of J/70s- perfect! I
will tell you a secret that I also thought about developing in this
direction. It is a pity that the season is over, but we will wait for
the start of new season in 2018 and, of course, I will go to Sochi to
support the National Sailing League and the 24 teams competing on the
famous J/70 class sailboats! Thank you, PROyachting, you are good
fellows!"For more PROyachting sailing event information, please contact PROyachting at ph- +7 499 393 31 33 (Moscow), +7 988 143 17 57 (Sochi) or email- info@pro-yachting.ru. Add to Flipboard Magazine.
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