Russian J/70 Sailing League Finale
by J/Boats 13 Nov 2018 09:15 PST
25-28 October 2018
Russian J/70 Sailing League © Maksim Sheremetyev
The summer-long, six-event Russian Sailing League series held their finale in Sevastopol, Russia last weekend. Sponsored by major corporations like OCK Consulting, GAZPROM, and NORDSTREAM Gas, the sailing league is organized and supported by the Russian Sailing Federation.
As in year's past, the fleet participated in a matched fleet of J/70s supplied for the entire season; with regattas taking place in Moscow (Konakovo River Club), Sochi, St Petersburg, Vladivostok, and Sevastopol.
The Russian woman J/70 champion skipper- Valeriya Kovalenko from ARTTUBE RUS-1 commented on their winning performance: "We had a very successful year sailing J/70s in the Russian National League as well as in Europe and the USA for the J/70 Worlds," said Ms. Kovalenko. "I am extremely proud of my team- Aleksey Borisov, Alexander Bozhko, Igor Lisovenko, and Max Titarenko- they are amazing! We finished second in this finale in Sevastopol and this year took first place for the second year in a row in the overall Russian National Sailing League - a performance that we are happy with after such a long season. It is wonderful to see the level of Russian sailing improving dramatically and, in fact, it is the J/70 one-design class that has helped elevate our sailors not just in Russia, but in European and International events!"
Of interest to J/70 sailors is the fact that Valeriya Kovalenko's team on ARTTUBE RUS-1 has been the two-time Monaco Winter Series J/70 Class winners and a podium finisher in the famous Primo Cup- Trophee Credit Suisse hosted each spring by YC Monaco.
Rounding out the podium for the season championship were LEVIATHAN Team taking the silver and the CALPSO Team taking the bronze.
Find more information at rusyf.ru/projects/3