Dear friends and members of ABIE Russia,
Thanks again for attending the first edition of the Moscow Sailing Cup on
Sunday, June 20th.
On
20 June, the weekend when the historic Round the Island race was being held off
the Isle of Wight, the Club Italiani a Moscow(Moscow Italian Business Club) held a more modest but still highly enjoyable
regatta on the Klyazma reservoir. In addition to the Italians, ...there were
teams from Australian, Canada Great Britain and Russia. The base for the day was
the Yacht Club Vodnik, which sits behind razor-wire not far from the bridge
which carries the Dmitrovskoe Shuassee over the Moscow-Volga Canal.
The weather was hot and with only scattered clouds, and the wind light and
variable. This made for close racing and very enjoyable sailing. All the boats
were the Carter 30s, though the quality of the sails varied. Each boat had a
crew of five plus the owner. The Russians took the sailing most seriously of
all the teams, whereas the Italians appeared to be enjoying themselves the
most. The Italian Business Club hosted a wonderful party afterwards for all the
crews and about two hundred guests. The food, the wine and the beer were all
magnificently Italian, as was the weather. I think I would be correct in saying
that everyone is looking forward to a return match next year. (Passport
Magazine, 07/2010).
The final ranking of the
sailing competition was:
1. Russia(RSPP - Yacht club Pirogovo)
2. Great Britain(British Business Club)
3. CANADA (CERBA)
4. Australia(ABIE)
5. Italy(Club ITAM)
We would like to thank our sponsors OOO HSBC Bank
(RR)*, PepsiCo, Peroni Nastro
Azzurro, Gelatissimo and Warren's
Sausages for their significant contribution to the event.
We hope that you enjoyed the day as much as we did!
