Race One, Report Two: Exciting battles at sea for line honours

All vessels continue to race and have all reported their positions to the communications vessel.  

Positions (all on corrected time) are as follows:

Class A

1st  Nadezhda (Russia)

2nd  Mir (Russia)

3rd  Royal Helena (Bulgaria)

Class B – no change to this morning’s positions

1st  Bodrum (Turkey)

2nd  Adornate (Romania)

3rd  Johanna Lucretia (UK)

Class C/D – this class is combined due to the number of vessels entered in those classes.

1st  Sea Adventure (Bulgaria)

2nd Akela (Russia)

3rd  Viking (Russia)

There are several exciting battles taking place within the fleet – Sea Adventure (currently 1st on the water), Bodrum and Viking have all taken a northerly route and are challenging each other for line honours.  Taking a similar route but further back are Nadezhda (currently 4th overall) and Mir (currently 5th overall), who will be using their skills to benefit from every breath of wind.    

The wind failed to increase as expected today  – at the time of reporting it was ESE 5-7 knots with a moderate sea state, however it is expected to veer through south and then northwards and increase to between 15 and 20 knots during the next 24 hours.    

Photo: Mir, Royal Helena and Mircea approaching the start line

You can follow the fleet on the Yellow Brick system by clicking on this link.     

Twenty-nine sail training vessels entered the SCF Black Sea Tall Ships Regatta, with 17 having arrived in Varna to take part, including one Ukranian and seven Russian ships.  Most of them are racing from Varna (Bulgaria) to Novorossiysk (Russia) before cruising to Sochi (Russia), from where they will race the final leg to Constanta (Romania).  

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About Sail Training International (STI)

STI is the international voice of Sail Training, a registered charity (not-for-profit organisation), which has worldwide membership and activities. Its purpose is the development and education of young people through the Sail Training experience, regardless of nationality, culture, religion, gender or social background. It organises the annual Tall Ships Races and other international Tall Ship sailing events. STI members are 29 national Sail Training organisations around the world and STI’ head office is in Gosport, Hampshire, UK.

The organisation was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 2007 for its work in promoting international understanding and friendship.   www.sailtraininginternational.org

What is sail training?

Sail Training is an adventure activity, which includes far more than sailing instruction. Participants are required to confront demanding challenges, bo