Russia’s most prestigious sailing project, the National Sailing League, held a regatta in the city of Nizhny Novgorod on June 14-16. 20 teams from the First Division have started their fourth battle. Government of the region Nizhny Novgorod, Administration of Nizhny Novgorod and Legislative Assembly of the region of Nizhny Novgorod helped with organization of the event. The general partner of the project was JSC United Shipbuilding Corporation. The fourth stage was unpredictable due to weather conditions. The wind was very weak during the first two racing days. Race Committee managed to hold 12 races on Sunday and 21 races for all. The winner of the regatta was the Calipso team from Tuapse. One point behind was the Sailing Academy of Saint Petersburg Yacht Club. The CSKA team won their first podium in NSL history and got a bronze medal. The ArtTube RUS1 team missed the podium but got a special trophy from the General Partner for the fastest distance. After this stage, positions in the Championship have changed. The leader remains the same – Akhmat from Chechen Republic. Sailing Academy of Saint Petersburg Yacht Club replaced Black Sea in second place, and Black Sea dropped to the third position. Navigator Trem is the fourth, and ZID art Sailing Team is the fifth. Only two more stages in Saint Petersburg and Kaliningrad are left. The Champion of the National Sailing League will be named in August.Stay tuned!

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