Sail & Sea team wins J/70 Saint Petersburg Cup

On September 27-29 the final stage of Saint Petersburg Cup in the J/70 class took place at Smolenka yacht port
October 1 2024 2 minutes to read
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Final stage of St. Petersburg Cup in the J/70 class

On Friday, September 27, training took place in the Gulf of Finland, and on Saturday it was time to start the races, the results of which counted towards the final standings

Saint Petersburg greeted the participants with cool autumn weather and a brisk wind. On Saturday there were gusts up to 15 knots, and on Saturday the wind was 12-13 knots and often changed direction.

Final stage of St. Petersburg Cup in the J/70 class
Final stage of St. Petersburg Cup in the J/70 class

 Seven races were held during two racing days. Sail & Sea team helmed by Vasily Khabardin took the gold of this stage. 

Sail & Sea team
Sail & Sea team

Sail & Sea's closest rival, Black Swan crew, came second in this stage of the competition and ended up second at the end of the season. Black Swan lost 9 points to the leaders of the stage, but in the overall standings the two teams finished with absolutely equal scores. Only thanks to the gold in the final stage, Sail & Sea managed to beat their rival. 

The bronze of the stage went to Wind team, and the bronze in the overall standings was taken by Amigos team.

Winners of St. Petersburg Cup in the J/70 class
Winners of St. Petersburg Cup in the J/70 class
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