In St. Petersburg, completed an international match race "Sails of White Nights - National Congress Palace Cup ." Won by crew from New Zealand , William Tiller . In St. Petersburg, completed an international match race "Sails of White Nights - National Congress Palace Cup ."
Won by crew from New Zealand , William Tiller . Russian- New Zealander confrontation in the main race of the regatta "Sails of White Nights - National Congress Palace Cup " ended with the defeat of the owners.
And in the match for third place, and in the main final for a clear advantage in an away win .
Ekaterinburzhets Sergei Musikhin really wanted to redeem the defeat in the semi-finals of Vladimir Lipavsky and take at least third place in the confrontation with Reuben Corbett . "We went hard and the quarter-finals. - Says Sergey . - Staffan Lindberg constantly provoked and ruffled nerves us a lot. When we are attacked , we had to constantly be on guard to ensure that judges are not fined . There were moments when , in my opinion, they were wrong.
And in the semi-finals and the match for the third place we have great nervous. Of course, to blame somewhere and the wind is not enough ... New Zealanders are certainly strong. They season at sunset , and we have only just begun. And indeed there sailing very well developed . English sailors at the time did their job . " Sensation of the regatta - 2012 Muscovite Vladimir Lipavskii unable to provide decent resistance to William Tiller . To win, a New Zealander had three FLIGHT . "We did not expect such a result . - Vladimir was visibly upset . - Each race was held in tough fight . But the experience has affected Tiller . It is difficult to deal with such a strong athlete.
Prior to today's race we have already met in Vladivostok in the semi-finals and were close to victory, but lost ... As for the race , " Sails of White Nights - National Congress Palace Cup " , I can say that this is a very good regatta , so I come here and be happy , I like everything here . A very high level of competition , a high level athletes , officiating .
Distance , though specific - a strong current , gusty winds , the narrow waters - even the most experienced athletes is difficult, but all are on equal terms. " William Tiller shared the secret that his team came to the race was originally set up to win , " Vladimir Lipavskii - a worthy competitor. This is one of those occasions when we meet athletes at various competitions , and each time it gets stronger and stronger. Before that, we met with him in sparring in Vladivostok and in Estonia. He is a very grown up.
Five days passed quickly . Basically, we were engaged in a race , were in sport mode , but had time to go on a sightseeing tour . I love St. Petersburg and its unique waters . The city is beautiful , delicious, and we 'll definitely be here again . "
