Today, Kazan hosted the grand opening ceremony for the 3rd stage of the Top Division of the National Sailing League. Honoured guests, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov, First Deputy Minister of Sports of Tatarstan Khalil Shaikhutdinov and President of the All-Russian Sailing Federation Vladimir Silkin saw a march of regatta participants.
It is attended by the country’s strongest teams, representing various regions of Russia – Moscow, Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Saratov, Taganrog, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Sochi, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, and other cities. Some 21 crews of the Top Division take part in the regatta, a total of more than 120 participants.
The NSL Regatta Committee plans to give a sufficient number of starts so that all residents and guests of the city can enjoy this incredibly beautiful view. The regatta of the Russia’s strongest yachtsmen will end on June 2 with a closing ceremony on the square near the Kamal Theatre.
On Children's Day (June 1, Saturday) the waters of the Nizhny Kaban Lake will be filled with participants in two more sailing competitions. The participants of the NSL Children's Division and the Sailing Championship of Tatarstan will fight for medals there. On June 2, a National Sailing League closing ceremony will take place in the same place at 18:00.