The organization committee of the international regatta Ust-Luga Cup 2014 has been reduced to four members. This year it consists of Victor Olersky, Deputy Transport Minister of the Russian Federation; Valery Izrailit, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Company Ust-Luga OJSC; Oleg Valinsky, First Deputy to the head of Oktyabrskaya Railway (Russian Railways branch); Aleksandr Aliyev, Director General of Commercial Seaport Lavna LLC, the organization committee says.
General organization of the Regatta is entrusted to autonomous noncommercial organization Baltic Regatta Ust-Luga Cup (Director General – Aleksandr Aliyev).
Тechnical organizer of the event - Motor Boat & Yachting Russia.
Regatta press center – IAA PortNews.
First time the Baltic regatta Ust-Luga Cup passed in June, 2012 and was dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Sea port Ust-Luga. Successful regatta became noticeable event not only in the sailing world, but also among the business public and mass media representatives. Considering a great interest to further project development from side of participants in port business in Russia and abroad, organizers made the decision to hold the Baltic regatta Ust-Luga Cup as an annual event.
The project is supported by the Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation and Russian Sailing Federation.
Ust-Luga Cup 2014 will be held from June 1 till June 11, 2014. The regatta will follow the former route: from Stockholm (Sweden) till Saint-Petersburg (Russia) via Mariehamn (Finland) and Tallinn (Estonia). The participants and the guests will moor in beautiful places at picturesque islands of Sweden and Finland, visit a bright final show with a parade of sails at the Neva river and the award ceremony at one of the most prestigious yacht-clubs of Saint-Petersburg.
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