Synergy Russian Sailing Team Claims 2012 Match Racing Title

Rovinj, Croatia (October 3, 2012) – Valentin Zavadnikov and Leonid Lebedev’s Synergy Russian Sailing Team today claimed the 2012 match racing title at the Adris RC44 World Championship, in a nail biting finale that went to the wire on the waters off Rovinj, Croatia. With helm Ed Baird (USA), the series extended over five regattas – in Puerto Calero, Canary Islands; Cascais, Portgual; the Austria Cup on Lake Traunsee, Marstrand, Sweden, and Croatia. The fleet racing for both the 2012 season prize as well as the beginning of the Adris RC44 World Championship starts Thursday.

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