27.05.2012.

Regatta "Zoran Radosavljevic" held

Fourteenth Memorial Regatta "Zoran Radosavljevic" ended today after two days of competition on the River Danube and the Sava Lake in Belgrade, where winners in all three classes were proclaimed.

In the class "cruiser", the first to reach the finishing line was AJK "Beograd" with caotain Edvard Filipovic. In the class of M-550'' micro'' the crew JK "Breeze" with Goran Stevanovic as captain was the most successful, a boat in the class'' optimist'' involving the youngest athletes, children under 15 years, has claimed victory Aleksandar Jovanovic of AJK "Beograd".

Member of the winning team in the class of "micro" and was a cadet of the Military Academy of the Government Trajkovic, who pointed out that participation in the memorial race held in memory of the Serbian officers and pilots for him the honor in itself.

"I am a member sailing section for four years, I participated in many competitions, but this race is special because it carries the name of Zoran Radosavljevic. Therefore, no victory is not as important as taking part in a race in memory of him, "said Trajkovic.

Military Academy sailing team participated in the classes'' crusader'' and "micro". The crew of these boats did the cadets of the Military Academy and the professional members of the Serbian Army.

In two days of sailing, racing on two fields at the Lake of Ade river, and in the waters of the Danube River, in front of the Nautical club "Zemun", in Ada, "Huja," in three categories at this year's regatta participation Zokijevoj took about a hundred athletes at 64 ships. worried about the regularity of the contestants, judges Sailing Federation Serbia led by the Chief Judge Dragan Knezevic, and safety have tried Sweeper River Flotilla in the role of race committee boat, and lifeguards.

Regatta, dedicated to the sailor and fighter air craft pilot of the elite 127th Squadron of the Air Force Army of Yugoslavia, which was defending the airspace of the country, and who died on 26th March 1999, was organized by the association of'' Regatta Zoran Radosavljevic" with the support of the Ministry of Defense and the Army of Serbia. The organization of the event helped the Serbian Sailing Association, Sailing club "Zemun" Nautical Club "Stari Grad" and "Ada Ciganlija" from Belgrade.

Snjezana Radosavljevic, the sister of the late pilot and race organizers stressed that the competition would have been almost impossible without the support of the Ministry of Defense and the Army of Serbia who have their funds and manpower to help the race runs smoothly.

Memorial Regatta "Zoran Radosavljevic" from the very place with the full support of the Ministry of Defense and the Army of Serbia, and this year the organization of the regatta were active members of the Air Force, members of River Flotilla from Novi Sad and the Military Academy of which were and two of the crew of cadets.

"Zoki’s race" is the biggest sailing event on our rivers. Given the importance of competition, the event was classified as an event of significance to the City of Belgrade.