28.05.2017.
Regatta with emotions
Today, in Belgrade, the 19th Memorial Yacht Regatta “Zoran Radosavljevic” has been completed in the memory of pilot and yachtsman Major Zoran Radosavljevic, member of the 127th fighter squadron “Knights” of the Yugoslav Army, who died defending his fatherland on 27th March 1999.
On two racing fields, on the Danube and Sava, 71 yacht crews competed in “micro” division - 5.5 metres long, “cruiser” - over 5.5 metres long, “laser” and “optimist” for boys and girls up to 14 years of age. More than 100 sailors competed at “Regatta with emotions” this year.
After summing up the results from the first and second day of competition, the 1st place in “cruiser” division was won by the crew of the “PSTech” sailing vessel led by skipper Goran Stevanovic. In ‘micro” division the best results were achieved by “” with skipper Dejan Antic. Among the youngest competitors, Dusan Trbojevic from Zemun Yachting Club scored the best results.
“Weather conditions this year have not been to the benefit of the sailors, but high water and low wind did not impede the crews to compete and thus keep the memory of our Zoran” Snezana Radosavljevic Mazibrada from "Zoran Radosavljevic" Association pointed out.
Members of the River Flotilla secured the regatta field, cadets of the Military Academy assisted in the organization of the regatta and competed among the yacht crews whereas members of the Air Force performed fly-pasts in "Gazelle" helicopters and symbolically marked the beginning of the regatta in memory of their colleague pilot Major Zoran Radosavljevic.
Organizers of the regatta are “Zoran Radosavljevic” Association, Zemun Yacht Club and the Ministry of Defence and the Serbian Armed Forces. Significant support was provided by the Serbian Ministry of Interior – the Riverine Police, the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Port Captaincy, the First Steamboat Association and other companies.
The Memorial Yacht Regatta “Zoran Radosavljevic” was first held in 1999 in Montenegro, and since May 2007 it has been organized in Belgrade.
