Royal Bulgaria Yacht Club Organizes First International Regatta

Sofia News Agency

The Royal Bulgaria Yacht Club is organizing the first international offshore IRC regatta in Bulgaria set to begin at the end of May.

The Royal Bulgaria Yacht Club, which was recently established, is organizing the regatta to set off from Varna and to finish in Romania's Mangalia.

The idea for the establishment of the Club was that of famous offshore sailor and tactician Capt. Ivan Grekov, who won a number of international regattas in his illustrious career.

"The newly established royal yacht club aims at increasing the authority of the Bulgarian yachting in the world through organizing participations of Bulgarian sailing teams in the most prestigious world competitions." Grekov stated, cited by sail-world.com.

"Another priority of the club will be to popularize all water sports as well as the tourist opportunities offered by the Bulgarian sea shore and development of Yacht clubs and Marinas along the beautiful Bulgarian Black sea coast, Danube river and on the country's freshwater lakes and rivers", Grekov concluded.