Race, stretching 65 nautical miles, the yacht classes «K-25R» and «25-35 feet» passed through the islands and Stenina Gerasimov. 100-mile distance of big boats from 40 feet and up, ran through on. Askold. Only in the first race of the championship came 36 yachts in the following test groups: K-25R, 25-foot, 40-foot Classic, Modern 40 feet, 43 feet and above and Dvuhtonniki. Weather pleased with the participants at the start, contrary to the forecast, during the starting procedure, the wind was blowing good, which allowed not delay the start of the competition. The race was expected protracted: with low winds throughout the race. Until the end of the race the weather is forecast was not on the side of the participants. However, prediction is not fully justified. Both distances yacht returned almost simultaneously. Within 4 hours of Saturday, from 16:00 to 20:00 finished 90% of the total fleet. Already identified preliminary competition leaders. In the two test groups, including the largest class «Konrad 25R», leading yachtsmen from Nakhodka. Today, July 14 at 1200 will be launched the second race of the competition. Distance it lies on the usual route — the triangle. However, there is one feature. Traditional triangle today «deployed» to the other side: a. Ears — Sandy Cape — Brickyard Cove — the finish line. The distance is 25 miles in length. Championship of Primorsky Krai — one of the most popular events of the coastal boaters. It is a great workout before the upcoming regatta for the Cup of Peter the Great Bay, which will be held in August, because the distance of both competitions are held in the waters of the Gulf of Peter the Great. On the «training» regatta crew even made a special trip from Irkutsk. The ceremony of awarding the winners of the Championship of Primorsky Krai will be July 16 in the yacht club «Seven Feet» at 1800.