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Black Sea International Regatta 2011 25-29 May

Mangalia, Romania - , Bulgaria, 25-29th May - Fourth Edition

Gone with the wind

ORGANIZING AUTHORITY: Yacht Club Romania, with the support of the Odessa International Yacht Club. Special thanks to the Turkish Offshore Racing Club and to the Russian Offshore Racing Association.

REGATTA DETAILS: Over 60 yachts from Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Ukraine and Russia are expected to participate 7 races - 6 inshore races (three in Balchik , three in ) and one 45 nautical miles offshore race between Balchik and Mangalia Classes – the first, racing class, will be defined taking into account the hull factor, DLR, boat length and TCC. The rest of the fleet will be divided into classes based on the TCC only. International Jury (Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania), Principal Race Officer – Greece, UNCL France support for IRC ratings Prizes will be awarded to the winners in each class. The overall winner will receive the International Award. The Notice of Race will be published on the regatta official website www.blacksearegatta.com in March 2011 Black Sea International Regatta 2011 Mangalia, Romania - Balchik, Bulgaria, 25-29th May - Fourth Edition

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Yacht Club Romania, initiator of the Black Sea International Regatta, is the leading offshore racing club in Romania. YCR is the IRC representative for Romania and is also helping Yacht Club Odessa to implement IRC in Ukraine. Lucian Dragomir, member of the YCR Council, is the President of the Offshore Committee of the Romanian Sailing Federation. YCR has organized in 2009 the first Romanian National Offshore Yachting Championship. CONTACT Bogdan Alexandrescu / YACHT CLUB ROMANIA [email protected] / www.blacksearegatta.com Tel: +(4031) 425 65 55 / Fax: +(4031) 425 65 58 Mangalia

MANGALIA - CALLATIS

After the founding of the two colonies Histria and 26 berthing places for yachts between 10 and 13.50 Tomis (nowadays Constanta) by the colonists from meters. Milet, 44 km to the south, the Greeks founded Callatis Fort (nowadays Mangalia). Thalassotherapy ACCOMODATION - HOTEL PRESIDENT**** and balneal tourism in Romania are internationally famous. The value of the local tourism center is The “Black Sea” Business Center– President Hotel amplified by the existence of four large balneal is located 50 m away from the Black Sea shore in treatment centers fortunately using the well-known the heart of Mangalia city. sapropels, as well as the sulfurous mesothermal waters in the area. Some of the tourist destinations in the area are the ruins of the Callatis fort, the Open 365 days a year, President is the only hotel seminaries, conferences, congresses, trade events, Archeology Museum, the Papyrus Tomb (dating in Romania that preserved an archeological site expositions, courses, teambuilding, product launch, from the Hellenic age), the Esmahan Sultan Mosque with vestiges from the Greek age, as well as from company events. The eight conference rooms are (Moor style, 1650) and the Mangalia Stud. the Roman-Byzantine age having a two-millennium ultramodern and equipped with air conditioning and history inside. 65 accommodation facilities are wireless internet, being also provided with a lobby THE NEW MANGALIA MARINA available: double rooms, double deluxe rooms, for coffee breaks. For more information, see - EUROPEAN INVESTMENT single rooms, one deluxe apartment and one www.hpresident.com. presidential apartment. Thanks to a pretentious rehabilitation program, Beside President Restaurant (120 places), offering Mangalia will have a marina in the real sense: a variety of menus from the Romanian and the possibilities for deluxe yachts long-term International kitchen, the hotel also offers the Jolly accommodation, new infrastructure and Cafeteria, the Callatis Bar, a Business Club with accommodation facilities. The project has the billiard, chess, rummy, backgammon, sauna, European support. Thus, the amount of 4.07 million massage, a fitness club for men/women, a swimming EUR was made available by means of a regional pool for adults and children provided with a terrace, development program. The local municipality will a bar and a grill. allocate 650,000 EUR and so the total value of the investment will exceed 4.6 million EUR. The THE BUSINESS CENTER execution period will be 18 months, following that the new Mangalia Marina will have 116 berthing The Business Center has up to date modern facilities, places for boats not longer than 7 meters and therefore all kind of events can be organized here:

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CAPE KALIAKRA embraced by three rows of fortress walls, some of them still being present today One of the most beautiful and strangest places The walls used to separate the town in three parts- along the Bulgarian North Seaside is definitely Cape suburbs, outer and innerthree parts- suburbs, outer BALCHIK - THE TOWN OF DIONYSOS Kaliakra. It is situated 12 km east from and and inner town. The first strengthening line is found 60 km northeast from Varna. A narrow rocky at the very beginning of the cape. It was built by Balchik is a small beautiful seaside town, which peninsula cuts 2 km through the sea and impresses the Roman Imperator Justinian. Beautiful tower from combines the romance of its steep streets with the with its 70 km long rocks, embracing it alongside. the 13th Century is situated at the entrance of the beauty of the sea. For a long time it has been known The iron oxide composition of the rocks gives red wall. In the suburbs a Roman tomb - necropolis as the White Town for the mainlywhite colour of its colour to the cape, which is usually compared to and water - main are preserved. Except for rich lime rocks. a fiery sword, cutting the blue- green sea waters. history, the beautiful region treasures unique nature Balchik has a 21 centuries history and has preserved For its natural beauty this place was called Kaliakra- as well. “Kaliakra” Nature Preserve spreads on 688 traces of many cultures. The town is on the place “Beautiful Cape”. In ancient times the inaccessibility decares. The park is home of starlings, blackbirds, of an ancient Greek colony known as Dionysopolis, of the rocks became a reason for the building of a and cormorants. after Dionysos. During Romania's administration, fortress around these lands. The Thracian used to the Balchik Palace was the favourite summer call it “Tirizis”, the Romans- “Akra”, and the residence of Queen Marie of Romania and her family. Byzantines- “Acres Castelum”. The rumours tell that The Palace is the site of Marie's Chapel - Stella plenty of treasures from Persia were buried in the Maris, the place where her heart was kept, in caves around the cape. This myth is attracting accordance with her last wishes. The gardens are treasure- hunters and divers now. the "residence" of 3 000 or so plant species of which cacti alone are over 250, and thus Europe's Along the sea coasts of Kaliakra plenty of enemy’s second most important collection. The palace park ships have sunk. Kaliakra is also the spot, where is an imitation of the famous Cretan labyrinth. Each the greatest sea battle of Black Sea happened. The stone for the church therefore was brought from Russian squadron defeated the Turkish Armada the island of Crete. Today, the Balchik Palace and and this victory marks the end of the Russian – the adjacent Balchik Botanical Garden are the town's Turkish war (1787 – 1791). The ancient town was most popular landmarks.

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GOLF COURSES BALCHIK NEW MARINA

The Balchik area is going to become soon also an The new yacht port, which is situated just in front attractive location both for investment and traveling of the Marina City complex is currently under with the development of the golf tourism. The construction. The project provides for the port to engagement of the world class designers Gary be the biggest on the entire Black sea shore and Player and Ian Woodsman will make the place a to be equipped by the world acknowledged French ACCOMODATION preferred European golf destination and flourish the company “PORALU”. It is going to offer perfect - HOTEL MISTRAL**** tourism in the area. Currently, three 18-hole courses conditions for sea tourism and sports for amateurs are being developed around town: Lighthouse Golf and for professionals. Over 3 million Euro are going Located on the first line of hotels immediately by The hotel offers modern facilities, lobby bar, open- Resort-near Topola village and 10 km from Balchik, to be invested in this project, in order modern the marina and looking over the sea, this hotel air restaurant at the beach, meeting- and conference Black Sea Rama-next to the first one and Thracian architecture to be created and the high quality of welcomes with its beautiful stone façade, wrought room and all amenities needed for a business Cliff Golf-near the town of Kavarna. construction to be guaranteed. iron ornaments, luscious verdure and meeting or fulfilling holiday. For more information the Mediterranean spirit of southern France. There see www.hotelmistralbg.com. are 38 rooms out of which 34 double rooms, 9 of two beds and extra bed (folding armchair), 3 double rooms with double bed and extra bed (folding armchair), 22 double rooms with double bed (or single rooms) without extra bed, 3 apartments for two, room to accommodate two more guests on folding settee, 1 studio.

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