IGOR RYTOV (RUS)|
| | Nomination |
In a month that saw
Russian crews at the
top of almost every
major one-design
competition Rytov’s
achievement stood out as a first in
the annals of offshore racing. Sailing
with an all-Russian crew on another
trusty JPK 10.80, Bogatyr, Igor Rytov
is now the first Russian skipper to put
his name on one of the classic ocean
racing trophies, winning this year’s
Rolex Middle Sea Race overall by just
over 6 minutes, surviving nearly four
days of rapidly changing conditions
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| Why they won |
| ‘A beginner in 2012, MSR winner in 2017 – Vadim Vosman; ‘I am
RORC member since 2013 and proud to have raced with Igor’
– Boris Omelnitskiy; ‘Larry was big competition!’ – Ivan Bidzilya;
‘A big jump for a newcomer!’ – Sergey Pinyagin; ‘Russian guys
win the MSR!!!’ – Mikchail Mishchenko; ‘A great result for Russia’
– Anastasia Kalinina; ‘Igor wins with his friends against the big
pro sailors!’ – Sergeev Anton; ‘My husband is the coolest man!’
– Irina Rytov; ‘And my dad is the best dad’ – Polina Rytov. |
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