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PROGRAM
International Sailing Regatta
gPacific Rim Challenge - 2004h


4 September 2004 (Saturday)
Delegation arrivals.
Sailors and ambassadors will be met at the airport.
Trip to Nakhodka by van (about 3 hours).
Meet the host families, get settled.

5 September 2004 (Sunday)
13:00 Joint meeting with the gSailing Fereration of Nakhodkah, regatta judges, delegation leaders and yacht captains.
15:00 Discussion of the regatta program with the members of the delegations.
17:00 Opening cememony, cultural program.
19:00 Banquet.

6 September 2004 (Monday)
9:00 Meeting of the judges and captains.
10:00 ? 16:00 Training on gVostok Bayh, distance depending on the weather and the desire of the crew.
17:00 Meeting of the judges and captains.

13:00 Sightseeing tour of Nakhodka, visit to the City Museum (for ambassadors).

7 September 2004 (Tuesday)
9:00 Gathering of the captains and their crews.
10:00 Start of the Race #1 gCape Shefner (Nakhodka Bay)h ? gNakhodka Ocean Clubh ? gCape Podosyenova (Vostok Bay)h ? gAntaresh.
18:00 Meeting of the judges.

9:00 Trip out to the gtaigah (forest), gGostiniy Dvorh, Sergeevka, Russian banya (sauna), rest (for ambassadors).

8 September 2004 (Wednesday)
9:00 Gathering of the captains and their crews.
10:00 Start of the Race #2 gVostok Bayh.
14:00 Start of the Race #3 gVostok Bayh.
18:00 Meeting of the judges.
19:00 Picnic on the beach at gAntaresh.

9 September 2004 (Thursday)
Free day!
7:00 Day trip to Vladivostok (3 hours each way by car). gShashlikh (Georgian-style shishkabobs).

10 September 2004 (Friday)
9:00 Gathering of the captains and their crews.
10:00 Start of the Race #4 on the route gCape Podosyenova (Vostok Bay)h ? gAntaresh - gCape Shefner (Nakhodka Bay)h ? gNakhodka Ocean Clubh.
18:00 Meeting of the judges.

10:00 Trip to gVostochniy Porth, rest at gPeschaniy Beachh, hike up gSister Mountainh (for ambassadors).

11 September 2004 (Saturday)
9:00 Gathering of the captains and their crews.
10:00 Start of the Race #5 gNakhodka Bayh.
14:00 Start of the Race #6 gNakhodka Bayh.
17:30 Meeting of the judges.

11:00 Cruise around gNakhodka Bayh by boat, visit gLisiy Islandh, fishing (for ambassadors).

19:00 Closing ceremony, awards, cultural program, banquet.

12 September 2004 (Sunday)
Departures.
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