Entertaining and educational event "One Day of Yachting Sports" organized for martyrs' children

Entertaining and educational event “One Day of Yachting Sports” was organized for children of martyrs’ who gave their lives for the territorial integrity of our country. The event was organized by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies together with the Azerbaijan Yachting Federation and Public Union Zafar: Support to Martyrs’ Families.

One day of the summer school of the Yachting Sports Federation, this time was remembered by the acquaintance of the martyrs’ children with yachting, raising their interest and desire in this sport and providing the children with information about sailing boats. The event was attended by 16 children who were shown the skills of sailing yachts, controlling the headwind, control in different wind directions, safety rules in the open sea, etc.

The training conducted by Seyhun Yildiz and Tugca Subashi, international head coaches for Laser and Optimist classes of the Yachting Sports Federation aroused great interest among the participants of the summer school.  Under the supervision of international class coaches of the Yachting Federation, the children of the martyrs who gave their lives for the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan were provided with safe use of sailing-boats in the open air by members of the national team. A boat tour, as well as various entertaining and educational games caused great joy for the children.

During the event, the participants were provided detailed information on sailing sports, improving the training of athletes for international competitions, participation of the Federation’s national team in training camps in the country and abroad, successful representation of our country in competitions involving hundreds of world-class professional sportsmen, enhancing their tactical knowledge and skills and further increasing their experience in various weather conditions.