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August 2013 FINNFARE Published

August 2013 Finnfare published

With one event to go to the end of the Finn Alpen Cup 2013, 13 races have been completed and 148 participants have taken part

Aleksander Novikov, one of the founders and most active members of Russian Finn Association has died on July, 10

due to the road accident at Ukraine.

Big track from opposite direction went to opposite line and crumpled the car, which was driven by Alexander. As a

result of this accident, Alexander has died.

Aleksandr Novikov was the strong sailor in FD member of USSR national team. In 1990-2000 he was working as

Principal Race Officer and organized many regattas in sailboards. Later he started to participate in regattas in Finn

class and became one of founders of Russian Finn Association.

He selflessly and devotedly loved sailing, fully invested, all his time, money, talent and soul into development of Finn

class in Rostov area, education of young sailors, in the development of Finn Association.

Thanks largely to his work as an fleet officer a winter training program in class Finn in Sochi was maintained and

developed much. Alexander had his own strong ambitions as a racer, but nevertheless he suppressed them for the

sake of organizing and conducting stages of Winter Cup of Russian Finn Association in Sochi, and those regattas

were brilliantly organized and conducted.

His talent as the judge and organizer was highly valued by all athletes who have to compete under him.

His taught school of enthusiasm, optimism, commitment to goals and culture of yacht handling and maintenance will

remain in soul of many athletes who went through communion with him.

Alexander was also the soul of the company and participated in all endeavors. He took part in Christmas regatta in

Sochi every year, most of regattas in Sochi, Taganrog, Moscow, in all our travels to international events (Europeans,

World Finn Masters, European Finn Masters).

His cheerfulness, enthusiasm and energy lifted and supported many other sailors.

He was always a reliable friend and comrade and at any moment he was ready to help and to support you in any

deal. And together with this man you can confidently make any deal, move mountains.

Finn Association mourns the untimely past friend and companion. .

Aleksander Novikov, one of the founders and most active members of Russian Finn Association, has died on July, 10 after a road accident in Ukraine.