Macho-lecho, unicorn and penguins in the heat. How the regatta took place in Uzhgorod (PHOTO-REPORT)

Regatta is a place of humor and creativity. And also, what makes Uzhgorod Uzhgorod: the city where interesting and fun events take place.Almost half the city came to see about 70 braves conquering the waters of the Uzh. Among them, there was a floating unicorn, and the characters of the crew "Multik": penguins, rabbit and someone unidentifiable in a pink fur coat, as well as a bottle of champagne. The admiral and the rear admiral of the Transcarpathian fleet, Fedir Shandor and Serhiy Denisenko, closed the procession.   

And although the regatta is not about sport, but about fun, there are still winners. Traditionally, the best seamen are awarded in four nominations. So, among those who finished the difficult (and shallow) distance of 1800 meters from the Pidzamkovy bridge to the Masaryk bridge, in the nomination "Flying Dutchman" (fastest ship), the "TATU" won for the second time: experience and speed. In the nomination "Jolly Roger" (the most original ship), the winner was "Macho-Lecho", and the captain should be given the title "sea wolf", because he has participated in the event many times. In the nomination "Black Cuttlefish", (the fastest ship among homemade ones), the winner was "Velo-vodo-khid", which was also led by a "sea wolf". In the nomination "Noah’s Ark" (the largest crew), the winner was the team "Vikings" Ukraine-Norway", which consisited of the war veterans and their wives.

At the finish all the participants are ordained as sailors, according to the tradition of "sea wolves", by tasting outer water. Ivan Divinets – the boatswain of the Transcarpathian fleet and a truly experienced captain, who organizes floating down mountain rivers – is in charge of the procedure. For the event, he collected water from the four main rivers of Transcarpathia: Tisa, Uzh, Latorytsya and Borzhava, and mixed a cocktail with the addition of captain’s rum as an antiseptic.

Uzhgorod regatta took place for the 9th time, thus becoming a favorite holiday of Uzhgorod citizens and guests of the city. It is worth to plan to take part in the regatta-2019!

He who first said: it is better to see once, than to hear a hundred times, was wise. Here are some moments of Uzhgorod regatta!