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THE LIONS
THE WORLD WILL HEAR US ROAR
IT’S THE HEART THAT MAKES US SAILORS AND LIONS
Lions by heart and sailors by soul, we were raised on the waters of the Black Sea, a sea named after it’s harsh temper. Hardened by the elements and blended together in a team, we will prevail in the event where raw sailing skills and instinct win races.
Small nations can deliver big surprises in sports. Bulgaria did it before. And we can do it in sailing too.
Our SSL Team comprises top athletes competing in international sailing events. The pick consists of sailors qualified with their racing results and those with lives dedicated to the sport of sailing. With some of us as first timers in a crew or a 22-time winner of the oldest regatta in Bulgaria, we are one team with one drive:
Sailing means the world to us. The SSL Gold Cup is calling. And we answer.
Statistics
THE COUNTRY
- 25000 nautical passionate
- 3000 sailors
- 30 sailing clubs
- 100 sailing schools
- 400km of sea coast
ACHIEVEMENTS
- 12th place at the Olympic Games 2008
- 4-time Olympian in sailing
- 4 Olympic athletes
- 1st place ARC Race 2015
SSL Ranking
- SSL best ranked woman: 2296(2020)
- SSL best ranked man: 1026(2020)
- SSL nations ranking: 59(11/2020)
MAIN EVENTS
- Bourgas Sailing Week > 220 participants
- Varna Channel Cup > 180 participants (2019)
- Cor Caroli Regatta > 250 participants (2019)
The captain
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THE LEADERS
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THE YOUTH FACTOR
Young Guns have no fear of the sea nor of their rivals. They jump right on the task. They are smart, keen and bold in their fight. They come out of the extremely competitive olympic classes and they carry the flame of the battle on the big boat. They push themselves harder and they raise the pace of the team. Sky’s the limit. The Future is theirs!
Confirmed Athletes
Potential Team Position

1
BOW
Boris Minkov
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2
MID-BOW
Radoslav Gavrailov
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3
PIT
Ina Ilieva
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4
GRINDER
Yoan Kolev
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5
TRIMMER
Maria Alexandrova
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6
TRIMMER
Aleksandar Dimitriev
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7
MAIN TRIMMER
Ivo Todorov
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8
HELM
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9
TACTICIAN
Lyuben Tenekedzhiev
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10
CAPTAIN
Yavor Kolev
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11
FLOATER
Ivan Gueorguiev
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1
BOW
Boris Minkov
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2
MID-BOW
Radoslav Gavrailov
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3
PIT
Ina Ilieva
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4
GRINDER
Yoan Kolev
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5
TRIMMER
Maria Alexandrova
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6
TRIMMER
Aleksandar Dimitriev
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7
MAIN TRIMMER
Ivo Todorov
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8
HELM
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9
TACTICIAN
Lyuben Tenekedzhiev
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10
CAPTAIN
Yavor Kolev
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11
FLOATER
Ivan Gueorguiev
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SQUAD
Yavor Kolev | Boris Minkov |
Ina Ilieva | Ivan Gueorguiev |
Radoslav Gavrailov | Maria Alexandrova |
Mariela Nikolova | Angelov Ivailo |
Lyuben Tenekedzhiev | David Binev |
Ivo Todorov | Yoan Kolev |
Aleksandar Dimitriev | Valentin Nedyalkov |
Krasimir Naumov |