OREANDA-NEWS. On 29 June 2009 was announced, that Ukrsotsbank traditionally sponsored the holding of the most prestigious sailing race in Ukraine — the Vadym Hetman Cup. The tenth anniversary season sailing race in memory of the outstanding financier and the father of the Ukrainian national currency, Vadym Hetman, was opened in June.

"Longstanding sponsor partnership with the Hetman Cup is fundamentally important for Ukrsotsbank. After all, perhaps, it is difficult to find much vital event dedicated to the memory of such a bright and energetic person who was the Hero of Ukraine, the founder of the Ukrainian banking system, Vadym Hetman than a sailing race, — the Head of Corporate Identity and Communications of Ukrsotsbank, Serhiy Shevchenko said. — Remembering my communication experience with Vadym Hetman at the time of my journalistic work, I can mention that it was a man of strategic thinking and creative ideas that far ahead of its time and are in tune with the present time".

In this year’s program there were four types of races, including: races of cruising and cruising-racing yachts at distances of 100, 50 and 10 miles, races on TOPCAT catamarans, children’s competitions on Chico catamarans and competitions on 49-er Olympic class yachts which were included to the competition program of the annual sailing race for the first time this year.

The most prestigious award in the Ukrainian sailing — the Vadym Hetman Cup — was played among cruising, cruising and racing yachts. Amazonka yacht crew led by Captain Henady Ischenko received the chief trophy of the regatta.