9th Thousand Islands Race starts tomorrow
by SCOR 17 Sep 2022 08:29 PDT
16-25 September 2022
Thousand Islands Race © SCOR
The Thousand Islands Race, one of the longest and most demanding Adriatic regattas, will start its ninth edition at 12:00 on Sunday, September 18th from Port of Rijeka.
The race that is run among more than 1000 Adriatic islands is sailed on what the organizers from Sailing Club of Rijeka and Porto Montenegro Yach Club like to call as the best offshore course that nature may design.
First leg is starting from Rijeka, leaving on starboard islands Unije, Susak, Premuda, Dugi Otok, Kornat, Vis, Lastovo and Sv. Andrija on starboard to finish in front of Porto Montenegro marina in Tivat, Montenegro. Over distance of about 280 miles, challenge of navigating among the many islands and channels of the Croatian coast and fascinating Boka Kotorska bay await competitors. In return they are awarded by pleasure of sport and stunning region's natural beauty known around the world for its character.
After the prize-giving for Leg 1 and party on Wednesday, September 21st, the fleet races back to Rijeka on the same course, starting on Thursday, September 22nd followed by the prize-giving scheduled for Sunday, September 25th in Rijeka.
This edition gathered sailboats from Austria, Croatia and Slovenia including three trimarans. Three past winners among them are contesting to win the title for second time. Last year winner Slovenian "Elaya" of Dušan Ušenicnik, winner of 2019 Austrian "Vento Cadela" with Christian Pfann at the helm and Croatian "Damaco" of Berislav Vranic, a real devotee that participated on board three different boats. After being runner up in Thousand Islands inaugural edition in 2013 he has won in 2014 and was finished third in 2015 and 2021.
Racing can be followed on-line through the tracking system giving position of boats together with real time calculation of corrected times. First leg time limit is on Wednesday September 21st at 12:00. Weather permitting first boats are expected to finish in Tivat after one or two days racing.
Organisers are grateful to their traditional devoted patrons Primorje-Gorski kotar County, City of Rijeka Kvarner Tourrist Association, Rijeka Tourist Association, Rijeka Port Authority and Harbour Master.
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