Simrad goes solo in Scandinavia
The Scandinavians are flocking to the shorthanded scene. The next big thing will be a 250 nautical miles solo regatta with stop overs starting August 1st 2006. Simrad Marine is backing the event with full force and they are title sponsor for Simrad OneStar.
- Our ambition is to make Simrad OneStar one of the best solo regattas in Northern Europe in the years to come. The goal is to expand the regatta and crank up the level each year, says Øyvind Vedeler, eager solo sailor and the man who kicked of the shorthanded interest in Norway.
All the major offshore regattas in Norway have incorporated shorthanded classes in their concepts this year and two double handed regattas have been born the last years: Frydenbø Doublehanded between Bergen and Stavanger, and Watski Skagerrak TwoStar with pit stops in both Norway and Sweden. This last solo addition to the shorthanded regatta where tested out last year when 15 eager OneStar-sailors tested the course. They where all smiles when they returned after 200 nautical miles hard solo racing.
Simrad OneStar will be even harder than the training regatta. The boats will start from the Race Village in downtown Fredrikstad August 1st 2006 and dive south to the Swedish islands of Väderöarna. After rounding the islands they will cross Skagerrak and arrive in Arendal over 24 hours later. The worst case scenario will give the sailors 10 hours rest before they are sent out on an 8 hours course to return to Arendal for some more R&R. The start from Arendal to Fredrikstad goes early morning Friday 4th, and hopefully the boats will be back at the Race Village the day after. The total length of the regatta is 250 nautical miles.
- - This is a true adventure and shorthanded sailing has become the big thing in the last couple of years here in Scandinavia. Simrad OneStar will give us an excellent opportunity to showcase our products for the sailing community, says Jan-Hugo Schnelle, managing director Simrad Marine AS.
The regatta is open for all boats with LYS (Norwegian handicap) over 1,15 and sailors from all nations are more than welcome to the start line. Right now the largest boat on the entry list is a 56 foot racing trimaran and the smallest are the fleet of 6 Mini 6.50s. The presentation of the new regatta was done Wednesday in front of 150 keen shorthanded sailors in Oslo. 25 of them where all ready signed up for the solo adventure and the organizers are hoping to max out the 50 available spots.
- This is the ultimate regatta for the experienced sailors that want to push their limits and experience a real adventure. Skagerrak is our play ground and we want this regatta to develop together with the sailors, says Vedeler.
See www.simrad-onestar.com for more information about the race.
- Our ambition is to make Simrad OneStar one of the best solo regattas in Northern Europe in the years to come. The goal is to expand the regatta and crank up the level each year, says Øyvind Vedeler, eager solo sailor and the man who kicked of the shorthanded interest in Norway.
All the major offshore regattas in Norway have incorporated shorthanded classes in their concepts this year and two double handed regattas have been born the last years: Frydenbø Doublehanded between Bergen and Stavanger, and Watski Skagerrak TwoStar with pit stops in both Norway and Sweden. This last solo addition to the shorthanded regatta where tested out last year when 15 eager OneStar-sailors tested the course. They where all smiles when they returned after 200 nautical miles hard solo racing.
Simrad OneStar will be even harder than the training regatta. The boats will start from the Race Village in downtown Fredrikstad August 1st 2006 and dive south to the Swedish islands of Väderöarna. After rounding the islands they will cross Skagerrak and arrive in Arendal over 24 hours later. The worst case scenario will give the sailors 10 hours rest before they are sent out on an 8 hours course to return to Arendal for some more R&R. The start from Arendal to Fredrikstad goes early morning Friday 4th, and hopefully the boats will be back at the Race Village the day after. The total length of the regatta is 250 nautical miles.
- - This is a true adventure and shorthanded sailing has become the big thing in the last couple of years here in Scandinavia. Simrad OneStar will give us an excellent opportunity to showcase our products for the sailing community, says Jan-Hugo Schnelle, managing director Simrad Marine AS.
The regatta is open for all boats with LYS (Norwegian handicap) over 1,15 and sailors from all nations are more than welcome to the start line. Right now the largest boat on the entry list is a 56 foot racing trimaran and the smallest are the fleet of 6 Mini 6.50s. The presentation of the new regatta was done Wednesday in front of 150 keen shorthanded sailors in Oslo. 25 of them where all ready signed up for the solo adventure and the organizers are hoping to max out the 50 available spots.
- This is the ultimate regatta for the experienced sailors that want to push their limits and experience a real adventure. Skagerrak is our play ground and we want this regatta to develop together with the sailors, says Vedeler.
See www.simrad-onestar.com for more information about the race.
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