Simrad OneStar nyhet som går verden rundt
Nyhetenom Simrad OneStar spres nå som ild i tørt gress rundt om iseilerverdenen. Det daglige, internasjonale nyhetsbrevet «Scuttlebutt»,som går til mottagere over hele verden, omtaler regattaen i dag. Herkan du lese omtalen:
SIMRAD ONESTAR
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.
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 was tested out last year when 15 eager OneStar-sailors sailed the course.
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.
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.
Twenty five sailors have already signed up for the solo adventure and the organizers are hoping to max out the 50 available spots.