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Palma Vela Celebrates its 20th Anniversary: A Landmark Event in Sailing
06. May 2024
The picturesque Bay of Palma bore witness to a momentous occasion as the 20th edition of PalmaVela drew to a close on Sunday, May 5th. With over a hundred boats gracing the waters, spanning thirteen diverse categories, this year's event showcased the epitome of sailing excellence and camaraderie.
2024 ORC DH European Champions Celebrated in Caorle
05. May 2024
Three new champions emerged as 2024 European champions in each of three ORC DH classes: Massimo Juris and Pietro Luciano (ITA) competing on their JPK 10.80 COLOMBRE in Class A, Antonio Di Chiara and Walter Svetina (ITA) on their First 40.7 TASMANIA in Class B, and Vladimir Borstnar and Bojan Gale (SLO) sailing their J-99 JOY in Class C.
Line Honours at the 2024 ORC Double-Handed European Championship Goes to Hauraki
04. May 2024
In a truly remarkable feat, the father-son duo of Mauro and Giovanni Trevisan clinched the Line Honours after sailing for 34 hours, one minute, and seven seconds with their Millenium 40 Hauraki, a testament to their exceptional skill and teamwork.
ORC Double Handed European Championship 2024
ORC DH Europeans 2024 Caorle, ITA
2024 ORC Double-Handed European Championship, now in its second year and the first of several World and European Championship events on the 2024 international racing calendar, will be held concurrently with 30th La Duecento, co-organized by the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC).
La Duecento was created in 1995. It originated as part of La Cinquecento as a medium coastal race, disputed only in the X2 (double-handed) version for the first years. In the following years, La Duecento grew and became an independent race of increasing success in the XTutti (Full Crew) version. The name comes from the miles to go – two hundred – along one of the most challenging and fascinating scenarios of the upper Adriatic: starting from Caorle, passage to the buoy of Grado, then route to the island of Susak (Croatia) and back.
⏰ Date: May 1st - May 5th
🌍 Distance: Caorle - buoy of Grado - round the island of Susak - Caorle
La Duecento was created in 1995. It originated as part of La Cinquecento as a medium coastal race, disputed only in the X2 (double-handed) version for the first years. In the following years, La Duecento grew and became an independent race of increasing success in the XTutti (Full Crew) version. The name comes from the miles to go – two hundred – along one of the most challenging and fascinating scenarios of the upper Adriatic: starting from Caorle, passage to the buoy of Grado, then route to the island of Susak (Croatia) and back.
⏰ Date: May 1st - May 5th
🌍 Distance: Caorle - buoy of Grado - round the island of Susak - Caorle
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