Honda Baltic Offshore Week was great event
Kalev Yacht Club was delighted and privileged to host the Honda Baltic Offshore Week in Tallinn from July 22 to 27, 2008.
Honda Baltic Offshore Week was organised in co-operation with Nyländska Jaktklubben rf and Avomeripurjehtijat ry.
43 yachts were registered to the regatta: 11 yachts in ORCi 1 group, 17 yachts in ORCi 2 group, 11 yachts in ORCi 3 group and 4 yachts for the Ranking Regatta in X-99 class.
4 race days included long offshore race, windward/leeward races and coastal race. The wind during the whole regatta was tricky and weak. Because the lack of wind we did not complete one of the planned 5 w/l races. Otherwise the weather was sunny and warm and it made the regatta just great. Class X-99 completed 5 w/l races as scheduled before.
Honda Baltic Offshore Week was Open Offshore ORCi Championship for Finland and Estonia and also Ranking Regatta for class X-99, where the Offshore Estonian champions in class ORCi cleared up.
In class ORCi 1 achieved the title and gold medal of the Open Championship for Finland and Estonia Audi Sport (EST 550, DAGO), skipper Juss Ojala with 15 points. Very close to the title was also the winner of the last year’s regatta Alfa Romeo (FIN 17575, Merenkävijat), skipper Jani Lehti, but they got silver medal with 15.50 points. With 20.90 points achieved bronze medal Lady Bird (EST 299, Pärnu Yacht Club), skipper Erki Melts.
In class ORCi 2 only Estonians stood up to the podium. On the highest level of the podium with the golden medals of the Open Championship for Finland and Estonia stood the team of XXXIV (EST 534, Haapsalu JK), skipper Koit Pauts with 15.95 points. On the second position with 16.15 points stood the team of Silva (EST 407, Kalev Yacht Club), skipper Imre Marmor – leader before the final day. Bronze medals with 17.75 points won the team of Zuxu (EST 537, Kalev Yacht Club), skipper Peter Šaraškin. The best Finnish yacht was on the 6th position – Ramdata (FIN 8856, Kivenlahden venekerho) with 36.30 points, skipper Sakari Laulajainen.
In class ORCi 3 only Finnish yachts were competing. Gold medals with 13.80 points won Astraia (FIN 9661, Ekenäs Segelsällskap), skipper Jussi Pietinalho, silber medals with 15.15 points won Ilmarinen (FIN 10314, Kivenlahden venekerho), skipper Pauli Wetterstrand. Bronze medals with 22.80 points won Xilia (FIN 9699, HUS), skipper Leif Nordström.
Ranking Regatta for class X-99 won Nautilus (FIN 10219, Korpikallio 3), skipper Sakari Kausto.
Final overall results you’ll find here: ORCi1 / ORCi2 / ORCi3
Ranking Regatta for the X-99 class - Final results
Congratulations to the winners!
At the same time it was the final race of the Offshore Estonian Cup series. All information and final results about the Offshore Estonian Cup you’ll find on the website of the Estonian Yachting Union
You can see the photogalleries of the regatta on http://picasaweb.google.com/KalevJK
If you would like any of the pictures in the galleries in larger size, please send e-mail about that to uudised@kjk.ee.
Photos taken by Ari Peltomäki you'll find http://picasaweb.google.fi/aripeltomaki Please read more about the publishing terms here
Look at Delfi's photogallery & video & video of Kanal 2 Suvereporter
ESS Kalev Jahtklubi (Kalev Yacht Club) would like to thank all sailors, helpers, race committee, jury members, co-partners, Estonian Yachting Union and of course the main sponsor of the regatta: HONDA Motor Europe Ltd. Estonian Branch.
See you next year during the same regatta in Helsinki!
08-03-2008
