Regatta health partner Apotheka special awards 2026
With special awards from Apotheka, the health partner of the regatta, we highlighted the sailors and teams who stood out with something special at the regatta awards ceremony in Kuressaare. Many thanks to Apotheka for thinking and remembering!
- Youngest sailor girl:I nga Uus, 13 years, boat Brit, Haapsalu Jahtklubi
- Young sailor boy: Klaus Nellis, 12 years, boat Birgitta, Saaremaa Merispordi Selts
- Old sea dog: Peeter Siniväli (78), boat Deja Vu, Kalevi Jahtklubi
- Youngest captain: Rasmus Kuhi-Thalfeldt, 16 years, boat Brit, Haapsalu jahtklubi
- There were two boats in the regatta with the youngest participants: boat Lagle II with average age 15,7 years, captain Karl Koppel, Saaremaa Merispordiselts (crew Olger Mets, Georg Kasin, Joosep Metsaalt, Kristofer Laast-Laas, Raidon Aso) and boat Brit with average age 15,8 years, captain Rasmus Kuhi-Thalfeldt, Haapsalu Jahtklubi (crew Karl Markus Olev, Liisa Brit Zolotov, Reijo Lillepuu, Keiti Jaaniste, Inga Uus)
- The smallest boat at the regatta: boat Tuuleiil, captain Erlend Ehala, Saadjärve Kalevi Jahtklubi, length of the boat 7,2 m
- Oldest yacht of the regatta: boat Lea Berenice, built 1908, captain Boris Ljubtšenko
- First boat registered for the regatta: boat Utopia, captain Indrek Tiits
- The Most Gentlemanly Sailors: we expressed our gratitude to the yachts and their captains who, on the Kõiguste–Kuressaare stage, came to the aid of the engineless Dragons and Folkboats stranded in calm waters, towing them safely into Kuressaare marina: boat Sylvia (captain Aare Kööp), boat Nora (captain Hans Christian Ebner), boat Lea Berenice (captain Boris Ljubtšenko), and boat Zeitgeist (captain Viljo Veesaar)
- Last yacht to finish the longest distance: boat Felicita, captain Robin Mäe, Noblessneri Purjetamiskool
- First not to make it in the time limit: boat Berta, captain Hando Sutter
- Social Media Ninja: Pille Lõugas, boat Sylvia
- Nearest miss in seconds: folkboot Jonna 1 second on Kuivastu-Kõiguste race
- Line honour of the the longest distance: Clean Energy, captain Mati Sepp, Eesti Mach Race Liit
- Captain with the most race wins: boat Lagle III, captain Ülari Velviste, Haapsalu Jahtklubi, 6 races won
- The Best Shot at Sea: Kenno Kink, filming at the time of the broach, boat Aquila, Kõiguste W/L