Estonian Champions in Offshore Sailing Awarded at the Finish of the 55th Moonsund Regatta |
In ORC1 group yacht Forte EST475 with the team of Jaak Jõgi was victorious also in the last stage of the Regatta. Their victory of the Regatta was certain already before the beginning of the last race, which turned out to be a kind of a victory lap for Forte. Another yacht of the Kalev Yacht Club - Premium EST499, steered by Priit Tammemägi came in second. Pärnu Yacht Club’s yacht Lady Bird EST299 with the team of Karl-Hannes Tagu came in third. In the general ranking of the Regatta these two yachts took also the first three places, in the same order.
In ORC2 group Pärnu
Yacht Clubs’s Sugar 2 EST711, with the team of captain Mihkel Kosk claimed the
victory of the last stage, thereby ensuring its title as Estonian Champion. The
last stage’s second place was won by yacht My-Car/Holmen EST535 with the team
of Erki Melts. Kalev Yacht Club’s yacht Cherie EST633 with the team of Ivar Aru
lost by very little to MyCar and came in
third. Today’s race caused no changes in the top 3 of the general standings of
the Regatta. The Estonian Champion title in ORC 2 class was claimed by Pärnu
Yacht Club’s yacht Sugar 2 with the team of Mihkel Kose, silver was awarded to Pärnu
Yacht Club’s yacht Merepärl EST406 with the team of Alari Akermann. The third
place was won by Kalev Yacht Club’s yacht Silva EST407, which was steered by Imre
Marmor.
In ORC3 group Saaremaa
Nautical Sports Society’s yacht Katariina Jee EST464 with the team of Mart Tamm
was again victorious, formalising the overall victory of the Regatta. The
second place was won by Pärnu Yacht Club’s yacht Georg EST278, which was
steered by Sven Feofanov – they were also awarded the silver medals of the
general standing of the Regatta. The third place of today’s regatta was awarded
to Kalev Yacht Club’s yacht Tessa EST324, which was steered by Alar Ivanson. In the general standing of the Regatta, the
third place was won by Jaroslavl’s yacht Hieroglyph RUS550 with the team of Alexey
Chukaev.
In ORC4 group
the victory of today’s stage meant for yacht Edasi EST11 with the team of Koit
Pauts that they formalised also their total victory of the Regatta. Kalev Yacht
Club’s Minni EST751, which was steered by Andres Aavik came in second today. Saaremaa
Nautical Sports Society’s yacht Kadri EST185 with the team of Andres Haavel,
came in third. This means that the general standing of the Regatta was: Edasi EST11
from Haapsalu Yacht Club, Prizrak RUS331 from Moscow and Leila EST242 from Kalev Yacht Club.
In LYS1 group
Kalev Yacht Club’s yacht Fanatic EST239 with the team of Ain Jalasto claimed
the victory of this stage and the title of Estonian Champion. St. Petersburg’s yacht Mir RUS908 with the
team of Aleksander Kulikov came in second, which gave them third place in the
general standing of the Regatta, although the points were equal to those of the
second place winner. Kalev Yacht Club’s yacht Sylvia EST478, which was steered
Aare Kööp came in third at today’s race. In the general standing of the
Regatta, they won the second place.
In LYS2 group
yacht Jorjen 2 EST49 with the team of Mait Põdra from Toila Yacht Club won
today’s race. This meant that Jorjen 2 won also in the general ranking of the
Regatta. The second place of the last stage was won by yacht Maris EST174 steered
by Rene Riim from Saaremaa Nautical Sports Society. This brought Maris to the
third position in the general standing of the Regatta. Kalev Yacht Club’s
Kristi EST66 steered by Olle Tischler, came in third, which meant second
position in the general standing of the Regatta.
In the Nordic Folkboats group Haapsalu yacht Tuuli EST F-18 with the team of
Olev Oolup ensured the Estonian Champion title with its sixth stage victory. Kalev
Yacht Club’s yacht Svea EST F-23 that came in second today, came third in the
general standing, whereas their points were equal to those of the second place
winner. Kalev Yacht Club’s yacht Greta EST F-5 with the team of Mikk Köösel
came in third on the last stage. The second place of the Regatta was won by
yacht Ahti EST F-19 from the Saaremaa Nautical Sports Society, which was
steered by Ott Kolk.
The
best of the 2012 Estonian Championship in offshore sailing by groups:
Group ORC1 - There were 9 yachts competing in the group.
1. EST475 Forte – X-41 - Jaak Jõgi – Kalev Yacht
Club – 1-1-(2)-1-1-2-1 - 7 points
2. EST499 Premium – X-41 OD - Priit Tammemägi – Kalev Yacht Club –
(4)-3RDG-4-3-3-3-2 – 18 points
3. EST299 Lady Bird – Akton 395 - Karl-Hannes Tagu – Pärnu Yacht Club –
5-(10DNF)-1-2-8-1-3 - 20 points
Group ORC2 - There were 24 yachts
competing in the group.
1. EST711 Sugar 2 – NM38S - Mihkel Kosk - Pärnu Yacht Club –
1-1-3-2-2-(9)-1 - 10 points
2. EST406 Merepärl – First 36,7 - Alari Akermann – Pärnu Yacht Club –
2-3-2-1-5-5-(8) - 28 points
3. EST407 Silva – First 36,7 - Imre Marmor – Kalev Yacht Club – 3-5-6-7-1-6-(9)
- 28 points
Group ORC3 - There were 14 yachts
competing in the group.
1. EST464 Katariina Jee – First 34,7 - Mart Tamm – Saaremaa Nautical Sports
Society – 1-2-4-1-(6)-1-1- 10 points
2. EST278 Georg – X332 - Sven Feofanov – Pärnu Yacht Club – 2-(3)-2-2-2-2-2 -
12 points
3. RUS550 Hieroglyph – Rikoshet-900 - Alexey Chukaev – Jaroslavl –
5-(9)-3-4-4-4-7 - 27 points
Group ORC4 - There were 17 yachts
competing in the group.
1. EST11 Edasi – Polris 31 - Koit Pauts – Haapsalu Yacht Club –
1-1-1-2-2-(3)-1 - 8 points
2. RUS331 Prizrak - Rikoshet-780 - Dmitry Mostovoy – St. Petersburg – 3-4-2-3-1-2-(5) - 15 points
3. EST242 Leila – Polaris 31 - Priit Põldma – Kalev Yacht Club –
2-5-3-1-6-(8)-6 - 23 points
Group LYS1 - There were 19 yachts
competing in the group.
1. EST239 Fanatic – Guyline 355 - Ain Jalasto – Kalev Yacht Club – 1-2-1-2-4-(6)-1
- 11 points
2. EST478 Sylvia – Grand Soleil 43 - Aare Kööp - Kalev Yacht Club – 5-1-2-1-8-(9)-3
- 20 points
3. RUS908 Mir – Cetus - Alexander Kulikov – St. Petersburg – 3-4-5-(12)-5-1-2 - 20 points
Group LYS2 - There were 21 yachts
competing in the group.
1. EST49 Jorjen 2 – Conrad 25RT
- Mait Põdra – Toila Yacht Club – 1-3-(11)-6-7-7-1
- 25 points
2. EST66 Kristi – Fulmar 32 - Olle
Tischler – Kalev Yacht Club – 6-2-1-1-13-(17)-3 - 26 points
3. EST174 Maris – Conrad 25RT - Rene Riim – Saaremaa Nautical Sports Society – 7-4-9-2-4-(16)-2
- 28 points
Group Nordic Folkboat - There were 11
yachts competing in the group.
1. EST F-18 Tuuli – Olev Oolup – Haapsalu Club – 1-1-1-1-1-(3)-1 - 6 points
3. EST F-19 Ahti – Ott Kolk – Saaremaa Nautical Sports Society – 2-4-4-3-2-1-4
-16 points
2. EST F-23 Svea – Hard Perk – Kalev Yacht Club – 3-3-3-(8)-3-2-2 - 16 points.
All results: http://www.muhuvain.ee/tulemused
The award ceremony of the two last stages, the awards of which were contributed by Dermoshop and North Sails, was held at the Peetri marina. Thereafter the participants continued on to the Old City Port, where on the main stage of the Tallinn Maritime Days, the festive award ceremony of the 55th Moonsund Regatta was held.
The Moonsund Regatta is the longest running offshore competition in Estonia that this year was organised for the 55th time. 115 yachts from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia with nearly 700 yachtsmen on board – this was a regatta with one of the largest number of participants ever held in Estonia. Due to different reasons 9 yachts discontinued the race and in total 106 vessels raced until the end of the Regatta. The Nordic Folkboats, that celebrate their 70th anniversary this year, were represented by a record-breaking fleet of 11 yachts. The Regatta started in Pärnu on Sunday, 8 July, made stops in Kuivastu, Heltermaa and Haapsalu harbours and finished in Tallinn, at the Peetri marina. The yachts, from the smallest to the largest raced 181 to 291 nautical miles.
There were seven racing
groups according to the GPH (general
purpose handicap) system. GPH shows the estimated speed of the yacht in
the unit second/mile or in how many seconds a yacht should pass one mile in
average conditions. The coefficient of each yacht is calculated on the basis of
a special computer program, taking into account the measurements of the tackle,
measurements of the sails, shape of the hull, weight of the team and other
parameters. The first group consists of yachts the GPH of which does not exceed
615.0, the competitors of the second group have a GPH within the range of 615.1
– 651.0 and the third group’s GPH is 651.1-700.0. The fourth group’s GPH is
higher than 710.1. Additionally, there were two groups of the ESTLYS class,
where the competition values are established according to the yacht’s
statistics of the previous years and a group of Nordic Folkboats.
The points for the ORC groups are calculated according to the Performance Line
Offshore/Inshore (the corrected time is obtained by subtracting from the
product of the time used for racing and the offshore time coefficient of the
yacht the product of the length of the distance and offshore distance) method. The
time-to-time method is used for calculating the corrected time in the ESTLYS groups.
The EYU Offshore Sailing Cup consists in total of five regattas. The Kessu regatta raced near Haapsalu on 1 July is followed by the Watergate regatta that started and ended in Pärnu on 5-7 July. Thereafter the competitors raced at the traditional Moonsund Regatta on 7-14 July, which was also the Estonian Championships for Offshore Sailing. The Ruhnu Regatta will be held on 18 August and the last stage of the series is the Tallinn Championships on 29-30 September. The participating yachts are divided into four groups on the basis of the competition value - ORC I, ORC II, ORC III, ORC IV. In all groups the results of four best stages are taken into account in the summary of the series.
The Moonsund Regatta is organised by ESS
Kalev Yacht Club and Pärnu Yacht Club in co-operation with the Estonian
Yachting Union. The major sponsors of the Moonsund Regatta are Helly
Hansen/Sportland, A. Le Coq, Tallinna Sadam, USS Security, Viking Line,
Dermoshop, Loodusinvest, Autoekspert, cooperation partners and supporters are North
Sails, Saarte Liinid, Jägermeister, Estonian Cultural Capital, city of Haapsalu,
Tallinn Maritime Days, Estonian Maritime Administration, Delfi.
Homepage of the Regatta: www.muhuvain.ee
Homepage
of the Estonian Offshore Cup (instructions, photos, results): http://www.puri.ee/web/index.php?lang=et&page_id=1074
Photos: http://www.muhuvain.ee/galerii/galerii-2012
The winner of ORC1 group - Forte EST475, skipper Jaak Jõgi - Kalev Yacht Club
Photo: Piret Salmistu, Kalev Yacht Club
The winner of ORC2 group - Sugar 2 EST711, skipper Mihkel Kosk, Pärnu Yacht Club
Photo: Piret Salmistu, Kalev Yacht Club
The winner of ORC3 group - Katariina Jee EST464, skipper Mart Tamm, Saaremaa Nautical Sports Society
Photo: Piret Salmistu, Kalev Yacht Club
The winner of ORC4 group - Edasi EST11, skipper Koit Pauts, Haapsalu Yacht Club
Photo: Piret Salmistu, Kalev Yacht Club
The winner of LYS1 group - Fanatic EST239, skipper Ain Jalasto, Kalev Yacht Club
Photo: Piret Salmistu, KalevYacht Club
The winner group - Jorjen 2 EST49, skipper Mait Põdra, Toila Yacht Club
Photo: Piret Salmistu, Kalev Yacht Club
The winner of Folkboots - Tuuli EST F-18, skipper Olev Oolup, Haapsalu Yacht Club
Photo: Piret Salmistu, Kalev Yacht Club
Additional information:
Mairold Metsaviir – Director of the Regatta
ESS Kalev Yacht Club
E-mail: mairold@kjk.ee
Telephone: +372 501 4770
www.kjk.ee
Indrek Ilves
Pärnu Yacht Club
E-mail: indrek@jahtklubi.ee
Telephone: +372 505 2526
www.jahtklubi.ee
Ott Kallas
Secretary General of the Estonian Yachting Union
Telephone: +372 564 3914
E-mail: ott@puri.ee
www.puri.ee
Piret Salmistu
Information manager of ESS Kalev Yacht Club and Regatta
E-mail: piret@koda.ee
Telephone: +372 507 7217
www.kjk.ee
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