Festival at sea – A. Le Coq 64th Moonsund Regatta will set sail this Sunday in Pärnu |
New harbours for the regatta
The opening ceremony of the 64th Moonsund Regatta will be held on the 10th of July in Pärnu Yacht Club. From there the race takes the fleet to Ringsu harbour on Ruhnu and Kõiguste in Saaremaa. The regatta will stay for two nights in each harbour with local short races on the second day. The regatta will finish in Kärdla, Hiiumaa on the 17th of July where winners will be announced in ORC classes I to IV. Folkboots will be racing for the Estonian Championship title.
The fleet is made up of both the competitive teams and the Cruiser division.
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Sat |
10.07 |
Registration and measurement, Pärnu Yacht Club |
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19:00 |
Opening Ceremony, Pärnu Yacht Club |
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Sun |
11.07 |
11:00 |
1st race - Pro Marine Trade Pärnu inshore race |
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Mon |
12.07 |
10:00 |
2nd race - Tactical Foodpack Pärnu-Ruhnu |
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Tue |
13.07 |
11:00 |
3rd race - Loodus Invest Ruhnu circle |
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Wed |
14.07 |
10:00 |
4th race - Santa Maria Ruhnu-Kõiguste |
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Thu |
15.07 |
11:00 |
5th race - Heimon Kala Kõiguste circle |
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Fri |
16.07 |
10:00 |
6th race - Alter Marine Kõiguste-Kärdla |
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Sat |
17.07 |
11:00 |
7th race - Hiiumaa Sadamad Kärdla circle |
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~17:00 |
Award ceremony |
For the cleaner Baltic Sea
Together with our main sponsor A. Le Coq we aim to organise the event with the smallest possible ecological footprint. We want to set an example in improving maritime culture and promoting environmentally friendly seafaring. Therefore, actions will be taken to educate entries to sort waste, collect packaging and recycle. Small trash cans for cigarette butts, gum and any such smaller waste, and sorting bags for onboard use are just examples of the effort.
All last year’s winners are back to race for the title
The winner of the biggest boats Matilda 4 has a new team and helmsman but Berta, winner of the Cruiser division of the same group, will race under the guidance of Hando Sutter from Kalev Yacht Club. Sugar and Marjaliisa Umb from Pärnu Yacht Club will attempt to defend their title in ORC II. Also in ORC III and IV we will see the best of the best racing for the title - Anne-Mari Luik on Piloilleri (Rein Ottosoni Purjespordikool) and Joel Kõiv on Julechka (Toila Yacht Club).
Last year’s Folkboot champion - W-Lind from Kalev Yacht Club with Vaiko Vooremaa at the helm – will also be racing this year.
In 2021 Tallinn will also host Alexela ORC World Championships between 6-14 August. As most of the 37 Estonian yachts participating in it will also race the Moonsund Regatta, the latter will serve as an important training opportunity for finetuning teamwork and trimming sails. This regatta will be a good test just one month ahead of the important contest.
If last year we were forced to abandon any festive onshore activities, then now we have a full evening program in harbours hosting the regatta http://muhuvain.ee/regatt2021/uritused
Regatta homepage: http://muhuvain.ee/
2021 Regatta info http://muhuvain.ee/regatt2021
Regatta Facebook:
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Regatta Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muhuvainaregatt/
The best of and photos – Postimehe Muhu Väina regati blogi vahendusel
GPS tracking and replay race by race http://www.sportrec.eu/?page_id=671
A. Le Coq 64. Moonsund Regatta is organised by Kalev Yacht Club and Pärnu Yacht Club in cooperation with Estonian Yachting Union. The sponsors of the regatta are: A. Le Coq, Sportland, DSV Estonia, Volvo Trucks Estonia, Amserv/Toyota, Alexela, Pro Marine Trade, Alter Marine, Tactical Foodpack, Loodus Invest, Heimon Kala, Hiiumaa parish, Hiiumaa Sadamad, Santa Maria, Rahva Raamat, City of Pärnu, Sportity, Päästeliit (The Rescue Associatuion), Postimees.
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