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DANIEL FORSTER

Europe La Morena

Swedish 95SqM

58 CLASSIC BOAT APRIL 2016

CLASSIC EVENTS

SWEDEN

BALTIC CLASSIC CIRCUIT

The Baltic Circuit for classic yachts

is now an established part of the

classic sailing world. It has

grown over the last few years

to produce an alternative

European circuit to the

much larger one in the

Mediterranean and, like the

French Atlantic circuit (see

below), we keep hearing good

things about it. This year’s events,

all in Sweden, are listed below.

Keep an eye on the organiser’s

website – sailtrust.org, to learn

more and keep up to date.

28–29 MAY

Peter Norlin Memorial

Classic

Stockholm, Sweden

18–19 JUNE

Vikingaregattan

Stockholm, Sweden

3 JULY

Afor Classic (Around

Gotland Off shore Race)

Stockholm-Visby-Sandhamn,

Sweden

10–13 AUGUST

Sandhamnsregattan with

Baltic Classic Masters

Sandhamn, Sweden

20 AUGUST

Kraftkoret

Saltsjobaden, Sweden

4 SEPTEMBER

Scandal Beauty Trophy

Stockholm, Sweden

TALL SHIPS

IN EUROPE

This year the Tall Ships Race

runs from Antwerp (Belgium)

to Lisbon (Portugal), on to

Cadiz (Spain) and fi nally to La

Coruna (Spain), from 7 July to

14 August. There is a separate

race in Gothenburg (Sweden)

from 3-6 September. The Black

Sea Regatta Series runs from 8

September to 14 October and

takes in Constanta (Romania),

Novorossiysk and Sochi

(Russia), and Varna (Bulgaria).

sailtraininginternational.org

FRENCH AND SPANISH ATLANTIC

Yacht Club Classique, a decade old last year, organizes a series of

rallies and regattas up and down its Atlantic seaboard. We know a

few sailors who have done the season and loved the free berthing,

the laid-back feel and the beautiful country. France does, after all, stir

the senses of English sailors and it’s not a million miles away.

The special event this year is the Galician Rally from 9-23 August, a

fabulous-sounding cruise-in-company with some racing, some parties

and some sightseeing thrown in. There is also the Plymouth-La

Rochelle rally (see British page), and 19 other separate regattas. It’s

surely one of sailing’s best secrets. Yachtclubclassique.com

GERMANY

See fky.org for a full list

of German events

27–29 MAY

Max Oertz Regatta

max-oertz-regatta.de

Tel: +49 (0)172 5299064

16–19 JUNE

Kiel Classic and 12-M Trophy

klassiker-rendezvous.de,

Tel: +49 (0)431 5448343

31 AUGUST–4 SEPTEMBER

Robbe and Berking

Sterling Cup

Flensburg, Germany

12mrclass.com

DENMARK

11–13 AUGUST

Svendborg Classic Regatta

Svendborg, Sweden

classicregatta.dk

16–20 AUGUST

KDY 150 Years Jubilee

kdy.dk

ITA LY

See aive-yachts.org for more

Italian events

15 MAY

Vogalonga

Venice, vogalonga.com

17–21 MAY

VelaRaid

Venice Lagoon, 9th issue

aive-yachts.org

25–26 JUNE

Vele d’Epoca a Venezia

CB ARCHIVEVenice

SVENDBORG CLASSIC REGATTA

NORWAY

4–6 AUGUST

Risor Traditional Boat

Festival

Risör, trebatfestivalen.no

BELGIUM

26–29 MAY

Oostende Voor Anker

Maritime festival with

plenty of Belgian beer.

A favourite of the OGA.

oostendevooranker.be