Är detta ett offshore-race?

Idag startar Europamästerskapen i ORCi med “långa havsracet”. Skagerrak är ju en fantastisk arena, så man undrar varför man har lagt en djungelbana i Oslofjordens mynning? Det längsta benet är 30 distans så de strategiska valen blir begränsade.

De som hyrde en flotte för att kunna vara med på detta måste vara nöjda 🤣

Tack till Sigmund Andre Hertzberg (Hyrrokkin – Sun Fast 3300) som plottat banan.

Tomorrow’s Mills Long Offshore Race will feature a 24-36 hour tour of the southern coast of Norway, with several long legs positioned for multiple wind angles. This will challenge the teams with sail selections and trimming solutions for optimal speed at these angles. Another challenge is navigational, with many small islets and rocks found along numerous sides of the race course.

The six teams in Class A have a 173.4-mile course to complete, the 21 crews in Class B have a 165.3-mile course, while the 27 entries in Class C have a 144-mile course. Weather predictions are for light and variable conditions at the 10:00 start, followed soon thereafter by a building southwest breeze that should persist through the remainder of the daylight and into the evening hours.

This opening race to the event is extremely important to the teams: while the scores are weighted the same as all other races, the results cannot be discarded.

• Class A: Start – upwind mark (SI 8.2) S– 1 P– 10P – 8 P– 6P – 2P – 10 P– 7P – Finish. Approx. 173,5 nm
• Class B: Start – upwind mark (SI 8.2) S– 1P – 10 P– 8 P– 6 P– 2 P– 9 P– 7P – Finish. Approx. 165,5 nm
• Class C: Start – upwind mark (SI 8.2) S – 1P – 10P – 8P – 6P – 2P – 9P – 5P – Finish. Approx. 144,0 nm