The 2023 edition of Baltic Offshore Week will be held in Finland. Base harbour will be MarinaBay Helsinki, see www.marinabay.fi
Each competing boat shall have their own designated place from Thursday to Sunday.
Preliminary program:
Thursday 15th June: Registration + after sail (updated 5th March)
Friday 16th June: Registration, racing + after sail
Saturday 17th June: Racing + after sail
Sunday 18th June: Racing + prize giving
However, it wasn’t necessary for two boats, who secured the victory of the championship with the first today’s inshore races sailed and the second discard coming into play.
๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ (X-41 mod) EST463 with Tiit Vihul at the helm ยฉ Janis Spurdzins
We are talking about the team ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ (X-41 mod) EST463 with Tiit Vihul at the helm in Class A and ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ง๐ค4๐ (First 36,7 Mod) SWE88 steered by Patrik Forsgren in Class B.
Scoring second and first in today’s races, team ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ was using their possibility to secure the title with a race to spare and not to sail the last race, while ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ง๐ค4๐ was using a chance to race in that final race, to learn, practice and sail against the strongest ORC fleet in the Northern Europe, and to have their victory moment when crossing the finish line for the last time at the Baltic Offshore Week 2022.
“We are very happy to win Baltic Offshore Week for the third time,” said the helmsman of Olympic, Tiit Vihul, “but this time it was different because we have got to know our boat and its trim better with this race, and after ten years of sailing we are really finally figured out how to achieve great speed. If last year we were more or less equal to our competitors’ X-41 yachts, this time a little faster. So it is very good to move on from that base! The team did a very good job and made no tactical or technical mistakes, and it seems to me that we learned more this weekend than in the previous ten years. Strong winds are very suitable for us and contributed well to the speed of the boat. Today’s competition was of the highest level competition after last year’s World Championships, because most of the boats competing in our group were in the top ten at the World Championships. “
Video interview with Tiit Vihul
Both teams had a superior victory since ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ kept in their final scoreline 4 bullets and two second places, while ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ง๐ค4๐ discarded two seconds and their final score consisted from 6 bullets only. Excellent performance from both teams!!
“It was a very good and useful regatta for us with a lot of race practice in a lot of wind, especially today when we raced in around 25 knots gives a lot of new learnings and experiences,” said Peter Thorwid,ย Tactician of Pro4U.
Team member Emil Forsgren added that sailing here against so many strong Estonian boats is especially important for them. “It is good for us to compare how our home rides and settings this season have developed, competing here in the fierce competition. We have a couple of new team members, and for them it was a great training and an opportunity to learn from unusual conditions.โ Main trimmerย Sven Eriksson added that the waves here are different from what they are used to in Sweden, but it is especially good for training and attention to detail.
“We want to thank the Estonian hosts for an excellent regatta and everything around the races such as courses, results, information has been excellent. We hope that we will be able to come back to BOW another year,” said Team Pro4U.
Interview with Emil Forsgren and Sven Eriksson
๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ง๐ค4๐ (First 36,7 Mod) of Patrik Forsgren – ยฉ Janis Spurdzins
At the same time the battle for the second and third final podium places was fierce in both classes.
In Class A, the winner of yesterday’s offshore race, Juss Ojala’s ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ 4 (J-112E) scored 1-2-1 today โ the best score of Class A โ and jumped from the yesterday’s fourth to the second. The battle was fierce for completing the podium. ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ช๐ข (X-41 mod) of Tanel Tamm, who was the second before the final day, scored 6-3-4, while ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ (X-41) with Jaak Jรตgi at the helm, being third in the morning, scored 3-5-2 today and outperformed ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ช๐ข by 0.4 points in the final score to complete the A class podium.
A class podium of the Baltic Offshore Week 2022 ยฉ Janis Spurdzins
In class B Aivar Tuulbergโs ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ (Arcona 340) kept his second place on the podium scoring 8-3-2 today, despite of having some technical problems in today’s races. ๐ผ๐ข๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ (First 36.7 Mod) of Margus Zuravljov had a great day today scoring 2-1-4 and while their main competitor for the third place was ๐ฟ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ค (Italia 9.98) with Erki Melts at the helm, who scored 4-6-2 today, ๐ผ๐ข๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ managed to jump to the final step of the podium instead of ๐ฟ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ค.
B class podium of the Baltic Offshore Week 2022 ยฉ Janis Spurdzins
With that being said, the following teams and crews were on the podium at the BALTIC OFFSHORE WEEK 2022 winning 2022 ORC Estonian and Finnish Championship titles, silver and bronze medals in Tallinn.
๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ – EST 463 – 8.8 pts
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐ 4 – EST 112 – 13.4 pts
๐๐ค๐ง๐ฉ๐ โ EST 475 – 19.2 pts
Baltic Offshore Week 2022 – A class results
GROUP B
๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ง๐ค4๐ SWE 88 – 6.4 pts ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ EST 646 – 15.8 pts ๐ผ๐ข๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ EST 379 – 18.2 pts
Baltic Offshore Week 2022 – B Class results
Thank you to all competitors for participating at the Baltic Offshore Week! It was a great weekend on the water and ashore!
Matilda 4 (J-112 E) of Juss Ojala – photo ยฉ Janis Spurdzins
ORC avamerepurjetamise Eesti ja Soome meistrivรตistlustel regati Baltic Offshore Week 2022 raames oli teiseks pรคevaks kavandatud pikk avameresรตit, mis tavaliselt kestab 6-10 tundi, kuid ilmastikuolusid arvestades koostas peavรตistlusjuht Madis Ausman distantsi sellele vastavalt veidi lรผhema, saates A-klassi paadid 45nM pikkusele rajale ja vรคiksematel B-klassi paatidel tuli purjetada 35nM pikkune etapp. Tรคnane sรตit oli eriti oluline, kuna punktide kordaja oli 1,4 ja seda ei saa รผldskoorist maha visata. Klasside kaupa lisasid oma skoori vรตidu Hiiumaa jaht Matilda 4 A-klassis ja B-klassis Team Pro4U Rootsist.
Read Day 2 suymmary in Postimees
Team Pro4U (First 36,7 Mod) of Patrik Forsgren – photo ยฉ Janis Spurdzins
Matilda 4 (J-112 E) of Juss Ojala – photo ยฉ Janis Spurdzins
All photos taken by Janis Spurdzins are available in Kalevi Jahtklubi Flickr account.
Baltic Offshore Week 2022 – Day 2 photos by Janis Spurdzins
Tallinna ja Soome lahel purjetatakse sel nรคdalalรตpul ORC avamerepurjetamise Eesti ja Soome meistritiitlite nimel ja eest. Kalevi Jahtklubi vรตรตrustab 17.-19. juunini regatti nimega Baltic Offshore Week, mida on vaheldumisi aastatel peetud Soome lahe pรตhja- ja lรตunakaldal juba alates aastast 2008. Tรคnavusel regatil osaleb 25 jahti Eestist, Soomest, Rootsist ja Inglismaalt. Avapรคeva jรคrel juhivad vรตistlust Hiiumaa jaht Olympic ja Team Pro4U Rootsist.
Read Day 1 summary in Postimees
Baltic Offshore Week 2022_Day01
You can follow the racing via tracking at linkย https://sportrec.eu/gps/bow-offshore-2022
BOW2022 – Offshore Race GPS Tracking
Four perfect inshore races held on Tallinn bay for the Baltic Offshore Week today. Steady westerly wind with velocity of 6-10 m/s kept the sailors and Race Committee happy and after starting at midday the race day was finished by 5 pm.ย
Two boats were dominating the day, both winning three races out of four.ย
Olympic (X-41 mod) with Tiit Vihul at the helm from Dago YC – photo Janis Spurdzins
In A Class Olympic (X-41 mod) with Tiit Vihul at the helm from Dago YC is leading the pack with 4 points followed by Premium (X-41 mod) with Tanel Tamm steering, being the only boat to beat Olympic in Race One. For third position the fight is fierce with 3 boats having equally 10 points, but at the moment the preliminary podium is completed by third X-41 Forte with Jaak Jรตgi at the helm.ย
BOW 2022 A Class Day One results
Team Pro4U (First 36.7 Mod) with Patrik Forsgren at the helm from Sweden – photo ยฉJanis Spurdzins
In B Class Swedish Team Pro4U (First 36.7 Mod) with Patrik Forsgrenย at the helm took three bullets and takes an early lead ahead of Aivar Tuulbergโs Katariina II (Arcona 340) with three points margin. Katariina II won the final race of the day and lies on the second position, while Directo (Italia 9.98) with Erik Melts steering is third with 10 points. Also in Class B three following boats, who are lying on fourth to sixth places, have equally 12 points – not far from third position.ย
BOW 2022 B Class Day One results
Tomorrowโs offshore race will take A class boats to 45 nM course, while smaller boats in Class B will have a 35nM course to sail.
The following documents have been published at the Official Notice Board and at the website under the Documents:
During registration times on Thursday, June 16 at 4-8pm and Friday, June 17 at 8-9:30am each boat should be available for the pre-race measurement inspection. The representative of each boat shall be available for the sails control and equipment inspection as per Inspection Card.
The Roster and exact Time Schedule will not be created, but the boats are encouraged to be available on Thursday afternoon as much as possible to avoid the rush on Friday morning, when majority of theย foreign boats might be checked due to their late arrival.
For the sails control the Technical Committee member will come to each boat to mark the sails the boats are going to use, on the Measurement Certificate on the system.
On June 16-19, 2022 Kalev Yacht Club will host Baltic Offshore Week to find out 2022 Estonian and Finnish ORC Champions in classes A and B.
Currently we see 9 boats registered in Class A and 11 boats in Class B.
In case you are planning to compete, but havenโt entered yet, please enter your boat by June 12, to grant a smooth planning of the sails and equipment inspection and general organisation.
According to the Notice of Race the organiser will open the booking of time slots for the inspections or distribute a roster on June 13. Entering before that date we can plan accordingly well ahead.
As per NoR the schedule for registration & measurement is on Thursday, June 16 at 16-20 and on Friday, June 17 at 8-9:30.
You can find all the details and enter in Manage2Sail https://www.manage2sail.com/en-US/event/BOW2022#!/