Friday, June 15, 2018 started with a Skippers Meeting at 8 am. Principal Race Officer introduced Offshore Course and as the wind was strong and steady enough, the RC and fleet headed out to the water to have a first warning signal at 11 am.

ORC A class fleet of 18 boats was the first class to start at 10.05 to the course of about 60 nM followed by the ORC B class with 20 boats and then 3 Multihulls.

Southwesterly wind was blowing 15-20 knots and after rounding upwind mark, the fleet headed downwind to the Aegna island west spar buoy. At the same time ORC C class of boats started from Helsinki towards Tallinn.