24. siječnja 2015. - Rogoznica, Hrvatska
Već se 9 godina za redom u Rogoznici održava regata jedrilica klase IOM s vrlo atraktivnom navigacijskom regatom kao uvodom u glavni dogadaj, klasicne kriterijske regate oko oznaka.
Ove godine se okupio do sada najmanji broj sudionika.
Tri tjedna prije održavanja regata je skracena s 3 na 2 dana zbog najava koje su osiguravale jedrenje u samo jednoj grupi. Srećom to nije pokolebalo modelare iz Rumunjske i Mađarske da i ove godine daju ovoj regati prefiks "međunarodna".
Start ovogodišnje navigacije je uslijedio iza predvidenih 9:00, ali vjetra je bilo dovoljno da to ne utjece na planirani start kasnije regate oko oznaka. Vec na startu je puhala bura koja je bila na granici A kompleta jedara, ali kurs niz vjetar nije previše zabrinjavao jedrilicare, pa se nitko nije odlucio na manji, B set, jedara. S takvom kombinacijom svi su vrlo brzo stigli do cilja prve etape, ali za drugu etapu se to više nije moglo ponoviti.
Na drugoj etapi je bila dosta duga dionica jedrenja u orcu, a bura je na tom dijelu rute bila nešto jaca, pa su se svi prebacili na B komplete. Ubrzo nakon starta nekolicina vodecih u žaru borbe nije primjetila jedan konop u moru ispred sebe. To su iskoristili kormilari svih jedrilica iza njih, pa su ih elegantno zaobišli.
Također je i ovdje bilo u pitanju dosta brzo jedrenje, pa je nakon finiša ostalo dovoljno vremena za malo dužu pauzu prije posljednjeg starta.
Posljednji start je također odrađen po jačem vjetru, ponovno buri i flota je brzo prošla sve točke obaveznog obilaska i prolaske, te uspješno stigla do cilja.
Na zbrajanju bodova na kraju je najbolji bio Zvonko Jelačić koji je ponovio prošlogodišnji uspjeh i uz Marka Matića postao jedini koji ima dvije pobjede na ovoj regati.
I za kraj bi trebalo spomenuti ovogodišnjeg drugoplasiranog, a to je bio Tomislav Bašić, jedriličar kojem je ovo bila prva regata u klasi IOM, a inače je u svjetskim okvirima poznat kao kormilar na jedrilicama klasa RC44, TP52, član TOP 10 skupine na WMR ljestvici...
January 24th 2015 - Rogoznica, Croatia
Nine years in a row in Rogoznica we have regatta for IOM class with very attractive navigation regatta as a prelude to the main event, the classical race around the marks. This year it gathered so far the smallest number of participants. Three weeks before the race was shortened from three to two days because of indications that sailing will probably be in only one group. Luckily that did not sway modellers from Romania and Hungary that again give to this event the prefix "international".
This year's start of navigation followed behind 9:00, but the wind was strong enough to not affect the planned start of later regattas around the marks. Already at the start we had bura wind that was on the edge of A rig, but sailors wasn't concerned because course was for downwind sailing, and no one has decided to set smaler, B rig. With such a combination of sails all of them very quickly reached the finish line of first leg, but for the second leg it could no longer repeat.
Second leg has long section of sailing in upwind, and the bura wind is in this part of the route was slightly stronger, so all sailors switched to B rigs. Shortly after starting the few leaders in the heat of battle is not noticed one rope in the sea in front of their boats. This was used by the others who were behind them, and they elegantly arounded them.
Here we also have a lot of fast sailing, and after the finish all have enough time for a little longer break before the last start.
The last start was also done in stronger wind and the fleet quickly passed all control points and successfully reached the finish line.
On points calculation at the end the best was Zvonko Jelačić who repeated last year's success and with Marko Matić has become the only one who has two wins on this event.
Finally it should be mentioned this year's "rookie", and it was Tomislav Bašić, sailor that this was the first race in the class IOM, but in the sailing world known as helmsman on class RC44, TP52, a member of the top 10 on WMR rankings etc.
Rezultati: Rogoznički kup - navigacija
Fotografije: 9. navigacija
