Welcome to ÅF Offshore Race - Round Gotland Race June 30 July 6, 2016 Foto: Oskar Kihlborg 1
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Welcome to ÅF Offshore Race - Round Gotland Race June 30 July 6, 2016 Skeppsholmen At the end of June every year, sailing yachts take over the central parts of the famous Stockholm waterfront when The Royal Swedish Yacht Club, KSSS arrange the ÅF Offshore Race Round Gotland Race. Starting the race in the middle of Stockholm has been a huge success. In the summer of 2015 more than 150 000 spectators followed the boats as they left the city. At the event area on Skeppsholmen island, opposite the Royal Castle and the Old Town of Stockholm, friends and visitors are invited to take a closer look at the boats moored at the temporary pontoons, along the tall ship Af Chapman. Visitors can also enjoy live music from the stage and have a meal or just a cup of coffee at any of the various restaurants and cafes in the event area. The start of ÅF Offshore Race is a great fiesta already from June 30th until the race actually starts three days later. The race area is open from early lunchtime until close to midnight during a time when the sun hardly ever sets in Stockholm. Royal Swedish Yacht Club The Royal Swedish Yacht Club, KSSS, has a long tradition of organizing international regattas and offshore races. For more than a century, Sandhamn has been Sweden s epicenter in sailing and ÅF Offshore Race - Round Gotland Race started here back in 1937. Foto: Oskar Kihlborg Spectators at the start 2015 3
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The history of the race Visbyseglingen is renowned for being the model/prototype for the Round Gotland Race. Visbyseglingen was organized by KSSS from around 1920 and the race grew into the first official Round Gotland Race which was sailed in 1937. 42 yachts from Sweden, England, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and United States participated. The competing yachts started in Sandhamn, rounded the island of Gotland and finished outside Visby, the main city of Gotland. Since then, the Round Gotland Race has regularly attracted both the keenest yacht racers from all around the world, as well as a wide variety of regular cruising sailors. Both the competitors and the course design have changed over the years. The latest innovation was made in 2011-2012 when the start was moved from Sandhamn to Skeppsholmen in the heart of Stockholm. At the same time the regatta was renamed ÅF Offshore Race after the title sponsor ÅF. ÅF Offshore Race and ÅF Offshore Race Classic gathered 211 yachts at the start in 2015. The 350 nautical mile course, starting in the city of Stockholm and finishing in Sandhamn, takes the competitors through the breathtaking beauty of the Stockholm archipelago and out to the open sea around the island of Gotland. Foto: Oskar Kihlborg The Classic Class just before start 5
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ÅF Offshore Race 2016 Round Gotland Race KSSS welcomes you and your crew to Stockholm and to the ÅF Offshore Race 2016 and ÅF Offshore Race Classic 2016. The race is open to yachts with valid rating certificates in ORC International or the Swedish Rating System SRS. The mix of modern and classic yachts makes the regatta spectacular and the fact that the starting area is located in the very center of Stockholm makes the regatta quite remarkable. At the start the competitors are split into starting groups of 15-25 yachts in order to ensure all competitors fair starting conditions. The race starts on Sunday, July 3 in the center of Stockholm and runs through the archipelago via Sandhamn and rounds the island of Got- land. The race finishes in Sandhamn where the prize giving ceremony and regatta dinner is planned for Wednesday July 6. ÅF Offshore Race Classic is sailed parallel to the ÅF Offshore Race but using a different course design. Classic Yachts are invited to race from Stockholm via Sandhamn to a buoy outside the city of Visby and directly back to the finish in Sandhamn, a course of approximate 250 nautical miles. The race starts on Sunday, July 3. Classic Yachts are defined as boats built before 1st of January 1968 and remaining mainly consistent to her original plans and has a hull made of wood or steel. Alternatively a replica built anytime, which is built in conformity with, or is a copy of an existing boat, or according to an original one-off design prior to 1st of January 1968. It is the Race Committee s prerogative to decide if a boat is allowed to enter as a Classic Yacht or not. KSSS would also like to invite you and your crew to take part in the ÅF Inshore Race 2016. This race starts on Saturday July 2, the day before the start of the ÅF Offshore Race 2016. The ÅF Inshore Race 2016 is sailed on an approximately 20 nautical mile course in the heart of Stockholm. This start and finish of the ÅF Inshore Race is in next to the race village on Skeppsholmen Island. The race is open to all boats with a Swedish Rating System (SRS) certificate. ENTRANCE SKEPPSHOLMEN DJURGÅRDEN ROYAL CASTLE OLD TOWN BOATS BOATS MAIN STAGE RESTAURANTS EXHIBITOR RESTAURANTS RACE VILLAGE SPECTATOR VIEWING SPECTATOR VIEWING SLUSSEN SÖDERMALM START STOCKHOLM STRÖM 8
The Courses Stockholm Värmdö Sandhamn Almagrundet Classic Sandhamn - Sandhamn 247 Nm ÅFOR Sandhamn - Sandhamn 350 Nm Visby Saltsjöbadens Tryckeri AB/kt Hoburgen 9
Rounding the south end of Gotland 10 Foto: Oskar Kihlborg
KSSS OFFICIAL MAIN SPONSOR KSSS OFFICIAL PARTNERS KSSS OFFICIAL MEDIAPARTNERS KSSS OFFICIAL SUPPLIER 020-20 20 20 stockholm smögen sandhamn marstrand waxholm båstad visby Båtförsäkring på mina villkor 11
ÅF Offshore Race 2016 RACE DATE Start Sunday July 3 2016. ELIGIBILITY and CLASSES ORC International Swedish Rating System SRS A Classic Class within SRS will be available A double handed Class within SRS will be available The Royal Swedish Yacht Club in cooperation with the Swedish National Sailing Authority will support yachts with a valid IRC or other international certificate to convert their boat data in to a SRS certificate to be used during ÅF Offshore Race. ISAF Offshore Special Regulations Category 3 Monohulls with life raft will apply. Automatic Identification System AIS Transponders are required. Entries need to be over 7.0 m in length. COURSE The ÅF Offshore Race starts in the centre of Stockholm and runs through the archipelago, past via Sandhamn and round Gotland and finishes in Sandhamn. Approximately 350 nm. The ÅF Offshore Race Classic starts in the centre of Stockholm and runs via Sandhamn to a buoy outside the city of Visby and directly back to the finish in Sandhamn. Approximately 250 nm. Before the start competitors shall berth at Skeppsholmen in Stockholm City. Pre-race inspections will take place at Skeppsholmen. ENTRY Entry opens in December 2015 at KSSS website. TROPHIES and PRIZES Perpetual trophies and KSSS prizes in each class. WEBSITE Notice of Race, entry and additional information, please visit www.ksss.se CONTACT DETAILS KSSS Race Office Hotellvägen 9 133 22 Saltsjöbaden Sweden Telephone: +46 8 556 166 80 e-mail: regatta@ksss.se Foto: Oskar Kihlborg Welcome to ÅF Offshore Race 12