The 71st Split Cruiser Regatta, marking the start of the summer regatta season, has come to an end.
Friday started gently with a breeze (maestral) ranging from one to two knots at the start, later picking up to 7-8 knots. Sunday brought a strong maestral wind, gusting over 25 knots at times.
Onshore activities were traditionally enjoyable. Josipa from Me&Mrs Jones took care of our taste buds, treating us to delicious soup and stew, all complemented perfectly with wine from Pinjata.
Special thanks to Visit Jelsa and the Split-Dalmatia County Port Authority, without whom this traditional regatta couldn’t have been successfully organized.
Saturday was spent resting and visiting the Wine Cooperative in Pitve. Hats off to the Jelsa Museum for their warm welcome and an engaging exploration of Hvar Island’s wine heritage.
Sunday was challenging, with strong winds demanding every ounce of strength to complete the route from Jelsa to Split.
The results were also intriguing:
In Group 1, boats from JK Labud dominated, with Bare V in first place, followed by Barba Branko and Polet 5.0. Group 2 was won by Clockwork from JK Split, Mareus 3 from JK Labud took second, while third place went to the local yacht Overload.
Group 3 victory belonged to Zadarska Ruzina (JK Uskok), ahead of My Way 2 from JK Split, and Coco Loco from JK Ventam secured third place.
Group 4 was won by Ćuf-Ćuf from JK Mornar, followed by Nora and Aruba, both from JK Labud.
In the Elan 31/33 Group, Burnica (JK Split) was the fastest, ahead of Sara (JK Zenta) and Filomena (JK Labud).
The First and Elan 295 Group victory went to First Piccolo Grande Amore (JK Split), followed by Iva III (JK Zenta) and Spyridia (JK Split).
Clockwork, helmed by Andrej Šooš Maceljski, achieved the fastest overall sailing time across both stages, while Mareus 3, skippered by Denis Stanojević, won the leg to Jelsa.
Awards were provided by Lucija Rilov from Turtula, who surprises us every year with her artistic creations
You can view the complete results at https://jk-split.hr/wpcontent/uploads/2024/06/71_SRK_Rezultati.pdf.
Gallery can be found on this url: https://jk-split.hr/splitova-regata-krstasa/galerija/
