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A sailing classic filled with great milestones…Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Cap Istanbul, the final race of the French Championship of Solo Offshore Racing is going to take place between 14 September – October 16. Ever since the first organization that took place in 2006, Cap İstanbul which has been an object of great interest by sailors and the sailing arena, is going to reach new dimensions with the organization of Olay Nautic.
NEW START CITY: TOULON With the starting cities being Cannes in 2006, Nice in 2007 and Marseilles in 2008, the starting city of this year's Cap İstanbul is going to be the most important harbor city of France in the Mediterranean, Toulon. This is going to be the first offshore race to be hosted by this area where sailing is an extremely popular sport. The French Secretary of State for Defense and Veterans Hubert Falco and the Mayor of Hyeres Les Palmiers Jacques Politi have made an official public announcement that they are ready for every kind of collaboration with Olay Nautic for the start organization.
NEW ROUTE
Nicolas Berenger who is the last champion of Cap Istanbul, mentions his admiration for this route in every opportunity he has: "This is probably one of the best routes that could be offered to us, we get to race amongst very diverse and unique seas and scenery.” The race starts from Toulon. The first leg city is Sicily's Ragusa which has been included in the Treasure's of World Culture. Afterwards, the fleet will pass through the Tirane and Ion seas and into the Aegean sea. With another first, the fleet will this time be welcomed by Athens. In the final part of the race, the fleet will enter Turkey through Didyma after a technical stage in Tenedos. They will pass the Dardanelles Strait and after going through Gallipoli, the start for the İstanbul leg will be given. The sailors will exhibit their talents by completing 1590 sea miles of difficult routes.
NEW EXCITEMENT Applications end on July 16th. There are 24 official applications as of now. The important sailors of the Figaro Class: Sebastian Josse, Erwan Tabarly, Nicolas Berenger, Eric Drouglazet, François Gabart, Nicolas Lunven, Marc Emig ve Christophe Bouvet have completed their applications. Many successful sailors from different countries like Jonny Malbon (England) are also participating in this race. Ofcourse the unforgettable female Figaro racers: İsabelle Joschke and Jeanne Gregoire are going to be taking their place at the start. The biggest development of Cap İstanbul 2010 is the participation of a Turkish sailor for the first time. Selim Kakış who is a national team sailor, will be participating in the race with the organization of Olay Nautic and sponsorship of General Management of Youth and Sport.
A COMMUMICATION PLATFORM WITH MANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS The Cap İstanbul 2010 organization has new developments in terms of communication as well. The whole race is going to be followed by a special media boat with all technical equipment necessary for live broadcasting. Members of the press on the boat will have the opportunity to produce videos, audio recordings and interviews. They will be able to send all of this fresh media content through a satellite for the viewing of millions of sea and sailing fans all over the world. The race villages in the leg cities of the race are going to be of great interest for the French, Italian and Turkish press.
NEW HORIZONS Cumali Varer, the President of Olay Nautic, who emphasizes his sensitivity towards the environment and the sea in every opportunity, places the Cap Istanbul 2010 race into an environmental and clean sea struggle platform. Due to this, all of the sailors are going to sign an environmental protection pact before the start of the race. At the same time, this race carries the mission of reminding the public about the importance of the Toulon-Tekirdağ ro-ro sea route that began this year. At the end of the race there is going to be a closing ceremony with a race in the İstanbul Bosphorus. In this race, 27 EU member ambassadors are going to placed in the Figaro race boats, which will be an enlightening event in a period where Turkey and EU relations is playing an important role.
Cap Istanbul 2010 Program:
1st Leg: Hyeres / TPM – Ragusa: 590 miles (4 days)
Departure: Sunday, September 19th
Arrival: Thursday, September 23rd
2nd Leg: Ragusa – Athens: 520 miles (4 days)
Departure: Sunday, September 26th Arrival: Thursday, September 30th
3rd Leg: Athens – Didyma: 180 miles (2 days)
Depature: Sunday, October 3rd Arrival: Tuesday, October 5th
4th Leg: Didyma – Tenedos: 190 miles (2 days)
Departure: Friday, October 8th
Arrival: Sunday, October 10th Passage of the fleet with a convoy through the Dardanelles Strait on the morning of Tuesday, October 12th
5th Leg: Gallipoli – Istanbul: 110 miles (1 day)
Departure: Tuesday, October 12th
Arrival: Wednesday, October 13th Bosphorus Trophy: Saturday, October 16th Award ceremony and gala dinner: Saturday, October 16th
Press Contact: Defne Patir Mobile : +90 532 294 92 92 - @e-mail : defne@olaynautic.com
Organization:
Olay NauticTel : +90 212 323 23 53 - @e-mail : info@olaynautic.com
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10/11/2008 :
10/10/2008 : A look-back at the 1,660 mile course
10/9/2008 : Thierry Chabagny takes the Golden Horn, Nicolas Bérenger the city of Istanbul!
10/9/2008 :
10/8/2008 : After the Dardanelles, the final battle!
10/8/2008 :
10/7/2008 : The war to win all war in the Marmara Sea…
10/6/2008 :
10/6/2008 : The winner is... Erwan Tabarly
10/5/2008 : Flat out on the
10/4/2008 : In the lap of capricious Gods…
10/3/2008 : Strong gales: postponement of the start of the 4th leg until 1000 hours on Saturday
10/2/2008 : In the land of the Gods, amidst the islands…
10/1/2008 : A day in Crete for those who work behind the scenes
9/30/2008 : 1,250 miles already in their wake…
9/30/2008 : Isabelle Joschke takes victory in Aghios Nikolaos
9/29/2008 : Isabelle Joschke holds the leads off Crete
9/29/2008 :
9/28/2008 : Rough weather and the young lady of the Ionian Sea
9/27/2008 : The southern gamble
9/26/2008 : Arrivederci Marzamemi…
9/25/2008 : Sicilian break and Mediterranean reflection…
9/24/2008 : A fine wheeze
9/24/2008 :
9/23/2008 : Gastronomic menu
9/22/2008 : Delicate adjustments and takeover bids
9/21/2008 : Twenty-eight solo sailors on the start line
9/20/2008 : The day after
9/20/2008 : Christophe Bouvet
9/20/2008 : Interview de Christian Gout, race director, goes over the facts:
9/20/2008 : The skipper of SIRMA, Christophe Bouvet, rescued from the water
9/19/2008 : Confirmed domination or a catch-up session?
9/18/2008 : A switch in atmosphere
9/17/2008 : You never stop learning
9/16/2008 : Mister 'Droug' on a flyer…
9/16/2008 :
9/15/2008 : The easiest is sometimes the best
9/14/2008 : Gildas Mahé leads: virtually nobody is a prophet in his own country.
9/13/2008 : Alpes Maritimes Trophy : Nicolas Bérenger, the little demon of Angel Bay
9/13/2008 :
9/12/2008 : Finding the right tempo…
9/11/2008 : How sweet the smell of victory is…
9/10/2008 : Novices and old timers
9/9/2008 : Interdependent solo sailors
9/2/2008 : Cap Istanbul : New format but the same mindset
7/20/2008 : Full house for the Cap Istanbul !
Ranking & Race viewer
Ranking 2008
| 1. | : | Nicolas Berenger |
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| Kone Elevators |
| 2. | : | Gildas Morvan |
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| Cercle Vert |
| 3. | : | François Gabart |
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| Espoir Région Bretagne |
