Roschier Baltic Sea Race,’ says Grzegorz Baranowski. The Hamburgischer Verein
Seefahrt (HVS) Carkeek 47 Störtebeker was skippered by Torben Muehlbach for the race. The young German teamcame so close to winning overall but in the end came third. Störtebeker did win IRC Zero, beating Tilmar Hansen’s Outsider and the largest boat in the race, Kenneth Bjoerklund’s CNB 76 Enderpearl. The HVS was established in Hamburg, Germany in 1903 to develop young sailors in offshore racing. ‘Everyone on board learned
more and that was our goal, and we are so proud to have beaten the famous Outsider team,’ says Torben Muehlbach. ‘This new course is very interesting with many different conditions. It is so nice to rely on the RORC to organise the race, we have complete confidence in their management. Above all we had fun and that will continue for the HVS.’ Teams from Sweden, Finland
and Great Britain filled the IRC One podium. Swedish Farr 400 Wetjob, skippered by Niclas Heurlin was the winner. Arto Linnervuo’s Finnish XP 44 Xtra Staerk was second and the first boat from Finland to cross the line and Ed Bell’s British JPK 1180 Dawn Treader was third. ‘This is our home turf and RORC organises great races so that is why
Top: Helsinki is the start and nish of the 635-mile race. Above: the course takes the
eet around Gotland and back to Helsinki. Above right: the Swedish Farr 400 Wetjob, skippered by Niclas Heurlin was the winner in IRC One
we jumped on the train from the beginning,’ explains Wetjob’s Niclas Heurlin. ‘We were incredibly happy with our win against really good opposition. For us this was a very long race; 650 miles is a challenge, so that was inspiring.’ ‘I am really proud of the Xtra
Staerk team for being the first Finnish team to cross the line,’ says Arto Linnervuo. ‘This race has attracted international teams, that takes Finnish offshore sailing to a higher level and that is my aim. The race helps the whole offshore racing community to thrive in the Baltic and we are all better together.’ Paer Lindfors, racing with Nadine
Kugel, was celebrating his birthday as Team Mobline finished the race winning IRC Two-Handed . The 33ft sloop was designed in 1981 by Peter Norlin. About 500 have been built and there is an active Albin Nova Class in Sweden. The Albin Nova is not designed to any rule, just as a perfect all-round cruising boat; the boat has clean lines with no strange features. The design sails well in light and heavy wind. ‘It was a great race with fantastic conditions to the finish,’ explains Paer Lindfors. ‘During the last night we had our big spinnaker up which may have been too much sail, but it held and Nadine scored the top- speed record. Helsinki is a fantastic
city with great cafes and restaurants and the race itself is a great course. Starting and finishing in Helsinki you go straight out to the open ocean. The communication with the race management team was perfect. We would definitely encourage other teams to come to race in 2024’. RORC race director Chris Stone
said after the race: ‘The Baltic Sea can throw everything at you and safety is always a first stop for any RORC race. Everybody got home safely with no problems at all; that is always the best outcome. A lot of thought went into the course and this time, the back-markers had 300 miles of downwind racing to the finish. However, the weather is so changeable in the Baltic, it could well be different next time.’ The second edition of the
Roschier Baltic Sea Race will take place in the summer of 2024. Leading law firm Roschier have committed to title sponsorship the next edition. Tremendous credit should go to the official race supporters and hard-working volunteers in Helsinki. The race is supported by the City of Helsinki, the Nyländska Jaktklubben (NJK), Finnish Ocean Racing Association (FORA), Helsingfors Segelklubb (HSK), FINIRC and the Xtra Stærk Ocean Racing Society.
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