Results RPC 2011

Today at 2 p.m. the award ceremony will take place at the Marina restaurant in Biograd. There’s only one yacht left to cross the finishing line now: The “Daiquiri” (42) with the ASS Segeln-Mercure team of skipper Horst Bernhardt is still on its way towards Biograd. Will they make it before the time limit of the regatta ends at noon..?

The RPC 2011 trophies (designed by Stuntstorch, sponsored by PANTAENIUS):

Most of the crews have arrived in Biograd now. Still there are ten boats out on the sea, but the party in the marina here already started. Please find the latest pics of the finish and the party in our image gallery!

The match for the second and third place has been decided: The “Solent” (64) with its Team Ascherl-Regatta Bodensee of Robert Schönbeck was the second Bavaria 42 yacht to cross the finishing line in Biograd, about half a minute later it was followed by the Yachtcharter Pitter Crew with Skipper Klaus Pitter on their “Cape Cod” (51).

Only few minutes later there two more crews reached Biograd: The SÄGEWERK-Team of Peter Stefaner on the “New York” (60) and on the fifth place Ronnie Zeiller’s Alles Yacht-Crew on their “San Diego” (63).

The fans in the harbour of Biograd congratulate all the RPC 2011 teams – it was definitely a hot match on the last meters of the regatta! To all the boats still out there on the sea: We wish you a great race, and come back safely!

n.b.: We will publish pictures of the finish in this blog soon, so stay tuned.

The entire team of the Daiquiri boat No. 42 wishes to all participants, fans and readers a wonderful morning:

According to the latest tracking data, we have subsequently recovered in 3 positions.
The strategic thoughts are with the severe weather conditions, beautiful blue sky, 26 degrees and calm blue sea with a variety of visit of tuna fish was caused by our skipper with a drink of the day: The Jamaican feel we will now all and supports the Drink of the Day this:

Just take in a 0.5 l gas 200ml Bavarian beer and basic meal so we are here in Croatia, a fresh Karlovacko, to about 100 ml American brew, Coke Zero (so that the American product is not overvalued) and fills it with good Rum from Jamaica, tastes totally refreshing and nearly calorie-neutral.
Sunny greetings from Daiquiri TEAM

A few moments ago, the „Southhampton“ with starting number 65 crossed the finishing line in Biograd – after approximately 72 hours of sailing. 28 year old skipper Martin Hartl and his seven crew member managed to maintain their margin and win the Round Palagruža Cannonball regatta for the second time in a row. Congratulations!
Now it’s all about the second and third place. The peak field still consists of seven boats. On the forefront, the „San Diego“ (63) with Ronnie Zeiller’s Alles Yacht Crew and the „Solent“ (64) with Robert Schönbeck’s Ascherl-Regatta Bodensee Team match for silver…

Some minutes ago, the Croatian race management (Baldasar Morozin, Sime Stanic and Dragan Penjalov) has left the city harbour of Biograd with their yacht “Dancer”. They will set the red buoy, which together with the signal pole in the harbour marks the finishing line of the regatta. The weather at the time of writing: Absolutely no wind…

The last hours of the RPC 2011 have started, and the night has brought some surprises. Though the wind faded almost completely, there’s a suspensive match going on close to the coast of Murter. The “Southhampton” of Martin Hartls Celox Sailing Team (65) is still leading the field, but in the last hour or so, three competitors have closed in on them. The “San Diego” (Ronnie Zeiller/Alles Yacht, 63), the “Solent” (Robert Schönbeck/Ascherl-Regatta Bodensee, 64) and Misa Strobls “San Tropez” (ReefRaffRacing, 62) are contesting the favorite, which seemed to stand still for a while…

We’ll report from Biograd, as soon as the first one crosses the finishing line here at the harbour. Have a look at our live tracker to stay up to date on what happens on the last sea miles of this great regatta!

As the online version of our live tracker shows, the “Southhampton” (65) sails into the night with a large winning margin. Will the “Celox Sailing Team” of Martin Hartl be the first crew to cross the winning at Biograd, for the second year in a row? It will be decided in the next hours! Far behind, the tracking system shows the same picture as during the day: The field is very close here, with following participants close to each other: The “Solent” (64), the “Cowes” (54), the ”San Diego” (63), the “San Tropez” (62) and the “New York” (60). The “Cape Cod” (51) is trying to get back to the head of the race. This night will show, if Klaus Pitter and his “Yachtcharter Pitter” team will be successful…

The main problem tonight is the wind. As the author of this blog noticed himself on the trip from Hvar to Biograd on the motorboat of “Sea Help”, there’s not much wind left. And the forecast for the night isn’t too optimistic, too. The meteorologists forecast practically no wind for the next hours. Apparently, it’s going to be a slow motion match to Biograd. We will report as soon as the first boat is here!

A more detailed view on the forefield:

The race is getting serious now, with the teams sailing back towards Biograd again. On the southern coast of the island of Korcula there is quite match going on right now. Far in the forefront ist still the „Southhampton“ (Celox Sailing Team, 65). Behind them there is a group of six sailing yachts matching for every meter. continue»»