Adriatic Challenge d.o.o.

The newcomers can decide the hardest sail race of the Adria in record time at first attempt for itself.

Salzburg/bio degree. In the first April week again the fastidious Round Palagruza Cannonball Race took place. Organizers of the probably hardest sail race in the Adria were the yacht club bio degree and IG-sails. The organization lay in the hands of the Nautikvereins sail attack. Starting and goal of the 380 nautical miles comprehensive round course was the Croatian city bio degree. This fastidious high sea-race is called among other things also „the Fastnet Race “the Adria. The new created sailingteamaustria.com placed itself to the challenge this year for the first time.

Already on the first day and/or at the night running its call became multi than fairly. Due to extreme wind conditions and accordingly high waves it came to dangerous situations, as well as extensive losses in the participant field. Their borders were pointed out to so some crews to pieces and had with rudder breaks, bent large trees or ripped sails get along (fought). This entailed also Mayday calls over radio. Therefore many teams protection ports started and terminated then their running. The eight men strong crew of sailingteamaustria.com powered by Headstart.at approximately around Skipper Martin Hartl and NAME2 set off from the beginning from the field. By the large experience and an unrestrained employment the team could get over the turbulent night without prejudice to. The crew read yourself the leading position any longer do not remove and crossed the target line in bio degrees than first sail team. Thus sailingteamaustria.com won the Round Palagruza Canon ball Race with its first participation 2010 and this with a new record gel time of 54 hours. On the further places „the Adria Seriensieger “the Aquila Sailing team, as well as the team followed around the olympia-experienced Sylvia Vogl.

„With these conditions it is important the correct balance between boat speed to find material and crew indulgence. Small handling errors can have serious consequences with nearly 20 knots speed and twelve tons boat weight “, say austriasailingteam.com attendant Peter Steinkogler. „In the night pull permanent wetness, three degrees of outside temperature, strong wind and absolute darkness at the substance and concentration ability of each particular “, add it further. Next a large goal stands with the victorious Seglern Rolex Fastnet Race in England at the program. There one will try 40 in 2011 with a foot boat in front to mix together.