One Win Equally Important – Kuret Triumphs

The XV Easter Regatta in Vodice has come to an end after three days of exciting sailing. Up until the last race, the only one scheduled for Saturday, everything was still undecided. During the regatta winds favored the organizers, but the day started with strong bora causing the first start to be postponed. In a little while wind conditions improved and the racing kicked off in a mild northeasterly wind.  Wind direction and strength changed all the time brining out the best in the racing teams and offering interesting and exciting duels.  Karlo Kuret's Salona 42 yacht called All 4 One took the lead right at the start. At one point Bartul Mišura and his Teuta caught up with them, but with smooth sailing Kuret's team extended their lead and crossed the finishing line first controlling the Czech crew's Bohemia Express with whom they fought for the first place. Though with the same number of points, due to better score in the last regatta, Kuret's team won by a neck. The Slovak Quabremar came third.  In the second group we saw some great sailing from Krešimir Đakulović's Mareus and the win affirmed Mareus as the best in that group. The runner-up was Branko Ilijadica Rapo and the Slovak boat Brutal Fish came third. In the Open group Bojan Božić and his Vola Vola offered convincing sailing and took the lead leaving Split's Polet with Nikola Dešković at the helm behind.

The winner in the second Open group was 01 Express, whose crew in the last race successfully protested against Hvar Adventure and Rikard Kuhar's crew, making them disqualified from the race and causing them to loose the first place in their group.  Exciting duels on the last day of the regatta taking place in unsteady and extremely challenging weather conditions have shown once again that the Easter Regatta attracts a great turnout of supreme sailors from this part of Europe and the best prepared racing teams on the eve of the World Championship to take place on Cres in June are Karlo Kuret's crew and the Czech team with Richard Vojta at the helm of Bohemia Express. Also, the Easter Regatta is on the best way to regaining its glory and both the participants and spectators of the regatta organized by PBZ Leasing expressed their great delight and gratitude to the organizers for the efforts invested toward making it better every time. This year's event has shown that our best regatta has bright future ahead.