A new starting point and changed courses promise variety in the now firmly established race for soloists and crews of two. After the Vegvisir Race was canceled at short notice last year due to corona concerns of the organizing clubs, event planner Morten Brandt took the consequences.
From this autumn he will make Nyborg the port of departure and destination, the city on the west side of the Great Belt Bridge. The two largest shorthanded regattas in the Baltic Sea are now linked to the Danish island of Funen, because the Silverrudder, which is celebrating its tenth edition this autumn, is sailed from Svendborg - only about 30 nautical miles south of Nyborg.
The change of the venue allows the Vegvisir Race further growth. In Nyborg Havn, the port north of the Marinund closer to the town center, there is easily room for 200 yachts. "It could be even more," says Morten Brandt, who signed the contract with the city administration on Tuesday. That means: There are still starting places available. The 156 boats registered last year will keep their starting permissions; 44 skippers can still register.
The new courses of the Vegvisir Race
There will be three courses again, staggered according to length. The longest at 225 nautical miles also leads into German waters, from Marstal to Fehmarn and through the Fehmarnsund to Møn, from where it goes back to the northwest via Grundsund and Småland's fairway - a change from open passages and demanding ones, because often with shoals or narrow fairways riddled with sections. Even the shortest course, which is primarily intended to appeal to one-handed crews, has it all: It leads south through Svendborgsund, where there is often a strong current, around Tåsinge to the west side of Langeland and back
What makes Nyborg special: The start and finish port, which is completely available to the participants for the Vegvisir Race, ensures short distances. And there is an attractive supporting program. The "Norden i Nyborg" cultural festival takes place at the same time, with interesting exhibitions, food trucks and concerts. Those who sail fast can enjoy a live act on Saturday evening - if he or she does not sink into their bunk exhausted, of course.
The race will take place from September 2nd to 4th, two weeks before the silver rudder. YACHT and YACHT online will once again report extensively as media partners. For more information and registration, please click here!