Welcome to ÅF Offshore Race - Round Gotland Race June 30 –July 6, 2016

Foto: Oskar Kihlborg Foto: 1 Foto: Oskar Kihlborg Foto: 2 Welcome to ÅF Offshore Race - Round Gotland Race June 30 – July 6, 2016

Skeppsholmen from the stage and have a meal or just a cup At the end of June every year, sailing yachts of coffee at any of the various restaurants and take over the central parts of the famous cafes in the event area. Stockholm waterfront when The Royal Swe- dish Yacht Club, KSSS arrange the ÅF Offshore The start of ÅF Offshore Race is a great fiesta Race – Round Gotland Race. already from June 30th until the race actually starts three days later. The race area is open Starting the race in the middle of Stockholm from early lunchtime until close to midnight has been a huge success. In the summer of during a time when the sun hardly ever sets in 2015 more than 150 000 spectators followed Stockholm. the boats as they left the city. Royal Swedish Yacht Club At the event area on Skeppsholmen island, The Royal Swedish Yacht Club, KSSS, has a long opposite the Royal Castle and the Old Town of tradition of organizing international regattas Stockholm, friends and visitors are invited to and offshore races. For more than a century, take a closer look at the boats moored at the Sandhamn has been Sweden’s epicenter in temporary pontoons, along the tall ship ”Af sailing and ÅF Offshore Race - Round Gotland Chapman”. Visitors can also enjoy live music Race started here back in 1937. Foto: Oskar Kihlborg Foto:

Spectators at the start 2015

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”Visbyseglingen” is renowned for being the tors and the course design have changed over model/prototype for the Round Gotland Race. the years. “Visbyseglingen” was organized by KSSS from around 1920 and the race grew into the first The latest innovation was made in 2011-2012 official Round Gotland Race which was sailed when the start was moved from Sandhamn in 1937. 42 yachts from Sweden, England, Fin- to Skeppsholmen in the heart of Stockholm. land, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and United At the same time the regatta was renamed States participated. ÅF Offshore Race after the title sponsor ÅF. ÅF Offshore Race and ÅF Offshore Race Clas- The competing yachts started in Sandhamn, sic gathered 211 yachts at the start in 2015. rounded the island of Gotland and finished The 350 nautical mile course, starting in the outside Visby, the main city of Gotland. Since city of Stockholm and finishing in Sandhamn, then, the Round Gotland Race has regularly takes the competitors through the breathta- attracted both the keenest yacht racers from king beauty of the Stockholm archipelago all around the world, as well as a wide variety and out to the open sea around the island of of regular cruising sailors. Both the competi- Gotland. Foto: Oskar Kihlborg Foto:

The Classic Class just before start

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ÅF Offshore Race 2016 – Round Gotland Race

KSSS welcomes you and your land. The race finishes in Sand- conformity with, or is a copy of crew to Stockholm and to the ÅF hamn where the prize giving an existing boat, or according Offshore Race 2016 and ÅF ceremony and regatta dinner is to an original one-off design Offshore Race Classic 2016. The planned for Wednesday July 6. prior to 1st of January 1968. It race is open to yachts with valid is the Race Committee´s prero- rating certificates in ORC Inter- ÅF Offshore Race Classic is sai- gative to decide if a boat is al- national or the Swedish Rating led parallel to the ÅF Offshore lowed to enter as a Classic Yacht System SRS. The mix of modern Race but using a different cour- or not. and classic yachts makes the re- se design. Classic Yachts are in- gatta spectacular and the fact vited to race from Stockholm KSSS would also like to invite that the starting area is located via Sandhamn to a buoy outsi- you and your crew to take part in the very center of Stockholm de the city of Visby and directly in the ÅF Inshore Race 2016. makes the regatta quite remar- back to the finish in Sandhamn, This race starts on Saturday July kable. a course of approximate 250 2, the day before the start of nautical miles. The race starts the ÅF Offshore Race 2016. The At the start the competitors on Sunday, July 3. ÅF Inshore Race 2016 is sailed are split into starting groups on an approximately 20 nauti- of 15-25 yachts in order to en- Classic Yachts are defined as cal mile course in the heart of sure all competitors fair star- boats built before 1st of Janua- Stockholm. This start and finish ting conditions. The race starts ry 1968 and remaining mainly of the ÅF Inshore Race is in next on Sunday, July 3 in the center consistent to her original plans to the race village on Skepps- of Stockholm and runs through and has a hull made of wood holmen Island. The race is open the KUNGSTRÄDGÅRDEN archipelago via Sandhamn or steel. Alternatively a replica to all boats with a Swedish Ra- and rounds the island of Got- built anytime, which is built in ting System (SRS) certificate.

ENTRANCE DJURGÅRDEN SKEPPSHOLMEN

MAIN STAGE ROYAL CASTLE RESTAURANTS EXHIBITOR BOATS RACE VILLAGE OLD TOWN RESTAURANTS BOATS SPECTATOR VIEWING

SPECTATOR VIEWING

SLUSSEN

START SÖDERMALM STOCKHOLM STRÖM

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Värmdö Sandhamn Stockholm Alma- grundet

Classic Sandhamn - Sandhamn 247 Nm ÅFOR Sandhamn - Sandhamn 350 Nm

Visby Saltsjöbadens Tryckeri AB/kt

Hoburgen

9 Rounding the south end of Gotland

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RACE DATE The ÅF Offshore Race Classic starts in the centre of Start Sunday July 3 2016. Stockholm and runs via Sandhamn to a buoy outside the city of Visby and directly back to the finish in Sand- ELIGIBILITY and CLASSES hamn. Approximately 250 nm. ORC International Swedish Rating System SRS Before the start competitors shall berth at Skeppshol- men in Stockholm City. Pre-race inspections will take A Classic Class within SRS will be available place at Skeppsholmen. A double handed Class within SRS will be available ENTRY The Royal Swedish Yacht Club in cooperation with the Entry opens in December 2015 at KSSS website. Swedish National Sailing Authority will support yachts with a valid IRC or other international certificate to TROPHIES and PRIZES convert their boat data in to a SRS certificate to be used Perpetual trophies and KSSS prizes in each class. during ÅF Offshore Race. WEBSITE ISAF Offshore Special Regulations Category 3 Mono- Notice of Race, entry and additional information, hulls with life raft will apply. Automatic Identification please visit www.ksss.se System AIS Transponders are required. Entries need to be over 7.0 m in length. CONTACT DETAILS KSSS Race Office COURSE Hotellvägen 9 The ÅF Offshore Race starts in the centre of Stockholm 133 22 Saltsjöbaden and runs through the archipelago, past via Sandhamn Sweden and round Gotland and finishes in Sandhamn. Approx- Telephone: +46 8 556 166 80 imately 350 nm. e-mail: [email protected]

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Welcome to ÅF Offshore Race

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