BAU Spring Trophy 2018 Gets Underway

BAU Spring Trophy 2018 got underway at 19:00 on Wednesday, 21 March, with the Skippers Meeting and Trophy Handover Ceremony held on the BAU Galata Campus Terrace.

At the trophy handover ceremony, last year's winner, the ENKA Cheese team, handed over the VELA Trophy, which had been in its trophy cabinet for a year, to the organizing committee. At the meeting, the Chairs of the Race Committee and the Protest Committee, together with the Club Commodore, provided information about the upcoming races.

The competition at sea began on Saturday, 24 March with the Buoy Race . Before the race, breakfast was served to the sailors in the organization area set up at Kalamış Marina. On Sunday, 25 March , the sailors set sail for the Islands Route Geographic Race . After the races, the winners received their awards in the organization area at Kalamış Marina, and the sailors then shook off the fatigue of the competition at sea with an after party.

The starting whistle for the second leg of the trophy will blow on Saturday, 7 April . Again, after a pre-race breakfast, the sailors will set sail for the Buoy Race . After the race, the sailors will receive their awards amid entertaining music performances, and participants will win gifts in surprise draws.

YOUNG GUESTS TO MEET SAILING ON 22 APRIL

As last year, the third leg of the trophy will be dedicated to the "Children of the World" this year. Our young friends who will be our guests from all over the world will both get to know Istanbul and be introduced to sailing. Our young guests, who will be hosted by Bahçeşehir University for a week, will blow the starting whistle for the sailors on Sunday, 22 April. While the sailors compete in the Buoy Race at sea, a variety of fun activities will be organized in the activity area set up for children on land. Both the sailors and our young guests will have a great time after the race and at the award ceremony.

THE FIRST BOSPHORUS RACE OF THE YEAR

The final leg of the race will start with the "Bosphorus Race" on Saturday, 5 May. In this race, renowned as the first Bosphorus race of the year, the sailors will battle the currents on the challenging Istanbul Bosphorus course. With the Buoy Race to be held on Sunday, 6 May, the final race of the Trophy will be completed.

Then, at the Award Ceremony to be held on Wednesday, 9 May , the teams will receive their awards. The new champion of the trophy will become the new owner of the VELA Trophydesigned by BAU student Melis Öztürkand will take the trophy to its museum.