BAU International Sailing Club Enters the Sailing World with a Brand-New Trophy

Having achieved one of its first goals, BAUISC aims to take its place in the Istanbul racing world with a brand-new Trophy featuring innovative and competitive courses long missed in Istanbul waters. Organized for this purpose, the BAU Spring Trophy, consisting of four legs and six race days, will also include the BAU Bosphorus Sailing Cup, which has become a tradition since 2013 as the first Bosphorus race of the year, and the 23 April World Children's Race, to be held to host social responsibility projects as part of 23 April National Sovereignty and Children's Day.

BAU Spring Trophy Skippers Meeting Held

The Skippers Meeting of the BAU Spring Trophy, the first university-based sailing trophy in Türkiye, organized by the Bahçeşehir University International Sailing Club, took place on the evening of Wednesday, 22 March, at the Bahçeşehir University Beşiktaş Campus.

At the Opening Cocktail and Skippers Meeting held on the C Academy Terrace, all competitors came together and had the opportunity to get to know each other. The evening, during which Principal Race Officer Orhan Türket and Protest Committee Chair Pınar Coşkuner Genç gave a technical briefing, was enlivened by the Bahçeşehir University Music Club with its performances.

The BAU International Sailing Club (BAUISC) team stated that, as at this year's meeting and races, organized for the first time, they expect the participation of Bahçeşehir University students and academics in the coming years as well, so that they can bring sailing to wider audiences.

Founded with the support of Bahçeşehir University, the BAU International Sailing Club enters the sailing world with a brand-new trophy!

Planned as four different legs and six race days, the BAU Spring Trophy will be a socially and athletically satisfying organization shaped in line with the wishes of sailors.

In the races, featuring competitive courses long missed in Istanbul waters, special treats and activities await the sailors on the water between and after races. In addition, sailors and their families eager to hit the course will enjoy the refreshments served at the Race Village to be set up at Kalamış Marina before and after all race days! At sunset, all sailing enthusiasts will shake off the day's fatigue together at after-parties.

In addition, at the 23 April World Children's Race inCaddebostanand on 6 May at theBosphorus Sailing Cup BAU Port event areas,activity areas introducing and promoting sailing and live race viewing screens will be set up. In the event areas, sailors' families, friends and all sailing enthusiasts will be able to follow the races and take part in the activities.

In addition, aiming to hold flawless buoy races, our club continues its efforts to form an experienced race committee. We will soon announce the race committee that will manage the races.

At the BAU Spring Trophy Award Ceremony, held at the end of the trophy races on 10 May, events and concerts will be organized on BAU's terrace overlooking the Istanbul Bosphorus, and the winning teams will receive their awards. The trophy to be given to the overall winner of the Trophy was designed by BAU industrial design students as part of an industrial design department project course. At the recent jury evaluation, the winning design belonged to Melis Öztürk, a 4th-year student. The trophy was sent to the design workshop of Özartaş Avize to be produced in full detail. The custom-designed trophy will be produced as a single piece and, in line with the sailors' requests, will be awarded to the winner of the IRC 0-1-2-3 classes (race group). Aiming to make the Trophy a tradition, BAUISC also aims to make the trophy cup a perpetual trophy. Accordingly, this year's Trophy winner will be able to keep this meaningful award in its museum for only one year. At the start of the 2018 trophy, the cup will be returned to BAUISC to be handed over to its new owner.

In addition to the organizations to be held, the aim is to make the races more meaningful through social responsibility projects included in the races.

As a social responsibility project, within the scope of the 23 April World Children's Race and the Bosphorus Sailing Cup, the first Bosphorus race of the year,children from Türkiye and around the world who have never seen the seawill be given the opportunity to get to know both Istanbul and sailing for a week. If they wish, our sailing teams are encouraged to take our young friends, whom we host in Istanbul, with them in the race.

You can access the "BAUISC & BAU Spring Trophy Promotional Catalog" at this address .