St. Nicholas regatta means tough weather conditions as well as tough guys at the helm. Skills, archness, solidarity, courage and fair play are the most demanded virtues of all skippers while their boats are cherished as their best friends.
Hanse Yachts is a prominent German yacht manufacturer, and one of the largest manufacturers in the world. They boast with a number of yachts, whose technical excellence and impeccable sailing performance have won them numerous awards and recognition. Each year, they organize a regatta in Croatia, called Hanse Cup Adriatic.
“’Of all the drugs, the sea is the heaviest!’ Who said that, you or I? I do not remember anymore, but I know exactly where this idea was first uttered. On the west coast of Sumatra, one evening when we sat on the deck and watched the sunset. There! “
This is the sentence from Besa – ship´s log written by Joža Horvat, the most famous Croatian sailor.
Yacht Club Biograd is the host of the St. Anastasia’s regatta in Biograd, near Zadar. The regatta will be held on January 10th and will gather international enthusiast keen to start the new year under sails. Come and join the regatta.
Here is a story about everything but ordinary regatta that takes place between the Croatian islands of Dugi Otok, Ugljan and Pašman – Gladuša. The special thing about this small but interesting regatta is that there are live concerts and parties the night before the race. It is also a very traditional regatta so you won’t miss the traditional march Tovareća mužika or Donkey’s music.
