The month of
November traditionally brings a handful of sailing events organized by Yacht
Club Croatia in Ičići.
The upcoming
weekend, November 9-10, ACI marina Opatija in Ičići is hosting the 15th edition
of the ACI Cup Optimist regatta, whose participants are children competing in
the Optimist, ILCA 4 and ILCA6 (former laser) classes.
The organizer
Yacht Club Croatia expects about 100 competitors coming from about fifteen
clubs from the region. Young sailors can expect 5 sailings in two days in front
of Ičići and Opatija.
The land part of
the event takes place in the ACI marina Opatija in Ičići, where many volunteers
of the Yacht Club Croatia will host the sailors and make their stay pleasant.
ACI CUP OPTIMIST 2023
The second
regatta takes place two weeks after the ACI Optimist Cup, November 22nd to the
24th. It is the 6th
edition of the Susak for Two / Susak for Crews regatta.The regatta
route, 100 NM long, is sailed from Ičići to the island of Susak and back,
without stopping. Considering the expected weather conditions at this time of
the year, the regatta is a real adrenaline bomb, where experienced sailors
compete, eager for adventure, sailing in pairs.
Susak for two,
along with the Split Regatta St. Nikola and Sušac for two, are the only
regattas in Croatia intended for the so-called Short handed sailing, i.e. for
sailing in pairs. It is a discipline that has a special status in the world of
sailing.
Regattas, in a
special category, Susak for crews, can also be attended by sailboats with full
crews.
Organizers from
Yacht Club Croatia expect the arrival of about 20 sailboats that will gather
before the start at the ACI marina Opatija in Ičići.
At the end of
the regatta, the awards ceremony and joint dinner will be held at the Ičići
hotel.
SUSAK ZA DVOJE 2023
Given that Ičići
is the host of the upcoming regattas, the Tourist Board Ičići provides
financial and logistical support to Yacht Club Croatia.
With the main
sponsor ACI d.d., regattas are also supported by Tourist board Opatija, Sports
Association of Opatija, Sports association of Primorsko-goranscka county,
Radnik Opatija and many other donors.
For those who
want to know more about sailing and Ičići, as the host of the mentioned
regattas, the Tourist Board Ičići in 2024 issued a tourist booklet JEDRITI SE
MORA or in the nautical dictionary NAVIGARE NECESSE EST.The booklet
contains brief information about Ičići as a nautical center with an emphasis on
photographs related to the sea and sailing, as well as information about
sailing regattas held in the waters below Učka, the work of the ACI marina in
Ičići, and the work and contribution of the Yacht Club Croatia, whose premises
are located in the marina itself.
You can download
your PDF copy on the website of the Tourist Board Ičići or in the office
located in the ACI marina in Ičići.