The Raiffeisen Fifty-Fifty received the Balaton Season Opening Blue Ribbon Port Grand Prix over the weekend, kicking off the ninetieth Balaton crusing season. The race, which began at midday on Saturday, attracted 249 boats with a complete of round 1,000 workforce contributors to finish the Balatonfüred-Alsóörs-Tihany-Balatonfüred distance.
The race used to be historically preceded through a wreath-laying rite on Lake Balaton from the deck of the oldest, 129-year-old crusing boat at the lake, named Kishamis, inbuilt 1896, in entrance of the Balatonfüred pier. In his welcome speech at the pier, László Alajos Gellér, president of the Hungarian Sailing Federation, mentioned that
the primary sail launching tournament used to be hung on Lake Balaton 90 years in the past, in June 1935.
Photo: MTI/Bodnár Boglárka
In his speech, the federation president additionally identified that 2025 will mark a brand new degree in small boat crusing, with the advance of the South Balaton Aquatic Circle, led through the Hungarian Sailing Federation consortium, that may supply the potential for small boat launching in six settlements. He added that there also are plans for the same small boat challenge at the north coast.
Gellér additionally praised the Veszprém-Balaton European Sports Region 2026 comfortable, that targets to make bodily process a part of on a regular basis existence. He mentioned that they have got 4,300 registered athletes in 150 member organizations, and prepare 4-5 competitions each and every weekend, but additionally goal to extend energetic club and perform a contest device the place everybody can in finding their position.
László Fábián, Secretary General of the Hungarian Olympic Committee, mentioned that the area and Balatonfüred is usually a venue now not just for “sailing or windsurfing enthusiasts,” but additionally for different sports activities, sports activities amenities, coaching camps and festival venues.
Photo: MTI/Bodnár Boglárka
Photo: MTI/Bodnár Boglárka
The successful Hungarian-built catamaran Raiffeisen Fifty-Fifty (entrance), with the runner-up RSM catamaran along. Photo: MTI/Bodnár Boglárka
The workforce of the successful Fifty-Fifty took to their social media web page to precise their pleasure:
We received the race, which used to be held in very difficult winds of various strengths all over, and the catamarans finished it in round 40 mins. We discovered that whoever sailed laborious, trimmed and altered the boat all of the method, used to be ready to get a hold of an overly equivalent velocity to us,”
they wrote.
Second position went to RSM Sailing Team, whilst the Audax Django staff took house the 3rd position prize.
The primary race of the 12 months, the 57th Blue Ribbon Raiffeisen Grand Prix, will happen between July 10-12, whilst the White Ribbon Generalcom Grand Prix – Szabolcs Izsák Memorial Race will likely be hung on July 5 as a ‘rehearsal.’
Via MTI, Featured symbol: MTI/Bodnár Boglárka
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