Round Palagruža cannonball

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The Palagruža rock at dawn

The Round Palagruža Cannonball ( RPC ) is a one-class sailing regatta that has been held annually in the Adriatic since 2008 .

history

The forerunners of the regatta were the Adriatic Offshore Challenge 2005 and 2006, where the players got to know each other. The Murter Dubrovnik Challenge 2007 was the first self-organized regatta after the organizer Blu Balu went bankrupt. Ronnie Zeiller and Miša Strobl were the two leading people who organized this regatta.

It was also Ronnie Zeiller and Miša Strobl who organized the first RPC in 2008 as the nautical club sail attack.

The route from 2008 to 2019

A circuit of around 380 nautical miles is covered.

Biograd (start) - Ugljan (bb) - Dugi Otok (bb) - Biševo (stb) - Palagruža (bb) - Mljet (bb) - Korčula (stb) - Hvar (stb) - Biograd (destination)

The islands mentioned are markings which are to be rounded on port (bb) and starboard (stb), as stated above.

For the first time in 2020, the route is planned to be reversed clockwise!

Prices

  • Challenge prize “Segelguide-Trophy” for the fastest ship (until 2012)
  • Challenge Prize "Spirit of Palagruza - Trophy" (from 2013) - After winning the Sailing Guide Trophy three times (2010, 2011 and 2012) it became the property of Martin Hartl. Martin Hartl then donated the "Spirit of Palagruza Trophy" to the fastest ship in the Round Palagruza Cannonball. This is a true-to-scale replica of the Palagruza rock made of solid iron and at 78 kg one of the heaviest sports trophies in the world.
  • Challenge award “Rote Laterne” from Christoph Nöhrig for the skipper with the longest time sailed in the race (until 2016)
  • Cups and medals for the first 3 yachts in each unit class

Competitions

2008

12-19 April 2008 (photo safari for the most beautiful picture of the rock)

Since the regatta was banned two days before the start, the participants agreed on a flotilla trip under the title Photosafari to Palagruža.

One class: Bavaria 42 Match (16 crews)

Result

Sailing guide trophy
Hans Kalhs - Lukas Rupsch / 3COM (Solent) 82:16:26 AUT
Crew: Alexandra Wollner, Tina Fuchs, Thomas Beutl, Thomas Harbich, Michael Platzer
Red lantern
Franz Lederer - Thomas Pramberger (Cowes) 91:43:01 AUT
Crew: Günter Halmschlager, Robert Schwarz, Eva-Maria Lederer, Danny Adam, Manuel Bekier

2009

12-17 April 2009, official regatta

Two unit classes: Bavaria 42 Match (15 crews) and Dufour 44 performance (6 crews)

Result

Sailing Guide Trophy - Bavaria 42 Match
Robert Muhr - Maria Kotnig / ANTS (Antigua) 75:11:07
Crew: Barbara Czajka, Peter Czajka, Thomas Czajka, Harald Breitfuß, Robert Jöbstl, Viktoria Kotnig
Dufour 44
Werner Luschnig - Roland Graf (Elba) 86:48:37
Crew: Christine Unterweger, Manfred Preitnegger, Gidi Frebsinger, Michael Staber, Colin Frings, Jörg Handhofer
Red lantern
Wolfgang Rabhansl - Gregor Winkler / FairEnergy (Minorca - Dufour 44 performance) 92:49:12
Crew: Roland Saßhofer, Herwig Ranger, Christian Höfler, Markus Auinger

2010

5th-9th April 2010

Two unit classes: Bavaria 42 Match (18 crews) and Dufour 44 performance (9 crews), plus 2 Class40 boats. NW winds of 35 to 40 kn bothered some crews. As a result, 9 ships had to give up.

Result

Sailing Guide Trophy - Bavaria 42 Match
Martin Hartl - Peter Steinkogler / Sailing Team Austria (Saint Tropez) 54:05:59, crew: Kurt Widhalm, Markus Hofstätter, Harald Hölzl, Andreas Großschädl, Gernot Antosch, Johannes Prack
Dufour 44
Jens Harms- Armin W Rainer / “The Inglorious Basterds” - IG-Segeln (Malta)
Crew: Peter Artenberg, Andreas Kirchner, Stephan Siemens, Hannes Winkler (54:32:30)
Class40
Aljaz Jadek - Pierre Aeschlimann / www.boxx-ocean-racing.com / Olympic Izola (BOXX Ocean Racing)
Crew: Andraž Mihelin, Kristian Hanjzek, Tomaz Copi, Sreco Jadek (45:02:45)
Red lantern
Horst Bernhardt - Karl Franck / ASS-Segeln / Mercure (Corsica - Dufour 44 performance)
Crew: Löffler Hans, Löffler Stefan, Höß Stephan, Torsten Kiener, Maier Claus, Bernd Lankau (72:05:54)

2011

Two one-size-fits-all classes: Bavaria 42 Match and Bavaria 47c

Result

Sailing Guide Trophy - Bavaria 42 match one design
Martin Hartl (SCS) - Peter Steinkogler (SCE) / Sailing Team Austria (Southampton)
Crew: Gottfried Pössl, Peter Farbowski, Christian Kargl, Simona Höllermann, Christoph Schasching, Harald Wolf (71:17:40)
Bavaria 47c one design
Jan Smitterberg (YCA) - Rudolf Wallner (YCA) (Margarita)
Crew: Hubert Haidn, Erik Himmelsbach, Michael Haberl, Michael Jennewein, Martin Kausal, Kurt Rieck (75:00:28)

2012

Two unit classes: Bavaria 42 Match and Bavaria 40CS

Result

Sailing Guide Trophy - Bavaria 42 match one design
Martin Hartl (SCS) - Peter Steinkogler (SCE) / Sailing Team Austria (Sidney)
Crew: Harald Wolf, David Höllinger, Johannes Prack, Stefan Koller, Christoph Schasching, Thomas Tschepen (55:44:43)
Bavaria 47c one design
Lukas Rupsch (IG-Segeln) - Stefan Rainer (YC Zell / See) / mariteam® (Bloody Mary)
Crew: Jutta Mosbach, Jacqueline Lininger, Manfred Tanzer, Elisabeth Bina, Christina Fuchs, Matthias Eckerstorfer, Josef Hirschbichler, Hannes Scharler (61:27:10)

2013

Two unit classes: Bavaria 42 Match and Bavaria 40CS

Result

Spirit of Palagruza - Trophy - Bavaria 40CS one design
Christian Pfann (S4o) - Wolfgang Stumberger (S4o) / sail4one-racing Malemok III)
Crew: David Höllinger (SCA), Berndt Schweiger (S4o), Günter Korn (S4o), Bernd Nawrata (S4o), Clemens Seidl (S4o), Christian Pronay (S4o) (83:12:40)
Bavaria 42 match one design
Christian Fuczik (IG-Segeln) - Ute Wagner (SCTWV) / Team Lost Boys / (Sydney)
Crew: Marco Bolterauer, Thomas Weber, Matthias Rohm, Ralph Fibinger, Roman Eichinger (84:37:28)

2014

Two unit classes: Bavaria 42 Match and Bavaria 40CS

Result

Spirit of Palagruza - Trophy - Bavaria 42 match one design
Raimund Reissner (IGS) - Wolfgang Singer (ÖSV) / ​​Team Reissner (Cape Town)
Crew: Christian Jenner (SCTWV), Martin Pitzl (IGS), Thomas Murlasits (ÖSV), Gerhard Rapf, Stefan Eigl (IGS) (75:46:50)
Bavaria 40CS one design
Thomas Reisinger (ORCA) - Gernot Graller-Kettler (ÖSV) / ​​Die Neuen (Long Island)
Crew: Mike Burgstaller (AGS), Michael Tonisch (UYCNs), Johannes Hamminger (SCA, YCA), Ernst Hofmann (ÖSV), Christof Heinisch, Thomas Meindl (Orca) (76:33:00)

2015

Two unit classes: Bavaria 42 Match and Bavaria 40CS

Result

Spirit of Palagruza - Trophy - Bavaria 42 match one design
Peter Stefaner (NSA) - Michael Thomann (Forelle Steyr) (Las Palmas) 51:51:58
Crew: Martin Maier (SVR-Segeln), Martin Schmidt (WSCW), Michael Mayrhofer (NSA), Helmut Schmidt (WSCW), Helmut Winkelströter (IG-Segeln), Robert Kreuzer (SCT)
Bavaria 40CS one design
Christian Pfann (S4o) - Berndt Schweiger (S4o) / sail4one-racing I / MELLER-Textildruck (Easy Eleven) 52:30:39
Crew: Peter Steinkogler (S4o), Martina Pfann (S4o), Günter Korn (S4o), Roland Schweiger (S4o), Alex M. Müller (S4o)

2016

At the ninth edition of the Round Palagruza Cannonball from April 9 to April 16, 2016, the new boat class Elan 350 was added to the competition in addition to the existing boat classes (Bavaria 42 Match and Bavaria 40CS).

Since the boats are not ideal for a cross in strong winds, the failure rate was 60%! As a result, this unit class was no longer used in the RPC.

Result

Spirit of Palagruza - Trophy - Bavaria 42 match one design
Christian Fuczik (IG-Segeln) - Ute Wagner (SCTWV) / Team Lost Boys /
Crew: Matthias Rohm, Marco Bolterauer, Lukas Rittler, Benjamin Huber, Paul Hullenaar (80:45:00)
Bavaria 40CS one design
Manuel Lagger (CYC) - Michael Puttinger (YCBS) / HPS Student Team / Graz University of Technology
Crew: Felix Meixner (NCA), Andreas Brugger, Leonhard Puttinger, Patrick Fabian (YCA), Simon Pree, Stefan Simon (83:50:50)
ELAN 350 one design
Maximilian Brückner (NCA) - Philipp Knoch (NCA)
Crew: Andreas Pomianek (YCW), Alexander Walluch (ÖSYC), Eva Randa (YCW), Roland Simmel 84:15:10

2017

For the anniversary RPC (tenth RPC) there was the new Bavaria 41 sport (19 participants) for the first time, and the tried and tested Bavaria 42match (9 participants) as the second class Biograd went.

Result

Bav 42match one-size-fits-all + blue ribbon
Alexandra Lammel (DHH) - Dusan Usenicnik
Crew: Thomas Schmid (DTYC), Igor Erste, Ana Rozman, Evgeni Trenev, Matjaz Begus (74:07:28)
Bav 41s one-size-fits-all
Peter Stefaner (NSA) - Michael Thomann (Forelle Steyr) / perfectliving
Crew: Martin Maier (SVR), Paul Hullenaar (SC-TWV), Paul Klima, Daniela Gutschi (74:52:20)

2018

11. Round Palagruza Cannonball in two unit classes (Bavaria 42match and Bavaria 41s) with a total of 30 boats.

This regatta was characterized by strong SE winds at the beginning with a corresponding wave height. Under spinnaker in the Zadarski Canal towards northwest and a hard cross after the rounding of Dugi Otok towards Vis / Bisevo. The south current held during the entire race, a speed race from Palagruza to Mliet and then again spinnaker to the finish in Biograd. In an extremely exciting three-way duel, RPC organizer Ronnie Zeiller had to admit defeat to RPC co-founder Miša Strobl. Christian Fuczik's team came in third.

Result

Bav 42match one-size-fits-all + blue ribbon
Günter Hösele (SYCS) - Piet Van der Kallen (SYCS) / Schilcherlandskipper / WT-Kanzlei Hösele
Crew: Fritjung Steffan (SYCS), Christoph Schasching (SYCS), Thomas Schwarzgruber (SYCS), Harry Paulic (SYCS) (79:41:34)
Bav 41s one-size-fits-all
Miša Strobl (NCA) - Gerhard Tüchler (NCA) / Reef Raff Racing
Crew: Andrea Adler-König (NCA), Robert Holzer (NCA), Mario Reiterer (NCA), Mark Ressel (NCA), Eva Schett (Crew Tauern), Hans-Peter Nauschnegg (NCA) (82:37:15)

2019

12. Round Palagruza Cannonball in a one-size-fits-all class (Bavaria 41s), a total of 20 boats.

With NW winds of 12 to 26 knots in the first two days, the participants sailed at record speed to the southeast tip of Mljet. There, however, as so often, calm. It went slowly up the Mljetski Canal to Korcula, where the field again had to wait until the evening for a fresh wind in a lull. Then it went with a very nice southerly sailing wind under spinnaker to the destination in Biograd. Sailing at the highest level with a very dense field and extremely exciting changes of position marked this 12th RPC.

Result (overall winner)
Christian Fuczik (S4o) - Lukas Rittler (UYCAS) / Team Lost Boys /
Crew: Matthias Rohm, Benjamin Huber, Marco Bolterauer (71:57:30)

track record

The current course record (status 04/2019) is 45 hours, 2 minutes and 45 seconds, set up with a Class 40 (guest class 2010) Aljaz Jadek - Pierre Aeschlimann / www.boxx-ocean-racing.com / Olympic Izola (BOXX Ocean Racing) .

In the regular unit classes, the record is 51 hours 51 minutes and 58 seconds and was set by Peter Stefaner and crew in 2015 with the SY Las Palmas (Bavaria 42match).

Most successful participant

Skipper

  • Martin Hartl: 3 times first (2010, 2011 and 2012 / Bavaria 42match each)
  • Christian Fuczik: 3 times first (2013, 2016 and 2019/2 × Bavaria 42match, 1 × Bavaria 41s)
  • Christian Pfann: 2 times first (2013 and 2015 / each Bavaria 40CS)
  • Peter Stefaner: 2 times first (2015 / B42m and 2017 / B41s)

crew

  • Peter Steinkogler (various teams): 4 times first (2010, 2011, 2012, 2015)
  • Marco Bolterauer (Team Lost Boys): 3 times first (2013, 2016 and 2019)
  • Matthias Rohm (Team Lost Boys): 3 times first (2013, 2016 and 2019)
  • Christoph Schasching (various teams): 3 times first (2011, 2012, 2018)

Facts and figures on the RPC 2008 to 2019

  • 2213 participants in total
  • 1017 participants different
  • 46% of the participants attended several times
  • 3 participants sailed so far All 12 RPCs: Gaëtan d´Harambure (NSA), Ernst Glanz (NSA), Ronnie Zeiller (NSA)
  • 23 unit classes + 2 guest classes (Class 40 2010 and Seascape 29 2016)
  • 3 2-hand participations: Martin Hartl / Harald Wolf (2014, 2015) and Bernd Nawrata / Birgit Freese (2018)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 3COM
  2. ↑ FairEnergy
  3. ↑ a b Sailing Team Austria
  4. ↑ [1]
  5. ↑ a b www.boxx-ocean-racing.com ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.boxx-ocean-racing.com
  6. ↑ ASS sailing
  7. ↑ Mercure
  8. ↑ mariteam Yachtcharter KG
  9. ↑ Drug test Vienna
  10. ↑ Drug test Vienna
  11. ↑ Drug test Vienna

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