18.12.08

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Many things have happened during the year, many things have been achieved and many not: The international offshore scene has been very active. An impressive number of records have been shattered (all ratified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council [WSSRC]):

 -Round the Isle of Wight (Leopard, Mike Slade, 3hr 56 min, 3 sec) -Singlehanded Round the World (IDEC, Fracis Joyon, 50 dy, ø17,89 kn) -Singlehanded 24 hr (Sobedo, Tri, Thomas Coville, 628,5 nm, ø26,19 kn) -24h Distance Monohull (Ericsson 4, Torben Grael, 596,6 nm, ø24,85 kn) -24h Distance Tri (Groupama, Frank Cammas, 794 nm, ø33,08 kn) -Nautical Mile (Hydroptere, Alain Thébault, 43,09 kn)  -Kite-board (Alexandre Caizergues, 50,57 kn)

and Vestas Sail Rocket (...

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04.12.08

Lord Mayor of Lübeck welcomes Baltic Sprint Cup

At a planning meeting held on Tuesday, December 2nd 2008 in the historic city hall of Lübeck, Germany, Lord Mayor Bernd Saxe confirmed his enthusiastic support for the Baltic...

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23.11.08

Solid support for 2009 - pre-entries reach 20!

As work proceeds on putting together a new sponsorship package for the event, already 20 boats are on the pre-entry list for the 2009 Baltic Sprint Cup – an excellent number for...

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10.11.08

The 'Baltic Trade Tradition' keeps upbeat note for the future of the Baltic Sprint Cup

In his closing report of hanseboot, International Boat Show Hamburg, Bernd Aufderheide, CEO of Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH, said, "hanseboot 2008 went significantly...

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03.11.08

VÄSTERVIK Delegation visited hanseboot / New Web Gallery open

Stina Ericsson, Head of Tourism of Västerviks Kommun, proudly presented her home city and repeated their invitation to the Baltic Sprint Cup 2009. Anticipating a successful...

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27.10.08

hanseboot, International Boat Show Hamburg welcomes Baltic Sprint Cup visitors!

We are very pleased that the Baltic Sprint Cup is represented at the stand of guts 'n glory Marketing GmbH (hall B5 stand 300) and at HanseNautic (hall B6 stand 401). On Sunday...

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History 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Final Documentations 2008
-  Video clip © Yacht-TV 2008
-  Final Report 2008
-  Online Publications 2008
-  Overall Results / Awards 2008
-  Image Gallery 2008

Pre-Entry List per 24.12.2008

Since November 11th 2008 owners of the following yachts have registered their interest for 2009:

  1. Adios (Comfortina 42)
  2. Anna v Braun (Comfortina 39)
  3. Anne Bonny (Luffe 42)
  4. Aquis Granus (Lutra 52)
  5. Blue Star (Comfortina 42)
  6. Conte (Comfortina 39)
  7. Cool Runnings (Fox9.50)
  8. Daikin Airco (KER 11.3), NED
  9. DHH-Cross-Match (X-40)
  10. Emil Reiseschwein (X442)
  11. Flying Circus (X-332 Sport)
  12. kids@work (Elan 37)
  13. Gunvør XL (X46) CAN
  14. Happy (Farr 40 OD)
  15. HeXe (X442)
  16. Imagine (IMX40)
  17. Lady J (Bavaria 47 Ocean)
  18. Longo Mai (Comfortina 35)
  19. LUV (X482)
  20. Maitresse (Matcher 37)
  21. Meltemi (Comfortina 42)
  22. night fever (Gr.Soleil 40R)
  23. NJOS (Corby 35) GBR
  24. Outsider (Elliott 52ss)
  25. Philomena (Gr.Soleil 46.3)
  26. PhoeniX (IMX40) NED
  27. Pogo 2 (Pogo 40)
  28. Roxy (IMX38)
  29. Scarlet Jester (First40.7R) GBR
  30. Sinfonie Sylt (One Off)
  31. Sneagle (Baltic 42 C&C)
  32. SummerWine (Arcona400) SWE
  33. Topas (Mumm 30)
  34. Universitas (One-Tonner)
  35. Viamar Vita (Bavaria 46)
  36. X-Wing (X382)

New Picture Gallery 2008

The ideal place to visit for an original Christmas gift: The best photos about the Baltic Sprint Cup 2008 taken by Nico Krauss.

See more impressions in the image gallery