2008 regattas and sailing activities around the High Coast

 

Sweden is pure fun for sailors and High Coast is no exception: despite here the season to go playing on the water is quite short - due to the latitude it is "concentrate" from end of May to beginning of September - a very rich racing activity is present.

 
Every year, the Mellannorrlands Seglarförbund (MNSF) states the official calendar of the regattas; all the local sailing Clubs have a really intense racing activity on the water and a lot of events are planned for the next summer, so the suggestion is to get in touch and to refer to them to get the best.
If you're cruising with your boat the High Coast in that period, you can join several regattas. Lot of them are thought to allow cruising sailors to approach the world of the competition: you can find a lot of club races, where a simple system of compensation (LYS, or similar formulas) allow to race with every kind of boat having fun together. Getting in touch with the race organizers, you can find easily an help to get introduced and all the infos you need to plan your race.

If you are a dinghy sailor, lots of events in Västernorrland are dedicated to this. Particularly, Laser, Optimist and 2-Krona are the dinghies with most diffusion in the area. And this year, Härnösand will host the 2-Krona 2008 Swedish Championship at KSS.
Lot of the regattas are cruising races, probably the best way to conciliate your holidays with family and your "athletic spirit": most important is the Ulvöregattan, organized in July by ÖSS between Örnsköldsvik and the Isle of Ulvön. A report and pictures of the 2007 edition at the website of Örnsköldsviks segelsällskap.

2008 sailing races around the High Coast

Font: Seglingsprogram MNSF 2008    Sanktionerat vid årsmötet 25 nov 2007 

May / Maj  

31/05 Lör / Sat     Härnön Runt     Härnösands (HSS)     Lys / Klass

June / Juni

01/06 Lör / Sat     Vårankaret     Härnösands (HSS)     Lys / Klass
07/06 Lör / Sat     Storön Runt     Kramfors (KBK)     Lys
14/06 Lör / Sat     Jollecup1     Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Jolle
15/06 Sön / Sun   Trysundaskeppet     Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Lys
28/06 Lör / Sat     MALUX race     Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Lys / Jolle

July / Juli

10-11-12/07     Ulvöregattan     Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Lys / Jolle
19/07 Lör / Sat    Jubileumssegling    Härnösands (HSS)   Lys/sprint Jolle

August / Augusti

02/08 Lör / Sat     Gästhamnen race     Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Lys
09/08 Lör / Sat     Ordinarie Regattan    Härnösands (HSS)   Lys / Klass
09/08 Lör / Sat     Gullviksregattan     Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Lys
15-16-17/08      SM 2krona    Härnösands (HSS)   Jolle
23/08 Lör / Sat     Ulvödistansen     Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Lys
23/08 Lör / Sat     Åbord Runt    Kramfors (KBK)     Lys
24/08 Sön / Sun    Ulvönord     Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Lys
30/08 Lör / Sat     Hemsön Runt    Härnösands (HSS)   Lys / Klass
31/08 Sön / Sun    Lungön Runt    Härnösands (HSS)   Lys / Klass
31/08 Sön / Sun    Burön runt   Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Lys

September / September

07/09 Sön / Sun    Fjärden runt     Örnsköldsviks (ÖSS)     Lys

Here is the link to Mellannorrlands Seglarförbund (MNSF) website.