2 March 2021
During
this year's upcoming Ascension Day Weekend, on Friday May 14th and
Saturday May 15th the North Sea Regatta will host a brand-new Race:
the NSR C-19 Windmill Race. The NSR C-19 Race will cover a figure
eight course providing exciting and challenging racing around
existing marks such as buoys, wind farms and platforms on the North
Sea, starting and finishing in Scheveningen. The ORC/IRC 1 and 2
divisions and the Double Handed division will sail a 160 NM long
course and the ORC 3 and SW-division will follow a short course of
130 NM. De NSR-19 Windmill Race counts as a qualifier event for the Fastnet Race 2021. In order to qualify to participate in the Fastnet Race at least 50% of the crew (with a minimum of 2) including the Person in Charge is required to have sailed 300 NM of offshore races, where an offshore race is considered to be more than 75 miles including at least one night at sea.
With the cancellation of the originally scheduled races there is even an opportunity to organize an extra Fasnet qualifying race on Tuesday May 11th and Wednesday May 13th.
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