Blue skies, 30 fast women & some great sailing boats - Boatshed Dalmatia attends Croatia’s first ever Women’s Match Race (WMR)

Marina Frapa, Rogoznica, Croatia
The sun was shining, the water azure blue and the local thermal wind a little bit too gentle for the first ever Women’s Match Race (WMR) in Croatia. Held at Marina Frapa, one of the brightest stars in the Croatian marina firmament, 30 women took part in this landmark sailing event run by Yacht Club Frapa (YCF).
Boatshed Dalmatia’s John Harkness and Lynn Kennedy couldn’t resist the opportunity to come down to picturesque Rogoznica to see the event for themselves.

WMR is a relatively new Olympic event, with this particular regatta rated a Grade 3 ISAF event. After a disappointing first day due to lack of wind, both the wind and the sailing picked up and there was some great racing over the course of this 4 day regatta, which ran from the 10th to 14th June. A number of Beneteau First 7500 yachts were also specifically adapted for use at this event and seemed to perform beautifully.

The importance of the event within Croatia was clear, with competitors coming from Portugal, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Austria and Croatia. This lent a real international flavour to the event, with the UK’s own Mike Butterworth also on hand to help officiate. Marina Frapa’s dedicated champagne bar should definitely see some action on the last night of the regatta - after a lot of hard work on the part of the competitors and race officials!

John Harkness of Boatshed Dalmatia, Croatia and Slovenia’s own unique brand of International Yacht Brokers, says, “It was great to see an event dedicated to showcasing the talents of women sailors. And none of these women wasted the opportunity to show the local sailing community exactly what they could do! Lynn Kennedy, his partner at Boatshed Dalmatia adds, “My sailing skills are nowhere near up to this kind of racing, so for me seeing these women in action was great!”

Boatshed Dalmatia has bases in Zadar in Croatia and Portoroz in Slovenia. Proud to be based locally, it is also privileged to be global, as part of Boatshed.com, the largest used yacht brokerage in the world, with over 70 offices world-wide, over 3000 boats listed and over 289,000 registered users.

If you have a boat for sale in Croatia or Slovenia, or would like to see Boatshed Dalmatia’s full range of used boats for sale just log onto www.boatsheddalmatia.com
Or phone John Harkness or Lynn Kennedy on +385 (0) 23 77 70 01 or +385 (0) 99 72 32 580 or Skype: john.bsdalmatia