Ready for the off

Captains from the 19 vessels signed up for Race 2 of the Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta attended Captains’ Briefing at the Festival and Congress Centre in Varna this afternoon.

A summary of plans for tomorrow’s undocking, parade of sail, and start procedure was discussed in detail, together with a run-down from the met advisor on the sort of conditions crews will expect for the start of Race 2 at 1300 UTC/GMT (1600 local time) tomorrow.

The timings for tomorrow are as follows

The race, which starts off the coast of Varna, takes the fleet on a 140 nm course through the Black Sea to Istanbul with a finish line set off Karaburan Light, towards the mouth of the Bosphorus.

The current weather forecast for the start tomorrow shows changeable light winds once again, mainly from the south-west. However, there is a chance of a local sea breeze effect which could generate a decent breeze later in the afternoon

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To track the Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta fleet as they race click here. 

To view the current placings of the race click here. 

To view the combined race results of Leg 1 and 2 of Race 1 click here.

The Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta is organised by Sail Training International.