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HANKØ RACE WEEK Big Boat Series      June 26 - June 29, 2010

HANKØ RACE WEEK One Design Series June 30 - July 4,  2010

Welcome to Hankø Race Week 2010. 

The 2010 Hankø season will be a highlight all sailors! Royal Norwegian Yacht Club (KNS) is, in cooperation with Fredrikstad Sailing Club, expanding the traditional Race Week with a big boat series the weekend before the traditional One Design event.

We invite the X-41, X-35, First 40.7 One Design Classes and the ORC International Class for the Big Boats Series. The series will be a part of the NORC ORCi Cup.

T he One Design Series is open to all boats of the 11m OD, Melges 24, X-99, 5.5mR, Express, H-Boat, Dragon and IOD classes complying with class rules and  NOR

 

The racing area just outside the island of Hankø offers one of the best race courses in Norway, some would say one of the best race courses in the world. The island is located in the south-eastern part of Norway at the Oslo Fjord, not far from the Swedish border. The race course is exposed to sea breezes from the southwest and generally offers very good and fair sailing. The wind conditions are normally stable with no tidal problems. From Oslo to Hankø it`s about 60 minutes drive by car. Fredrikstad is the closest city with 70.000 inhabitants, just 15 minutes drive from Hankø.  Hankø is known to be a summer resort with private summer homes and the Hankø Hotel & Spa.

 

 

Program Big Boat Series: 

   Date Time 
Registration & measurment  June 25 18:00 - 22:00
Registration & measurment  June 26
9:00-13:00
1st warning Signal  June 26 14:00
Get together party  June 26 19:30-20:30
 Racing  June 27 to 29
12:00
 Prize giving party  June 29 18 :00


  Program One Design Series:

  
 Date  Time
Registration & measurment  June 30
 16:00-21:00 
Opening ceremony  June 30  20:00
Registration & measurment  July 1  09:00-11:00
1st warning Signal  July 1  12:00
Racing  July 1 to 4      
 12:00
Prize giving party  July 4  18 :00

  (see also race areas for each class)


Sailing has been an important activity and has made the island internationally well known. For many years King Olav stayed most of the summer at his summer house or at the Royal Yacht “Norge”. Hankø offers tennis courts, areas for swimming, forest walks and horse riding. There is a good 18 hole golf course 10 minutes drive from Hankø.  A nice little ferry takes you from the mainland to Hankø where berthing and accommodation are located. The ferry takes 3-4 minutes and goes directly to the yacht harbour.

KNS cooperates with Hankø Yacht Club (HYC), a private club, which was founded in 1954 by senior members of KNS aiming to promote international yacht racing at Hankø. The club has its picturesque clubhouse and a protected harbour on the island a few hundred metres from the mainland.

Participating boats will be moored along the berths just outside the clubhouse. The berths are new and offer fresh water and electricity. Wireless internet access is available at HYC on your arrival.

The Hankø Hotel & Spa with 230 beds is located 5 minutes walk from HYC and there is one additional restaurant on the island. On the mainland across the sound, there is a grocery store and a marina with fuel etc. The city of Fredrikstad offers a variety of services and has many hotels, restaurants and historic sites worthwhile visiting. Sailing distance to Oslo is 45 nautical miles. The distance from the northern part of Denmark to Hankø is 100 nautical miles