Round Lidingö Race ( sv, Lidingö runt), is a one course sailboat race, counter clockwise round
Lidingö Municipality
Lidingö Municipality (''Lidingö kommun'' semi-officially named as ''Lidingö stad'') is a municipality east of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located on the island of Lidingö. The municipality is a part of M ...
in the inner part of
Stockholm archipelago arranged by Lidingö Segelsällskap, and is held annually the second Saturday in May, the first one being held in 1949.
Background
The course of the Round Lidingö Race is about 13,5
M. For many sailboats enthusiasts, the race sets the starting point for the sailing season in the
Baltic Sea
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The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and fr ...
. Usually a couple of extreme racing yachts participate to make the final adjustments for the events to come later on, such as the
Round Gotland Race and to increase the general public interest for sailing races, but most of all, a good opportunity to expose the sponsors trademarks. The number of participating boats is about 400–450, most of them with standard family yachts.
2009 event
In the 2009 race, two extreme boats participated; one Trimaran, type open OMRA 60 and one Super Maxi 100. Fastest boats without regard to
LYS. Winds: average West 8- max. 12 m/s:
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Catamaran, type Formula 18, helmsman Pontus Johansson, club
Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Royal Swedish Yacht Club ( sv, Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet, KSSS), is the largest and oldest yacht club in Sweden and one of the five oldest in the world, formed 15 May 1830. KSSS is also the oldest yacht club in Continental Europe.
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, time: 1 h 27 min.
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Trimaran
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, type open
ORMA 60
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Spirit of Titan
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'', helmsman Ulf Bowallius, club DJSK, time: 1 h 28 min.
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Monohull
right
A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.
Fundamental concept
Among the earliest hulls were simple logs, but these were generally unstabl ...
, type
Super Maxi 100
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, ''Hyundai'', helmsman Bertil Söderberg, club
Royal Swedish Yacht Club
Royal Swedish Yacht Club ( sv, Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet, KSSS), is the largest and oldest yacht club in Sweden and one of the five oldest in the world, formed 15 May 1830. KSSS is also the oldest yacht club in Continental Europe.
Ac ...
, time: 1 h 37 min.
A family cruiser like Albin Express, average: 2h 30 min.
Image gallery
File:Lidingö runt 2009 start 002.jpg, Round Lidingö Race 2009. View from the starting area with Stockholm city in the background.
File:Spirit of Titan Lidingö runt start 2009.jpg, Round Lidingö Race 2009. View from the starting area. ''Spirit of Titan'' lets the wind forces loose and starts off.
File:Spirit of Titan Lidingö runt mål 2009.jpg, Round Lidingö Race 2009. ''Spirit of Titan'' hits the finishing line.
File:Lidingö runt 2009 Hyundai.jpg, Round Lidingö Race 2009. ''Hyundai'' a type Super Maxi 100 boat at the finishing line.
Sources
LSS (Lidingö Sailboat Club), club presentation page 11, PDF-file (Swedish only)Website LSS (Lidingö Sailboat Club), links ''Kappseglingar ->Lidingö Runt->Seglingsföreskrifter'' (Swedish only)
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1949 establishments in Sweden
May sporting events
Recurring sporting events established in 1949
Sweden
Stockholm archipelago
Single-day sailing competitions
Sports competitions in Stockholm