Crowd getting into action
Organized by Sailing Club ”LABUD”, on Sunday 20.09.2009. at 11 am in Split, started the traditional 78th Mrduja Race. Sailing Boats started regatta from ACI marina near Zvončac after the shot indicated start. Sailing to 11 nautical miles Mrduja remote island, where boats cyrcled and went back towards the goal of Zvončac.
Unlike last year, when wind was strong, this year all the Sailing Boats started by Bonaca (calm sea), light Mistral was blowing and partly Tramontana and the weather was sunny all day.
Record of Regatta is dated back to 1973rd, when the Sailing Boat named Podgora went through a goal in only two hours and 20 minutes. But the new record has been achieved last year by Sailing Boat ”Umago Shining”,
First Turn on Mrduja - "Umago Shining" the Winner!
whose crew with skipper Rajko Kujundzic reached the record of 2 hours and 16 minutes.
This year the record was not ”shot down”, although very fast and without real competition, came first to the goal a winner of the regatta- Speeder Umago Shining with more than 15 crew members.
In addition to experienced Yacht Crews, who fought for victory, there were those ones for who the result was not in the foreground, but they used the advantage of this opportunity for a pleasant trip to the sea.
Presentation ceremony was scheduled at 20.30 pm in a tent of Labud on Zvončac, and one hour later followed by an entertainment program, where Marijan Ban sang and took care of people’s mood. We must point out that Sailing Club Labud, organizer of the ceremony and night program, celebrated his 85 birthday that night!
When summarizing the entire regatta, I can say that it was very successfull
We enjoyed so much. Hope to see you next Year!
event and a special experience that you can really feel only if you participate.
Therefore, in this way, We invite You next year to Come and Enjoy!
Ivana Mikačić
