Round Lidingö Race
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Round Lidingö Race is a one course sailboat race, counter clockwise round Lidingö Municipality
in the inner part of Stockholm archipelago
arranged by LSS (Lidingö sailboat
club), and is held annually the second Saturday in May, the first one being held in 1949.
. For many sailboats enthusiasts, the race sets the starting point for the sailing season in the Baltic Sea
. 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 opportuniy to expose the sponsors trademarks. The number of participating boats is about 400-450, most of them with standard family yachts.
. Winds: average West 8- max. 12 m/sec:
A family cruiser like Albin Express, average: 2h 30 min.
Lidingö Municipality
Lidingö Municipality is a municipality just east of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lidingö...
in the inner part of Stockholm archipelago
Stockholm archipelago
The Stockholm archipelago is the largest archipelago of Sweden, and one of the largest archipelagos of the Baltic Sea.-Geography:The archipelago extends from Stockholm roughly 60 kilometers to the east...
arranged by LSS (Lidingö sailboat
Sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in the size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a...
club), 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 MNautical mile
The nautical mile is a unit of length that is about one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian, but is approximately one minute of arc of longitude only at the equator...
. For many sailboats enthusiasts, the race sets the starting point for the sailing season in the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
. 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
Round Gotland Race
The Round Gotland Race is an offshore sailing race in the Baltic Sea, arranged by the Royal Swedish Yacht Club at the turn of the month June/July each year with the starting and finishing lines in Sandhamn in the outskirts of Stockholm archipelago...
and to increase the general public interest for sailing races, but most of all, a good opportuniy 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 LYSLYS (sailing)
LYS is an akronym for Leading Yard Stick, or formerly Lidingö Yard Stick. LYS is an empirically based handicapping system used in yacht racing in the nordic countries. The handicap system was developed in 1970 by the Swedish yacht designer Lars-Olof Norlin. He based the system on regatta results...
. Winds: average West 8- max. 12 m/sec:
- CatamaranCatamaranA catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...
, type Formula 18, helmsman Pontus Johansson, club KSSS, time: 1h 27 min. - TrimaranTrimaranA trimaran is a multihulled boat consisting of a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls , attached to the main hull with lateral struts...
, type open ORMA 60, "Spirit of Titan", helmsman Ulf Bowallius, club DJSK, time: 1 h 28 min. - MonohullMonohullrightA 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:...
, type Super Maxi 100, "Hyundai", helmsman Bertil Söderberg, club KSSS, time: 1 h 37 min.
A family cruiser like Albin Express, average: 2h 30 min.