The Fyn Cup takes place this year from 29 to 31 May. The race for regatta and cruising sailors has its home port in Bogense in the north of Denmark's third largest island, Funen. Crews and double-handed teams are challenged in Denmark's largest keelboat regatta in terms of the number of sailors. Last year, 284 boats were on the entry list.
Fyn Cup: Entry barriers lowered for international participants
From this year, the field of Denmark's largest crew regatta is set to grow further. The organisers from Bogense Sejlklub in Sejlerkajen 4 of the 4000-inhabitant island town have their sights set primarily on German participants. The entry list is already long. But the Danes, like the Silverrudderwhere the 450 starting places for the 2026 edition were already fully booked at the beginning of the year and German starters form the largest group, there is still potential for growth.
We want to attract more foreign sailors. Especially from Germany." Jim Juel Hansen
As of this year, non-Danish boats can start without a Danish DH measurement certificate. Although they must be able to present an alternative measurement certificate from their home country, they will be sailed in length groups, as in the Silverrudder. Within these groups, only the time decides the result. According to the organisers, the aim is clear: "To lower the hurdle for international starters."
The three length groups within which the fastest time wins:
- 6.00 to 9.99 metres
- 10.00 to 12.49 metres
- Over 12.50 metres
Sailing is without time correction. "In the Loa, only the time counts. The fastest wins," says Jim Juel Hansen from the organisers' management team. All Danish DH boats automatically take part in this category. However, the DH system will remain the standard for Danish boats and all others with a DH measurement certificate. At the same time, the organisers are working on being able to offer non-Danish boats on-site measurement in the future.
Fyn Cup organisers hope for Silverrudder effect
With these changes, our neighbours are sending a clear signal to Germany: participation should become easier. Complicated conversions are a thing of the past. Now there is direct competition on the water. The Fyn Cup organisers make no secret of their ambitions: They are aiming for a development "as we know it from the Silverrudder": more international boats, even larger fields. Click here for the Notice of Race.
The courses are said to be set for hundreds of boats around Funen. Traditionally ambitious regatta sailors are just as welcome as cruisers and family crews who take part in the Danish May Summit with a festive programme on land for fun. The closing words from the report from Bogense on the Kattegat: "Now only one thing is missing: German sailors on the starting line." The line is about one nautical mile north of Bogense Marina. The first starting shot will be fired on 29 May at 11 am.
Impressions from last year: Team Wild Card published this clip with beautiful regatta pictures from the Fyn Cup. At the end is the course map as an example of the route around Funen:
Tatjana Pokorny
Sports reporter
