28/03/2026
𝐀𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
We defended our title. SailingPass R-Team are champions again in 2026, after our 2025 win.
This one means a lot. We won most of the races, but it was anything but easy.
Seventeen teams were fighting for the title, and the level of the fleet was incredibly high. At times, after just one day, it was hard to tell who to watch — everyone was pushing for the win.
There were constant battles on the water. We had to defend, we had to attack, and we had to stay sharp every second.
Once again, we proved that no one can feel comfortable with R-Team behind them.
The conditions kept changing — different wind strengths, shifting directions — but our focus never did. We never let go of the goal, not for a single moment.
We sailed with confidence, with trust in each other, and with one clear objective — to win it again.
And we did.
𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩
A 102-nautical-mile offshore race through the night — one of the biggest challenges of the week.
After winning it in 2025 in extreme Bora, we thought it couldn’t get tougher. We were wrong.
The start was solid, but just after the first checkpoint we realized our gennaker was torn.
We had to take it down — and watch the fleet sail past us.
Huge respect to the foredeck crew — in 20+ knots and waves, at night, they turned the boat into a sail repair workshop and managed to fix it. By then, six boats had already passed us. But giving up was never an option.
By morning, the Adriatic turned brutal. 40+ knots of wind, steep short waves, thunder, lightning, and hail hitting us constantly. The boat was covered in ice, ropes frozen, visibility down to barely 100 meters. Our navigation instruments failed, and our navigator guided us from inside the boat.
Everything was tested. We had been awake for over 24 hours.
Then, as the weather started to clear, we spotted the fleet about 1.5 miles ahead. And that’s when the R-Team spirit kicked in again.
Gennaker up — fully repaired. A big risk, one no one else took.
We held it. We pushed. We caught the fleet — and even managed one last overtake before the finish.
We crossed the line in 5th place. In those conditions, after everything, we couldn’t be prouder.
After 102 nautical miles, the entire fleet finished within just 10 minutes. Incredibly tight racing.
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A huge thank you to the organizers for putting together an outstanding event. Captains Cup & Adria Kupa
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Next time, you can meet us at the SailingPass Regatta, where many R-Team members will be competing against each other.
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Our focus is already shifting towards Copa del Rey in Spain 🇪🇸
where we’ll be racing with a J122, ready for the next challenge.
