Agena Racing

21/03/2026

We’re really happy to see ourselves featured on the new poster for the Flying Dutchman Eurocup regatta in P**a.

It means a lot to be part of this event, and we’re grateful to share the moment with such a great sailing community. Looking forward to being back on the water soon. 🌊⛵

24/02/2026

For months, many of you have followed my underdog project — an idea of a simple, achievable, fast & seaworthy ocean sailboat. At least, that’s what I promised.

Along the way, I made a wrong judgment. It was an expensive mistake — most costly in time, as I lost schedule, and also financially, potentially affecting the trust of partners who had committed materials and equipment. In projects of this scale, a single early misstep can have long-term consequences. This one did, and ultimately it affected the entire project.

Putting a lifelong dream on standby is never easy — and admitting it publicly is even harder. But there are no excuses

A big part of that journey was experimenting with a flat-panel boatbuilding approach — a simple, fast, affordable construction method I still believe in. I hope one day it will make it to the sea.

Now it’s time to extract the lessons and sail on, focus on the upcoming Flying Dutchman and Snipe season: boat maintenance, technical improvements, and structured performance preparation.

The offshore chapter may be paused, but progress is not.

See you on the water.

**F

18/12/2025

Last infusion in 2025 at Agena Marin Ltd ... now bit of family time and hopefully "full steam ahead" on Agena Racing Ocean project in 2026

17/12/2025

Impressive and very inspiring for all of us who are dreaming big

Pip Hare is a world-class sailor, record-breaking athlete, and one of the most determined figures in offshore racing. In 2020 she was the eighth woman in his...

17/12/2025

Days like this...

15/12/2025

I’m not a big fan of the gym… but I do need to get in better shape and lose those stubborn love handles 😅

My solution:

Two days of intensive "torture board" — straightening and polishing the bottom of my CRO 29193 1997 Lilia Snipe.

From tired and uneven to up-to-date and race-ready. Lots of sweat, lots of sanding.....

The boat looks amazing
Unfortunately… I’m still not quite ready to show my abs 😂

Boat ready. Skipper is getting there.

"Serious sailing, serious fun"

14/12/2025

Easy like the Sunday morning.....

Back on the board after 3-4 months off ....

I lost my inspiration for excuses today 🤷‍♂️🤣 - togreat feeling!

11/12/2025

🌊🔥 THROWBACK TO 2001 — THE JOB THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

In 2001, I was 21.
Young. Hungry. Fearless.
And somehow… skipper of a 2-month-old Nautor Swan 60. 🤯

We started the season in Croatia, then pointed the bow toward Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, prepping the boat for crossing the Atlantic to the Caribbean.

What followed was pure story material…

⚡ A brutal Med storm (that deserves its own post).
🔧 Emergency repairs in Palma.
🌍 Gibraltar ➝ Canaries ➝ pushing west.

And then — just 5 days before the Caribbean — things went sideways. Delivery crew acting strange, instincts screaming that something wasn’t right. So I made the difficult call with a suport of my first mate

👉 turned the boat around and left it safely in Cape Verde.

When you’re 21… ambitious… and maybe a bit stupid… You learn your lessons the hard way. But those are the lessons you carry for life.

Today marks the day we made it back home to Croatia, and that was a wild adventure too. (that deserves its own post also🤣😆).

So yeah… I almost crossed the Atlantic twice! 🤣

Some jobs test you.
Some jobs teach you.
This one did both. 💙⛵

10/12/2025

I am building a solo ocean racer that’s simple, fast & ocean-tough.

Concept by Agena Racing, design by Justin Yacht Design
🛠️ Design Specs:
~11.5 meters LOA / 3.6 beam / 4500 kg

✅ Flat-panel, hand-built vinylester hull
✅ Hand-built — no moulds
✅ Fast. Light. Strong. Forgiving.

❌ No canting keel
❌ No foils
❌ No water ballast
❌ No unnecessary complexity

It’s not about the latest tech.
It’s about strength and raw performance.

Follow the build. The journey’s just begun.

09/12/2025

08/12/2025

Morning walks with my dog… and a harbour full of watercolours

06/12/2025

“Coaching” my daughter at today’s fencing competition.
As a sailor, I naturally gave her the essentials:

Be smart.
Sail fast.
And when all else fails…
Bang a corner.

No matter what happens, avoid collecting letters — BDF, DSQ, DNF, DNS… we’re here for fun, not alphabet soup.

Proud, supportive sailor dad — completely out of my element but fully committed. ⚓️⚔️😄

P.S. Don’t worry, she’s a big girl. She’ll survive my "coaching".