Once again, the race management of the Vegvisir Race has designed two highly challenging and demanding courses for the participants: a Red Course of 200 nautical miles and a Green Course of 100 nautical miles.  
 
The Red Course will start on Thursday, September 2, and take the participants north rounding Romø in Great Belt.  Then heading southeast towards the west cost of Zealand keeping clear of the commercial traffic and route Tango. Under the Great Belt Bridge, and past Korsør. What follows is a classic Vegvisir Race experience. But we have listened to the participants sailing boats with a big draught. So the tour de force through the "Øhav"— the rocky archipelago between Zealand and Lolland-Falster includes passing of Agersø rounding of Femø leaving Fejø on port and Vejrø on starboard. The south in Langelands Bælt, west leaving Langeland on starboard before a long run to the entrance of Flensborg Fjord where a mark is to be rounded.  Heading back east passing Ærø on starboard before entering the notorious Svendborgsund*. After the tricky Svendborgsund the next waypoint of importance is the finish line in Nyborg. 
 
"I'm thrilled about this new course, and I'm certain that the participants are in for some true adventure sail racing as far west as Flensborg Fjord including both the Great Belt Bridge, the archipelagos south of Zealnd and Funen and the long offshore leg on the western part of the Baltic Sea," says Carsten Berntsen, Head of Racing at Nyborg Sejlforening. 
 
Green Course; Starting Friday September 3
The Green is a deep dive into the archipelago know as Smålands Havet. This course is by no means easy. It is a purebred Vegvisir Race course including some tricky inshore navigation in the Femø and Vejrø area and the for the first time the course takes the participants to the entrance of Guldborgsund where a marked is rounded.
Participants will first head east pass under the Great Belt Bridge, head further east. Then southeast to past Agersø to find the mark at the entrance of Guldborgsund. Then northeast leaving Femø and Vejrø om port before returning to Nyborg. 
 
Both courses are open for double- and singlehand** 

*) In case of very light wind forecasted Svendborgsund will be replaced with Rudkøbingløbet so the route will go south of Tåsinge.
The sailing direction and a potential change of course will be announced on the skipper briefing.  

**) A resttime rule will be introduced for singlehanded participance on the 200 NM course.