🧭 Open Baltic Solo Championship 2025 – Are You Ready to Race Alone Against the Elements?

From September 4 to 6, 2025, Nyborg will once again set the stage for one of Northern Europe’s most challenging solo sailing events – the Open Baltic Solo Championship. Hosted by Shorthand ECM and Nyborg Sailing Club, and held under the Danish Handicap (DH) rule, this championship will push singlehanded sailors to their tactical, physical, and mental limits.

🏁 A Championship Within the Vegvisir Race Framework

This SOLO Championship is open to boats with a valid DH 2025 certificate and is part of the legendary Vegvisir Race program. The format combines inshore speed gate races with a grueling 94 nautical mile distance race on the Vegvisir Blue Course – a course known for tight inshore maneuvers, strategic transitions, and the open stretches of Langland Belt and the Great Belt.

4 races are required to crown the champion, and the distance race counts double!

📅 Race Schedule

• Wednesday, September 3: Registration (12:00–18:00) and mandatory safety check (15:00–18:00)

• Thursday, September 4: Two DH Class Pantaenius Speed Gate races

• Friday, September 5: Two more Speed Gate races + Start of the Vegvisir 94 NM Blue Course

• Saturday, September 6: Afterparty and prize giving

🧷 Important Details

• Entry Fee: €99 flat rate

• Entry Deadline: September 2, 2025

• Registration Opens: Saturday, July 26, 2025 via vegvisirrace.com – look for the ticket named “OPEN SOLO”

🔒 What's Included in the Entry Fee

• 7 days of free mooring in Nyborg (Aug 31 – Sep 7)

• 50% off mooring (water/land) Sep 8–17

• Craning service for trailer boats

• Wednesday Night Keynote

• GPS tracking and 24/7 fleet surveillance

• Finisher t-shirts

• Afterparty & dinner on Saturday

• Awards and sponsor prize draw

• Access to harbor concerts and festivities

⚠️ Race Rules & Safety

• Races governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing, DH regulations, and Vegvisir Race safety standards

• All sailors must wear personal flotation devices when racing

• VHF Channel 72 recommended for race communications

• Minimum 10 boats required to constitute the championship

🏆 Trophies & Glory

Only one boat will lift the Perpetual Trophy—but all competitors will leave with stories of pushing their limits, navigating with precision, and racing alone in a field of determined solo sailors and with a Finisher Polo.

⛵ Ready to Prove Yourself?

Secure your spot from July 26 and be part of a unique solo adventure that blends speed, endurance, and tactical brilliance in the heart of Denmark.

📞 Questions? Contact Race Director Carsten Berntsen at +45 40402577

Let the sea test you. Let the challenge define you.Join the Open Baltic Solo Championship 2025.