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The Europe Race in the sail simulator Sailaway
For the next best thing we offer you to participate in this years edition of The Europe Race series, in the sailing simulator Sailaway. Racing in any sail yacht in some 7 NM – 700 NM ocean going races. During the season there will be some 90+ races all around Europe. Participate in a minimum of 7 races to get a a qualified ranking
We invite sailors to join us in places like Odessa (UKR), or in Klaipeda (LIT) for a series of races going from European Seaport to European Seaport.
The Europe Race is organised by the Offshore E-Sailing Yacht Club.
OEYC Discord server.
Off Line Racing
Be carefull when and how you race. Offline the boats will sail as fast as you on average are when sailing online. Being fast online while collecting speed data at the right moments means being fast off-line.
Time Correction
Be careful about what boat you race. Race results are determined by applying a Time Correction Factor based on the known average performance of all boats of a particular design. Boats may favour different weather conditions. Choose wisely.
The Races
See Notice of Race appendix A for planned races
- By organising many races from 7 NM – 800 NM, there are enough races that can fit every e-sailor’s schedule.
- By utilising a rating stabilised for experience ( time spend on the water) and reliability ( repetitive results) skill of individual e-sailors can be compared without ever sailing against each other.
Rating and Ranking
In the end a ranking of your e-sailing skill, or that of your team or the club you represent can be determined. Your rating does not depend on the time you spent on the water, except for a minimum nr of 7 races.
DNF, DNS etc are scored with a finish time proportional longer than the finish time of the last boat finishing. The Europe Race is won by the skipper that has the highest ranking after the last race.
Schedule
Regular races will be scheduled from Sept. 29th 2026 till Sept. 30th 2027
Regular races are scheduled to start on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
See Notice of Race appendix A for planned races
Fridays race will start 17:10 UTC
Saturdays race will start 12:10 UTC
Sundays race will start 12:10 UTC
Documents
See menu for Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions
Notice of Race
If you have questions reach out to the Ofshore E-Sailing Yacht Club on Discord