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Video: International 'Blue Ribbon Regatta' at Balaton, 14 - 16 July

• 15 Jul 2022 10:15 AM

The Blue Ribbon Regatta has now been held over 50 times, much to the delight of sailing enthusiasts. The race is the largest event held by the Hungarian Yachting Association, and puts the skills, endurance and willpower of participants to the test.

During these races, hundreds of sailors compete against each other on the internationally popular ‘Hungarian Sea’ – in other words, Lake Balaton – by completing a full circuit along the Balatonfüred-Balatonkenese-Siófok-Keszthely-Balatonfüred route.

The “blue ribbon” race is a nod to the past, with the fastest sailboats on the seas known for wearing a blue ribbon around their masts, a tradition later adopted by steamships.

With the spread of sailing to European lakes, races were held in which the winner could tie a ribbon on his masthead to mark the fastest man.

In 1934, the Hungária Yacht Club, which first organized the race, transferred this custom to Lake Balaton, and since then, the boat that sails the fastest around Lake Balaton has won the coveted Blue Ribbon.

From Balatonfüred the sailors make their way to Siófok, then cross the Tihany Strait to Keszthely at the southwest corner of Balaton, before returning to the port of Balatonfüred again.

Location: 
Balatonfüred

More: 
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