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Croatia Yacht Rally 2011 Meandered Toward Its Conclusion In Dubrovnik Last Week With A Race From Korcula To Mljet, A Distance Of Just 12 Miles.
Croatia Yacht Rally 2011 meandered toward its conclusion in Dubrovnik last week with a race from Korcula to Mljet, a distance of just 12 miles.
The 'Pearl of the Adriatic ', positioned on the Dalmatian coast, became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to save its pretty Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, priories, palaces and fountains. Damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, it's now the focus of a major restoration programme co-ordinated by UNESCO.
The 'Pearl of the Adriatic ', on the Dalmatian coast, was a vital Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to save its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains.
Dubrovnik was set up in the 1st half of the 7th century by a group of refugees from Epidaurum, who established their settlement at the island and named it Laus. The Latin name Ragusa (Rausa), in use until the 15th century, originated from the rock (Lat. Lausa = rock). Opposite that location, at the foot of Srcic ; Mountain, the Slavs developed their own settlement using the name of Dubrovnik, obtained from the Croatian word dubrava, that means oak woods. When the channel that separated these two settlements was filled in the 12th century they were united. From the time of its establishment the town was under the protection of the Byzantine Empire ; after the 4th Crusade the city came under the sovereignty of Venice (1205-1358), and by the Treaty of Zadar in 1358 it became part of the Hungarian-Croatian Dominion, when it was actually a republican free say reached its top in the 15th and 16th centuries. A business crisis in Mediterranean shipping and, more especially, a catastrophic earthquake on April 1667 that levelled almost all of the public buildings, wrecked the well-being of the Republic. This dynamic earthquake came as a significant point in the city's development.
Dubrovnik is a remarkably well-preserved example of a late-medieval walled city, with a regular street layout. Among the notable medieval, Renaissance and Baroque monuments in the magnificent fortifications and the enormous gates to the city are the City Hall (now the Rector's Palace), dating from the 11th century ; the Franciscan Priory (finished in the 14th century, but now principally Baroque in appearance) with its imposing church ; the intensive Dominican Priory ; the cathedral (reconstructed after the 1667 earthquake) ; the customs house (Sponza), the eclectic appearance of which reveals the indisputable fact that it's the work of several hands over many years ; and several other Baroque churches,eg that of St Blaise (guardian saint of the town).
The first International heritage preservation site consisted solely of the defences and the intra-mural city. It was later extended to include the Pile medieval industrial suburb, a planned development of the 15th century, and the Lovrijenac Fortress, located on a cliff, which was likely begun as early as the 11th century, but owes its present appearance to the 15th and 16th centuries. Also included were the Lazarets, built in the early 17th century to house potential plague-carriers from abroad, the late 15th-century Kase moles, built to defend the port against south-easterly gales, and the Revelin Fortress, dating from 1449, which was built to command the town moat on its north side.
Six yachts finish in the same minute on the water!
The south westerly course and the present 12 knot mistral produced a wind angle of 90 degrees for the 1st part of the race and 5 boats ran one another off to the left side of the course while the resultant winner Alan Woodward stuck to the rum line with the other four yachts of the ten identical Beneteau First 45's. The fleet at last came together as the finish line approached and in the final analysis six of the ten yachts finished in the same minute on the water. The match racing hot shots filled up the last 5 placings.
The post-race dinner at the Scotch eaterie in Polace set the scene for a Roman style party, suitable because Polace boasts the remains of a Roman villa.
All of the northwards end of Mljet is a national park and the lay day was spent walking through the luxuriant pine forests that surround Lake Jezero.
The next and last race was set on a course across to Kobas on the mainland but dawn broke on a glassy sea with very no chance of wind. Around twelve nonetheless , and to everybody's surprise, a twelve knot south easterly filled in around 1pm and the fleet worked across the passage on a flat sea in perfect summer conditions. Once more the fleet split and those who stayed to sea caught the yachts seeking non-existent lifts along the shore. After a run to the finish the yachts again finished in a 'heap'.
The cunning Alan Woodward of the Royal Brighton Yacht Club stayed out of the match racing frays between Roger Hickman, Steve Barlow from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and David Buckman from the Port Lincoln Yacht Club. Alan ultimately won the day on handicap from Alan Hare, a racing amateur who basked in leading the famous Roger Hickman for a big part of the last race.
The final two nights at the luxurious Dubrovnik Palace Hotel saw a steady wind down from an outstanding rally sailed in perfect conditions.
The 2012 Croatia Yacht Rally will be run by Mariner Cruising during the same 14 days of 2012 and should be augments by a new event in Croatia to the north of Split in the Kornati Islands. The Croatia Kornati Yacht Rally will be sailed in the 1st two weeks of September. Again a matched fleet of yachts will be used, all with battened mains, treble spreader rigs, folding propellers and deep keels. 3 double cabins will provide roomy accommodation and a fourth twin cabin will be offering storage for bag.
Details of the 2012 Croatia Yacht Rally are available on the internet and details of the Croatia Kornati Yacht Rally will soon be available, writes tagza.com.
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