Torbole Race

 

Next week end from 23-25 October is the first official D-One regatta at Torbole, Lake Garda, the same time as the Melges 24 fleet is there. As you may know already, the D-One isn’t just about the boat, it’s also about a revolution in sailing competition, and Torbole will be our first opportunity to put these ideas into practice.

 

 

Revolutionary Road

 

Here are some of the ideas will be testing in Torbole:

 

  Fewer races - maximum of 5 over three days (one discard)

  Last race - Triple Points (so no one wins until it’s finished)

  Limited intervention by judges and umpires (they can only act on the protest of another competitor. If a competitor initiates a protest and loses, he is disqualified).

 

The emphasis of the D-One format is “Putting the fun back into sailing.” We believe that these changes will make sailing more enjoyable, more accessible, less exhausting, less confrontational than the racing formats which govern most small-boat regattas these days. But we’re going to test everything, until we find the format that sailors really want, not the one that they are expected to conform to.

 

For entry and info on the race contact us on info@devotisailing.cz