TAYK Navy Cup International Yacht Race

Type: Offshore · 265 nm
Scoring: IRC
Boats: Rated yachts
Usually: July
Next: Jul 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
Organiser: Türkiye Açıkdeniz Yarış Kulübü (TAYK), under patronage of the Turkish Naval Forces
Waters: Marmara
First held: 1972 · 54 years ago

The course

Point to point · as sailed in 2022

SCengelkoy, Istanbul (RC vessel)Start
1Sea of MarmaraMark
2Canakkale Strait (Dardanelles)Mark
3Bozcaada (Tenedos)Mark · leave to starboard
4Lesbos (Midilli)Mark · leave to port
5Chios (Sakiz) and Nisos PasasMark · leave to starboard
6Sungukaya islandMark · leave to starboard · position not published
7FournoiMark · leave to starboard
8SamosMark · leave to port
9Leros, Kalymnos and KalolimnosMark · leave to starboard
FFinish (RC vessel), off Turgutreis/Bodrum peninsulaFinish

Organiser's course Straight lines between the marks, not the track boats sail. Named marks sit at the named island or cape, not on the exact rounding line. For planning and interest; the sailing instructions decide.

51st edition (2022) course brief; latest course document on TAYK site. Distance not stated in the brief. Sungukaya position not determined (left null). The 54th edition (2025) was again a southbound race but its course text was not published.

Six seasons

Fastest on record: ORIENT EXPRESS 6, 1d 7h 42m in 2023 (8.4 kn)

Year	Winner (handicap, corrected)	Line honours (first home, elapsed)	Boats	Wind and sea	Toughness	Results
202611 Jul 2026	Tüpraş / Fenerbahçe 5Overall · IRC	Not published	32	NE 5.4 kn, gusts 24.9waves up to 0.24 m	37	Official
202514 Jul 2025 – 18 Jul 2025	BOGATYROverall2:22:34:56IGOR RYTOV	BEYMETAL TEAM LR - TOK SAILING2:13:28:23	30	NE 7.5 kn, gusts 32.9waves up to 0.4 m	50	Official
202413 Jul 2024 – 18 Jul 2024	FENERBAHCE 1Overall · IRC03 08:59:44	ARKAS / BLUE MOON02 11:01:16	32	NE 9.3 kn, gusts 28.6waves up to 0.4 m	52	Official
202315 Jul 2023 – 17 Jul 2023	ORIENT EXPRESS 6Overall · IRC157219 s	ORIENT EXPRESS 601 07:41:32	35	NE 10.6 kn, gusts 29.9waves up to 0.42 m	49	Official
202222 Jul 2022 – 25 Jul 2022	ALIZE 34.7Overall2:17:17:47UTKU GONENER	ORIENT EXPRESS VI2:6:11:07	31	NE 6.2 kn, gusts 24.1waves up to 0.34 m	43	Official
20219 Jul 2021 – 14 Jul 2021	ORIENT EXPRESS VIOverall · IRCZEKİ BÜLENT ATABAY / ARİF GÜRDENLİ	Not published	29	NE 8.9 kn, gusts 25.7	49	Official

Line honours go to the first boat home, on elapsed time. Overall winner is the best on handicap (IRC or ORC corrected time), so they are often different boats. Wind is the daily mean at the start venue over the racing days; gusts and waves are the highest of those days. Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5) and marine APIs, CC BY 4.0; venue point only, not the full course.

Won it most

ORIENT EXPRESS VI2021 · 20222yrs

Boats that won here (overall, line honours or a class) in two years or more.

Podiums and class winners

2026 · 7 results

FinalSources: racingrulesofsailing.org, dha.com.tr, turkchem.netAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

Overall · IRC

IRC 1

1.Flyer · Tora Kutoğlu · crew won IRC 1

2025 · 8 results

FinalSources: tayk.org.tr, benguturk.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

Line honours

LHBEYMETAL TEAM LR - TOK SAILING · ONUR TOKel. 2:13:28:23

Overall

1.BOGATYR · IGOR RYTOVel. 2:19:24:50 · corr. 2:22:34:56
2.QUEEN PARTS / COURRIER DU COEUR · OLEG MOROZOV / ANDREI ARBUZOVel. 2:19:29:34 · corr. 2:23:52:47
3.WIZARD · NIKITA KRIVONOZHENKOV / PAVEL KARACHOVel. 2:19:32:02 · corr. 3:0:31:53

IRC 0

1.Bey Metal Team

IRC 1

1.Queen Parts / Courrier Du Coeur

IRC 2

1.Bogatyr

IRC 3

1.Canias-IAS / Electron

2024 · 4 results

FinalSource: tayk.org.trAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

Line honours

LHARKAS / BLUE MOON el. 02 11:01:16

Overall · IRC

1.FENERBAHCE 1 el. 03 01:41:58 · corr. 03 08:59:44
2.FOX-L el. 03 01:51:34 · corr. 03 09:45:45
3.ARKAS / BLUE MOON el. 02 11:01:16 · corr. 03 10:20:04

2023 · 4 results

FinalSource: tayk.org.trAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

Line honours

LHORIENT EXPRESS 6 el. 01 07:41:32

Overall · IRC

1.ORIENT EXPRESS 6 el. 01 07:41:32 · corr. 157219 s
2.BOGATYR el. 01 20:55:26 · corr. 169327 s
3.AKPA CHEMICALS 2 el. 01 19:19:17 · corr. 170149 s

2022 · 4 results

FinalSource: tayk.org.trAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

Line honours

LHORIENT EXPRESS VI · YILDIRIM KAYMAZel. 2:6:11:07

Overall

1.ALIZE 34.7 · UTKU GONENERel. 2:18:13:25 · corr. 2:17:17:47
2.LOOPING · YURY SHUVALOVel. 2:18:13:19 · corr. 2:17:49:29
3.ELECTRON · BARTU OZSOYel. 2:19:28:35 · corr. 2:18:52:09

2021 · 19 results

FinalSource: tayk.org.trAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.

Overall · IRC

1.ORIENT EXPRESS VI · ZEKİ BÜLENT ATABAY / ARİF GÜRDENLİ
2.PİNOKYO · VEDAT TEZMAN
3.ZACAPA · ÖMER HALİM RAMAZANOĞLU

Overall · IRC

1.KEYFİM 3 BUÇUK · SELİM YAZICI / BATU AKBAL
2.ETİ ALİZE · SİNAN SÜMER / EMRE YÜKSEL
3.ADA - PUPA ADRENALİN · HAYRİ MURAT GÖKÇEN

IRC 0

IRC I

IRC II

IRC III

1.KEYFİM 3 BUÇUK · SELİM YAZICI / BATU AKBAL
2.ETİ ALİZE · TUR
3.KIA ALİZE · TUR

IRC IV

1.ADA - PUPA ADRENALİN · HAYRİ MURAT GÖKÇEN

Race metrics

Boats32median 32 over 6 editions

Course265 nmnautical miles

Toughness49of 100, see below

Wind8 knmean on race days · gusts 27.7 kn

Sea0.4 mhighest waves on race days

Days5event days, start to finish

Toughness

Compare all races

49of 100 · average of 6 editions

Wind 9.6/308 kn mean
Gusts 9.2/1527.7 kn
Sea 2/200.4 m waves
Distance 21.3/25265 nm
Duration 6.7/105 days

How the score works

Our own index, not an official rating. Five inputs, each scaled to its share of 100: mean wind (up to 25 kn → 30 points), strongest gust (45 kn → 15), highest waves (4 m → 20), course length on a log scale (700 nm → 25) and days of racing (7 days → 10). Wind and waves are ERA5 reanalysis at Istanbul (Open-Meteo) on the race days, so an offshore course can see more than the venue does. A missing input counts as zero and is marked. Roughest edition we hold: 2024 (52).

100 nm or more Overnight 3+ days

Weather calendar · Istanbul

Month by month at the venue, 2021–2026 (ERA5 and marine reanalysis). Race months in orange.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean windkn	8.1	7.8	7.1	7.2	6.9	7.1	8.1	8.3	7.4	7.0	7.2	7.2
Windy days% ≥ 20 kn	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	7	4
Wavesm, daily max	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5
From	S	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	NE

Typical wind at Istanbul

Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.

8J

8F

7M

7A

7M

7J

8J

8A

7S

7O

7N

7D

Where the wind comes from

Share of days by direction in Jul.

What it takes to enter

Notice of race 2026 Entry page Checked 2026-10-29

Deadlines

Pre-registration on JotForm by 7 Jul 2026 at 17:00; registration through TYF YBS 1-7 Jul 2026. source
Fleet capped at 50; the first 50 boats to pay are accepted. source
Late entries up to 72 hours before the start, in writing, at half the entry fee extra. source

Rating certificate

Valid 2026 IRC certificate for monohulls, or Multihull (AMH) certificate for multihulls. source
Certificate revalidations or changes close 30 Jun 2026 at 18:00; secondary IRC certificates issued after that date refused. source
Overall IRC prize requires an endorsed IRC certificate. source

Safety

World Sailing OSR Category 3 applies; liferaft, storm jib and all Category 3 equipment carried throughout. source
Liferaft must hold the whole crew and be within its service date. source
At least two crew need a WS Offshore Personal Survival or TAYK Sea Survival certificate. source
At least two crew need a first aid certificate. source
Race tracking device used; rental 150 EUR plus a 500 EUR deposit. source
Equipment check-in and inspection (IRC/AMH and OSR) 6-10 Jul 2026; boats show liferaft and storm jib to the committee before the start. source

Licences and IDs

Turkish citizens need a valid 2026 TYF athlete licence. source

Crew list

All crew must be over 18; under-18s are not accepted. source
Maximum crew is the IRC certificate crew number plus one; no weight limit. source
Crew changes declared on the online notice board at least one day before the warning signal. source
The person in charge must be aboard throughout and may not race on another boat. source

Entry fee

Entry fee per boat 36,000 TL for TAYK members; 40,000 TL or 750 EUR for non-members; due by 7 Jul 2026. source
Social events fee per boat: 36,000 TL members; 40,000 TL or 750 EUR non-members. source

Also needed

Minimum LH/LOA 8 m and a working inboard engine with enough fuel. source
Paper navigation charts of the race area and a suitable anchor stowed below must be carried. source
Marina stays need port registration or tonnage certificate, transit log and insurance policy. source

55th edition NoR v3 (English), 11-14 Jul 2026, Istanbul-Bozcaada-Çeşme, on the event's online notice board (racingrulesofsailing.org event 14859). The NoR link on tayk.org.tr is a one-page PDF holding only a QR code. 2027 NoR not yet published.

Summarised from the organiser's documents; the notice of race is what counts.

Fact sheet

For press, partners and sponsors: the race in a dozen lines, from published sources. Copy it whole; please keep the source line.

Race: TAYK Navy Cup International Yacht Race
Kind: offshore sailing race from Istanbul, Türkiye
First held: 1972
Editions on record: 6 since 2021
Typical fleet: 32 boats (32 in the latest edition)
Nations in the results: 1
Course: 265 nautical miles
Latest overall winner: Tüpraş / Fenerbahçe 5 (2026)
Organiser: Türkiye Açıkdeniz Yarış Kulübü (TAYK), under patronage of the Turkish Naval Forces
Next edition: usually Jul 2027
Official site: https://www.tayk.org.tr/

Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced

Sources

tayk.org.tr — organiser site, 55th-year race banner and NoR link
dha.com.tr — 55th edition 11–14 Jul 2026, Istanbul–Bozcaada–Çeşme, ~265 nm, 32 boats
gazetebirlik.com — 2026 format change from single-stage Istanbul–Göcek to two stages