2026 · Overall
- 2BokeljkaNiko Vuksanović
- 1DamacoBerislav Vranić
- 3ArielDalibor Jurčić
- Type
- Coastal · 72 nm
- Scoring
- Not known yet
- Boats
- Not yet listed
- Usually
- May
- Next
- May 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- JK Opatija
- Waters
- Adriatic
- First held
- —
The course
Round course · 72 nm · as sailed in 2026
- SRijeka Bay (Riječki zaljev)Start
- 1Vela Vrata straitMark
- FOpatijaFinish
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.
44th edition (May 2026) per press: more than 72 nm over two days along the Istrian coast; the turning mark is not named in the report, so only the Vela Vrata passage is listed.
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202615 May 2026 – 17 May 2026 | DamacoOverallBerislav Vranić | Damaco14:34:00 | 6 | N 3.5 kn, gusts 18.9waves up to 0.5 m | 33 | Official |
| 202517 May 2025 – 18 May 2025 | DamacoOverall | Not published | 12 | NE 3.3 kn, gusts 17.7waves up to 0.18 m | 29 | Official |
| 20244 Oct 2024 – 5 Oct 2024 | Not published | Ariel | 5 | NE 6.8 kn, gusts 49.6waves up to 0.46 m | 44 | Official |
| 20239 Sep 2023 – 10 Sep 2023 | Follow us Vulkan NovaOverallIvica Šćurić | Not published | 20 | N 4.7 kn, gusts 15.7waves up to 0.14 m | 30 | Official |
| 202210 Sep 2022 – 11 Sep 2022 | Bella NostraOverallDiego Biljan | Not published | 14 | N 4.1 kn, gusts 20waves up to 0.16 m | 30 | Official |
| 202111 Sep 2021 – 12 Sep 2021 | Follow Us Vulkan - NovaOverallI. Šćurić | Not published | 23 | N 3.4 kn, gusts 15.7 | 27 | 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
- Damaco2021 · 2025 · 20263yrs
- Baraba2021 · 20232yrs
- Plava Vila2021 · 20232yrs
- Enigma2021 · 20252yrs
- Ariel2023 · 20242yrs
Boats that won here (overall, line honours or a class) in two years or more.
Podiums and class winners
2026 · 5 results
FinalSource: regate.com.hrAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHDamaco · Berislav Vranićel. 14:34:00
- 1.Damaco · Berislav Vranićel. 14:34:00
- 2.Bokeljka · Niko Vuksanovićel. 18:14:00
- 3.Ariel · Dalibor Jurčićel. 18:21:00
- 1.Bokeljka · Niko Vuksanovićel. 18:14:00
2025 · 6 results
FinalSource: regate.com.hrAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Damaco
- 2.Enigma · Petar Simunovicel. 19:24:02 · corr. 19:24:02
- 3.Ariel · Dalibor Jurcicel. 19:25:49 · corr. 19:25:49
- 1.Enigma · Petar Šimunović · crew per report
- 2.Ariel · Dalibor Jurcicel. 19:25:49 · corr. 19:25:49
- 3.Jazz · Ivica Kamberel. 22:24:04 · corr. 22:24:04
2024 · 1 results
FinalSource: regate.com.hrAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHAriel
2023 · 16 results
FinalSource: regate.com.hrAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Ariel · Dalibor Jurčić
- 2.Jazz
- 3.Mare Mosso
- 1.Baraba · Andrej Božić
- 2.Žut
- 3.Forza
- 1.Plava Vila · Andro Golja
- 2.Toro
- 3.Mia Mia 2
- 1.Eufemia · Roko Ferenčić
2022 · 3 results
FinalSource: regate.com.hrAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Bella Nostra · Diego Biljan · CRO
- 2.Jezera · Darko Matos · CRO
- 3.Mia Mia 2 · Leonid Holjar · CRO
2021 · 15 results
FinalSource: regate.com.hrAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 5.2/304.3 kn mean
- Gusts 7.6/1522.9 kn
- Sea 1.5/200.3 m waves
- Distance 16.4/2572 nm
- Duration 1.7/102 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 Opatija (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 (44).
Weather calendar · Opatija
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 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| Windy days% ≥ 20 kn | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Wavesm, daily max | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| From | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE |
Typical wind at Opatija
Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.
Where the wind comes from
Share of days by direction in May.
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
- Galijola
- Kind
- coastal sailing race from Opatija, Croatia
- Editions on record
- 6 since 2021
- Typical fleet
- 13 boats (6 in the latest edition)
- Nations in the results
- 1
- Course
- 72 nautical miles
- Latest overall winner
- Damaco (2026)
- Organiser
- JK Opatija
- Next edition
- usually May 2027
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced
Sources
- hjs.hr — previously recorded
- hjs.hr — 2026 NoR: '44. Galijola 2026', Opatija – hrid Galijola – Opatija, start Sat 16 May 08:00, time limit Sun 17 May 14:00
- novilist.hr — Novi list 20 May 2026: 44th edition, offshore course 'dugom više od 72 nautičke milje'