Bosphorus Kabotaj Cup · Regatta Index

Type: Mixed · 14 nm
Scoring: IRC
Boats: Rated yachts · Cruiser-friendly
Usually: June, July
Next: Jun 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
Organiser: Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu with Moda Deniz Kulübü (MDK) and TAYK
Waters: Marmara
First held: —

Where and when

Race dates

Usually June, July

Usually in June

7 kn from NE0% of days 20 kn+ · waves 0.25 m

Race days 2026

10 kn NE, gusts 32.9waves up to 0.38 m

Wind and waves at the venue: monthly climate 2021–2025 and the last edition's race days (ERA5 and marine reanalysis, Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).

Six seasons

Fastest on record: ORIENT EXPRESS VI, 1h 36m in 2021 (8.7 kn)

Year	Winner (handicap, corrected)	Line honours (first home, elapsed)	Boats	Wind and sea	Toughness	Results
202628 Jun 2026	Not published	TEAM ACADIA / CHEETAH01:48:11	37	NE 10 kn, gusts 32.9waves up to 0.38 m	35	Official
2025Not confirmed	—	—	—	—	—	—
202430 Jun 2024	ORIENT EXPRESS 6Overall · IRC	Not published	38	NE 9.2 kn, gusts 26.6waves up to 0.28 m	32	Official
20231 Jul 2023	Not published	—	—	NE 3.7 kn, gusts 17.7waves up to 0.04 m	21	Official
20222 Jul 2022	AKKIM KIMYA / CHEESE VOverall · IRC02:14:27	ARCELIK / PAPILI DENIZ FICI01:48:54	31	NE 9.5 kn, gusts 26.2waves up to 0.4 m	32	Official
20213 Jul 2021	Not published	ORIENT EXPRESS VI01:36:05	29	N 7.4 kn, gusts 21.8	26	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.

Podiums and class winners

2026 · 15 results

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

Line honours

LHTEAM ACADIA / CHEETAH el. 01:48:11

IRC 0

1.BORUSAN RACING / CILGIN SIGMA 2 · TURel. 02:07:36 · corr. 02:28:32
2.TEAM ACADIA / CHEETAH el. 01:48:11 · corr. 02:29:57
3.ENKA / CHEESE IV el. 02:11:25 · corr. 02:32:58

IRC 1

1.GOZALAN / ALIZE M12 · TURel. 02:13:31 · corr. 02:29:48
2.AKKOK HOLDING / CHEESE VIII el. 02:21:05 · corr. 02:31:31
3.FENERBAHCE DOGUS YELKEN TAKIMI / FENERBAHCE 1 el. 02:21:46 · corr. 02:35:31

IRC 2

1.ANT YAPI YELKEN TAKIMI / SENSEI · TURel. 02:27:31 · corr. 02:34:00
2.GSU YELKEN TAKIMI-BIODERMA / INFINITO el. 02:37:06 · corr. 02:41:11
3.EKER SAILING TEAM - DAS / CARINA el. 02:37:51 · corr. 02:41:19

IRC 3

1.CANIAS - CTD / ELECTRON · TURel. 02:00:15 · corr. 01:58:20
2.HITIT - GEMINI SAILING / GEMINI el. 02:01:58 · corr. 01:58:48
3.ANADOLU SIGORTA - CTD / PUPA el. 02:03:58 · corr. 02:00:37

IRC 4

1.MARMARA YELKEN SPOR KULUBU / MAYK · TURel. 01:58:10 · corr. 01:52:37

IRC GO

1.CENOA SAILING / CENOA · TURel. 02:30:56 · corr. 02:31:41

2024 · 6 results

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

Overall · IRC

2022 · 12 results

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

Line honours

LHARCELIK / PAPILI DENIZ FICI el. 01:48:54

Overall · IRC

1.AKKIM KIMYA / CHEESE V el. 02:11:10 · corr. 02:14:27
2.ENKA / CHEESE IV el. 01:55:36 · corr. 02:14:47
3.GOBLIN 3 el. 02:05:51 · corr. 02:15:32

Overall · IRC

1.CALIGO / CHEESE el. 01:07:42 · corr. 01:08:43
2.NTS DANISMANLIK / FALCON el. 01:13:38 · corr. 01:11:52
3.HITIT / GEMINI el. 01:13:47 · corr. 01:12:32

IRC 0

1.ENKA / CHEESE IV el. 01:55:36 · corr. 02:14:47

IRC 1

1.GOBLIN 3 el. 02:05:51 · corr. 02:15:32

IRC 2

1.AKKIM KIMYA / CHEESE V el. 02:11:10 · corr. 02:14:27

IRC 3

1.CALIGO / CHEESE el. 01:07:42 · corr. 01:08:43

IRC 4

1.KS GLOBAL YELKEN AKADEMISI / EBRULI el. 01:18:26 · corr. 01:14:59

2021 · 14 results

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

Line honours

LHORIENT EXPRESS VI el. 01:36:05

Gezi

1.KONÇERTO el. 02:21:48
2.Nesime el. 03:37:54 · corr. 03:31:35

IRC 0

1.ENKA CHEESE el. 01:52:47
2.Orient Express VI · Arif Gürdenliel. 01:36:05 · corr. 02:12:59
3.Pinokyo el. 01:52:39 · corr. 02:14:17

IRC I

1.AKPA CHEMICALS el. 02:09:03
2.Columbia Alize · Sinan Sümerel. 02:10:27 · corr. 02:18:24
3.Hedef Yelken 40 · Engin Özgenel. 02:09:14 · corr. 02:19:11

IRC II

1.AKKİM KİMYA CHEESE el. 02:13:18
2.Logo · Onur Bilgenel. 02:15:18 · corr. 02:19:46
3.Zacapa · Süleyman Erel. 02:19:07 · corr. 02:22:02

IRC III

1.NTS DANIŞMANLIK FALCON el. 01:12:22

IRC IV

1.ALİZE G28 el. 01:22:47

Race metrics

Boats37median 34 over 4 editions

Course14 nmnautical miles

Toughness30of 100, see below

Wind8 knmean on race days · gusts 25 kn

Sea0.3 mhighest waves on race days

Days1event days, start to finish

Toughness

Compare all races

30of 100 · average of 5 editions

Wind 9.6/308 kn mean
Gusts 8.3/1525 kn
Sea 1.5/200.3 m waves
Distance 10.3/2514 nm
Duration 0/101 day

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: 2026 (35).

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 Jun, Jul.

Fact sheet

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Race: Bosphorus Kabotaj Cup
Kind: offshore and inshore sailing race from Istanbul, Türkiye
Editions on record: 5 since 2021
Typical fleet: 34 boats (37 in the latest edition)
Nations in the results: 1
Course: 14 nautical miles
Latest overall winner: ORIENT EXPRESS 6 (2024)
Organiser: Türkiye Yelken Federasyonu with Moda Deniz Kulübü (MDK) and TAYK
Next edition: usually Jun 2027

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

Sources

tyf.org.tr — TYF calendar: 'MDK Kabotaj Kupası, İstanbul Sailing Week' listed as leg 1 of TYF Yat Ligi 2023
fanatik.com.tr — Fanatik 2 Jul 2022: 25th Kabotaj Kupası Yat ve SportsBoat Yarışı on the Bosphorus, TYF with Moda Deniz Kulübü and TAYK, 34 boats
tyf.org.tr — TYF official event page: MDK Kabotaj Kupası İstanbul Sailing Week, 1–2 Jul 2023
cumhuriyet.com.tr — Cumhuriyet 30 Jun 2022: course ~14 nm (IRC 0–2) / ~7 nm, start Çırağan
tayk.org.tr — TAYK results: 2026 TAYK Trofesi 5. Ayak Kabotaj Bayramı 100. Yıl Kupası