Presidential International Yacht Races – Çanakkale Cup
Istanbul · TürkiyeAlso known as Cumhurbaşkanlığı Uluslararası Yat Yarışları Çanakkale Kupası, Sahil Güvenlik Kupası, Ulusal Egemenlik Kupası
2026 · Overall · ORC
- 1Bulls Yatırım Yelken (Matrix)
- Type
- Offshore · 125 nm
- Scoring
- ORC
- Boats
- Rated yachts · Cruiser-friendly
- Usually
- April
- Next
- Apr 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- İstanbul Açık Deniz Yat Yarış Kulübü (Istanbul Open Sea Yacht Racing Club)
- Waters
- Marmara
- First held
- —
Where and when
Race dates
Usually in April
Race days 2026
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).
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202623 Apr 2026 – 25 Apr 2026 | Bulls Yatırım Yelken (Matrix)Overall · ORC | Atabay Challengers (Orient Express 6)15h 27m | — | NE 3.7 kn, gusts 20.2waves up to 0.2 m | 34 | Official |
| 202522 Aug 2025 – 24 Aug 2025 | Game ChangerOverall · ORCOğuz Ayan | Not published | — | NE 4.8 kn, gusts 23.9waves up to 0.26 m | 37 | Official |
| 2024No edition | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023No edition | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022No edition | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021No edition | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 · 14 results
FinalSource: dunya.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHAtabay Challengers (Orient Express 6)el. 15h 27m
- 1.Samsun Yelken
- 2.ICA
2025 · 9 results
FinalSource: aspor.com.trAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 5/304.2 kn mean
- Gusts 7.3/1522 kn
- Sea 1/200.2 m waves
- Distance 18.5/25125 nm
- Duration 3.3/103 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: 2025 (37).
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.
Where the wind comes from
Share of days by direction in Apr.
Fact sheet
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- Race
- Presidential International Yacht Races – Çanakkale Cup
- Kind
- offshore sailing race from Istanbul, Türkiye
- Editions on record
- 2 since 2021
- Course
- 125 nautical miles
- Latest overall winner
- Bulls Yatırım Yelken (Matrix) (2026)
- Organiser
- İstanbul Açık Deniz Yat Yarış Kulübü (Istanbul Open Sea Yacht Racing Club)
- Next edition
- usually Apr 2027
- Official site
- https://sailturkiye.racing/en/
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced
Sources
- orc.org — ORC: 2025 Çanakkale Cup 23–25 Apr, Istanbul–Çanakkale 125 nm
- haberturk.com — 2026 calendar: Bosphorus race 23 Apr, Istanbul–Çanakkale offshore 23–24 Apr, Çanakkale Strait race 25 Apr
- sailturkiye.racing — Official site of İstanbul Açıkdeniz Yat Yarış Spor Kulübü – Cumhurbaşkanlığı Yat Yarışları (linked from ORC 2025 article)
- fanatik.com.tr — 2026 series programme: Çanakkale/Sahil Güvenlik Kupası 23–25 Apr, Moda→Çanakkale