Presidential International Yacht Races – Victory Cup (30 August)
Istanbul · TürkiyeAlso known as Zafer Kupası, 30 Ağustos Zafer Kupası, TAYK BMW Borusan Otomotiv Zafer Kupası
2025 · Line honours
- 1BORUSAN RACING / CILGIN SIGMA 2
- Type
- Coastal
- Scoring
- IRC
- Boats
- Rated yachts · Cruiser-friendly
- Usually
- August
- Next
- Aug 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- İstanbul Açık Deniz Yat Yarış Kulübü / TAYK
- Waters
- Marmara
- First held
- —
Where and when
Race dates
Usually in August
Race days 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 202530 Aug 2025 | Not published | BORUSAN RACING / CILGIN SIGMA 201:17:53 | 48 | SW 2.8 kn, gusts 17.5waves up to 0.1 m | 10 | Official |
| 202430 Aug 2024 | ENKA / CHEESE IVOverall · IRC | Not published | 38 | NW 5.5 kn, gusts 20.2waves up to 0.2 m | 14 | Official |
| 202330 Aug 2023 | ENKA - CHEESE IVOverall · IRC | TEAM ACADIA - GIULIETTA 201:39:37 | 40 | SW 4.5 kn, gusts 18.9waves up to 0.2 m | 13 | Official |
| 2022Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
2025 · 15 results
ProvisionalSource: tayk.org.trAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHBORUSAN RACING / CILGIN SIGMA 2el. 01:17:53
- 1.DUREX SAILING TEAM / CENOAel. 01:12:24 · corr. 01:10:05
- 2.BSH Sokak Yelken Takımı / Ekabirel. 01:18:50 · corr. 01:21:17provisional
- 1.BORUSAN RACING / CILGIN SIGMA 2el. 01:17:53 · corr. 01:30:39
- 2.Enka / Cheese IVel. 01:18:39 · corr. 01:31:38provisional
- 3.Bodrum Milta Marina / Farrfarael. 01:19:01 · corr. 01:32:03provisional
- 1.DOĞUŞ / FENERBAHCE 1el. 01:24:15 · corr. 01:32:25
- 2.Angels of CMC Holding / Game Changerel. 01:27:06 · corr. 01:33:17provisional
- =3Akkök Holding / Cheese VIIIel. 01:27:49 · corr. 01:34:24provisional
- =3Beymen Club Sailing Team / Atlasel. 01:26:13 · corr. 01:34:24provisional
- 1.ANT YAPI TEAM SENSEI / SENSEIel. 01:27:42 · corr. 01:31:34
- 2.Eker Sailing Team / Das Carinael. 01:30:28 · corr. 01:32:55provisional
- 3.Garanti BBVA / Cheese Vel. 01:30:53 · corr. 01:33:09provisional
- 1.CANİAS - CTD / ELECTRONel. 00:55:18 · corr. 00:54:35
- 1.JEREMel. 01:01:36 · corr. 00:58:16
2024 · 6 results
FinalSource: tayk.org.trAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
2023 · 7 results
FinalSource: tayk.org.trAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- LHTEAM ACADIA - GIULIETTA 2el. 01:39:37
- 1.ENKA - CHEESE IVel. 01:43:24
- 2.BORUSAN RACING - CILGIN SIGMA 2el. 01:44:22
- 3.AKPA CHEMICALS IIel. 01:51:40
- 1.NTS DANISMANLIK - FALCONel. 01:29:18
- 2.ORGANIK KIMYA - ELECTRONel. 01:28:22
- 3.PAPARA - ALTOel. 01:30:34
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 5.2/304.3 kn mean
- Gusts 6.3/1518.9 kn
- Sea 1/200.2 m waves
- Distance 0/25not published
- 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: 2024 (14).
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 Aug.
Fact sheet
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- Race
- Presidential International Yacht Races – Victory Cup (30 August)
- Kind
- coastal sailing race from Istanbul, Türkiye
- Editions on record
- 3 since 2021
- Typical fleet
- 40 boats (48 in the latest edition)
- Latest overall winner
- ENKA / CHEESE IV (2024)
- Organiser
- İstanbul Açık Deniz Yat Yarış Kulübü / TAYK
- Next edition
- usually Aug 2027
- Official site
- https://sailturkiye.racing/en/
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced
Sources
- haberturk.com — 2026 Presidential calendar: Zafer Kupası 30 Aug
- cumhuriyet.com.tr — TAYK 30 Ağustos Zafer Kupası Bosphorus start (also a TAYK Istanbul trophy leg)
- sailturkiye.racing — Official Presidential series site
- fanatik.com.tr — 2026 programme: Zafer Kupası 30 Aug, one-day Bosphorus race