TAYK Captain Haddock Cup
Istanbul (Princes' Islands) · TürkiyeAlso known as Captain Haddock Kupası
2026 · IRC 0
- 2COCA COLA ICECEK - DAS / DASDoğa Arıbaş
- 1ENKA / CHEESE IV
- 3BORUSAN RACING / CILGIN SIGMA 2Orhan Tüker
- Type
- Coastal · 20 nm
- Scoring
- IRC
- Boats
- Rated yachts
- Usually
- April
- Next
- Apr 2027 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- Türkiye Açıkdeniz Yarış Kulübü (TAYK)
- 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).
Six seasons
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202618 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2026 | ENKA / CHEESE IVIRC 0 | Not published | 33 | N 5.7 kn, gusts 26.2waves up to 0.2 m | 30 | Official |
| 2025Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023Not confirmed | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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
2026 · 15 results
FinalSources: tayk.org.tr, turksail.comAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 6.8/305.7 kn mean
- Gusts 8.7/1526.2 kn
- Sea 1/200.2 m waves
- Distance 11.6/2520 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 Istanbul (Princes' Islands) (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 (30).
Weather calendar · Istanbul (Princes' Islands)
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 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| Windy days% ≥ 20 kn | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 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 | SE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | E | NE |
Typical wind at Istanbul (Princes' Islands)
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
For press, partners and sponsors: the race in a dozen lines, from published sources. Copy it whole; please keep the source line.
- Race
- TAYK Captain Haddock Cup
- Kind
- coastal sailing race from Istanbul (Princes' Islands), Türkiye
- Editions on record
- 1 since 2021
- Typical fleet
- 33 boats (33 in the latest edition)
- Course
- 20 nautical miles
- Organiser
- Türkiye Açıkdeniz Yarış Kulübü (TAYK)
- Next edition
- usually Apr 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
- gazetebirlik.com — TAYK 2026 season opener, 18–19 Apr, Adalar coastal and buoy courses
- tayk.org.tr — TAYK race notices: 2026 TAYK Trofesi 1. Ayak – Komodorlar Kupası-1 (no Haddock name)
- tayk.org.tr — TAYK results list: 2026 TAYK Trofesi 1. Ayak Komodorlar Serisi-1 division results (file dated 6 May 2026)
- tayk.org.tr — TAYK 2025 Trofesi route card: course distances ~6–50 nm