September 2020 News
EHC Silver Star withdrawn
The EHC Silver Star designation has been withdrawn due to Covid-19, but Regates Royales will continue. Travel restrictions in place from various countries to and from France have caused the Class officers to with draw the Silver Star. The Class Officers do not feel that access to the Championship is equal for all potential participants through no fault of their own.
Thank you to the Yacht Club de Cannes for all the work on behalf of the ISCYRA to host the 2020 EHC. We hope sailors interested in racing will continue in the Regates Royales.
Eastern Hemisphere Championship in Cannes
Slowly but steadily, some regattas are timidly yet very happily happening in Europe and North America, and some are scheduled for the oncoming weeks. Two silver events will take place in the Old Continent over September and October, the Eastern Hemisphere in Cannes, France, and the European Championship in Riva del Garda, Italy. The former was previously planned for the beginning of May, while the latter was scheduled to be held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Nothing went according to plans this year, but the Eastern Hemisphere in Cannes looks like it might even be better now, with many exciting events planned on the water and ashore, as it is associated to the historic “Regate Royales de Cannes”, the traditional classic boat week in the South of France...