December 17, 2014
This just in from our Turkish Farr 40 rep Sena Akman.
Sinan Sumer and Orel Kalomeni
In the northern hemisphere the closing ceremonies for the year round regattas are taking place. On December 15th, Sailors in Turkey came together for their own major IRC class regatta trophy event, TAYK and TAYK/MDK series 2014 prize giving.
TAYK IRC 2014 Trophy goes to "Alize Turkcell" the Farr 40 owned and skippered by Sinan Sumer with his team comprised of Turkcell corporate citizens. We congratulate Sinan not only for his success in winning the trophy with the corporate team that he established and has been training for the past 5 years, but also the "fairplay" he demonstrated to remind us what sailing is all about when we truly live its values.
In the beginning of August 2014 just days before the major offshore regatta, namely the 300 nm Navy Regatta, which starts in Istanbul and ends in Southern part of Turkey, the F40 Arcora was blown from its cradle due to the adverse weather conditions at that time . Arcora is one of the most committed teams in Turkey. Arcora's owner Orel Kalomeni puts great effort and dedication into the sport and believes in his team. Nevertheless, they were not discouraged and instead they continued their journey with their original Archambault 40 RC. However, the second hit they were going to face was the points that they earned with their very own F40 could not be transferred to the replacement boat.
Alize Turkcell, owned by Sinan Sumer was in the opinion that if Arcora did not have the accident, they would have had an equal chance to win the trophy as Arcora with its great team members were enjoying a very successful season. Although the TAYK 2014 IRC Series was officially won by F40 Alize Turkcell, Sinan Sumer announced that they will be sharing this major trophy with F40 Arcora. The community enjoys the fairplay, great sportsmanship, competition and friendship.
On the same day the F40 Arcora also won the overall TAYK/MDK series trophy for 2014. TAYK 2014 trophy overall standings holds three F40's in the top four: #1 Alize Turkcell, #3 Borusan Sailing-Cilgin Sigma and #4 Alvimedica. We are priviledged to join F40 owners anywhere in the world with fairplay that reflects the class character and spirit. Taking the opportunity: from Turkey to all of our friends and family, Happy Holidays, and a Happy, Healthy, Prosperous Sailing New Year 2015 to all!
Look forward much to seeing you in Turkey & Europe 2016. Fair winds...
All photos by: Osman UĞUR- Motorboat&Yachting Türkiye
