In Memoriam: Branko Muštra
Dear friends, it is with sadness that today we announce the sudden passing of our dear and beloved member Branko Muštra.
On behalf of sailing club Zvir and on behalf of our fellow citizens, our sincere condolences to the family Muštra.
We would like to emphasize his dedicated work for the betterment of Croatian sailing, and especially New Year's regatta in Hvar.
Branko, thank you for everything!
Numbers of New Year's Regatta
35th International New Year's Regatta in the total number of sailors did not break a record, but we are more than proud to have 215 sailors here in Hvar in the year of economic crysis and only few days after Chamionship in Australia (for Lasers) and few days before Championship in New Zeland (for Optimists).
Here are numbers of 35th International New Year's Regatta:
- 17 Laser Standards
- 45 Laser Radials
- 54 Laser 4.7s
- 99 Optimists
- 18 nations
- 21 race
- 5.413 visits to official web page (1.309 in one day - on Decemer 30th)
- 907 visits to our Facebook page
- 62 likes
That is not bad for 4 days of regatta. So, thank you all!
Acknowledgments
35thth International New Year's Regatta and Laser Europa Cup 2011 were planned to finish with prize giving (ILCA cubes) to best Laser sailors in year 2011. Unfortunalety ILCA had some problems with calculation of final results, so ceremony was first postponed and then canceled (new date and location will be published by ILCA)
Chairman of the International jury, mr Miroslav Bjelajac was choosen to lead this ceremony and we planed to take this opportunity to present the whole International jury and to sincerely thank and wish them all the best. As the ceremony was unexpectedly canceled we are using this opportunity to thanks:
International jury:
- Miroslav Bjelajac (CRO) - Chairman
- Paul Shilizzi IJ (GRE)
- Erich Gerhard Michel IJ (AUT)
- Armin Wiedmeier NJ (SUI)
-
Elena Morozova NJ (RUS)
- Marko Višić NJ (CRO)
- Daroslav Makjanić IJ (CRO)
Laser class race committee:
- Nikša IVE (S) - Principal Race officer
- Tonko PETEŠIĆ (IRO)
- Josip VIŠIĆ (NRO)
- Zvonimir ŠILJAC (NRO)
- Željko KATUNARIĆ (NRO)
- Mirko Ukas (NRO)
- Vanja ISAKOVIĆ (S)
- Bojan BERLENGI (S)
- Ana VIŠIĆ (P)
- Igor PIACUN (P)
- Ruben VUJNOVIĆ
- Srđan CICARELLI
- Bojan IVE
Optimist class race committee:
- Nikša IVE (S) - Principal Race officer
- Branko MUŠTRA (NS)
- Ante ANTUNOVIĆ (NS)
- Josip JOSPIĆ (NS)
- Roko MUŠTRA (S)
- Mojmil ZUBAN (P)
- Neven GAŠPIĆ
- Dario NIŽETIĆ
- Jakša DUJMOVIĆ
- Vedran Grga IVE
- Jurica BALIĆ
Race office:
- Lola NINČEVIĆ IVE
- Boris NIŽETIĆ
- Olga IVE
- Sofija BIBIĆ
- Petra BIBIĆ
- Marija BIBIĆ
To all boat owners and our citizens who help the regatta in any way. Sorry if we forgot to mention anyone, it was not on purpose.
Once again thanks to president of SC Zvir, his idea was to held the opening ceremony in Arsenal, old shipyard of Hvar's galley Zvir which participadet in Battle of Lepanto in 1571. year.
At the end thanks to town of Hvar and Mayor Pjerino Bebić who is also president of the Tourist board, to director of Tourist Board Tanja Miličić, administration of Sunčani Hvar d.d. and especially director of sales Dan Vidošević, to citizens of Hvar and all friends of sailing.
We hope that this co-operation with all of you successfuly continue in this and in the next years
See you on December 28th 2012!
Happy New Year!
We wish you all best in new, 2012. year. We hope that you had great time celebrating New Year with us. Thanks to all participants of New Year's Regatta, we hope to see you again on next, 36th International New Year's Regatta in Hvar!

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