News 2012
No wind today
There was no wind today, only Optimists have sailed navigational race in port. Results from yesterday are final. Results for Zdenko Roić memorium in Optimist class Closing ceremony will start at 8pm…
Third day of regatta
All classes have finished two races today. The best Laser Standard is our Filip Jurisic from Hvar, the best Radial is Pavel Babych from Ukraine and best 4.7 is Toni Busic from Split. On open…
Two races on second day
In all classes sailors have finished two races today: Results in Laser classes Results in Optimist class Best 46 Optimists will from tomorrow sail in Golden group (red ribbons), and the rest in…
Start of 36th International New Year's Regatta
36th International New Year's Regatta, open Croatian championship and Laser Europa Cup 2012 will start today at 10 am. Opening ceremony will be held today at 8 pm in Arsenal.
Successful first day of race
Lasers have finished two races today and Optimists three races. Competition for all sailors will continue tomorrow at 10 am. Results in Laser classes Results in Optimist class Opening ceremony was…
Measurement
Notice to competitors in the Optimist class: measurement of new and unmeasured sails will begin on 27 December at 9:00. The measurement location will be announced later.
Entries for Laser Europa Cup
Dear sailors, From this year entries for all Europa Cup regattas are collected through EurILCA. At his first entry you have to go to the registration side. To do it you need to have ISAF Sailor ID.…
Congratulations to the new president of the HJS
JK Zvir congratulates Mrs Ana Mrak Taritaš on her election today as the new president of the HJS. We look forward to future cooperation and hope that her work will improve Croatian sailing.
RESERVE YOUR ACCOMMODATION AT HOTEL PALACE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Dear sailors, Sunčani Hvar is accepting reservations for Hotel Palace only until December 17th (three more days), in case of low number of reservations hotel will not open for the regatta. Their…
Laser charter for Europa Cup Hvar
For Laser charter during Europa Cup Hvar you can contact: Milovan Mihelić Mob: +385 (0)98 258 668 Gmail: mihelic.boco@gmail.com Web:…
Open National Championship in Optimist class
New Year's Regatta will also be Open National Championship for Optimist class and it will be held from December 28th to December 31st.
Entries for New Year's Regatta
To all competitors, please send us your entries as soon as possible. In Optimist class we have decided to give Optimist boat as a first prize if number of competitors is 120 or higher, otherwise we…
Support from dear friends
JK Zvir and the New Year's Regatta continue to enjoy the strong support of our dear sailing friends. Here is a letter we have just received: Hello to all friends of sailing from J.K. Zvir and to all those who host us every year.
Free accommodation for best sailors
JK Zvir is offering free accommodation (7 days half-board in hotel or apartment) to best sailors in 2012nd for joining 36th International New Year's Regatta. Following sailors qualify for this…
Preparations for 36th International New Year's Regatta
Preparations for 36th International New Year's Regatta are under way. All important information will be available on our web site soon. We invite all sailors to send their online entries as soon as…
The show More on Optimist class sailing
We bring you the recording of the report on Optimist class sailing from the show…
Slobodna: "Hanžeković is destroying 35 years of winter sailing"
The people of Hvar strongly oppose the decision of the Executive Committee of the Croatian Sailing Federation adopting changes to the competition system and setting different coefficients for the ranking regattas.
Judges' letters to the HJS
Resistance to the HJS Executive Committee's decision on sailing in the Optimist class keeps growing. A letter to the HJS and a strong protest against this decision was written by national judge and Optimist class measurer Josip Jospić.
Watch the show More tomorrow
Tomorrow at 13:25 HRT1 will broadcast the show Split: More, in which you will be able to see a report from Hvar about JK Zvir and sailing in the Optimist class. Watch us — and if we are able, we will post a recording of the report afterwards.
Hanžeković in Hvar: 'You deserve a 1.6 regatta!'
HJS president Marijan Hanžeković arrived in Hvar and today met with representatives of JK Zvir: president Tonko Buzolić, vice-president Boris Nižetić and secretary Nikša Ive Čane.
Statement from JK Orsan
We would like to share on these pages the statement that our friends from JK Orsan of Dubrovnik sent to the president of the HJS. Their regatta was one of the first we attended after the Homeland War.
The truth about the HJS Executive Committee's decision
The HJS has published on its website many inaccurate and incomplete pieces of information about the decision the HJS Executive Committee made on sailing in the Optimist class. They refused to publish the official statement of the Competition Council and the Optimist class secretary.
Support from Zenta
The protest against the decision of the HJS Executive Committee is growing ever stronger — a letter of support has arrived from JK Zenta. The club, which has raised many great sailors and organized many excellent regattas, has also come under attack.
The experts against the HJS Executive Committee
We have already written about how the Executive Committee of the HJS, headed by Marijan Hanžeković, made a decision on sailing in the Optimist class that is opposed by all the relevant expert bodies of the HJS.
A look at the HJS's response
On FreeFor Radio we heard the HJS's answers (more precisely, those of their spokeswoman Zrinka Grancarić) to the inquiry FFR sent them regarding the latest decision on sailing in the Optimist class. We will briefly relay their answers and comment on them.
JK Zvir's open letter to the president of the HJS
Objection to the Decision of the HJS Executive Committee on the competition system and the assignment of coefficients to ranking regattas in the Optimist class. At the regular session of the JK Zvir Executive Committee held on 27 March 2012, we also considered…
Incredible support!
The support we have received in our fight against the HJS decision keeps growing stronger. The news we published last night was shared by more than 50 people on Facebook, and the site was visited by over 500 people yesterday alone.
Čane: Hanžeković deceived us, and we brought him to power!
The shameful decision of the HJS is the main topic these days in the sailing world and in the town of Hvar, which has been directly harmed by it. Čane was a guest today on FreeFor Radio, where he thanked the sailors and citizens of Hvar.
SHAMEFUL DECISION OF CSF!!
The Executive Committee of the Croatian Sailing Federation at its seventh meeting brought SHAMEFUL DECISION about the abolition of the coefficient 1.6 of the International New Year's Regatta in Hvar…
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…
JK Zvir is in sorrow
Dear Katarina, You will always be in our hearts and memories. Our thoughts are with your family.
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 crisis and only few…