J/70 Türkiye Championship and Tenzor International Cup Final Leg - Day 2
by Burak Zengin 22 Nov 2025 19:53 AEDT
19-23 November 2025
Friday was the second day of racing in D Marine Turgutreis for J/70 Turkish Championship, the final Leg of Türkiye Tour and opening stage of Tenzor International Cup Winter Series.
With a good, but shifting wind, the races were very challenging and it didn't disappoint; three fair, fun and hard-fought races were done for 20 boats fleet.
"While the start procedures were being carried out, the boats that were OCS (on the course side) identified themselves via the Vakaros system and restarted. After the finishers had crossed the line, the RC wasted no time in giving the start signal for the day's second race and the fifth race of the series. The Vakaros system worked perfectly again and the four OCS boats headed back to the starting line. Shortly before the start of the final race of the day and the sixth race of the series, the wind shifted by more than 40 degrees, forcing the RC to change the course completely. With five races completed, the teams began discarding their worst scores. The excitement will continue!", - commented Can Giray, the PRO of regatta.
Bogatyrs with Igor Rytov at the helm hold on to the top of the leaderboard. With one race win and the two scores behind the top-10 they saved the small gap ahead of Andrey Pushkin's Tenzor Team, who managed to climb up on two positions.
It was a very strong, consistent day for Denizcik, skippered by Gulboy Guryel, steadily improving with scores of 2-3-3 — always inside the top three. Just off the podium chasing one point behind is Ptichki Sailing Team helmed by Elvira Pinchuk.
Maksim Batrakov's Bars Sailing Team finished the day strong with victory in the last race of the day and moved up to 5th position in the leaderboard.
The incredibly high level of the fleet is clear when you consider that many strong teams such as Dolce Vita, Nautique Yachting, Ameera Jet, Hubex, Eker Kaymak by means of professional sailors on board currently sit in sixth to ten places overall.
The top Corinthian team is Orient Express by Haluk Babacan, in 12th place overall. Close behind are the MYSK - Gelner Sailing Team, helmed by Batu Ozonur, just three points adrift, followed by Ayaz Jr with Arif Ayaz, 8 points further back.
It was a day that confirmed the intensity of this Regatta — and with five races still to go, the excitement is far from over.
Results after Day 2: (top ten, 6 races)
1. Bogatyrs 17pts
2. Tenzor Team 20pts
3. Denizcik 20pts
4. Ptichki Sailing Team 21pts
5. Bars Sailing Team 28pts
6. Dolce Vita 32pts
7. Nautique Yachting 33pts
8. Ameera Jet 39pts
9. Hubex 40pts
10. Eker Kaymak 43pts