"Galeb Snipe & Ski Race" announced, a sports event that combines a sailing regatta and a skiing competition
The first weekend in March is reserved for a unique "Galeb Snipe & Ski Race" a sports event that combines a sailing regatta in the Snipe (Šljuka) class and a skiing competition in the giant slalom category and in the true sense of the word unites the coastal and Goran regions of the county.
On Friday, March 3, the competition will be opened by the afternoon giant slalom race on Platka, while on Saturday and Sunday, March 4 and 5, the regatta will be sailed in front of Kostrena. The sailing regatta, as well as the combination of the regatta and the giant slalom, will be awarded separately, it was announced at a press conference at the PGŽ headquarters, which was attended by department head Sonja Šišić, the organizing committee headed by president Dean Pavlak, and the mayors of the Municipality of Čavle and Municipality of Kostrena. , Ivana Cvitan Polić and Dražen Vranić. The directors of the municipal tourist boards, Belma Džomba and Rea Čargonja, also attended the conference.
As the leader Šišić stated in the introduction, the event promotes the uniqueness and beauty of our county, and it is held in the year of great anniversaries, the 90th anniversary of the foundation of JK Galeb, the 90th anniversary of the Adriatic Slalom ski competition and the 30th year of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the Municipality of Čavle and Kostrena. .
Crews from Croatia and Italy will participate in the sailing regatta, said the president of the Galeb Sailing Club Milko Volarić, while in the giant slalom race, according to the president of the Rijeka Ski Club Davor Štimac, the performance of former Olympians is also expected. The ski race will be held according to FIS rules, and it will be run on the Radeševo 1 track, where technical conditions will be taken care of by the Goran sports center, confirmed the GSC director. Alen Udovič.
It was also highlighted how "Galeb Snipe & Ski Race" seeks to revitalize an important part of sports history, the "Adriatic Slalom" project, a popular skiing and sailing competition from 1981 in which greats from both sports worlds participated. Štimac also reminded that the first slalom race was held on Platak back in 1933, and he considers the "Galeb Snipe & Ski Race" to be a unique event in European and world contexts. Pavlak also agrees with this view, saying that it is rare for any region to boast of the geographical advantage of being able to hold a skiing and sailing competition in one weekend, at such a short distance.
The chiefs of Ivana Cvitan Polić and Dražen Vranić expressed their satisfaction with holding the sports event that connects green and blue. Platak is recognized and infrastructurally developing, added Cvitan Polić, and she is particularly pleased with the rich program of events, which are not lacking in the announcements for next year. Sailing club Galeb is one of the oldest and most trophy-winning Croatian sailing clubs and certainly one of the trademarks of Kostrena, said Mayor Vranić, therefore the support of the Municipality of Kostrena to this important sports event with which Galeb will start celebrating its big anniversary in the best way is unquestionable.
"Galeb Snipe & Ski Race" is organized by JK Galeb with Ski Club Rijeka and the Goran Sports Center, with the support of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, the Municipality of Čavle and the Municipality of Kostrena and their tourist boards, as well as the support of the Croatian Tourist Board, ACI-Gitone and Jadrolinija.
