Masters in the city of masters - Trogir, the seventh Croatian city to host the CRO Melges 24 regatta

After Dubrovnik, Split, Opatija, Biograd, Zadar and Rovinj, Trogir is the seventh city in Croatia where the best Croatian sailors will sail as part of the CRO Melges 24 Cup. The regatta premiere in the city of masters is included in the program of the 5th edition of the Outdoor Festival, and 17 registered crews (16 from Croatia and 1 from the Czech Republic) will enjoy this weekend (May 6 and 7) in one of the most beautiful cities on the Adriatic.

CRO Melges 24 Cup regattas always attract top sailors, and the Trogir CRO Melges 24 Cup Outdoor Festival is no exception, with a fleet that includes many former Olympians, America's Cup participants and top sailors from numerous Croatian and international regattas. Among them is the local crew Mataran 24, the current European champion in Melges 24 in the Corinthian division, whose helmsman Ante Botica announces a great sailing performance in Trogir.

"Melgeses will be tied up in front of the Kamerlengo, so everyone will be able to enjoy a nice view of the ships. With this move, we wanted to bring sailing in this beautiful class closer to people. The Croatian Melges 24 fleet is among the most numerous in the world and it needs to be shown", believes the golden Trogir helmsman who will have the opportunity to defend the title from Genoa next year at the European Championship for the Melges 24 class in Split.

The second Makako 24 crew from Trogir is composed of experienced sailors from JK Trogir, among whom is Tudor Bilić, two-time world runner-up and European champion in the Zvijezda class with Tonči Stipanović.

"As a sailor, I wanted to get involved in this healthy story with the Melges. The regatta in my Trogir is not to be missed. At the helm is Marko Matić, my former partner from the 49er class, and in the crew we will have the youngest member in the entire regatta - nine-year-old Jadran from the Optimist class", announced Tudor Bilić.