2026 CRO M24 CUP TROGIR: Razjaren, Panjić and Mataran 24 on the podium
9 November 2026 - Trogir, Croatia - The final regatta of this year’s CRO M24 Cup was held off Trogir on November 7-8. Although sailing conditions were far from ideal, all six scheduled races were successfully completed.
The competition was closer than usual, with Lukasz Podniesinski's Razjaren helmed by Ante Cesic, the current European champion and winner of last season’s CRO M24 Cup, securing the victory only in the final race.
On Saturday, the opening day of the regatta, the fleet sailed in a light easterly breeze of 5 to 6 knots. Although conditions were marginal, two races were successfully completed. The wind then dropped, rain set in, and there was no longer enough breeze to hold the scheduled third race. At the end of the first day, the Panjić crew, led by Luka Šangulin, was at the top of the leaderboard.
On Sunday, the Race Committee sent the fleet out early, at 9:30 a.m., anticipating that the southerly wind and rain forecast for the afternoon might disrupt racing. Four races were completed, making up for the shortfall from the previous day. The first two races were sailed in a light easterly breeze, before the wind shifted to the south at around 11 a.m., building to 15 knots. The course was adjusted accordingly, allowing two more races to be completed.
At the finish, the top three crews were separated by just two points. Razjaren (JK Split) took overall victory with 11 points, followed by Panjić (JK Briva) on 12 points, while the home team from JK Trogir led by Ante Botica, sailing Mataran 24, finished third with 13 points.
In the Corinthian division, the best-performing crew was Blue Label from YC Croatia, helmed by Hrvoje Petrović. Blue Label also finished fifth overall. Another notable result came from the young Joyrunner crew (JK Uljanik), which placed eighth overall and won the U25 category. The team combined the experience of Boris Tomić with a promising group of young sailors: Ema Samaržija, Mara Samaržija, Hrvoje Mrsić, Leon Scheidl and Maro Bratonja.
This was the final regatta of the 2026 CRO M24 Cup season. A longer winter break now lies ahead, with the next event scheduled to take place in Biograd from 12 to 14 March 2027. The fleet will then head to Opatija in early April for a regatta that will also mark the opening event of the new European Sailing Series season.
From 13 to 16 May, Pula will host the Croatian National Championship, which will also serve as the Pre-Worlds regatta and an event in the European Sailing Series. The highlight of the upcoming season, and the most important event in the history of organised Melges 24 sailing in Croatia, will be the Melges 24 World Championship, scheduled to take place in Pula from 29 May to 6 June.
The CRO Melges 24 Cup is held in partnership with Luki Baustoffe, Angelina Yacht Charter, Sailing Point Croatia, North Sails, One Sails, digital studio Akvarij, Raiser digital agency, ProMarine, Dustom Sails and Smartmotion.