The race

The competition, the boats and the ways to follow.

Race programme Results
The Bosphorus Cup fleet powering through choppy water beneath a bright Istanbul sky.

The racing programme.

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Stylized map of Istanbul and the Bosphorus Cup racing areasA real coastline map derived from OpenStreetMap, with interactive racing areas and contextual landmarks including Arnavutköy and Çırağan Palace.010203

Refer to the official Sailing Instructions for the course selected by the Race Committee for each race.

Geography © OpenStreetMap contributors · coastline snapshot 16 Sep 2026
From the shoreline to the finish

Ways to follow

Be there on the shore, watch the official films, or catch up through reports and results.

01
Istanbul · 19 September

In person

Find shoreline viewpoints, access details and Saturday hospitality.

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02
Live broadcast

YouTube

Watch the race unfold on the official channel. Live broadcast availability will appear there.

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03
Scores and records

Results

See publication status, standings and links to official records.

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04
Reports and updates

News

Follow race reports, announcements and stories from the event.

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Racing + shoreside programme

The event, hour by hour

All times are Istanbul time · UTC+3

Earlier dates
27 JUN

Saturday

Invitational Partners Day

The Bosphorus

Partners event
03 SEP

Thursday

Cup Handover Ceremony

The Bosphorus

Invitation only
12–13 SEP

Weekend

BC for Kids · Golden Horn Optimist Race

Golden Horn

Youth racing
Race week
16 SEP

Wednesday

Skippers’ meeting

Istanbul Sailing Club

Competitors
17 SEP

Thursday

Skippers’ breakfast

Istanbul Sailing Club

Skippers only

Racing day 01

Kalamış & Marmara Sea

Race programme
18 SEP

Friday

Racing day 02

Published programme: Princes’ Islands / Büyükada

Check official notice

Sailors’ party

Istanbul Sailing Club

Competitors only
19 SEP

Saturday

VIP race watching

Çırağan Palace Kempinski

Hospitality

The Bosphorus Race

The Bosphorus

Warning signal

Fan Zone

Arnavutköy · Akıntıburnu

Open to the public

Prize giving on the water

By Çırağan Palace Kempinski

On the water

Official Prize Giving Ceremony

Çırağan Palace Kempinski

Invitation only
A racing yacht powered up in strong wind during the Bosphorus Cup.
Learn · How the competition works

First to the finish is only part of the story.

Boats of different designs race together. Rating systems convert elapsed time into corrected time, creating a fair comparison across the fleet.

IRC

A rating rule used to compare the performance of different yachts.

ORC

A measurement-based system that models each boat's performance.

01 Race the course02 Record elapsed time03 Apply the rating04 Publish the result
Meet the fleet

Every sail has a story.

Meet three boats from the published fleet, then continue into the full participant directory.

Orient Express VI sailing past the Rumeli fortress.01Farr 55 · IRC & ORCOrient Express VIZeynep Atabay Taşkent · TürkiyeView boat profile Zacapa racing under a black sail on the Bosphorus.02A35 · IRC & ORCZacapaSelim Kakış · TürkiyeView boat profile The red yacht Sola sailing at sunset.03Raketa 970 · CruiserSolaIvan Balashov · RussiaView boat profile Fleet directoryExplore more boatsView all boats
Beyond the main fleet

More ways onto the water.

Colourful sails racing through the Bosphorus.
Two sailors · one boat

Double Handed

A focused two-person test with separate entry, documents and results.

Explore the race
Young sailors · Golden Horn

BC Kids

Youth racing, practical information and a first step into the sport.

Meet the next generation