| 2011 Gala Dinner |
21.12.2011 |
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World Offshore 225 Championship Gala Dinner at Portaxe in Istanbul. Guests from USA, France, Italy, Spain and Turkey get together to finish up one hell of a fantastic season.. Lots of plaques to given...
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| UIM Bi-monthly Newsletter - December 2011 |
07.12.2011 |
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UIM Bi-monthly Newsletter - December 2011 gave large space for Işıklar World Offshore 225 Campionship series final races at Mersin.
You can find the original UIM Bulletin.
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| Mersin Grand Prix |
21.10.2011 |
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Count down to the final races of the World Offshore 225 Championship in Mersin continues.
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| Class-1 Offshore Championship live at SKYTURK ! |
13.10.2011 |
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Another first from Istanbul Offshore Club…
Class1 World Offshore Championship, which will take place in Lake Como this weekend, the Italian Grand Prix, will be broadcasted live at SKYTURK television channel. Istanbul Offshore Club and President Mr. Ugur Isik always supported Motonautique sport and now SKYTURK, an affiliate of Cukurova Group, will live broadcast Italian Grand Prix.
Saturday and Sunday (CET) from 14:30 Class - 1 Italy Grand Prix at SKYTURK. Follow us, follow SKYTURK ! Support President Ugur Işık...
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| Ready for the Italian Grand Prix |
11.10.2011 |
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Relekta-Isiklar 91 said goodbye to Norway, departing initially to Cernobbio for the Italian Grand Prix, and from where it will travel on to Dubai. After the disappointment of Arendal, Jan and the team have been working very hard at rectifying the ‘frustrations’ we encountered during our first outing with our new hull at the Norwegian Grand Prix.
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| Race Cancelled... |
07.10.2011 |
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The 17th and 18th rounds of the Isiklar World Offshore 225 Championship are cancelled due to the funeral of the mother of our Prime Minister, Mr. Erdogan. We offer our deepest condolences to our Prime Minister’s family.
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| Besiktas Won Fatih Grand Prix 2 |
18.09.2011 |
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Besiktas brings Stihl's 10 consecutive race winnings to a halt on the 15th race of the World Offshore 225 Championship in the Golden Horn, Istanbul. YKM-Big Chefs filled the last position on the podium.
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| Stihl Wins Again... |
17.09.2011 |
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Stihl wins it's 10th in a row Grand Prix in the Golden Horn, Istanbul just 1 second in front of arch rival YKM, while Besiktas took the third spot on the podium.
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| Class 1, the Excitement in Italy... |
12.09.2011 |
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Istanbul Offshore Club president Mr. Uğur Işık will be participating 15th - 16th October weekend to the 5th and 6th rounds of Class 1 World Powerboat Championship in Lake Como – Italy in the new Grand Prix race boat of Norway based Zabo Racing Team.
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| Hors Bord Magazine – July - August 2011 |
11.09.2011 |
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Bi-monthly Hors Bord – July – August 2011 gave large space for Işıklar World Offshore 225 Campionship series first race at Golden Horn in Istanbul.
You can find the original Hors Bord Magazine.
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| Stihl Continues It’s Streak Of Wins… |
07.08.2011 |
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“Moda Yacht Club Grand Prix” of Isiklar World Offshore 225 Championship held in Moda, Istanbul ended with another fantastic victory by Stihl…
Winning for the ninth time in a row, pilots Kerem Tuncer and Alpay Akdilek of Stihl this time achieved a time of 35:16,109 and maintained their lead position. Murat Leki and Tugberk Uca of Besiktas-Miele team finished second with a time of 35:21,890 and they were followed by Franke team piloted by Hakan Vanli and Adil Kucuksari with 35:47, 843.
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| Offshore Winds Once Again Favor Stihl In Moda… |
06.08.2011 |
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Organized by Istanbul Offshore Club, the thirteenth race of “Isiklar World Offshore Championship” was held in Moda, Istanbul and the winner was Stihl, currently leading the championship. Pilots Kerem Tuncer and Alpay Akdilek continued their winning streak for the last eight races and won the CMS Medya Grand Prix with a total time of 35:49,953 while YKM Sport team with pilots Kerim Zorlu and Cengiz Cennetoglu took second place on the podium with 36;14,171. The third place on the podium was taken by Franke with Hakan Vanli and Adil Kucuksari as they followed YKM with a difference of only 4 milliseconds.
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| Andrea Dini appointed as new UIM Secretary General |
01.08.2011 |
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Andrea Dini has been appointed as UIM Secretary General with immediate effect. His candidature for this important role within the International Powerboating Federation was proposed by the UIM Executive Committee to the UIM Council which unanimously accepted his appointment at the last UIM Council meeting held in Monaco soon after the annual Awards Giving Gala. Andrea will replace Mrs. Régine Vandekerckhove who led the UIM Monaco office since 1992 and whom should be thanked for her long standing and appreciated service to the UIM.
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| Moda Race Preparations are in Full Speed |
31.07.2011 |
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Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship’s seventh round will be held in Istanbul – Kalamis Bay, one of the most competitive venue of the championship. Organized with the support of Moda Deniz Kulübü (Moda Marine Club), the thirteenth and fourteenth races of the championship will take place at Kalamis Bay on August 6th and 7th.
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| Severe Weather Conditions Force Cancellation Of Race 2 |
17.07.2011 |
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Heavy rains, strong winds and rough seas have forced the hands of race officials into canceling race 2 of the BMW Norwegian Grand Prix. “It is very disappointing for everyone involved but our absolute priority is the safety of competitors and everyone who is out on the water,” said UIM race director, Gordon Sutherland. “We had hoped the weather would lift but unfortunately it hasn’t.
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| First Day Finished |
16.07.2011 |
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Zabo Racing Team with Istanbul Offshore Club president Mr. Ugur Isik finished seeding ninth and the first day race at eighth position.
Class 1 World Powerboat Championship’s second race will start at 14:30 local Norway time.
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| Class 1, the Excitement Starts... |
13.07.2011 |
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Istanbul Offshore Club president Mr. Uğur Işık will be participating this weekend to the 3rd and 4th rounds of Class 1 World Powerboat Championship in Arendal – Norway in the new Grand Prix race boat of Norway based Zabo Racing Team.
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| Stihl Conquers Lake Van… |
10.07.2011 |
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Işıklar Offshore 225 Championship Van Grand Prix 2 run on Sunday ended with the victory of Stihl, as the team confidently approaches towards the end of the World Championship.
Pilots Kerem Tuncer and Levent Başak succeeded to finish the race in the first position with a time of 36:31,343. The other two teams on the podium remained the same as the previous day but changed places.
Kerim Zorlu and Cengiz Cennetoğlu of YKM Sport team, the third of the previous day, achieved a time of 37:21,859 and took second place on Sunday’s race while Italian pilots Giovanni Casagni and Francesco Redaelli (37:53,218) on GSYIAD -Galatasaray boat completed the race in third place, just a second in front of Beşiktaş...
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| Stihl Wins Van Grand Prix… |
09.07.2011 |
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The eleventh round of Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship in Van ended with Stihl, GSYIAD-Galatasaray and YKM Sport on the podium.
Kerem Tuncer and Levent Basak of Stihl completed the eleventh race of Isiklar World Offshore 225 Championship held in Van with a time of 35:43,062 which was their seventh consecutive win.
Italian pilots Giovanni Casagni and Francesco Redaelli of GSYIAD-Galatasaray team followed them with a time of 36:45,546. The new pilots of GSYIAD will continue to race for the remaining part of the season.
Kerim Zorlu and Cengiz Cennetoğlu of YKM Sport team, the 2010 champion, took third place with their time of 37:42,281 and added 120 points to their overall score.
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| Offshore winds continue to blow in Eastern Turkey; Van races will follow the Elazig & Tunceli rounds. |
26.06.2011 |
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Isiklar World Offshore 225 Championship’s 11th and 12th races will be held in Van. Organized in collaboration with the Governorship of Van and GSGM Provincial Directorate, “Van Spor Toto Grand Prix” and “Ministry of Culture and Tourism Van Grand Prix” races will be run in Van/Edremit-Gebze Water Sports Center. The races to be organized by Istanbul Offshore Club on Lake Van for the fourth time, will mark the beginning of the second half of the championship and we will start the countdown towards the finale…
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| Offshore Grand Prix back in Kahramanmaras. |
26.06.2011 |
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The 17th and 18th rounds of Isiklar World Offshore 225 Championship will take place in Kahramanmaras on October 15th and 16th. This beautiful city in southern Turkey, the only province to be honored by the Turkish National Assembly with a gold medal and the addition of prefix “Kahraman” meaning hero to its name for the local resistance the city showed against the enemy during the War of Independence, will be hosting the offshore races for the second time on the Menzelet Dam Lake.
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| Isiklar World Offshore 225 Championship broadcast live on two national TV channels! |
21.06.2011 |
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Another first from Istanbul Offshore Club…
Show TV and SKY Turk, affiliates of Cukurova Group, have decided to broadcast the 2011 race season live and together they aim to take the offshore races to wider audiences. Powerboats & Yachts Television show will continue to be broadcast every Friday on SKY Turk channel. Constantly working to promote offshore races to wider masses all around Turkey, Istanbul Offshore Club continues to increase the number of locations and the quality of the races with new venues added to the 2011 race calendar. The Club, supported by live broadcasts on two national channels, endeavors to serve the pilots, teams, sponsors and consequently the sport in the best possible way.
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| Stihl Wins Both GP’s In Erdek… |
19.06.2011 |
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The fourth round of Isiklar World Offshore 225 Championship ended with the races held in Erdek and Sunday’s winner was again Alpay Akdilek and Kerem Tuncer of Stihl, the previous day’s winning team and 2009 World champions. Stihl team finished the race with a total time of 45:08,046 followed by, 37 seconds later, YKM Sport of Kerim Zorlu and Cengiz Cennetoğlu. After their brilliant podium finish performance on Saturday, İlker Özmen and Umur Duyar, the young pilots of Lenore Yacht team succeeded to step on the third place of the podium again on Sunday’s race with a time of 45:10;96.
After the victory in Adana, Stihl secured its leading position in the general classification by increasing their total points to 1132 with a double win in Erdek; GSYIAD-Galatasaray follows with 1092 points in second place and Besiktas-Miele in third with 989 points.
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| “Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship” Excitement In Erdek… |
13.06.2011 |
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Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship’s fourth round will be held in Erdek-Balikesir, one of the oldest seaside resorts in Turkey. Organized with the contributions of Erdek Municipality, a lovely town situated on the Kapidag Peninsula in Balikesir, the seventh and eighth races of the championship will take place at Ice & Sun Beach Club located at Kurbagli Beach on June 17th and 18th.
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| UIM Bi-monthly Newsletter - June 2011 |
06.06.2011 |
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UIM Bi-monthly Newsletter - June 2011 gave large space for Işıklar World Offshore 225 Campionship series first race at Golden Horn and UIM meetings which was held during that weekend in Istanbul.
You can find the original UIM Bulletin.
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| 2009 World Champions Back On the Podium In Adana |
29.05.2011 |
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The third round of the “Isiklar World Offshore 225 Championship” in Adana was completed with the sixth race. Alpay Akdilek-Kerem Tuncer (STIHL), the World Champions of 2009, won the race with a time of 36.15,171 and got their first victory this season.
Today’s race was run under the title of “Governorship of Adana Grand Prix” and Besiktas-Miele team and its pilots Murat Leki and Hamdi Kitapci took second place on the podium with their time of 36.29,453. The third place was taken by Saruhan Tan and Kerim with a time of 27.07.171 who managed to prepare their boat by working until the morning after the serious accident they had the previous day.
At the completion of the Adana round, Besiktas-Miele left its lead position in the championship standings to GSYIAD-Galatasaray (906 points) by a difference of 7 points while Stihl is now in third place with 697 points.
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| GSYIAD-Galatasaray See The Checkered Flag In The Most Challenging Circuit |
29.05.2011 |
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The winner of the 5th race in the “ISIKLAR World Offshore 225 Championship” in Adana was Joseph - Berna Muhlbauer (GSYIAD-Galatasaray) with a time of 30:26,01; this is the first podium at Adana.
Due to tough weather conditions, the race in the Seyhan Dam Lake circuit was shortened to 14 laps with the decision of the race committee. The second place on the podium went to the World champions of the 2008-09 seasons, Alpay Akdilek and Kerem Tuncer (STIHL) who achieved a time of 31:35,750 while Olympic Marseille (67) took third place.
Despite the fact that pilots Jerome Brarda from the US and Max Dessaux from Spain flipped the boat and sank into the dam waters on the last lap, their time of 29:28,062 and 13 laps took them to third place on the podium. The team stated that they would work until the next morning to prepare the boat salvaged by the rescue teams for tomorrow’s race.
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| Victory of GSYIAD Galatasaray At The First Ever Işıklar World Offshore Championship At Samsun |
21.05.2011 |
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Winner was Team GSYIAD-GS in the third race of the World Offshore Championship Season took place at Samsun -one of the most important cities in the history of the country-
While Joseph-Berna Muhlbauer with a time of (41.04,468) took the first place from fierce competitors Beşiktaş; Halic races double winners Murat Leki and Hamdi Kitapçı, Team Beşiktaş (41.42,500) took the second place. Third place was last year's champion team YKM Sports, Kerim Zorlu and Cengiz Cennetoğlu (41.45,078).
Within the celebration of May 19th Youth and Sports Day “Isıklar World Offshore 225 Championship Samsun Grand Prix” has started at Samsun where Istanbul Offshore Club included in the race calendar in the context of taking the sports to many different locations in the country.
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| Double Victory for Beşiktaş in the Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship |
15.05.2011 |
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Fatih Municipality Grand Prix, the second race in the Işıklar World 225 Offshore Championship organized by Istanbul Offshore Club was run on May 14th.
Beşiktaş became the team of the week with two victories this weekend after winning the football cup. They were followed by Joseph – Berna Muhlbauer of Galatasaray team in the second place while the third place on the podium was taken by Kerem Zorlu and Boğaç Hürzat of team WD40 that had to retire early yesterday.
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| WOC 225 Opens The Season With A Fantastic Race… |
14.05.2011 |
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“Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship - Fatih Municipality Grand Prix”, organized by Istanbul Offshore Club took place in Haliç, Istanbul on May 14 and 15.
Dr. Raffaelle Chiulli, UIM President, Mrs. Régine Vandekerckhove, UIM Secretary General and UIM Offshore Council members were the guests of the organization that began with the first race of the season. The racing weekend that started with 12 boats including world renowned brands and 24 pilots at the line-up ended with a double victory for Beşiktaş.
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| UIM Secretary General visited Işıklar Holding |
12.05.2011 |
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Prior to the start of The Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship, Mrs. Régine Vandekerckhove, Secretary General of the Union International Motonautique arrived to Istanbul and visited the management office of Istanbul Offshore Club and Işıklar Holding.
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| “Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship”, the world’s first and only championship to eliminate its carbon footprints |
07.05.2011 |
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Istanbul Offshore Club became part of a very important environmental initiative that involves eliminating carbon footprints which is an environmentally-sensitive approach currently implemented only by a few organizations in the world.
Istanbul Offshore Club participated in the initiative supported by well-known names, brands and organizations like U2, Yahoo, Google and 2010 Winter Olympics with “Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship” races and became the first and only watersports championship organization in the world to eliminate carbon footprints.
IOC’s “Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship” was certified as a “Carbon Zero Event” by Nous Energy Consult and IOC received its certificate from Sara Erdoğdu, General Director of the organization during a ceremony held at Işıklar Holding.
2011 World Offshore 225 Championship is a first in Turkey and the world as an environmentally-sensitive watersports event to eliminate its carbon footprints*.
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| Final Countdown For Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship |
12.05.2011 |
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Işıklar World Offshore 225 Championship, starting with The Fatih Municipality Grand Prix will be hosting the top executive of sports , Dr. Raffaele Chulli The President of the Union International Motonautique (UIM) for the first time in Turkey.
Istanbul Offshore Club, member of the Union International Motonautique and the Developing Sports Federation is giving the start of the new championship season with the Fatih Municipality Grand Prix that will be organized in Haliç – Golden Horn, May 14-15.
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| Relekta Ready To Race |
15.04.2011 |
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Zabo Racing’s team principal Jan Zaborowski is confident that Relekta will make the start line for race 2 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
An all night work vigil by the Relekta crew has put Ugur Isik and Christian Zaborowski back in contention, 18-hours after a spectacular exit from race 1, crashing-out half way round lap 4 when running in fourth place. "The effort by the whole team has been just phenomenal," said team manager Adrian Annett.
Despite the disappointment of missing out on a possible podium finish and seeing their raceboat floating upside down in the centre of the course, both Zaborowski’s remained upbeat and saw the lighter side of things – ‘I don’t think many of us will sleep tonight’ was Jan’s immediate comment, with Christian saying that ‘he hoped maybe now officials would sign his dunk test form!!’
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| powerboat-world.com site announced Ugur Isik will return Class 1 |
12.04.2011 |
| Zabo Racing Revises Driver Line-Up |
07.04.2011 |
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Wednesday, 6 April: Ugur Isik will climb back into the cockpit of a Class 1 raceboat in next week’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 13-15 April, to take the wheel in Relekta alongside Norwegian throttleman, Christian Zaborowski.
Paul Gaiser, who partnered Zaborowski to take the team’s first podium in Abu Dhabi last season, remains very much involved and is retained as their number two driver. “Due to business commitments in South America, Paul has found it difficult to be in a position to race the entire 2011 season, and has therefore stepped aside to allow the team to focus on winning the World Championship,” said Zabo Racing’s team manager, Adrian Annett.
The call-up for Isik sees the Turkish racer back in Class 1 for his first competitive outing in over a decade. “It’s a tough year to be making a comeback,” he said. “There are many big names racing this year. For sure it will be tough but the team is well prepared and has a very competitive package. We will give it our best shot.”
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| Uğur Işık Back At The Racecourse |
05.04.2011 |
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Istanbul Offshore Club President Uğur Işık is heading back to world’s most prestigious offshore championship, Class 1 World Offshore Championship.
The first leg of the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship will start in Abu Dhabi, to continue in Norway, Italy, Brazil and to finish in Dubai. Class 1 promoter Nicolo di San Germano stated that they are extremely happy to see Uğur Işık back at the race course and that they are also working on a race that could be held at China.
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| Candidates Worked Hard For Offshore Marshal Training |
04.04.2011 |
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Offshore Marshal Candidates worked hard at the “Marshal Training Seminar”. The course was organized under the supervision of Developing Sports Branches Federation (GOSBF) and took place at İstanbul Burhan Felek Sport Complex on April 2nd and 3rd, 2011.
At the 2 day seminar, candidates were informed about all categories of the motonautique sport and its sub disciplines. The usage of the flags, rescue, emergency situations and race management subjects were shared throughout the course and lastly the candidates worked hard for the test.
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| Adana Will Host The World Offshore Championship For The First Time |
25.03.2011 |
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İstanbul Offshore Club had been performing the offshore races for 4 years at Adana. This year İstanbul Offshore Club will make a new start with “The World Offshore 225 Championship” again at Adana. Adana Governorship and Adana Metropolitan Municipality, Adana Sailing Club and İstanbul Offshore Club signed a protocol. The UIM 2011 World Offshore 225 Championship’s 5th and 6th races will become realty.
İstanbul Offshore Club organized the offshore races at Adana four years on a row. Now IOC started to organize the races with the title “World Offshore 225 Championship”. At the 5th and 6th races which will be held on 28-29 May, Seyhan Dam Lake, many local and foreigner competitors will sweat to come first place.
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| Happy New Year |
25.12.2010 |
| One More World Record |
07.12.2010 |
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İstanbul Offshore Club had broken a new world record by orginizing 20 races within one year. U.I.M. (Union Internationale Motonautique) declared a letter informing the broken record and also giving support for the future.
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| 2010 World Offshore Champion: YKM Sport |
01.10.2010 |
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YKM Sport team and pilots Saruhan Tan – Kerim Zorlu won the grand trophy in the Architon 2010 World Offshore 225 Championship and became the 2010 World Offshore 225 Champions. Mersin, hosting the event for the fourth time, celebrated the World Championship in a festive spirit. The final and most challenging of the season, Mersin Municipality Grand Prix took place on Sunday and ended with the victory of GSYİAD Galatasaray with Olympique de Marseille in second and Beşiktaş in third places. GSYİAD Galatasaray ranked second in the general standings and Beşiktaş 1903 finished the 2010 season in third place.
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| The Lion’s roars in Mersin |
01.10.2010 |
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The last races of the Architon 2010 World Offshore 225 Championship are run this weekend in Mersin that is hosting the event for the fourth time. MTSO Grand Prix, the 19th leg of the season took place off the coast of Peace Square where thousands watched the race. The day’s winner was GSYİAD Galatasaray with Berna-Josef Muhlbauer. Beşiktaş piloted by Ali Tanır and Murat Leki finished second and 2 YKM Sport with Saruhan Tan and Kerim Zorlu came third. The fierce competition between Beşiktaş and Galatasaray was breathtaking. Despite finishing in third place, 2 YKM Sport’s world championship was confirmed today. Due to the closeness of Beşiktaş and GSYİAD Galatasaray teams’ points, the second and third places will be determined in the next day’s race.
Organized since 2003 by Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) and Istanbul Offshore Club (IOC) and classified as World Championship in 2008, the final races of the championship are run this weekend in Mersin. After the rains that were effective in entire Turkey, the weather was sunny in Mersin. The championship that drew thousands to the coasts brought a festive spirit to the city.
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| 100th Race’s trophy goes to GSYİAD Galatasaray 1905 team |
25.10.2010 |
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Işıklar Holding Grand Prix winner was GSYİAD Galatasaray with Berna – Josef Muhlbauer while Beşiktaş piloted by Ali Tanır and Murat Leki took second place and 2 YKM Sport with Saruhan Tan and Kerim Zorlu came third.
18th leg of 2010 World Offshore 225 Championship “Işıklar Holding Grand Prix” was run on Sunday in collaboration with Istanbul Shop&Miles Boat Show and Marinturk in addition to the support of Işıklar Holding that has provided great contribution to the development of offshore sports in Turkey. “Işıklar Holding Grand Prix” was the 100th race held since the foundation of Istanbul Offshore Club and the trophy was presented to the winners by Rıza Işık, President of Işıklar Holding and Uğur Işık, Vice President of Işıklar Holding.
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| Offshore win boosts Galatasaray’s morale prior to derby |
24.10.2010 |
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2010 Architon World Offshore 225 Championship “Shop&Miles Boat Show Grand Prix” race organized by the support of Shop&Miles 29th International Istanbul Boat Show and Marinturk Istanbul City Port was run on Saturday. The winner was GSYİAD Galatasaray with Berna – Josef Muhlbauer couple and they were followed by Beşiktaş with Ali Tanır and Murat Leki. The French team Olympique de Marseille team piloted by Jerome Brarda and Hamdi Kitapçı came third. 2 YKM Sport piloted by Saruhan Tan and Kerim Zorlu experienced a mechanical problem in the 30th lap while they were in second place and they could only complete the race in 8th place; even so they maintain their lead position in the championship.
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The 2011 WOC 225 Calendar is approved at the 83rd General Assembly of UIM in Malta.
The 2011 WOC will consist of 20 races in 10 venues.
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| Adana Grand Prix Cancelled |
13.10.2010 |
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According to the information taken from authorities at Adana, Adana Grand Prix cancelled.
The 17th and 18th races of Architon World Offshore Championship will be organized at Istanbul.
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| YKM Sport at the final straight... |
05.10.2010 |
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The tough competition between YKM Sport and GSYİAD Galatasaray during the Architon 2010 World Offshore Championship race hosted by Fatih Municipality held on Saturday, October 3 was breathtaking. After running neck and neck throughout the race, 2 YKM Sport piloted by Saruhan Tan and Kerim Zorlu won by two seconds.
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| Haliç listens to the roars of the Lion |
04.10.2010 |
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The archrivals 02 YKM Sport, Beşiktaş and GSYİAD Galatasaray teams put up a tough fight today. 15th race in the 8th leg of the season, Fatih Municipality Grand Prix 1 ended with the victory of Galatasaray team of Berna Muhlbaer, the only female pilot of the championship and Josef Muhlbaer. 2 YKM Sport piloted by Saruhan Tan and Kerim Zorlu finished in second place and Beşiktaş team of Ali Tanır and Murat Leki in third.
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| The Lion roared in Haliç |
26.09.2010 |
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Galatasaray finished Ministry of Transportation Grand Prix, the 14th race of the Architon World Offshore Championship in the first place, followed by 02 YKM Sport in the second and Beşiktaş in third places, respectively. The event took place as part of the 3rd International Water Culture Festival and received warm interest from the visitors.
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| 2 YKM Sport on the path to becoming a legend... |
25.09.2010 |
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After an unfortunate accident in the previous week’s race that crashed their boat, 2 YKM Sport participated in this week’s race with their new boat. Ending Saturday’s race in the first place, 02 YKM Sport team picked up where it left off on the way to championship!
Fatih Municipality Grand Prix, the 7th leg of Architon 2010 World Offshore 225 Championship was run on Saturday, September 25 in Haliç. 05 GSYİAD 1905 team piloted by Berna Muhlbauer and Josef Muhlbauer couple displayed a very successful performance throughout the race. The couple ranked second last season in the world championship and in this GP, they raced together on the 05 GSYİAD boat. They lost their lead position to 2 YKM due to a glitch in pit stop and they were followed by 03 Beşiktaş 1903 team.
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| The Lion roared in Moda |
20.09.2010 |
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02 YKM Sport team with pilots Saruhan Tan and Kerim Zorlu, despite all the hardships, continues to race in the championship and nothing seems to stop them. Another team that was unable to complete the race due to technical problems on Saturday was 05 GSYİAD Galatasaray but they succeeded to finish first on Sunday’s race. 03 Beşiktaş 1903 displayed high performance during the qualifying heats and they were followed by 05 GSYİAD Galatasaray which took advantage of the opportunities and completed the first day’s race in the first place.
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| Eagles dominate the CMS Media Race |
20.09.2010 |
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The excitement began early on during the qualifying heats in the CMS Media Grand Prix. 03 Beşiktaş 1903, 05 GSYİAD Galatasaray and 02 YKM Sport teams amazed the viewers with their speed. 05 GSYİAD Galatasaray team had to retire from the race in the 13th lap due to a technical problem. Furthermore, 02 YKM Sport bounced off a wave and lunged into the water in the 17th lap; with a broken nose, the boat suffered the danger of sinking.
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| 2 YKM wins again at Rumkale, Gaziantep |
07.08.2010 |
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Saruhan Tan and Kerim Zorlu from 2 YKM Sport, have won another race and guaranteed the first stair at the podium this season. The weather outside was extremely hot, but the real struggle was inside the cockpits, where the inside temperature reached 70 degrees. This very hard Grand Prix consisted of 25 laps and the weather did not help at all. Despite all this, there was a huge interest for the races, from the local audience from Gaziantep. Pilots seemed happy about the attention towards them, and they also declared their happiness about the natural beauty and the historical structure of Rumkale.
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| Minister of Finance and Undersecretary of Maritime Affairs gave the trophies at Gaziantep |
08.08.2010 |
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10th race of this season was run at Gaziantep, with the hospitality of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality. At that sunny Sunday, 8 teams started the race and ran 25 laps. First runner of this race was again 2 YKM Sport, while 67 Olympique De Marseille came second and 03 Beşiktaş 1903 came third.
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| Happy Hours Start at BigChefs |
15.07.2010 |
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Members of Istanbul Offshore Club and Offshore followers will gather at Bigchefs at Etiler every Wednesday between 18:00 and 22:00. Hours of happiness await you along with latest news from offshore. You will be part of that bitter sweet competition of the sport and meet young sportsmen at these beautiful and fun evenings.
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| Ambassadors watched the Offshore races in Van |
25.06.2010 |
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7th race of World Offshore Championship (WOC) at Van was watched by ambassadors from 22 different country, as well as Egemen Bağış, Minister of State and Chief Negotiator with European Union.
7th race of 2010 Architon WOC “Spor Toto Grand Prix”, was held at the Van Lake on June 19th. Minister of State and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bağış, who also watched the races at Van in 2009, watched this time with his guests from 22 EU countries including Spain, Finland, Slovakia and France.
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| Monster of Lake Van is now called 2 YKM Sport |
20.06.2010 |
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In the 90s, there were footages of a mysterical creature living at lake Van. Those who saw it claimed it looked like a Plesiosaur or Ichthyosaurus. It was referred to as “Monster of Lake Van” and to this day, the mystery couldn’t have been solved. Now, there’s a new monster at Lake Van and it is known with the name 2 YKM Sport. Winning the previous race as well, 2 YKM Sport team has become the victorious team of the both races.
Ministry of Culture Grand Prix started with a minute of silence for Turkish soldiers who died at Hakkari. 25 laps were runned at the racetrack as the previous day. Results did not change for this day either; 2 YKM Sport team became first, while 3 Beşiktaş 1903 became second and 5 GSYİAD Galatasaray became third. 2 YKM Sport was challenged by 3 Beşiktaş 1903 the whole time, but at the end, 2 YKM Sport was victorious.
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| YKM Sport Was The Fastest At Van Lake |
19.06.2010 |
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Going 90 miles per hour, offshore boats competed at Van today. Recently, 2010 Architon World Offshore Championship (WOC) took place at Van Lake which is also known as the pearl of Turkey. Racing event, which was organized with the great support of the Governorship of Van, had many thousands of spectators on Van Lake shore.
10 teams competed for 25 laps at the Spor Toto Grand Prix on June 19th, each making 1 pit stop during the race. 2 YKM Sport, 3 Beşiktaş 1903 and 5 GSYİAD Galatasaray were ahead of the competition as always, while 2 YKM Sport became the winning team of the Grand Prix. Second place of the podium belonged to 3 Beşiktaş 1903 team piloted by Murat Leki and Ali Tanır, while 5 GSYİAD Galatasaray pilots Kerem Tuncer and Josef Mühlbauer reached the third place on the podium.
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| Offshore pilots were fast like the wind at Menzelet Dam |
05.06.2010 |
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The first time ever race of Menzelet Dam, saw the victory of 02 YKM Sport pilots Kerim Zorlu and Saruhan Tan. 05 GSYİAD finished second, while 03 Beşiktaş came third and Olympique de Marseille finished fourth. Kahramanmaraş, famous for its’ icecream, this time made the news with Istanbul Offshore Club’s World Offshore Championship, which added a lot to the promotion of the city. Along with the spectacular races, the natural beauty of the area has also been heavily promoted.
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| GSYİAD Summer Party |
17.06.2010 |
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GSYIAD Offshore Racing Team was invited to the Summer Party of GSYİAD. Following the speech of our President Mr. Uğur Işık, the teams’ pilots Kerem Tuncer and Joseph Muhlbauer received long applauds from all the guests as a result of their outstanding performance on the stage. The team had a great night thanks to İsmail Sarıkaya, preisdent of GSYİAD.
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| GSYİAD Galatasaray wins the second Kahramanmaras GP... |
06.06.2010 |
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10 teams were competing on the second GP at the Menzelet Dam, again over 35 laps. All teams performed extremely well on the second day at Kahramanmaraş despite the very hot weather, and 05 GSYİAD Galatasaray pilots Kerem Tuncer and Josef Mühlbauer were the winners at this GP. 02 YKM which finished the previous GP on the first position, end up second while third place at the podium was 03 Beşiktaş’s.
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| LION ROARED AT THE KALAMIŞ BAY - MODA |
23.05.2010 |
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The third race of 2010 Architon World Offshore Championship was held at Moda. 5 GSYİAD Galatasaray team, piloted by Kerem Tuncer and Josef Mülhbauer gave the best performance and finished the race first. Beşiktaş 1903 team followed them with the pilots Murat Leki and Ali Tanır. 2 YKM Sport was third with Saruhan Tan and Kerim Zorlu.
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| EAGLE FLEW HIGH AT MODA |
23.05.2010 |
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Moda Sea Club Grand Prix was perhaps one of the most exciting races. 3 Beşiktaş 1903 has finished the race first, followed by 2 YKM Sport and 4 Miele. 5 GSYİAD, one of the favorites of the race, had to leave early after a malfunction in their motor. 2 YKM raced much better than they did on Saturday and did not stop pushing for leadership until the last moments of the races.
5 GSYİAD Galatasaray and 3 Beşiktaş 1903 started the race really fast and were followed by 2 YKM Sport. Until almost the end of the race, 67 Olympique de Marseille team piloted by Philippe Benhamou and Jerome Brarda were at their tail, always pushing the first 3.
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| Olympique de Marseille Press Release |
27.05.2010 |
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Olympique de Marseille Club prepared a press release about the offshore Olympique de Marseille team which had participated the races held in Istanbul on 22-23 May 2010. The press release submitted to all the French media.
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| Pilots are returning back to İstanbul |
18.05.2010 |
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Class 1 Offshore Championship aces Italian Nicola Giorgi, Frenchman Philippe Benamou and American Jerome Brarda along with Danish Holger Loth and Spanish Max Dessaux are returning back to Istanbul for the third and forth rounds of the “World Offshore 225 Championship”.
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| 3 + 3 Years Live Broadcast Agreement with Show TV |
09.04.2010 |
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Agreement regarding live broadcast of World Offshore 225 Championship was signed. The signing ceremony was held at the Show TV building at Levent, Istanbul and President of “Istanbul Offshore Club” and deputy chairman of “Federation for the Developing Sport Branches” Uğur Işık signed the agreement with CEO of Show TV, Zeynep Gönenç.
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| Galatasaray is joining Offshore! |
09.04.2010 |
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We had the chance to have a interview with the president of “Association of Administrators and Businessmen Supporting Galatasaray” (Galatasaraylı Yönetici ve İş Adamları Derneği, GSYIAD). President of GSYIAD Mr. İsmail Sarıkaya, President of Istanbul Offshore Club (IOC) Mr. Ugur Isık, Secretary General of IOC Mr. Emre Guler were present at the meeting.
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| A New sponsor: CMS Media |
09.04.2010 |
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CMS Media is the new outdoor sponsor of Istanbul Offshore Club (IOC). CMS Media prepared the billboard ads of World Offshore 225 Championship which are now being shown on the new generation HD LED digital billboards over the main entrances of Astoria and Metrocity shopping malls.
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| WE'RE ON ASTORIA |
05.04.2010 |
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The visual presentation we prepared for the World Offshore Championship in Istanbul, is now being shown over the main entrance of Astoria shopping center. All you need to see the 12 seconds long presentation sponsored by CMS Media, is to look up to Astoria while you’re in traffic.
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| Offshore Judges were trained for the races |
29.03.2010 |
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On March 27th and 28th, judges who will receive duties in the Motonotique races were trained at the Conference Hall of Burhan Felek Sport Complex. The candidates were trained about the rules set by Union Internationale Motonotique (UIM) and they watched videos from World Offshore 225 Championship which is organized by Istanbul Offshore Club.
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| Awards bring out the best of Motonautique |
08.03.2010 |
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Top stars Kerem Tuncer and Alpay Akdilek turned out to honour Motonatique’s finest at the series’ prestigious UIM Award Giving Ceremony, but the evening also showed what else makes World Offshore 225 Championship special – the friendships shown between teams and the organization.
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| Transportation minister Binali Yildirim at Boat Show |
22.02.2010 |
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Transportation Minister Binali Yıldırım visited IOC stand at Euroasia Boat Show.
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| Galatasaray team is in the competition. |
22.02.2010 |
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1905 Galatasaray Executives and Businessmen's Association held their project targeting Galatasaray flag in Offshore racing.
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| New Year Message |
25.12.2009 |
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Dear friends,
2009 was a very successful year for our Club and our sport as we’ve worked very hard despite the severe economic challenges. Our racing teams and our organization staff, followed by our sponsors and our local organizing administrations that have hosted the events, are all important parts in this success. We would like to thank you all.
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| Uğur Işık elected to the U.I.M. Council |
28.10.2009 |
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Uğur Işık gets elected to the U.I.M. Council for the second time with the most votes !
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| Victory means Stihl |
11.08.2009 |
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Stihl team won the fifth race of World Offshore 225 Championship. Turkish team Alpay Akdilek and Kerem Tuncer take the lead from the start of race and won the race with an excellent time 48:42,906.
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| Stihl is best at Golden Horn |
18.05.2009 |
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The first two rounds of the Architon UIM World Offshore 225 Championship were run in the Golden Horn-Istanbul with the sponsorship of the Fatih Municipality... Stihl 88 of Alpay Akdilek and Kerem Tuncer, last years’ champions, won both Grand Prix.
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| A welcoming entry to the Architon UIM World Offshore 225 Championship |
17.05.2009 |
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BEŞİKTAŞ Offshore Racing Team…
A brand new Beşiktaş Offshore Team composed of Burak Öztoygar and Turgut Kaynak with Elif Kaynak as team manager started to compete in the championship. The new team raced with their new Twister boat and Mercury engine…
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| World Champions Crowned |
23.03.2009 |
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2008 World Offshore 225 Championship closing ceremony was organized at Istanbul and World Champions crowned.
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| IOC at the Eurasia BOATSHOW 2009 |
06.02.2009 |
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Istanbul Offshore Club’s stand at the Eurasia BOATSHOW 2009 will be a prestigious meeting point for all genuine sea and nautical enthusiasts at CNR Ekspo Trade Fair, on 13 – 22 February 2009.
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| President Ugur Isık`s New Year Message |
29.12.2008 |
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Dear friends,
As we approach the end of 2008, we will remember it as a memorable year of many firsts. Turkish Offshore Championship that we created and developed is now acknowledged as a WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP by the World Governing Body, UIM!!! While this development was worth all our efforts, we challenged our strengths by implementing a new system: two races in one weekend!!! You will appreciate the difficulties of organizing two races, on Saturday and Sunday, and the teams’ incredible efforts to run these races... With the tireless endeavors of the Show TV crew, all the races were broadcasted live nation wide.
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| Offshore is good news for news editors. |
05.11.2008 |
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Saruhan Tan’s interview was published at Marketing Turkey.
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| World Champions : Alpay Akdilek & Kerem Tuncer |
29.09.2008 |
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Alpay Akdilek and Kerem Tuncer won the first ever U.I.M. ARCHITON WORLD OFFSHORE 225 CHAMPIONSHIP which was run together with Turkish Offshore 225 Championship with their Stihl 88. We congradulate the Champions and wish them best of luck in the future.
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| 88 Stihl won Moda Yacht Club Cup |
27.09.2008 |
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After winning Moda Yacht Club Cup Stihl gained the leadership of World Offshore 225 Championship, as well as they guarantee their Turkish Offshore 225 Championship. 4 Miele’s Joseph and Berna Muhlbauer celebrated an impressive and trouble-free second place and moved into second place in the World Offshore 225 Championship standings.
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| Companies prefer placing advertising during Offshore races more than Formula 1 car racing... |
09.06.2008 |
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According to the survey made by the Marketing Turkiye magazine, Architon World Offshore Championship races are on the 3rd rank in the list of most advertising attracting sports programs, ahead of Formula 1 Grand Prix which is 5th on the list..
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| Dynometer Tests |
11.08.2008 |
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Maximum difference between the racing engines is only 14 HP.
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| A New Leader - Stihl |
21.07.2008 |
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Alpay Akdilek and Kerem Tuncer, the unbeatable champions of last year, won both GPs of Van in the first ever Offshore races held in the "Van Sea", as the locals call the Van lake...
Kerem and Alpay, proving that it is almost impossible to catch them upto 1 meter waves, finally made up to the top rank of the 2008 Turkish Offshore Championship.
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| Stihl won both Kemer GPs. |
23.06.2008 |
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Miele took second places on both race where Stihl took the chequered flag. Marmaris Yacht Marina took the third place on the first GP and SIF JCB 44 on the second GP. Capsized Marmaris Yacht Marina lost very valuable points on the race to the championship. Both Joseph Muhlbauer and Kerem Tuncer almost passed out due to the dehydration caused by the extreme heat on the first day at the end of the race.
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| Stihl is Unbeatable At Adana Grand Prix |
28.05.2008 |
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Stihl Team Alpay Akdilek – Kerem Tuncer won the second Adana Grand Prix on Sunday. The team started at the pole position and lead all during the race, get the first place on the podium.
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| Stihl's Victory at Adana Grand Prix 1 |
28.05.2008 |
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Stihl won the 3rd leg of Architon Turkish Offshore Championship Adana Grand Prix. Josef- Berna Mulhbauer, Team Miele, started the race at the second place and after the Lotus Jeans Racing Team's engine problems they gained again the second place.
Marmaris Yacht Marina, and Miele teams were in a great battle, Şerafettin Aydın and Barbaros Kutunsel Team Marmaris Yacht Marina won the third place on the podium.
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