TUR SSL GOLD CUP – By Sailors for Sailors

THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP... IN SAILING

QUALIFYING SERIES | MAY-JULY 2022 | Switzerland

FINAL SERIES | 10 NOVEMBER-3 DECEMBER 2023 | Spain

Events (Provisional dates)

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QS ROUND 3

Group 4 - RACE 1

13:32

09 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

CZE

TUR

BUL

POR

Points

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QS ROUND 3

Group 4 - RACE 2

14:40

09 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

BUL

CZE

POR

TUR

Points

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QS ROUND 3

Group 4 - RACE 3

14:30

10 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

CZE

POR

TUR

BUL

Points

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QS ROUND 3

Group 4 - RACE 4

11:05

11 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

POR

TUR

BUL

CZE

Points

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QS ROUND 3

Group 4 - RACE 5

14:38

11 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

BUL

POR

TUR

CZE

Points

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QS ROUND 3

Group 4 - RACE 6

11:38

12 June 2022

Switzerland

Participants

POR

CZE

BUL

TUR

Points

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YOUNG TURKS

New Generation of Turkish Sailors

YOUNG TURKISH OLYMPIC SAILORS TEAMING UP FOR NEW CHALLENGE

Turkey may not have won an Olympic medal yet but has been a strong member of the international sailing community. The first participation in the Olympics dates back to 1936 and the tradition has continued since. In addition to the Olympics, Turkish sailors and sailing teams took part in TP52 and other offshore races, thus widening the horizons of the young generation of Turkish sailors.
In the past three decades the Turkish Olympic sailing team has proven to be a worthy competitor, claiming a number of titles in European and World Championships. Since then, every new generation comes with its flare and adds up to the already established strength of the Olympic sailing tradition. The SSL Gold Cup will provide a new opportunity for this young generation to show their talent and dedication to the Sailing Sport, thus enabling them to ever integrate with the larger community of Sailors and events.

STATISTICS

The Country

100.000 Nautical Passionates
2.000 Sailors
150 Sailing Clubs
Over 8.000 km. of Sea Cost

Achievements

8 Olympic Participation
4 World Cup Medals
Laser Youth World Champion
TP52 Champion

SSL Ranking

SSL best ranked woman: 1050 Ecem Guzel
SSL best ranked man: 451 Veli Ergin Imre
SSL nations ranking: 32

MAIN EVENTS

Throat Race: 70 Boats
Optimist Türkiye Championship: 430 Boats

Having won the most medals in international regattas for Turkish Sailing; Team Captain Alican Kaynar has proven to be a strong candidate for a medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

THE CAPTAIN

ALİCAN KAYNAR

Alican Kaynar is getting ready for his 4th Olympic participation. After finishing 8 in Tokyo2020 and had climbed up to 2nd place in world raking he had been considered among the best 5 Finn sailors of the world, making him one of the most successful sailors in Turkey. Right after Tokyo he jumped into Nacra Class and opened up a new era for Turkish Sailing. Sailing since the age of 6, Alican is taking on board a new challenge with the SSL to prove the strength and talents of young Turkish Olympic sailors.

The Leaders

DENİZ ÇINAR

Deniz is ranked in the top 5 among the Turkish sailors by the SSL. He is a member of Turkish 470 team that has participated in the last four Olympics. With numerous successes in international regattas, Deniz has accumulated a wealth of experience as helm, tactics and race strategy. He’ll be a great asset to the team as the tactician.

ECEM GÜZEL

Ecem is the new rising star of Turkish women sailing. Having won the Olympic selection events, Ecem is getting ready to participate in her first Olympic games in Tokyo. At age 25, she is considered to be one of the most important athletes of the future of Turkish Sailing. Ecem will co-captain with Alican into the integration of young Turkish woman sailors to the SSL program.

KIVANÇ SEVİNÇ

Kıvanç is the most experienced bowman among Turkish sailors and thus considered to be the best for that position. He’s athletic, calm and performs with perfection under pressure. He’s been a member of a TP52 circuit and sailed as a bowman of a champion team. He’ll be trusted with all the actions on the bow for the Young Turks Team.

YOUTH FACTOR

Turkey has a quite large fleet of young sailors aiming to go to the Olympics. In recent years, young Turkish sailors have proven to be very successful by claiming the titles in the Optimist and Laser classes. In 2019 Yalçın Çıtak claimed the Youth World Championship in the Laser class. He’ll be a natural member of the Turkish SSL team, as well as others to follow on his footsteps.

Confirmed Athletes

CAPTAIN | 10

TRIMMER | 4

TRIMMER | 5

BOW | 1

MAIN TRIMMER | 7

PIT | 3

GRINDER | 6

HELM | 8

FLOATER | 11

MID BOW | 2

Theoretical Team Position

1 BOW Kıvanç Sevinç	2 MID BOW Berkay Abay
3 PIT Tayfun Erey	4 GRINDER Cem Gözen
5 TRIMMER Beste Kaynakcı	6 TRIMMER Sergen Birincioğlu
7 MAIN TRIMMER Onur Bilgen	8 HELM Haluk Babacan
9 TACTICIAN	10 CAPTAIN Alican Kaynar
11 FLOATER Umut Eyriparmak

BOW

Kıvanç Sevinç

MID BOW

Berkay Abay

PIT

Tayfun Erey

GRINDER

Cem Gözen

TRIMMER

Beste Kaynakcı

TRIMMER

Sergen Birincioğlu

MAIN TRIMMER

Onur Bilgen

HELM

Haluk Babacan

TACTICIAN

CAPTAIN

Alican Kaynar

FLOATER

Umut Eyriparmak

SQUAD

Haluk Babacan	Cem Gözen
Tayfun Erey	Berkay Abay
Burak Zengin	Umut Eyriparmak
Sergen Birincioğlu	Beste Kaynakcı
Onur Bilgen	Kıvanç Sevinç
Yiğit Yalçın Çıtak	Deniz Çınar
Alican Kaynar	Ecem Güzel