Once again, people from all over are gathering in Murter. 80 year old Jakov Letinić came all the way from Mali Iž, sailing for six hours during bura and slept during the chilly night under the deck of his gajeta. The Mohović family from Moščenićka Draga, along with friends, who represent the activists for preserving maritime culture arrived on the legendary guc MD551. Two falkuša come arrived from the south of Dalmatia. The falkuša Palagruža sailed for the first time in the murter regatta. With it came the well known falkuša Mikula. Leut Slobodna Dalmacija came from Split, but our friends from Hvar couldn't come with their boats due to bad weather, so they joined us as crewmembers. All of our friends and guests that came from far away show our dedication to preserve the maritime tradition.

The Lateen Sail days this year lasted for almost a month. Last evening the Palagruža association had a presentation about 3D scaning large objects such as boats. After that they prepared a buffet with komiža cake, dry figs and ... and a marenda the next day just before regatta.

As I'm taking pictures on the little dinghy I keep getting splashed by the water. As I'm struggling to keep my lenses and glasses dry, I miss out on taking pictures of the struggle between man and sea. I can't complain too much, since I still manage to catch some of it. The Austrian photographer Georg Gindl caught a few interesting duels, while the British photographer Jon Cadd is alone on the dinghy. Later, Cadd told me this was his best traditional boat sailing that he ever attended. With his rich expirience from these kinds of events, Gordan Ukić from Rovinj knows where he can expect to see something interesting. Before heading back, we stop at the final turn near Mala Arta. As we check the time, we see that only one hour and fifteen minutes passed since the start. This route usually took more than two hours.