After last year's cancellation of the sailing due to very bad weather, everything pointed to the desired success this year. On the Friday before the Latinsko idro regatta, a two-day conference was organized in Betina on the topic of preserving and interpreting maritime heritage. I will not analyze the conference, but I will note that the participation of a large number of people at both events affected the lower attendance. Unfortunately, on Friday and Saturday, the Latinsko idro was slightly "watered down" but on Sunday it flared up with its old glory. A real atmosphere of excitement before a big event.

As a child, I listened to my elders talking about the English. Polite people who, when they have nothing to say to each other, talk about the weather even though they know it will rain soon. Dalmatians are less polite, but they talk about the weather with great interest. We all know that local residents can surprise with unexpectedly successful forecasts. Some small, almost imperceptible signs indicate to them the development of the weather situation. So the morning before the regatta, the question of the weather forecast was very interesting.

All street and official forecasts spoke of a serious bora, but the desire to sail overcame caution, so almost everyone set sail. The problems began even before the regatta, when the mast of the falkuša broke during a trial sail. At the very start, the jibs and the halyards got tangled, so one of the favorites narrowly avoided capsizing. However, the same thing happened to the second pair of entangled boats, one sank, and the other had its mast broken. What followed was a fall into the sea during rescue, then grounding, breaking of the jibs and oars, stronger or weaker contact blows, and another capsizing. Very unpleasant situations considering the bora and the noticeable cold. After the regatta, many boats were left in Murter due to a delayed return. Only the Pašman boats set sail after dinner in the dark and the bora. They are used to it, because they immediately come under the bora's attack when they sail from their ports every day. The intensity of the sailing is best illustrated by the fact that the first five or six boats crossed the finish line in a group. They sailed for an hour and a half, panting at each other's necks, trembling with every turn, because one bad stroke or a second of hesitation gives the opponent an advantage. An advantage is achieved after someone else's mistake.

After many years of meeting at various events and making plans, Montenegrins from Bar came to visit. People have heard about Murter and seen everything in photos, but seeing it in person is something completely different. They are delighted with the reception and the atmosphere of the big event. Lots of boats from all over the Adriatic, from Fažana to Komiža. For them, this magnificent experience is exactly Barcolana. Friends from Kvarner and Istria welcomed their competition category. They sail in the Kvarner boat category. They often competed with the gajetas in their skill of sailing in the bora. Having learned the fierceness of a sudden bora, they will measure their skills against each other.