

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 🏆 Balkan Match Race CUP 2026 | Bulgaria – Iskar Dam
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 10:30 am – Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 04:30 pm (+03:00)
- **Event Description**: The Balkan Match Race CUP opens its 2026 season with the first event hosted in Bulgaria at Iskar Dam.

📅 15–17 May 2026
📍 Iskar Dam, Bulgaria
⛵ One-design match racing
👥 8 invited skippers

This event is sailed under World Sailing Match Racing rules in equal boats, delivering close tactical duels, on-the-water umpiring, and high-level competition.

Entry system

The event is held under an invitation-only format:
• Skippers who participated in previous seasons receive direct invitations
• Skippers who did not participate previously may submit a Request for Invitation from here:

https://boraclub.fillout.com/t/i2dGVcoPgcus

• Entry is valid only after official invitation, acceptance, completed registration, and payment of the entry fee

📄 Full details, including eligibility, format, boats, crew requirements, and deadlines, are published in the Notice of Race (NoR).

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11KG1YUgvGOFV5dgUuOhpXSAYPdgBY-Kq/view?usp=sharing 

🌍 More information:
https://www.balkanmatchrace.org/

If you plan to follow the event, support the teams, or take part in future editions, please mark yourself as “Interested” — this helps us promote the event and grow the Balkan match racing community.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sapareva-banya/balkan-match-race-cup-2026-|-bulgaria-iskar-dam/200029710685653
- **Event Categories**: sports, contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 31

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://boraclub.fillout.com/t/i2dGVcoPgcus?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=sapareva+banya-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Sapareva Banya
- **state**: KY
- **country**: Bulgaria
- **location**: Язовир Искър (Iskar Dam)
- **lat**: 42.448775464664
- **long**: 23.569227450274
- **full address**: Язовир Искър (Iskar Dam), В.З. Лавандулата, София, България, Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Balkan Match Race Cup (https://allevents.in/org/balkan-match-race-cup/25466784)

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: banner
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/3b233c0eadfa36891038ba345e2af7184b552efcb467b4f00718092867a5407e-rimg-w1200-h675-dcfeffff-gmir?v=1774249461
- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/4aa156e855874e106b0e8ce340c615a38af96527fe86f341b735ed20f975ec71-rimg-w300-h300-dcffffff-gmir?v=1774249461

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 15 May, 2026 at 10:30 am (+03:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Язовир Искър (Iskar Dam), В.З. Лавандулата, София, България, Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Balkan Match Race Cup
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 🏆 Balkan Match Race CUP 2026 | Bulgaria – Iskar Dam ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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