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Hyde Sails success in Palby Fyn Cup

Hyde Sails boats win two classes in Denmark’s largest regatta, with a host of other successes...

The Palby Fyn Cup is Denmark's largest regatta. A 140-mile dash round the islands, this year's event saw 383 entries, although with a windy forecast just over 350 actually made it to the startline.

Winds in excess of 40 knots meant there were many retirements along the way, but first boat across the finish line was the multihull 'Angel' and fastest monohull was Swan 60 'Nanoq/Emma' with skippers HRH Crown Prince Frederik and Kill J Inge. Group 2 winner was the Soren Juel's Hyde Sails-powered Albin Express 'Explorer' with an elapsed time of 22:52:13, which was also enough o take eighth place overall.

Group 8 was also won by a Hyde Sails-clad boat, Niels Dolberg's Dynamic 35 'Anna', taking 18th place overall. In group 32 Erik Jørs's 11m One Design took third place.
Meanwhile, not sporting a complete Hyde wardrobe, but using a range of Hyde sails in combination with other brands, group 12 winner, Remi Provost’s Elan 31, was sporting Hyde headsails and spinnakers and group 22 winner Alex Toksvit’s Dehler 34 also had Hyde sails in their armoury.