Silverrudder is traditionally held at autumn equinox with this years edition being no exception to the rule. It was held on the weekend of September 17-18th – here are the highlights.

Being the worlds biggest singlehand race, it takes the field for a round of Fyn - 134 nautical miles from the start to the finish in Svendborg. The field at this years Silverrudder field span over five different classes and a total of over 400 boats - representing three classes for keelboats as well as two multihull classes. 

Jens Quorning at the finish line.

Jens Quorning and Dragonfly took the fastest time of all round the island in this years edition of Silverrudder - posting a time of 15 hours, 25 minutes and 40 seconds on his way to the finish line at 04.25 AM on saturday morning - winning the Large Multihull class in his Dragonfly One-Off 28.

Congratulations to our winner of the Silverrudder Prize Draw. Andre from Hamburg, Germany, won 5.000DKK towards a new set of Elvstrøm Sails.

Get the highlights

You can relive some of the action from the 2022 edition with the official aftermovie. The 2023 edition has already been announced, so mark your calendars on September 15th 2023 with ticket sales going live on March 5th 2023.

Thanks to photographer Claus Nicolajsen for contributing to this story! :)