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Ashika Sailing has evolved from a simple sailing club into an organisation that unites sailors driven by challenge, whether on the water or through humanitarian efforts.
Projects like the Mini Transat and Guinness World Record attempts are our tools, and our goal is to raise awareness for causes we believe deserve greater attention—initiatives that genuinely make a positive impact on the world.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
Our project was born from the Seascape sailing community, where recreational sailors are encouraged to push beyond their comfort zones and grow their skills. After one of these regattas, Lukas and Uroš began dreaming and talking about a Mini Transat campaign for 2023.
As time passed, the team, the challenges, and the ideas continued to grow—keeping us true to our name. Ashika, meaning sea lion in Japanese, was chosen to reflect the spirit of strength, agility, and resilience at the heart of our journey.
OUR MISSIONS
Beyond sailing, we support two causes we believe deserve far more attention—both have the power to ease unnecessary suffering.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is one of the world’s most vital humanitarian organizations, delivering lifesaving aid in crisis zones with neutrality and unmatched efficiency.
Pulmonary hypertension is a rare, often misdiagnosed disease that severely affects daily life. By raising awareness, we hope to shorten the path to diagnosis and improve patients’ quality of life through earlier treatment.
UROŠ KRAŠEVAC
To spread awareness, we chose Uroš Kraševac – a rising Slovenian star in the offshore sailing scene. A sailor who embodies the power of the will and knows how to push himself beyond what others deem possible. His main goal is to compete and finish at the top of the Mini Transat, single-handed and without onboard assistance on a 6.50 m boat.
- Best Slovenian Offshore Sailor
- 5th place in Mini Transat 2023 and Best Rookie
- Proud supporter of Médecins Sans Frontières and PAH Europe
- Guinness World Record Holder
- European Single-Handed Champion
- Two-time winner of Silverrudder – the world’s largest solo race
1st place
EUROSAF BENETEAU First 27 SE European Single-handed Championship
2024
1st place
EUROSAF BENETEAU First 18 SE European Championship
2024
5th place
MINI-TRANSAT and BEST ROOKIE
2023
1st place
CALVADOS CUP 1
2023-06-30
3rd place
LES SABLES – LES ACORES – LES SABLES
2022-07-19
2nd place
CALVADOS CUP
2022-06-30
3rd place
TROPHEE MARIE-AGNES PERON
2022-06-02
2nd place
European Single-handed Championship
2022-09-17
1st place
SILVERRUDDER
2021-09-18
MINI TRANSAT
the regatta takes place every two years and represents a unique solo sailing challenge.
- limited to the best 90 solo sailors
- 4,000 nautical miles of ocean
- two legs
- Les Sables d’Olonne (FRA) – Santa Cruz de la Palma (ESP)
- Santa Cruz de la Palma (ESP) – Saint François, Guadeloupe (FRA)
NO CONTACT WITH THE WORLD
Any contact with the outside world is forbidden. Sailors can use only what comes over the radio waves, so no fancy satellite images or GPS plotters.
NO ROOM FOR ERROR
The race is sailed with the smallest ocean racing sailboat of the Mini 650 class, only 6.5 m long.
PARTNERSHIP WITH SEASCAPE
Seascape d.o.o, the world’s leading company in developing, producing and selling sports cruising sailboats from 4-11 meters, fully endorses the Ashika Sailing project. The company has roots in the MiniTransat, and since its founding in 2008, Seascape has produced and sold more than 1,300 sailboats under the Seascape and BENETEAU First and First SE (Seascape edition) brands.
We share the long-term vision of developing a new Mini650 to become a new reference in the most extreme class of ocean sailing.
BECOME A SPONSOR
Connect your brand to one of the grates humanitarian causes and the spirit of ocean sailing.
Exude toughness, perseverance, compassion and solidarity!
Contact us:
welcome@ashikasailing.org