Nokia Oops Cup is a sail racing competition for Formula 60 trimarans. It includes City Races and Offshore Races in the Nordic & Baltic countries. The first Oops Cup event was sailed in 2001. Atlant Ocean Racing is managing the event together with local yacht clubs.

Racing format
Nokia Oops Cup includes both spectator friendly City Races commentated by a speaker and prestigious Offshore Races. The combination of racing disciplines demands highly professional sailors and sets the standard for the fastest sailing event in the Nordic and Baltic region.

City Races
The City Races are sailed close to the shore on short courses which make it easy for spectators to follow the action from land. There are two types of City Races, Course Races and Speed Races.

The Course Races are "round the buoys" races, where the yachts sail one or more laps around a course marked with buoys.

The Speed Races are sailed on a short course between two buoys. The winner is the boat that sails the distance on the shortest time. Even though the City Races are sailed in a limited racing area, it is still possible for the trimarans to reach speeds exceeding 30 knots.

Offshore Races
The Offshore Races included in the Nokia Oops Cup are some of the most popular and prestigious Offshore Races in the Nordic countries. New for this year are two offshore races called Union Offshore Race from Gothenburg to Oslo and St. Petersburg Offshore race from Poland to St Petersburg.

Double-Handed Race
Only two crewmembers are allowed onboard on the Double Handed Race and the race adds an extreme discipline to the event and raise the professional level of all teams.

Last year we introduced the Double Handed Race in the Nokia Oops Cup from Sandhamn in Sweden to Sopot in Poland and we will keep the same route for 2005.

The winner of Nokia Oops Cup is the boat with the best overall result from all the City Races and Offshore Races combined.