Aegean 600 day 4: Atalanta II first to finish by Offshore Racing Congress 7 Jul 19:44 BST 4-10 July 2021
At 14:10 local time today, Carlo Alessandro and Puri Egri s Atalanta II from Italy crossed the finish line at Cape Sounio six minutes short of exactly three days before they started the inaugural edition of the Aegean 600 on Sunday. The flat black 70-foot Farr/Felci design led the fleet nearly the entire race, sailing 653 actual miles on the 605-mile course for an average speed of just over 9.0 knots. This new race was fantastic, it has met my expectations, declared skipper Francesco de Angelis, a veteran of numerous other offshore races as well as the America s Cup. I knew this would be a difficult course with many turns and many changes to keep us challenged. We saw everything from no wind to 28 knots, from drifting to reefing, and throughout we worked hard at keeping the boat moving at her best while also navigating carefully. The weather was close to