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18 maxis set sail on Rolex Giraglia

18 maxis set sail on Rolex Giraglia
by James Boyd / International Maxi Association 16 Jun 20:42 BST
16 June 2021
The longest yachts in IRC 0 were the first to get away from the Sanremo start today in the Yacht Club Italiano s Rolex Giraglia.
This fourth event of the International Maxi Association s Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge set sail on time at midday, but on a new course. Due to the pandemic this year s race starts and finishes in Italy, rather than running between France and Italy, following the event s historic raison d etre - to improve détente between the two nations post-World War Two.
From the start the maxis were sent off on a short beat east in 12 knots of breeze before turning west onto the course proper. At the weather mark it remained ultra-close between the lead trio of 100 footers. Joost Schuijff s Farr 100 Leopard was a nose ahead of Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones Magic Carpet Cubed, but the crew of the dark blue Wallycen ....

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Three to battle for 68th Rolex Giraglia line honours

Benoît de Froidmont s Wally 60 Wallyño © IMA / Studio Borlenghi
Italy s premier offshore race, the Rolex Giraglia sets sail tomorrow (Wednesday 16th June), the fourth event in the International Maxi Association s 2020-21 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge.
Due to the pandemic, the event s organiser, Yacht Club Italiano, has been forced for the first time to keep the start and finish within Italy. As a result the start will be from Sanremo, the course heading for a mark at Cala del Forte off Ventimiglia, then into French waters to a turning mark off the Rade d Agay (east of Frejus/Saint-Raphaël). From there the normal course resumes heading to the Giraglia Rock off northern Corsica and on to the finish off Genoa. ....

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