Red Bandit Youngsters Secure Rolex Giraglia Honours
Australian maxi Black Jack secured line honours at the 70th Rolex Giraglia before Germany?s Red Bandit claimed the overall win.
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Saint-Tropez hosted the start of the Rolex Giraglia offshore race; Photo: Rolex/ Luca Butto
For the 70th edition of the historic Rolex Giraglia, the picturesque port of Saint-Tropez in the south of France again presented an ideal destination for the three days of inshore racing, which preceded the week?s main attraction, traditionally a 241nm (446km) offshore race to the great Italian maritime city of Genoa.
This year?s offshore race featured a shortened course, measuring 215nm (398km), yet still included a rounding around one of offshore sailing?s most iconic landmarks, the mythical, spectacular Giraglia rock off Corsica?s northern tip.
This year?s Rolex Giraglia featured 155 entries; Photo: Rolex/ Luca Butto
The 155 starters faced a wide range of wind conditions and shifts, and included 27 maxis, with the line honours contest featuring an impressive number of the cutting-edge monohulls often admired at the annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup.
Black Jack, owned by Peter Harburg since 2017, arrived from Australia as one of the pre-race favourites. In its previous guises as Alfa Romeo 2 and Esimit Europa 2, under different ownership, the 30.5m Reichel/ Pugh broke the Rolex Giraglia race record in 2008 and 2012, and claimed mu...
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Saint-Tropez hosted the start of the Rolex Giraglia offshore race; Photo: Rolex/ Luca Butto
For the 70th edition of the historic Rolex Giraglia, the picturesque port of Saint-Tropez in the south of France again presented an ideal destination for the three days of inshore racing, which preceded the week?s main attraction, traditionally a 241nm (446km) offshore race to the great Italian maritime city of Genoa.
This year?s offshore race featured a shortened course, measuring 215nm (398km), yet still included a rounding around one of offshore sailing?s most iconic landmarks, the mythical, spectacular Giraglia rock off Corsica?s northern tip.
This year?s Rolex Giraglia featured 155 entries; Photo: Rolex/ Luca Butto
The 155 starters faced a wide range of wind conditions and shifts, and included 27 maxis, with the line honours contest featuring an impressive number of the cutting-edge monohulls often admired at the annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup.
Black Jack, owned by Peter Harburg since 2017, arrived from Australia as one of the pre-race favourites. In its previous guises as Alfa Romeo 2 and Esimit Europa 2, under different ownership, the 30.5m Reichel/ Pugh broke the Rolex Giraglia race record in 2008 and 2012, and claimed mu...
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