What a deal with! The 71st Loro Piana Giraglia supplied its contributors a historic version due to distinctive situations, particularly the robust Mistral winds through the descent to Corsica.
Sufficient to have enjoyable on the ocean, particularly once we know that the majority sailboats are racing beasts with very excessive caliber crews on board who will
The ballet of the Mediterranean Regatta continues all through the summer time. Earlier than the top of early autumn through the subsequent Voiles de Saint-Tropez. Attractive Reighel-Pugh 30 Black Jack was an on the spot win in simply 24 hours.
The 241 nautical miles between Saint-Tropez and Genoa had been accomplished in precisely 24 hours and three minutes by way of the island of Giralia in Cape Corsica.
After all, all of the Maxi and large boats had been adopted by the 100-foot Black Jack, My Track and Spirit of Lorina who took the rostrum in actual time.
However inside compensation time – that’s, as soon as handicap calculations had been included so that every sailboat set off on equal phrases – Didier Gaudou’s Lann Ael 3 received.
Arriving at 24:49, the crusing vessel with Erwan Tabarly (Eric’s nephew) as co-captain was a stunning MN 35, simply 11 meters lengthy, designed by Sam Manuard and Bernard Nivelt.
Prototype based mostly on Class 40 design.
A yr later, the Rolex Giraglia was additionally very stunning, and the Loro Piana Giraglia was subsequently launched on time. We won’t wait to see this fleet of practically 200 sailboats once more in Saint-Tropez subsequent yr.
