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Giraglia Rolex Cup – A Magic Race
By sunset, which left the sea off San Remo in a smooth golden light, only 8 boats had crossed the finish line on the second day of the Giraglia Rolex Cup offshore race. The 12 to 15 knots breeze, that has accompanied the bigger yachts under blue sky the last few hours toward to coast, [...]
ESIMIT EUROPA 2 TAKES LINE HONOURS
At 11h05m09s CEST Igor Simcic’s Maxi Esimit Europa 2 crossed the finish line of the 2010 Giraglia Rolex Cup race, to take line honours in the 58th edition of the 241 nautical-mile race from St. Tropez to San Remo.
Esimit Europa 2 completed the course in just 23 hours 09 seconds, 5 hours 6 seconds outside [...]
Giraglia Rolex Cup: ANOTHER DAY CLOSER TO THE OFF
The second day of inshore racing the Giraglia Rolex Cup dawned with more promise than the first. By 13.26CEST all yachts were racing: the IMA group on a 21.5 nautical mile course and the remainder on a 16.1 nm race. Conditions were not as sharp as yesterday with winds around 10-15 knots that softened considerably [...]
GIRAGLIA ROLEX CUP RUNNETH OVER
The 2010 Giraglia Rolex Cup is firm fixture and firm favourite in the Mediterranean yachting calendar. The festival of sailing that links France and Italy is mix of hard competition on the water and conviviality ashore. The French and Italian protagonists that form the bulk of the fleet take both elements [...]
