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Giraglia Rolex Cup JUNE 13 - 21, 2014
Andrew Williams Alex. Dunn.
Anna-Marie Beynon. Andrey Burgart Irirna Dydykina Max Vakhrukov
Vladimir Chernyavsky Sergey Nikolaev
PRIMA EL STAN team
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The Giraglia Rolex Cup has always been more than a simple yacht race. It is a symbol of friendship between countries, yachtsmen and yacht clubs. The 62nd edition was no exception. 242 yachts participated in the event as a whole, some 206 taking part in the offshore race; 20 nations were represented; five clubs from three sovereign states cooperated in the organization; and, yachts from France, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom shared the major silverware. In all respects the 2014 Giraglia Rolex Cup exceeded its normal high standards of camaraderie and competition. text (c) http://www.regattanews.com/
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The dominant story ahead of the race was the decision to finish in Monte-Carlo. Since 1953 tradition dictates the Giraglia Rolex Cup offshore race starts in France and ends in Italy, or vice versa. It would take something exceptional to break this convention. The founding organizers, Yacht Club Italiano and Yacht Club de France, were united in the view that the inauguration of a new clubhouse by their twinned club, Yacht Club de Monaco, was appropriate justification. Rolex, a partner of the event since 1997, was fully supportive. The Yacht Club de Monaco is one of its partner clubs. Most importantly, the competitors endorsed the decision with a record fleet participating across the event. The Giraglia Rolex Cup started life as a 241-nm offshore race linking two nations torn apart by the Second World War. The motive of the founding fathers was
to help build bridges through the sport of yachting. Over the years the course has departed from different ports and finished in just as many. A single constant has been the rounding of the Giraglia, a rock off the northern tip of Corsica. Since 1997, the event has evolved considerably, growing in size, shape and popularity. In 1998, the decision was made to fix the starting port at Saint-Tropez and to add a series of inshore races. 10 years later a prologue race starting from Sanremo, historically one of the Italian start/finish ports, was added. The success of these decisions lies in the number of entries. An impressive 107 yachts took part in the 58-nm sprint from Sanremo to Saint-Tropez. Setting off at midnight on Friday, 13 June, first across the finish line on Saturday morning was the French VOR 70 SFS, skippered by Lionel Péan. Richard Burton’s 35-foot Jet Lag took the overall win on handicap under IRC. photo & video & design by Gro’M www.powet.ru
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First day
The 62nd Giraglia Rolex Cup fleet ranges in size from 100-feet down to 30-feet. If conditions permit, Esimit Europa 2 - the largest and fastest yacht - will seek to dent its record time of 14 hours, 56 minutes and 16 seconds set in 2012 over a similar distance albeit with a finish in Sanremo just up the coast from Monte-Carlo. The yacht’s owner, Igor Simcic, is a member of the Yacht Club de Monaco so there is particular significance in his yacht’s quest to add a fourth line honours to her victory roll.
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The second day of racing firmed the winners in all clas
IRC 0 – Andres Soriano’s class prize on count-back fro day. Lupa of London ended i
IRC A – Christian Plump’ class after Mascalzone Latin ished an uncharacteristic eig Switzerland.
IRC B – Jean Marie Vidal’ victories. Tchin Tchin and Jet
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ORC B – Symfony from Ru lie and Misskappa IV.
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grand armada of 206 yachts set off on the offshore component of the Giraglia Rolex Cup under a sky awash with low cloud and a sea caressed warm, but gentle easterly breeze. With so many boats on the water, the of the 241-nm Mediterranean classic offered a spectacular panorama to e watching from both Saint-Tropez and the northern shore of the gulf.
he largest yachts were first away at noon, with the striking blue sails of onours favourite Esimit Europa 2 plainly visible and contrasting with the shades of grey of the other racing yachts and the paler sails of the more thian elements within the fleet. A slow race is forecast with navigators e fastest yachts expecting somewhere around 30 hours to complete the se, and those of smaller yachts rolling their eyes and looking heavens at the question.
ome two hours into the race, at 14.00 CEST, Esimit Europa 2 was just oaching the mark off Cavaliere-sur-mer that marks the turn towards the lia rock, 125-nm in the distance. As expected, the four Racing Mini Maxis in a tight bunch just behind her.
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The 62nd Giraglia Rolex yacht-racing” as Carlo Croc described the Mediterrane remarks. Hosted by the Ya new clubhouse, the occasio humour as the winners we and Tixwave from Switzerl the offshore race. Igor Sim trophy as the fleet’s fastest
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206 yachts including 12 part in this classic contest finished this year’s race tha most competitors an unusu some of the smaller yachts
x Cup ended in true style, befitting “an old lady of ce, President of ISAF and the Yacht Club Italiano ean’s top offshore race during his prize-giving acht Club de Monaco on the upper level of its on was a mix of emotion, pride, celebration and ere rewarded for their efforts. Bernard Vananty land took the main prize as overall winner of mcic and Esimit Europa 2 took the line honours t boat.
2 double-handers – a first for the event - took that attracts crews from around the world. 189 at began with light, troublesome winds, offered ually easy rounding of the Giraglia rock, and, for s, a welcome steady beat to the finish.
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The Giraglia Rolex Cup has always been more than a simple yacht race. It is a symbol of friendship between countries, yachtsmen and yacht clubs. The 62nd edition was no exception. 242 yachts participated in the event as a whole, some 206 taking part in the offshore race; 20 nations were represented; five clubs from three sovereign states cooperated in the organization; and, yachts from France, Italy, Slovenia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom shared the major silverware. In all respects the 2014 Giraglia Rolex Cup exceeded its normal high standards of camaraderie and competition.
The dominant story ahead of the race was the decision to finish in Monte-Carlo. Since 1953 tradition dictates the Giraglia Rolex Cup offshore race starts in France and ends in Italy, or vice versa. It would take something exceptional to break this convention. The founding organizers, Yacht Club Italiano and Yacht Club de France, were united in the view that the inauguration of a new clubhouse by their twinned club, Yacht Club de Monaco, was appropriate justification. Rolex, a partner of the event since 1997, was fully supportive. The Yacht Club de Monaco is one of its partner clubs. Most importantly, the competitors endorsed the decision with a record fleet participating across the event. photo & video & design by Gro’M www.powet.ru
The Giraglia Rolex Cup started life as a 241-nm offshore race linking two nations torn apart by the Second World War. The motive of the founding fathers was to help build bridges through the sport of yachting. Over the years the course has departed from different ports and finished in just as many. A single constant has been the rounding of the Giraglia, a rock off the northern tip of Corsica. Since 1997, the event has evolved considerably, growing in size, shape and popularity. In 1998, the decision was made to fix the starting port at Saint-Tropez and to add a series of inshore races. 10 years later a prologue race starting from Sanremo, historically one of the Italian start/finish ports, was added.
The success of these decisions lies in the number of entries. An impressive 107 yachts took part in the 58-nm sprint from Sanremo to Saint-Tropez. Setting off at midnight on Friday, 13 June, first across the finish line on Saturday morning was the French VOR 70 SFS, skippered by Lionel Péan. Richard Burton’s 35-foot Jet Lag took the overall win on handicap under IRC.
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The three days of inshore racing off Saint-Tropez is always a spectacle. This year 172 yachts took part, at times filling the eastern horizon of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez with a blanket of sails. Competition was fierce as yachts across five classes sought to stamp their authority within their own division. Only one, appropriately named, achieved a clean sweep: Jean Marie Vidal’s Easy in IRC B. Most eyes were on the battle of the big boats, those yachts 60-feet and above, which included four 72-ft professionally crewed Mini Maxis. The three-time Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship winning crew on Ràn 5 set the pace, winning race one. The following day, Andy Soriano’s Alegre took victory. The third day witnessed a tense tussle from which Alegre once more emerged triumphant, enough to take the series win from Ràn 5 by virtue of a tiebreak.
The day of the offshore start dawned seemingly unaware of the major race about to leave from the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. An insipid sky and no wind set all the crews wondering not when they would finish, but how far from Saint-Tropez they would be that first night. The owner of the 45-ft Alizée and winner of the race in 2013, Laurent Camprubi, was on the one hand excited by a forecast of light winds with the possibility of breeze at the rock. Such conditions might favour his yacht once again. On the other hand, he had a real concern, which he expressed with a smile: “I’m not even sure if I will be out of the Gulf tonight.”
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