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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup - A masterpiece of a day

by YCCS on 9 Sep 2017
Jethou - Mini Maxi R, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship 2017. Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net
The third day of racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Rolex Maxi72 World Championship was especially satisfying. The Mistral breezes kicked in just as predicted so the Maxi 72 and the Wally Classes managed to get two races in while the rest of the fleet raced along a spectacular 31 nm course through the archipelago, clockwise around La Maddalena and Caprera after rounding Isolotto dei Monaci on the left.

First places across the various Classes are currently held by: Momo (Maxi 72), Ribelle (Supermaxi), Rambler 88 (Maxi), Galateia (Wally), Jethou (Mini Maxi R), Supernikka (Mini Maxi RC1), H2O (Mini Maxi RC2).



Starting procedures got underway as scheduled at 11:30 with the Classes competing in the coastal race heading off toward Isolotto dei Monaci in northwesterly breezes at about 12 knots. By the afternoon the wind had built to 20 knots with gusts at up to 23.

The Maxi72s are racing for their world championship and the German yacht Momo placed first in both the day's races. 'Today's conditions were ideal for us,' said navigator Michele Ivaldi, 'so we had to take the best advantage of them. We always got good starts, away from the other yacht's dirty air. Tomorrow we hope to repeat our performance; winds are predicted to be a bit stronger which doesn't scare us, what we're really worried about is the light air predicted for Friday. And naturally our competitors!' Momo is currently first overall followed by Bella Mente and Proteus, who have just a quarter of a point between them.

The Baltic 108' Win Win won the Supermaxi Class today in front of Ribelle, sailing with Francesco De Angelis at the helm. The later yacht is still in the lead overall. George David's Rambler 88 won the Maxi Class but is tied for the lead overall with the 82' Highland Fling XI, owned by YCCS member Sir Irvine Laidlaw. The Wallycento Galateia placed first in one race and second in the other today and is currently leading her Class followed by the 80' Nahita (4-2) and Lyra (5-6).



Sir Peter Ogden's 72' Jethou continues to lead the Mini Maxi R Class after placing first again today. She is followed by Bryon Ehrhart's Lucky and Spectre, owned by Peter Dubens. The Mini Maxi RC1 Class saw Roberto Lacorte's Supernikka win the day's coastal race and capture the Class lead with just one point on Wallyno. The Mini Maxi RC2s saw Riccardo De Michele's Vallicelli 80' H2O, with tactician Lorenzo Bodini, beat Giuseppe Puttini's Swan 65 Shirlaf by just one point.

Tommaso Chieffi, tactician aboard Supernikka, had these words: 'Today's race was hard fought in a nice Mistral breeze that seemed a little irregular at first. We're in the lead after three races, but we're all quite close: Wallyno is just one point behind us, so the games are open. The yacht is sailing well, the team is too and we're happy with our results so far.'

Tomorrow only the Maxi 72 and Wally Classes will compete to make up for the race they missed yesterday due to light winds. It will be lay day for the other Classes. Mistral breezes at 20 to 25 knots are forecast and tomorrow evening will see the YCCS host their Crew Party in piazza Azzurra.

Full Results:

 

Super Maxi

Pos

Sail nr.

Class

Yacht

Owner

Type

Designer

1

2

3

4

Points

1

RIBELLE

SMAXI

RIBELLE

SALVATORE TRIFIRO'

SLOOP

MCKEON

2

1

2

1

6

2

WINWIN

SMAXI

WINWIN

SCORPION LIMITED

SUPERYACHT

JAVIER JAUDENES

3

4

1

2

10

3

GBR112L

SMAXI

NILAYA

FICAYA LTD

BALTIC 112 R/P

PUGH/NAUTA

1

3

3

3

10

4

SUI3066

SMAXI

INOUI

MARCO VOGELE

BRIAND 108

BRIAND

4

2

5

5

16

5

ITA1746

SMAXI

VIRIELLA

VITTORIO MORETTI

FRERS 118'

FRERS

5

5

4

4

18

 

Maxi

Pos

Sail nr.

Class

Yacht

Owner

Type

Designer

1

2

3

4

Points

1

MON888

MAXI

HIGHLAND FLING 11 R

IRVINE LAIDLAW

RP 82 CUSTOM

FRERS

1

2

2

2

7

2

USA25555

MAXI

RAMBLER 88 R

GEORGE DAVID

CANTING KEEL

JUAN K

3

1

1

4

9

3

GBR9059R

MAXI

NEFERTITI

JUAN BALL

SWAN 90

FRERS

2

4

4

1

11

4

CAN54321

MAXI

SORCERESS

WILL APOLD

SOUTHERNWIND 96

FARR/NAUTA

4

3

3

3

13

5

ITA15333

MAXI

WIZARD

SEVI FRUSCELLA

VALLICELLI 80

VALLICELLI

5

5

5

5

20

6

ITA44683

MAXI

DIABLESSE

DIABLESSE YACHT LTD

SLOOP 92

FRANCIS

7
DNF

7
DNC

6

7
DNC

27

 

Mini Maxi R

Pos

Sail nr.

Class

Yacht

Owner

Type

Designer

1

2

3

4

Points

1

GBR74R

MINI MAXI R

JETHOU

SIR PETER OGDEN

MINI MAXI

VROLIJK

1

1

1

1

4

2

GBR60X

MINI MAXI R

SPECTRE

PETER DUBENS

PD 60

FRERS

3

2

3

2

10

3

USA60010

MINI MAXI R

LUCKY

BRYON EHRHART

RP 63

REICHEL PUGH

2

3

2

5
DNF

12

4

USA7744

MINI MAXI R

ADELASIA DI TORRES

RENATO AZARA

PROTOTYPE

DAVIDSON

4

4

4

3

15

 

Mini Maxi RC 1

Pos

Sail nr.

Class

Yacht

Owner

Type

Designer

1

2

3

4

Points

1

ITA77773

MINI MAXI RC1

SUPERNIKKA

ROBERTO LACORTE

VISMARA 62 RC

VISMARA / MILLS

2

2

1

2

7

2

W80

MINI MAXI RC1

WALLYNO

DE FROIDMONT

WALLY 60

FARR

3

1

2

3

9

3

MON777

MINI MAXI RC1

WOHPE

ROBERTO LAURO

SWAN 601

FRERS

5

3

6

1

15

4

FRA60101

MINI MAXI RC1

AROBAS

GERARD LOGEL

SWAN 601

FRERS

1

5

4

5

15

5

FRA1895

MINI MAXI RC1

LORINA 1895

JEAN PIERRE BARJON

SWAN 601

FRERS

4

4

5

4

17

6

ITA17230

MINI MAXI RC1

OSCAR 3

ALDO PARISOTTO

MYLIUS 65

SIMEONE

7

6

3

6

22

7

ITA16923

MINI MAXI RC1

DURLINDANA 3

GIANCARLO GIANNI

FARR 60

FARR

6

7.5

8

8

29.5

8

ITA204

MINI MAXI RC1

ATALANTA II

CARLO ALESSANDRO PURI NEGRI

FARR 70

FARR / FELCI

10
DNC

7.5

7

7

31.5

9

ITA77007

MINI MAXI RC1

YORU

LUIGI SALA

VISMARA MILLS 62

VISMARA/MILLS

8

9

10
DNF

9

36

 

Mini Maxi RC 2

Pos

Sail nr.

Class

Yacht

Owner

Type

Designer

1

2

3

4

Points

1

ITA13973

MINI MAXI RC2

SHIRLAF

GIUSEPPE PUTTINI

SWAN 65

SPARKMAN & STEVENS

1

2

2

1

6

2

ITA15668

MINI MAXI RC2

H2O

RICCARDO DE MICHELE

VALLICELLI 80

VALLICELLI

2

1

1

2

6

3

AUT2895

MINI MAXI RC2

LUNZ AM MEER

DR. MARIETTA GRAFIN STRASOLDO

SWAN 651

FRERS

3

3

3

3

12

4

ESP9518

MINI MAXI RC2

PELOTARI.PROJECT

ANDRES VARELAS ENTRECANALES

X 65

JEPPESEN

4

4

5

4

17

5

SUI7618

MINI MAXI RC2

TAMINA

CARL GERRIT DEILMANN

CNB 76

BRIAND

5

5

4

5

19

6

MLT720

MINI MAXI RC2

FARR II KIND

PINTO LTD

FARR 72

FARR

6

7
DNF

7
DNF

6

26

 

Wally

Pos

Sail nr.

Class

Yacht

Owner

Type

Designer

1

2

3

4

5

Points

1

CAY1002

WALLY

GALATEIA

SWITCHBACK MARINE

WALLYCENTO

REICHEL PUGH

4

2

1

1

9

8

2

DD98

WALLY

NAHITA

PANTHER MARINA LTD

WALLY 80

FARR

3

4

2

5

1

10

3

W774

WALLY

LYRA

KIM LIMITED

WALLY 77

WALLY YACHT

2

5

6

2

2

11

4

FRA888

WALLY

RYOKAN 2

PHILIPPE LIGIER

WALLY 80

FARR

6

10

3

3

5

17

5

GBR94R

WALLY

MAGIC BLUE

ANTONIO CACACE

WALLY 95

FRERS

1

9

4

10

4

18

6

GBR7077

WALLY

J ONE

JEAN-CHARLES DECAUX

WALLY 77

FRERS

12
DSQ

7

7

6

3

23

7

GBR1001R

WALLY

MAGIC CARPET CUBED

SIR LINDSAY OWEN JONES

WALLYCENTO

REICHEL PUGH

8

3

5

8

10

24

8

GBR94.3

WALLY

SENSEI

AGAPE INVESTIMENTI LTD

WALLY 94

FRERS

7

6

9

4

7

24

9

GBR8211N

WALLY

OPEN SEASON

THOMAS BESCHER

WALLY 107

VROLIJK

9

1

10

7

11

27

10

GER6060

WALLY

Y3K

CLAUS PETER OFFEN

WALLY 100

FRERS

5

8

8

9

8

29

11

W80.1

WALLY

TILAKKHANA

ALHOEN LP

WALLY 80

FARR / BRENTA

10

11

11

11

6

38

 

Maxi 72

Pos

Sail nr.

Class

Yacht

Owner

Designer

1

2

3

4

5

Points

1

IVB72

MAXI 72

MOMO

MOMO RACING LTD

VROLIJK

3.75

1

1

1

3.75

10.5

2

ITA42200

MAXI 72

CANNONBALL

DARIO FERRARI

BOTIN

5

2

3

2

1.25

13.25

3

USA45

MAXI 72

BELLA MENTE

FAUTH HAP

VROLIJK

1.25

3

4

4

5

17.25

4

USA60722

MAXI 72

PROTEUS

GEORGE SAKELLERIS

VROLIJK

2.5

4

2

3

6.25

17.75

5

GBR8728R

MAXI 72

CAOL ILA R

OCEAN RACING

MILLS

6.25

5

5

5

2.5

23.75

 

 

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