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).

Galateia and Magic Carpet Cubed - Wally, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship 2017. © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net

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).

Momo - Maxi 72, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship 2017. © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net

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