Rolex Capri Sailing Week - Tenth edition begins May 19th

by KPMS on 23 Apr 2014 A captivating island in the Gulf of Naples, Capri is a strategic balcony over the cobalt waters of the Mediterranean and one of the world’s most enchanting locations. Since 2005, this unique venue has hosted Rolex Capri Sailing Week, a yearly rendezvous for first-class yachts and sailors from all over the world. The traditional opener for Rolex’s Mediterranean yachting calendar celebrates its 10th edition from 19-24 May with an exceptional programme comprising one week of inshore and coastal sailing off Capri and a testing offshore race.

Competing yachts will be divided into three different classes: Mini Maxi (18.29m to 24.08m), Maxi (24.09m-30.5m) and TP52 (15.85m). For the Maxi fleet, action on the water starts on 19 May at 10:00 CEST with the emblematic ‘Volcano Race’, a 250 - 300-nautical mile offshore race to the volcanic Aeolian Islands and back. The TP52 fleet will make its debut on 20 May with the first in a series of inshore and coastal races. All the week’s winners will be announced on 24 May during the prize giving ceremony held at the Marina Grande.

21 crews from 11 countries have so far registered to take part including 12 Maxis and nine TP52s. The Maxi fleet will range from the 30.5m/100ft Slovenian entry Esimit Europa 2, campaigned by Igor Simcic, down to the 18.57m Italian entry Good Job Guys. Esimit Europa 2 won monohull line honours at the 2013 Rolex Fastnet Race and is the current race record holder at the Giraglia Rolex Cup. The competitive TP52 fleet comprises experienced teams such as Michele Galli’s B2, overall winner of the Rolex Middle Sea Race 2013.

The Rolex Capri Sailing Week is organised by the International Maxi Association in collaboration with the Yacht Club Capri.

While the action on the water is guaranteed, the 2014 Rolex Capri Sailing Week also promises an inviting programme of activities ashore in the idyllic environment of Capri. Full details are provided below:

Event Programme

Sunday, 18 May
09:00-18:00 Registration, Measurement and Inspection
18:00 Competitors Briefing

Monday, 19 May
10:00 Maxis: Offshore ‘Volcano’ Race

Tuesday, 20 May
12:00 TP52: Windward/Leeward Races

Wednesday, 21 May
12:00 TP52: Windward/Leeward Races

Thursday, 22 May
12:00 Maxis: Coastal or Windward/Leeward Race
12:00 TP52: Coastal Race

Friday, 23 May
12:00 Maxis: Coastal or Windward/Leeward Race
12:00 TP52: Windward/Leeward Races

Saturday, 24 May
12:00 Maxis: Coastal or Windward/Leeward Race
12:00 TP52: Windward/Leeward Races
18:00 Prize giving - Marina Grande

Further information on the Rolex Capri Sailing Week may be found here.