Please select your home edition
Edition
Rooster 2025

2018 Rolex Giraglia: Fickle wind in the Gulf of Saint Tropez

by Yacht Club Italiano 11 Jun 2018 19:08 PDT
2018 Rolex Giraglia © Rolex / Kurt Arrig

Only the big Wally 100s finished the day's race. Races were cancelled for the other Classes on the second day of coastal racing. An unusually grey day and unstable weather made it impossible for the other groups in the Rolex Giraglia to finish their races. Winner of the day was the Wally 100 Tango

The Rolex Giraglia continues tomorrow, with the third and last day of inshore racing and increasing concentration – especially on weather models – in the run-up to the long race on Wednesday 13th.

The only class that managed to cross the finishing line was that of the big Wally 100s, which thanks to their speed managed to stay ahead of the caprices of the wind. The days when I was the brand-new Tango, with on board two legends, Marc Pajot and Thierry Peponnet, ahead of Magic Carpet Cubed, which can count on a monumental afterguard with champions of the calibre of Jochen Schuemann, Tom Whidden and Marcel Van Triest, and in third place Galateia, with talented Briton Jeremy Robinson on board.

In addition to the action on the water, the Rolex Giraglia is increasingly proving an event of international importance, a privileged setting for world news; this was in fact the case yesterday when BMW presented the new 5 Series at the headquarters of the Société Nautique de Saint Tropez, while this evening it will be the turn of the much awaited ClubSwan 36 from Nautor, the small and aggressive one design created by Juan K.

For the Class ClubSwan, the Rolex Giraglia coincides also with the third leg of The Nations Trophy Med League (after the first leg in Montecarlo and the second in Palma de Maiorca).

Wednesday June 13, at midday the starting gun will fire for the offshore race that will lead the fleet to round the iconic Giraglia rock in Corsica, then head back to the finish line in Genoa for a total of 241 miles.

For more information and updated rankings visit www.rolexgiraglia.com or YCI Facebook and Instagram pages.

Related Articles

Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 Winners Announced
The 72nd edition was marked by high pressure and light winds, yet remained full of charm On Saturday at 9:00 AM, as the time limit expired, the long offshore race of the Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 officially came to an end. Posted on 14 Jun
Capricorno wins Loro Piana Giraglia maxi 'double'
A neck and neck dash for the finish Loro Piana Giraglia, the YC Italiano's offshore race from Saint-Tropez to Genoa via the Giraglia Rock, and fifth event in the International Maxi Association's 2024-25 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge, has often seen leader changes in its last miles. Posted on 13 Jun
Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 the first roundings
It was a magical and spectacular dawn, following a night of sailing under the full moon. After yesterday's start in a steady and pleasant breeze, the fleet competing in the 2025 Loro Piana Giraglia began completing the first part of the shortened 200-nautical-mile course early this morning at first light. Posted on 12 Jun
Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 Offshore Race Start
A total of 97 yachts are now racing along the 241-nautical-mile course At exactly 11:55 this morning, the starting procedures kicked off on the line off Saint-Tropez, sending the fleet toward the Giraglia rock. Posted on 11 Jun
Loro Piana Giraglia overall
Ideal sailing conditions on the final day of inshore racing Fourth and final day of inshore racing at the Loro Piana Giraglia 2025, held in ideal sailing conditions: wind between 8 and 14 knots, calm seas, and intense action on both race courses. Posted on 10 Jun
Loro Piana Giraglia day 2
The mistral day! Right on schedule, the Mistral swept into the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, starting at 20 knots in the morning and building to over 30 by early afternoon. Posted on 8 Jun
Loro Piana Giraglia day 1
Spectacular conditions welcomed the competitors, with a beautiful sunny day. The 72nd edition of the Loro Piana Giraglia kicked off this morning in Saint-Tropez. A total of 139 boats hit the water: 29 Maxis competed on the Pampelonne course, while the rest sailed a coastal course in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. Posted on 7 Jun
Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 preview
139 yachts are set to line up on the starting line Starting tomorrow, Thursday, 5 June, registration opens for the 72nd edition of the Loro Piana Giraglia, the oldest offshore regatta in the Mediterranean. Posted on 4 Jun
FlyingNikka in Portofino for Regate di Primavera
The Maxi yachts season opener at Yacht Club Italiano The first event of the year is approaching for the full foiling monohull FlyingNikka, which will be in action from Friday to Sunday in Portofino at the Regate di Primavera, the season-opening event dedicated to Maxi yachts organized by the YC Italiano. Posted on 24 Apr
Registrations open for Loro Piana Giraglia 2025
Four days of inshore racing in the stunning French gulf, followed by the 241-mile offshore race Registrations are now officially open for the 72nd edition of the Loro Piana Giraglia. Four days of racing in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez will be followed by the 241-mile offshore race, starting on Wednesday, June 11, at noon. Posted on 6 Feb
Rooster 2025Henri-Lloyd Dynamic RangeRS Sailing 2021 - FOOTER