Monday 19 of the 24 strong maxi fleet racied a single coastal course, starting and finishing in the Golfe de Saint-Tropez.
Jethou sets new Record in Regata dei Tre Golfi
Sir Peter Ogden’s Jethou scored an unexpected line honours victory setting a new record time.
Galateia and Stormvogel claim Palmavela maxi classes
David M. Leuschen and the crew of Galateia were winners of Palmavela’s Maxi A class at the Real Club Náutico de Palma’s Palmavela.
Capricorno claims IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge
At the end of a challenging week of maxi racing at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, conditions on the final day did at last prove too light and fickle to complete a race.
151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar double for ARCA SGR
Furio Benussi’s 100ft ARCA SGR cruised across the Punta Ala finish line to her second consecutive 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar line honours victory.
IMA Maxi Europeans – A day of delays on the Bay of Naples
Scheduled for day two of the IMA Maxi Europeans’ inshore/coastal racing were two windward-leewards. After a delay out on the Bay of Naples, only one was finally completed
Maxi European Championship – North Star sets the pace
Following on from the Regata dei Tre Golfi offshore race, the International Maxi Association’s Maxi European Championship entered a new phase with the first of four days of inshore/coastal racing at the Maxi Yacht Sorrento Trophy, part of Tre Golfi Sailing Week
25 Maxi yachts compete in the Regata dei Tre Golfi
A strong turn-out of 25 maxi yachts competed in the Regata dei Tre Golfi, the 67th edition of Italy’s second oldest offshore race which set sail on Saturday 14 May
Galateia sweeps the Maxi Inshore Challenge event at Palmavela
Winner of the Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge event at Palmavela, Mallorca, was David M. Leuschen’s Wallycento, Galateia
Portofino Regate di Primavera – more ‘winter’ than ‘spring’
The Mediterranean maxi racing season opened with the Portofino Regate di Primavera on the Gulf of Tigullio but hampered by weather that was more ‘winter’ than ‘spring’
Caribbean Maxi Challenge – Hat trick for Vesper
For a third day running the winner in the Maxi class under IRC corrected time was Jim Swartz’s peppermint-coloured Judel Vrolijk 72 Vesper
A Rewarding Week of Maxi Racing at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
A most rewarding week two of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez for the maxi yachts concluded with an easterly eventually filling in to provide 45 of the world’s largest sailing yachts with a last opportunity to put points on the scoreboard
