Giraglia Rolex Cup, Esimit Europa 2 primo a Sanremo
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[singlepic id=6233 w=200 h=300 float=left]Giraglia Rolex Cup – Sanremo – Alle 11.05.09 di oggi, giovedì 17 giugno, Esimit Europa 2 di Igor Simcic ha tagliato per prima la linea di arrivo – posata al largo di Sanremo – della regata d’altura della Giraglia Rolex Cup. La barca ha impiegato 23 ore e 9 secondi per portare a termine la prova.
Esimit Europa 2, che ha doppiato per prima lo scoglio della Giraglia alle 22.25 di ieri sera, vince la regata d’altura in tempo reale e si aggiudica il Trofeo Rolex e il Trofeo Réné Levainville riservati al primo yacht classificato in tempo reale e il Trofeo Beppe Croce riservato al primo yacht ad aver raggiunto lo scoglio della Giraglia.
Esimit Europa 2 di Igor Simcic (ex Alfa Romeo) è lunga 30,5 metri e corre con bandiera Europea sotto il patrocinio della Comunità Europea e del Presidente Barroso. La barca ha Flavio Favini skipper, Alberto Bolzan timoniere e Tiziano Nava alla tattica.
Al momento di scrivere le prossime barche previste all’arrivo sono Shockwave, il Mini Maxi di Neville Crichton che ha passato la boa degli Aregai (a 2,8 miglia dalla linea di arrivo) e, a distanza e in terza posizione, Container, il Judel Vrolijk 66 di Udo Schuetz.
GIRAGLIA ROLEX CUP, ESIMIT EUROPA 2 TAKES LINE HONOURS
[Giraglia Rolex Cup Press Release] Esimit Europa 2 has taken line honours in the Giraglia Race having magestically crossed the finish line in San Remo at 1105 this morning. Owner Igor Simcic and his European crew onboard the 100 foot, canting keel maxi completed the 241 nautical mile course in just over 23 hours.
The fleet of 220 yachts left the Bay of St Tropez at 1200 on Wednesday in a south-easterly breeze of 8-10 knots. As the afternoon went on and the wind increased to 20 knots, Esimit Europa 2 swiftly pulled ahead leaving Shockwave (NZL), Container (GER) and Alegre (GBR) behind. However, as night fell the wind dropped and with only 3-5 knots of breeze this morning it made for a slow arrival into San Remo.
As the first yacht to round the famous Giraglia ‘rock’ off the tip of Corsica yesterday evening at 2225 CET, Esimit Europa 2, sponsored by Gazprom, will also collect the Beppe Croce trophy at the prizegiving on Saturday, 19 June in San Remo.
“It was an amazing race. The crew did an excellent job, particularly given that this was our first offshore regatta. I am so proud of them and of our main sponsor Gazprom, who believe in this amazing project. This is a victory for all of us, for all European citizens,” said Owner Igor Simcic. “We’ll have a full team debrief today and celebrate our victory. We have learned a great deal from this event and will now shift our focus to the next regatta,” he added.
Commenting on the team’s first win Skipper Flavio Favini said: “The conditions were well suited to Esimit Europa 2. It wasn’t long before we broke away from the fleet as we sailed upwind to the mark at La Fourmique, then headed downwind to the Giraglia. The wind died pretty much as we rounded the Rock and it took us almost 12 hours to reach San Remo. There is always a concern that the fleet can close in on you when the wind dies, but Esimit Europa 2 is so fast that we stayed clear ahead. It’s an honour to have been first over the line and I congratulate the whole crew for their commitment to the race and the project.”
The next regatta on the Esimit Europa 2 racing programme is the Palermo – Monte Carlo which starts on 18 August.
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