Boat International – June 2017

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The final day sees the

shortest course yet at

23 nautical miles for

the entire fleet. Three

leaders – Nilaya in Class

A, Freya in Class C and

Perseus^3 in Class

D – all need to win to

complete the sweep.

In Class B today, the

winner between P2

and Ganesha will win

the class.

LORO PIANA

REGATTA

BRITISH VIRGIN

ISLANDS

13 MARCH 2017

DAY

“The cannon has become our

signature move. The poor fellow who

has to fire the cannon has the hardest

job because you don’t want to misfire.

But we had a great race with Ganesha,

it seems it always comes down

between us. Matt Humphries and

crew are incredible competitors,

but we like to think we’re getting

better and better at sailing P2. We

all take pride in getting on the podium

here. It’s a big deal.” – Tony Rey,

tactician, P2

Fifteen minutes after starting,

Class C rivals Grande Orazio

and Ammonite approach the

first turning mark. These two

have locked horns all weekend

and now they’re shouting back

and forth about the rules.

Showing how competitive

superyacht racing is, both

boats exit the turning mark

with protest flags flying, but

cooler heads prevail later and

neither follows through.

P2 passes the Seal Dog

Islands two minutes ahead

of Ganesha, which is hunting

for class honours. Ganesha's

crew attempt to set their

spinnaker but, as it is being

hoisted, it tears on the

lifelines. The crew is forced

to lower the sail and set

an alternate smaller sail.

This takes an agonising four

minutes, time that P2 uses

to extend her lead.

Freya crosses the finish line and

wins her class for the second

consecutive year and third time

in the past four years – extending

her winning streak to five events.

The crew were victorious at last

year’s Loro Piana Caribbean

Superyacht Regatta &

Rendezvous and at the 2016

St Barth’s Bucket, the Rolex Swan

Cup last September in Sardinia

and finally the Rolex Swan Cup in

Virgin Gorda in March.

The 38m Briand design P2

from Perini Navi crosses the

line ahead of Ganesha to

win Class B for the second

consecutive year. Owner Dr

Ed Bosarge orders the crew

to fire their cannon – a 39

inch barrel, two inch bore

armament captured from

the French frigate Le Médée

in 1801. The crew estimates

they’ve fired it about 10

times in the past two days.

The 34m Nilaya crosses the finish line to complete her sweep

of Class A. She wins all three races by an average of more than

six minutes and also captures overall honours for the second

consecutive year and third time in the past four years. If any

yacht owns a regatta, it’s Nilaya at the Loro Piana Caribbean

Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous.

Clockwise from above: Ammonite and Grande

Orazio just visible through the spray; Shamanna

prepares to pass Ningaloo; the fleet underway;

sail change time on Grande Orazio; the full

splendour of Southern Wind's vessel (left); P2

bags a second consecutive win

“It was a fantastic week

and the crew did a great

job. What makes it so

special is to sail here

in the Virgin Islands,

at the Yacht Club Costa

Smeralda, with Loro

Piana as a sponsor, it’s

just a wonderful event”

Don Macpherson,

owner, Freya

CLASS A

CLASS B

CLASS C

CLASS D

DAY

THREE

YACHT POSITION

P2

Ganesha

Rebecca

Ningaloo

1

2

3

4

Perseus^3

Action

Sunleigh

Q

1

2

3

4

Freya

B5

Danneskjold

Grande Orazio

Ammonite

Wild Horses

1 2 3 4 5 6

Nilaya

Shamanna

Leopard 3

1

2

3

LORO PIANA REGATTA

BRITISH VIRGIN

ISLANDS

AWARDS

The Loro Piana Prize:

The Boat International

Media Trophy

NILAYA

Class A

NILAYA

Class B

P2

Class C

FREYA

Class D

PERSEUS^3

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