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S E AWAV E SWEPT FIRST PLACE both in the Rolex Capri
International Regatta and in the Southern Wind Trophy (May 24-28)
in Capri, Italy.
The 19nm course took the fleet counter clockwise around Capri and
past some of her most beautiful spots.
“A week ago we didn’t know how Seawave would perform as a racing
boat, but now I can say she has real promise in the world of superyacht
regattas,” says Volvo Ocean Race veteran Matt Humphries, part of the
professional crew aboard SW102RS.
The team was placed first in both the ORC Superyacht Class and
in the Southern Wind Trophy, followed by Grande Orazio by Pioneer
Investments second in the Trophy and ORC Superyacht Class. Whisper
placed third in the Southern Wind Trophy.
The 25th Anniversary Rendezvous and Trophy was a celebration held
within the regatta, sponsored by Rolex and organised in collaboration
with the Yacht Club Italiano, the Yacht Club Capri and the Circolo
Canottieri Aniene.
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http://www.ccaniene.comEXTREME SAILING SERIES QINGDAO
SWISS TEAM ALINGHI notched up its first win of the 2016 Extreme
Sailing Series on the final day of racing in Act 2 Qingdao (Apr
29-May 2).
Alinghi went into the finale of Act 2 with the narrowest of leads over
rivals and Act 1 winner Oman Air, and all to play for as the fleet took to
the stadium race course in 8 to 10 knots of wind – enough for the GC32
catamarans to fly on their hydrofoils.
The victory means Alinghi moves up the overall leaderboard into
second, but Oman Air still tops the standings by two points going
into Act 3 in Cardiff, UK. “The team did a fantastic job – they made it
easy for me to just helm the boat and be fast,” says Alinghi helmsman
Psarofaghis.
Early leaders Land Rover BAR Academy finished fourth, with
Sail Portugal in fifth and SAP Extreme Sailing Team in sixth. Taylor
Canfield’s One team, the first Chinese-backed crew to compete in a full
season on the Extreme Sailing Series, finished Act 2 in seventh ahead
of Te a m Tu r x.
Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series was taking place in Cardiff June
23-26 and results were not known at press time.
http://www.extremesailingseries.comPHOTOS: AITOR ALCALDE COLOMERROLEX CAPRI INTERNATIONAL REGATTA
PHOTOS: SOUTHERN WIND SHIPYARD