Rolex Volcano Race 2011 - Calm before the storm



8:21 PM Wed 25 May 2011 GMT
'ALEGRE - Rolex Volcano Race 2011' &copy Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi
Rolex Volcano Race 2011 is now in its first edition and is proving to be as spectacular as the stunning scenery. By mid-afternoon on the second day of the Rolex Volcano Race, the majority of the Maxi and Mini Maxi fleet had passed Capri, bound for the volcanic island of Stromboli. Earlier in the day, light winds halted their progress, the instability of wind direction also resulted in no racing today, on the first day of the Rolex Capri Sailing Week inshore regatta. During the calm conditions of the early afternoon, Frenchman Gerard Logel, owner of Swan 601, aRobas, took ...


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