Giraglia Rolex Cup - Esimit Europa 2 leads around Giraglia Rock



10:57 PM Wed 16 Jun 2010 GMT
'ESIMIT EUROPA 2, fights the waves while leading the fleet after the start of the long race - Giraglia Rolex Cup 2010' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo
Giraglia Rolex Cup race participants left for San Remo today at 12.00 CEST, with a south-easterly wind of 8 to 10 knots. Jethou, the 18 m Mini Maxi of Peter Ogden was the first boat to round the offset-mark off Port Grimaud as the fleet set out on the 241-mile Giraglia Race in direction of the Island La Fourmique, before heading to the Giraglia Rock off Corsica. The wind increased during the afternoon and a top group accelarated with 20 knots toward the rock with Igor Simcic's Esimit Europa 2, the former Alfa Romeo in the lead, followed by Shockwave, ...


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