Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2010 - Out of the Cannon and gone



7:27 PM Wed 8 Sep 2010 GMT
'Highland Fling, Irvine Laidlaw - Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup' &copy Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2010 - What had the makings of a mammoth encounter between the dark side of mother nature and the maxi yacht class, on day three, turned out to be far happier collision than expected, following some quick thinking by the Race Committee. The forecast weather for today was always tainted with unpredictability. With yachts on the racecourse heading for an unannounced swiftly forming violent thunderstorm, Peter Craig made the call to abandon racing and take refuge until the forty-knot squall had passed through. What a call to have to make. Vindication came in the 25-nautical mile ...


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by Jill Campbell




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