This year’s 62nd Giraglia Rolex Cup is set to kick off tomorrow, on June 13, hosting an impressive number of 242 yachts. These will include such outstanding vessels as the Swan 90 charter yacht Solleone.
This year’s 62nd edition of Giraglia Rolex Cup will run from June 13 to 21, hosting more than 200 yachts for the week of exciting racing. For the first and only time in its history, the 2014 event will finish in Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
The popular Mediterranean yacht race, Giraglia Rolex Cup, will return from June 14 to 22, 2013. This year’s weeklong event will not be attended by superyacht Esimit Europa 2, leaving an open field for the battle to such lovely vessels as the 72ft yacht Bella Mente.
The Giraglia Rolex Cup celebrated its 60th anniversary with a thrilling 2012 race, marking the overall victory of the Franck Nöel’s TP52 sailing yacht Near Miss as well as the race record set by the 100ft superyacht Esimit Europa 2.
This year’s Giraglia Rolex Cup saw the McConaghy built 100ft luxury sailing yacht Esimit Europa 2 designed by well known Reichel Pugh break her record, completing the race in 14h 56′ 16”.
A free berth, either in Sanremo Porto Sole or Cannes Old Port, will be given to every new Cheoy Lee Riviera customer, who buys one of the Cheoy Lee Serenity, Alpha, Bravo or Global range.
The overall victory in this year’s Giraglia Rolex Cup, marked by the record smashed by the 100ft superyacht Esimit Europa 2, has been confirmed for the Franck Nöel’s TP52 sailing yacht Near Miss.
Celebrating the one hundred year anniversary of the establishment of the Russian Yachting Federation (RYF) as well as the one hundred year anniversary of a Russian sailor winning the first Olympic medal in sailing, the 2012 is a very important year for Russian sailing.
This morning saw the 100ft superyacht Esimit Europa 2 reach the overall victory in the 60th edition of the Giraglia Rolex Cup from St Tropez, France to Sanremo, Italy, completing the race in a time of 14 hours, 56 minutes and 16 seconds, breaking the course record.
14 hours, 56 minutes and 16 seconds is the new record reached by the 100ft sailing yacht Esimit Europa 2 in the 60th edition of the Giraglia Rolex Cup from St Tropez, France to Sanremo, Italy.
The Yacht Club of Saint-Petersburg’s Swan 60 yacht Bronenosec, with Russian as well as Italian crew aboard, is trying to bring the Russian sailing back on the map. Supported by Gazprom, this splendid vessel is currently racing in the 60th edition of the Giraglia Rolex Cup from St Tropez, France to Sanremo, Italy, leaving St Tropez for Genoa today.
Today 13 June saw the departure of 170 yachts racing in this year’s Giraglia Rolex Cup from St Tropez, France heading to Sanremo, Italy. The absolure favourite of the race is the 100ft superyacht Esimit Europa 2, closely followed by the 62ft sailing yacht Jethou.