The opening races saw three of the few surviving Herreshoff NY 40s duelling on the stunning Argentario sea, along with 130-year-old Cariad and other pages of 100+ years of yachting history battling it out on the water.
The fifty-strong fleet of classic and vintage yachts is divided into eight classes: Big Boats, Gaff Vintage, Marconi Vintage, Classic, Classic IOR, Cruiser, Spirit of Tradition and Swan Classic. Prizes will be awarded to the top three boats in each class.
Standings after Day 1:
BIG BOATS: In first place is HALLOWE’EN (Inigo Strez), followed by VIVEKA (Keith Mills) in second place and CAMBRIA (Chris Barkham) in third.
SPIRIT OF TRADITION: In first place is FLIGHT OF DURGAN (David and Alexandra Grylls), followed by FREYA (Luca Celeghini) in second place and PARELTJE (Pieter Taselaar) in third.
CRUISER: In first place is EUGENIA V (Samanna Yachting), followed by STAR SAPPHIRE (Jacob Glatz) in second place and VISTONA (Giovanni Battista Borea d’Olmo) in third.
CLASSIC: In first place is CRIVIZZA (Ariella Cattai), followed by the Italian Navy’s CORSARO II and, in third place, PENELOPE.
GAFF VINTAGE: In first place is SCUD (Patrizio Bertelli), followed by ROWDY (Donna Dyer) in second place and CHINOOK (Paolo Zannoni) in third.
CLASSIC IOR: In first place is OJALA’ (Susan Carol Holland), followed by AIRONE V (Albano Giuseppe) in second place.
MARCONI VINTAGE: In first place is LEONORE (Mark Faulkner), followed by STORMY WEATHER (Christopher Spray) in second place and EMILIA PRIMA (Luigi Guarnaccia) in third.
SWAN CLASSIC: In first place is MATCHLESS (Giacomo Bei), followed by LITHIAN (Cattaneo and Mascheroni Stianti) in second place and GRAMPUS II (Matteo D’Agostino) in third.