The Mediterranean maxi racing season opened with the Portofino Regate di Primavera on the Gulf of Tigullio but hampered by weather that was more ‘winter’ than ‘spring’
The International Maxi Association’s new Caribbean Maxi Challenge concluded with an impressive ‘victory with a day to spare’ in the Maxi class for Jim Swartz’s Judel Vrolijk 72 Vesper.
In a repeat of Monday’s outcome, in the Maxi Class Jim Swartz’s Vesper finished close enough to her longer rival, Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente, to win under IRC corrected time.
After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, racing at last resumed at Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille, the third and penultimate event in the International Maxi Association’s Caribbean Maxi Challenge
The Easter treats continued for close to 300 hundred sailors taking part in the RORC Easter Challenge . . . Three races were completed for all three IRC Classes
The first day of the RORC Easter Challenge – The RORC Race Committee led by Steve Cole held a number of practice starts, followed by three short, sharp windward leeward races.
