Entries for the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2009
The 2009 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is to be held at Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy
Between September 6 – 12, 2009.
Already there are some very impressive yachts which will be present at the event – the new Wally sailing yacht Y3K amoungst them.
The Costa Smeralda provides a stunning setting and a variety of great, challenging conditions for the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, one of the highlights of the Mediterranean yachting season.
Provisional Sailing Yacht entry list for the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup:
SAILING YACHT NAME, SAIL N., NATION, DIVISION, YACHT’S OWNER LOA, BEAM, DRAFT.
1 AEGIR GBR 9605T GBR mini maxi Brian Benjamin 20,01 5,27 3,40
2 ALEGRE GBR 6880 R GBR mini maxi Andy Soriano 21,01 4,78 4,27
3 ALFA ROMEO NZL 8 NZL mini maxi Neville Crichton 21,14 5,08 4,80
4 @ROBAS FRA 60101 FRA mini maxi Gèrard Logel 18,30 4,54 3,70
5 BEAU GESTE HKG 1997 HKG – Karl C Kwok 24,33 6,10 5,55
6 BELLAMENTE USA 45 USA mini maxi Hap Fauth 21,03 4,88 3,96
7 CONTAINER GER 6065 GER mini maxi Schuetz GmbH & Co. KGaA 20,01 4,80 4,80
8 CORAL RUS 9 RUS mini maxi Georgy Tushinskiy 19,20 4,95 3,30
9 DARK SHADOW W 100 GBR wally Andrè Auberton 30,00 6,70 4,50
10 FAVONIUS 007 BVI racing/cruising Favonius Veritas Ltd 24,38 5,9 4,5
11 GAIA 36 LIE – Landfall Yachts Ltd 30,60 5,95 3,7
12 GENIE W 77 MON wally Charles de Bourbon 24,00 5,80 3,95
13 GOOD JOB GUYS ITA 18000 ITA mini maxi Enrico Gorziglia / Antonio Castello 18,00 5,00 3,50
14 GREY GOOSE GBR8000L GBR swan maxi Tobias Koenig 25,00 5,80 4,10
15 H2O ITA 15668 ITA cruising Riccardo De Michele 24,10 6,00 3,10
16 HAMILTON II GRB 117 GBR cruising Lockstock Ltd 32,48 7,98 5,25
17 HETAIROS CAY 85 GER spirit of tradition Rockport Ltd 38,25 8,46 3,00
18 IDEA ITA 2929 ITA – North Star Sailing Team 23,98 4,60 4,20
19 J ONE GBR 7077 GBR wally Jean-Charles Decaux 24,40 5,76 4,00
20 JETHOU GBR 74 R GBR mini maxi Peter Ogden 18,30 4,95 4,10
21 LUNA ROSSA ITA 4599 ITA mini maxi Maestrale Holding srl 22,05 4,80 4,80
22 MAGIC CARPET 2 GBR 94 R GBR wally Lindsay Owen Jones 28,80 6,10 5,00
23 MAYA ITA 15513 ITA mini maxi Lucio Crispo 18,45 5,00 3,20
24 OPEN SEASON GBR 94.3 GER wally Thomas Bscher 28,55 6,40 4,80
25 RAN GBR 7236R GBR mini maxi Niklas Zennstrom 21,90 5,75 4,80
26 SAGAMORE USA 50705 USA – Nicola Paoleschi 24,72 5,75 4,07
27 SAUDADE N/A MLT wally Albert Buell 45,19 8,57 6,20
28 SOLLEONE N/A ITA – Freccia Blu / Leonardo Ferragamo 27,71 6,46 4,10
29 VALKYRIE CAN 54445 CAN mini maxi Will Apold 23,09 5,00 4,50
30 VELSHEDA J K7 UK Racing Tarbat Investment Ltd 39,50 6,75 4,80
31 VIRIELLA ITA 1746 ITA cruising Vittorio Moretti 36,00 8,00 5,50
32 VISIONE GER 5200 GER – Hasso Plattner 45,52 8,27 6,79
33 WHISPER IRL 77777 IRL mini maxi Michael Cotter 23,99 5,91 3,85
34 Y3K GER 5800 GER wally Claus Peter Offen 30,50 6,80 4,90
The first Maxi World Championship took place in 1980, created by the YC Costa Smeralda in Sardinia and its’ president, the Aga Khan. The regatta is now an eagerly anticipated annual event and attracts a sizeable fleet of these majestic yachts to Porto Cervo each September.
For more info, see the official yacht club: http://www.yccs.it/portal/evento.php?eventid=152&lingua=2
