{"id":1750,"date":"2013-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/the-giraglia-rolex-cup-n1387\/"},"modified":"2013-05-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T22:00:00","slug":"the-giraglia-rolex-cup-n1387","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/the-giraglia-rolex-cup-n1387\/","title":{"rendered":"The Giraglia Rolex Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The weeklong event organized by the Yacht Club Italiano in conjunction with the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez, has long captured the imagination of the Mediterranean sailing community, and has experienced a marked revival since Rolex&#8217;s emergence as title sponsor in 1998.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This year&#8217;s proceedings commence with a prologue race from Sanremo to Saint-Tropez on Friday 14 June. The three days of inshore racing in and around the Gulf of Saint-Tropez that follow are an opportunity for the fleet to sharpen teamwork and tactics \u2013 with the town&#8217;s famous and eye-catching Vieux Port as a backdrop \u2013 ahead of the offshore race beginning on Wednesday 19 June.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Although a distinctly Franco-Italian event \u2013 the 243-nautical mile distance race runs from Saint Tropez to Genoa, via the Giraglia rock off the northern tip of Corsica \u2013 the 200 plus fleet regularly features scores of international yachts and comprises both fully professional and Corinthian crews.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>With race record holder Esimit Europa 2 not competing, an open field is expected for the battle to be first home in 2013. Among the likely pacesetters are three Mini Maxis who have shown impressive results recently: Sir Peter Ogden&#8217;s 62-ft Jethou (GBR), overall winner at the 2012 Rolex Volcano Race; Hap Fauth&#8217;s 72-ft Bella Mente (USA), current Mini Maxi Rolex World Champion; and the 72-ft Shockwave (USA), owned by George Sakellaris, Giraglia Rolex Cup winner in 2010 under former owner Neville Crichton.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Last year&#8217;s overall race winner \u2013 determined by the rating system applied to the fleet \u2013 hailed from Switzerland, in the shape of Franck Noel&#8217;s TP52 Near Miss. In a democratic race with every yacht capable of victory, the crews&#8217; ability to cope with the prevailing conditions during a contest that is often characterized by two distinct stages \u2013 the legs to and from the Giraglia rock \u2013 is decisive.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Event Schedule<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Friday 14 June:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Race Sanremo, Italy to Saint-Tropez, France<\/div>\n<div>Registration &amp; Inspection<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Saturday 15 June:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Registration &amp; Inspection (Saint-Tropez)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Sunday 16 June:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Inshore racing (Saint-Tropez)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Monday 17 June:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Inshore racing (Saint-Tropez)<\/div>\n<div>Rolex Crew Party (Saint-Tropez)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Tuesday 18 June:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Inshore racing (Saint-Tropez)<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Wednesday 19 June:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Offshore race start \u2013 243-nm Saint-Tropez &#8211; La Fourmigue &#8211; La Giraglia &#8211; Genoa<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Thursday 20 June:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Arrival of first boats (Genoa)<\/div>\n<div>Race record: 14 hours, 56 minutes and 16 seconds<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Friday 21 June:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Final prizegiving, Yacht Club Italiano (Genoa)<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/499_1359.jpg\" alt=\"Giraglia Rolex Cup\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weeklong event organized by the Yacht Club Italiano in conjunction with the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Nautique de Saint-Tropez, has long captured the imagination of the Mediterranean sailing community, and has experienced a marked revival since Rolex&#8217;s emergence as title sponsor in 1998. 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