Idea into the fore

After day two of Giraglia Rolex Cup inshore racing in St Tropez

The second day of the Giraglia Rolex Cup started just before noon in St Tropez today, with the fleet sailing the same 17-mile course as yesterday.

From a committee boat start in front of St Maxime, the fleet sailed upwind to the weather mark to the southeast of the Gulf of St Tropez, before fetching across the mouth of the Gulf to a turn mark in front of Les Issambres, before the final stretch to the finish in front of the port.

Depending on the size of the boat each leg yielded different points of sail for different boats on account of the constantly changing wind conditions.

At the start the stronger winds on the left of the course left much of the fleet with the dilemma of whether to go against the norm in the Gulf of St Tropez, something which usually dictates that the right of the course is the side to take. Most of the fleet opted for the right initially but it was six miles into the race approaching the top mark that a big left shift came through.

Neville Crichton's Alfa Romeo was the only boat to exploit the opportunity amongst the Class Zero Maxis significantly increasing an already big lead on the water in the process. The New Zealand boat continued to stretch out ahead, finally finishing nine minutes ahead of the Slovenian boat Magic Jena. This latter boat was one of six boats, including yesterday's winner Enigma, that were premature starters and were disqualified.



But it was the Italian yacht Piereluigi Lora Piana's Idea that made the most of the conditions, powering out from a perfect start into a commanding position that allowed this talented crew to control its closest rivals and win on corrected time in Class Zero and overall. This comes on top of a second place yesterday.

"It is much more fun sailing against a lot of big boats," commented Lorenzo Bressani, helmsman of Reichel/Pugh Nauta 78 Idea. "Normally we are by ourselves at the front of the fleet, at the Giraglia Rolex Cup we have six other Maxis to contend with. Today the wind shift went against the normal patterns. Only Alfa Romeo spotted the big left shift. I was proud of our start today. It is the one part that the helmsman can really influence. After the start it was tactician Francesco de Angelis' tactics that made it work for us. We are happy to win today after a second place yesterday."

Class One saw X-Sport, Stefano Spangaro¹s Grand Soleil 56R, win for the second day in a row.

After the big boats had finished the wind dropped away completely leaving the bulk of the fleet drifting to the finish line with light spinnakers, through gaping holes of wind, before the breeze finally filled in from the opposite direction at 12 knots.

Class Two saw the impressive IMX 40 One Design fleet lose out to a Grand Soleil 40R, Italo Borrini's Despeinada. Class Three saw the C&C 37 Malf Amato beat a whole quiver of Beneteau First 36.7s, whereas in Class Four the same three boats finished on the podium as yesterday, but in a different order, honours today going to Camillo Capaozzi's Ala Bianca.

Results

Pos	Sail nr.	Yacht	Owner	Type	Class	1	2	Points
1	ITA2929	IDEA	RAIOLA RAFFAELE	MAXI	R 0	2	1	3
2	ITA1123	MY SONG	LORO PIANA PIERLUIGI	R/P 85	R 0	5	2	7
3	NZL80	ALFA ROMEO	NEVILLE CRICHTON	90' WATER B. SLOO	R 0	3	4	7
4	GBR7070	ALEXIA	ALBERTO ROEMMERS	IMS MAXI	R 0	4	7	11
5	ITA121	X-SPORT	STEFANO SPANGARO	GRAND SOLEIL 56 R	R 1	6	5	11
6	W60	WALLYNO	LUCA BASSANI ANTIVARI	WALLY 60	C 0	10	3	13
7	ITA1811	EDIMETRA VI	GISMONDI ERNESTO C/O CEMATE	WALLY 65	C 0	8	6	14
8	FRA9445	IMAGINE	ARGELIES Gilles	IMX 45	C 1	7	10	17
9	GER5245	OPUS ONE	WOLFGANG STOLZ	SWAN 45	C 1	13	8	21
10	FRA9503	TWINS'	Eurl E.M.E	SWAN 45	C 1	12	9	21
11	ITA13740	EXPLOIT	RAVAIONI PIERGIORGIO c/o X YACHT IT	IMX 40	C 2	11	13	24
12	FRA21690	AY! AY! AY!	LEOPOLDO GAVITO	SWAN 45	C 1	15	12	27
13	ITA333	AURORA	BERRUTO-BONOMO	CANARD 41	C 1	9	19	28
14	FRA21883	FAREWELL	PIERREJEAN Roger	IMX 40	C 2	16	14	30
15	FRA9393	NEARMISS	NOEL Frank	IMX 40	C 2	17	18	35
16	FRA28465	MAGIC SIMCA	LAVAYSSE Laurent	IMX 40	C 2	20	16	36
17	FRA9441	ETTORE	ETTORE Philippe	A 40	C 2	23	15	38
18	ITA2002	BELLA DONNA	GENNARI JEAN MARIE	SYNEY 46 Frac Mod	C 1	18	22	40
19	FRA9400	MAGICIAN	BUREAU Jacques	SWAN 45	C 1	22	21	43
20	ITA13683	ISOLARIA	MORI GIORGIO	FIRST 47.7	C 1	19	26	45
21	ITA3703	CLEAN ENERGY	COGNI ALBERTO	IMX 40	C 2	25	20	45
22	ITA6	MALF...AMATO	LEUZZI PAOLO	C & C 37/40 R	C 3	29	24	53
23	ITA109	FREMITO D'ARJA	LEVI DARIO	J-109	C 2	21	34	55
24	FRA28287	ALCIDIA	NICOLAS GUY	FIRST 36.7 Racing	C 3	28	27	55
25	ITA13579	CAPITANI CORAGGIOSI 2	FELCINI-GAVINO-SANTORO-CAVALETTO	IMX 40	C 2	39	17	56
26	ITA12245	J BACK	FANTINI MARCO	J 39	C 2	31	25	56
27	ITA14185	LULU'	BAGNOLI MARCO	FIRST 40.7 MOD.	C 2	27	31	58
28	SUI8601	ASPIRATION	HOFFMANN Alex	SWAN 86 (WK)	C 0	37	23	60
29	ITA17442	OXIDIANA	PITRUZZELLA GIOVANNI	X-442 SD	C 2	34	28	62
30	ITA6921	GRAMPUS	PURI NEGRI CARLO	C & C 61	C 1	26	38	64
31	ITA14206	KEY WEST	VACCARONE-FRANCESIA	FIRST 36.7	C 3	24	41	65
32	ITA12668	NUMERO UNO 3	BASSINO EMANUELE	GRAND SOLEIL 50	C 1	30	36	66
33	GBR9688R	DULCISSIMA	MUSSO GIORGIO	J-130 MOD.	C 1	33	35	68
34	FIN9217	IRIS	MONTI ROBERTO	J-125	C 1	32	44	76
35	GBR4770R	AUDACIOUS	DAVID WADSWORTH	FIRST 47.7	C 1	36	42	78
36	ITA13265	FIRST FLY	MORELLI PIERANGELO	FIRST 40.7	C 2	46	33	79
37	ITA1560	ALULA	VISCONTI Diego	SWAN 60 Cruiser	C 1	50	32	82
38	ITA13903	EXTASY	ABOLAFFIO DANIELE	FIRST 40.7	C 2	38	46	84
39	FRA28626	WIND BIRD	TOTI Michel	SUN FAST 43	C 1	49	37	86
40	ITA1212	MARIPOSA	CABECADAS DE SOUSA RUI MANUEL COELH	MD 65-2	C 0	41	45	86
41	ITA11309	DREAM AWAY	POLI SERGIO	X-342	C 4	35	55	90
42	ITA11502	ALA BIANCA	CAPOZZI CAMILLO	POLARIS 33	C 4	44	47	91
43	FRA19590	VA DOUSIK	MUSNIER Bernard	X-362 SPORT	C 3	42	51	93
44	ITA13428	SCACCO MATTO	BRUNO ROBERTO	FIRST 40.7	C 2	43	50	93
45	BEL565	ATALANTE	RAYMOND TANGHE	Swan 56	C 1	58	40	98
46	ITA13898	MARIOLINA	LA VOLPE ANDREA	FIRST 31.7	C 4	51	49	100
47	ITA12893	L'EQUIPE 2	IDA SCHIAVI c/o VELADOC	EQUIPE 33	R 2	47	56	103
48	ITA13862	HORCA MYTICA BABETTE	ERROI GIUSEPPE	FIRST 40.7	C 2	52	53	105
49	ITA13542	MANDRAGOLA ELYO	MARCALLINI NATALE	FIRST 40.7	C 2	54	52	106
50	ITA13701	BLACK ANGEL	DI LIBERTO STEFANO	IMX 38	C 2	48	59	107
51	ITA13407	SESTO SENSO	BUCCIARELLI ROBERTO c/o LARIO SAIL	FIRST 40.7 MOD.	C 2	69	39	108
52	ITA10951	GIGIAT	ANTONINI PIERLUIGI	GRAND SOLEIL 39 P	C 3	57	54	111
53	FRA4724	EXOCET 1	HENS Maurice	FIRST 47.7 (DK)	C 1	70	48	118
54	ITA13882	MAMMY THE BEST IV	SGHERRI UBALDO	GRAND SOLEIL 40 C	C 2	60	60	120
55	FRA2170	ALMOGAVER	ILLES Antoine	SPRINT 95(7/8+2ru	C 3	63	58	121
56	ITA11788	MAYA I^	CRISPO LUCIO	GRAND SOLEIL 52	C 1	81	43	124
57	ITA13672	X-WAVE	ROCCATAGLIATA MARCO	X-332	C 4	59	66	125
58	LUX999	Mr. FIPS	MERSH Patrick	H 55 V	C 1	61	64	125
59	GBR76R	ENIGMA of LONDON	ENIGMA RACING Ltd,	PROTO MAXI	R 0	1	126	127
60	FRA18828	ELIXIR	DE MARTINI ALBERTO	X-332	C 4	66	67	133
61	ITA36	CE'-ALF	COMPAGNONI PAOLO	DEHLER 36	C 3	67	69	136
62	ITA14272	DESPEINADA	BORRINI ITALO	GRAND SOLEIL 40 R	C 2	126	11	137
63	FRA28273	SAFIORAN	MOREL Philippe	SUN FAST 37 Le	C 3	75	62	137
64	ITA13919	CARAMELLE	NASSIVERA-PATTACCINI	PROTEUS 90	R 3	62	75	137
65	SLO2002	SIAD MAGIC JENA	SAILING MAGIC TEAM	ULDB	R 0	14	126	140
66	ITA13696	FREELANCE	BELLANI LORIS	FIRST 40.7	C 2	68	73	141
67	ITA12533	CRICHIA	SCAFATI PAOLO	DEHLER 34	C 4	83	61	144
68	FRA21584	ARGO	CHAUVIN Maurice	FIRST 40.7R DK (3	C 2	65	79	144
69	ITA13137	SOLIDEA	CARRACINO STEFANO	GRAND SOLEIL 37 M	C 3	76	68	144
70	FRA3703	CLIN D'OEIL 5	DIAMANTINI MICHELE E DAVIDE	X-412	C 2	73	74	147
71	NED6600	KATALYX	M.B.T. DE GROOT	X-562	C 1	84	65	149
72	ITA13860	HORCA MAGICA	ERROI GIUSEPPE	FIRST 40.7	C 2	72	78	150
73	ITA14280	BEAUCEANT	FRANCHINI MARIA ANTONELLA	VISMARA 45	C 1	74	76	150
74	FRA19975	JOBIC IV	BARATOUX Yves	HANSE 401	C 3	80	71	151
75	ITA13763	XANTORILLA	OREFICE SABBA	FIRST 40.7	C 2	126	29	155
76	FRA19571	SIETEL MIDI TELECOM	FRANCOIS Laurent	FIRST 32 S5 (Bulb	C 4	64	91	155
77	FRA18840	NEUF DE PACQUES	SAINT-ANDRE Philippe	FIRST 40.7 Racing	C 2	126	30	156
78	ITA14330	KIND OF BLUE	FIAMMA MAURO	COMET 65	C 1	93	63	156
79	ITA13780	FANTASIA	MIADONNA ANTONIO	SOLARIS 36	C 4	85	72	157
80	ITA2222	DIPENDE DAL VENTO	BRAIDA ROBERTO	FIRST 40.7	C 2	77	80	157
81	ITA12378	JARO VI	MUSSO ALBERTO	X-119	C 2	71	92	163
82	ITA13849	BRIVIDO	DE MARCHI ANDREA	FIRST 31.7	C 4	94	70	164
83	ITA13661	RAGION PURA	VALENTI PIETRO	FIRST 40.7 B.GHIS	C 2	79	85	164
84	FRA28977	IOLESTE	DECOURT Pierre	TARGATA	C 1	82	82	164
85	ITA13933	VEGA	BONIFACINO VIRGINIO	GRAND SOLEIL 40 C	C 2	40	126	166
86	BEL568	STORMS	H STORMS	FIRST 38	C 4	78	90	168
87	FRA9372	LEXINGTON	BRUGIERE Jean Paul	X-332 DK (3)	C 3	92	77	169
88	ITA9741	TRANSBUNKER	TRANSBUNKER GROUP	FIRST 40.7	C 2	45	126	171
89	FRA21582	MAAF ASSURANCES	DELANGE GILLES	FIRST 40.7R DK (3	C 2	88	84	172
90	ITA14346	NATA LIBERA	LEQUIO MARINA	GRAND SOLEIL 37	C 4	89	87	176
91	ITA13947	C.CO.C.	CICCONETTI CLAUDIO	FIRST 36.7	C 3	53	126	179
92	FRA2824	GENEPY	CARPINELLO Luigi	FIRST 31.7 DK (3)	C 4	91	88	179
93	FRA1	FOUNET	PIA ALESSANDRO	IMX-38	C 2	97	83	180
94	ITA10869	FREEDOM	BONAVENTURA SERGIO	IOR ONE TON	R 2	86	94	180
95	ITA13229	CIPRIA DUE	SANNA SALVATORE c/o VELADOC	FIRST 40.7	C 2	55	126	181
96	ITA13423	MAGIC BLUE	SIRENA FABRIZIO	IMX 38	C 2	56	126	182
97	ITA13753	NASO DI FALCO	POSTANI MAURIZIO	FIRST 33.7 (DK)	C 4	101	81	182
98	FRA6387	GITANA VI	De Rothschild Benjamin	PROTO	C 1	87	95	182
99	ITA12838	KIMA	GORZIGLIA ENRICO	GRAND SOLEIL 45 M	C 2	126	57	183
100	FRA18937	AZUR	AZUR,	X-382	C 3	99	86	185
101	ITA14078	FDV DIADORA	PISTONE FRANCO	SUN FAST 37	C 3	102	89	191
102	ITA14046	ONDINE	DEGIOANNI LUIGI CARLO	SWAN 53	C 2	100	93	193
103	ITA14325	IMPALA	ANGIOLINI GIOVANNI	FIRST 53F5	C 1	98	96	194
104	FRA18561	FAUVE	NICOLAI Paul	SUN FAST 52 Sdt	C 1	96	98	194
105	ITA3007	NINA VIII	EBERHARD RICCARDO	NICHOLSON 55	C 2	95	103	198
106	FRA28659	VODIANOI III	AQUITAINE PROMOTION	BENETEAU 57	C 1	103	99	202
107	ITA13549	NO PROBLEM	BALDO CLAUDIA/S.NAUTICA VIVERONESE	SINTESI 45	C 1	105	101	206
108	ITA13720	NISIDA	BOIOCCHI DARIO c/o ORZA MINORE	GY 51	R 1	104	102	206
109	GBR5324T	ABRICOTINE III	FATHOMS YACHTS, MAURER Heinz	CENTURION 49 (DK)	C 2	90	126	216
110	ITA13877	OLIVIA	LOGLIO GIORGIO	FIRST 31.7	C 4	126	97	223
111	ITA5502	WINDRIFT	PETER BLOMQUIST	PROTOTIPO	C 1	126	100	226
112	ITA14213	MOVIDA	MASSIMO BERALDO	BENETEAU 50	C 3	126	104	230
113	FRA29002	GREEN ISLAND	CHAISE Guy	CENTURION 49 (DK)	C 2	106	126	232