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Banco Espirito wins the Friuli Venezia Giulia RC 44 Cup
Banco Espirito Santo wins the Friuli Venezia Giulia RC 44 Cup Patrick de Barros and Russell Coutts haven’t had to fight to keep their three points lead over Armando Giulietti’s Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano: there was once again no wind today and the racing got cancelled at 2:30 PM by Race Offi...
The RC 44 show their light wind potential in the fleet race
After another long postponement, the fleet regatta finally started today afternoon at 3:00 PM. Patrick de Barros’ Banco Espirito Santo made the best of the light breeze and won the race ahead of BMW ORACLE Racing (with Peter de Ridder at the helm) and Armando Giulietti’s Team Hiroshi – Città di Mila...
Not enough wind to complete the match racing
The RC 44’s managed to complete two more flights today. BMW ORACLE Racing, Cro-A-Sail, Ceeref and Artemis are the winners of the day. However, with only three flights completed the contest is not valid. The fleet regatta starts tomorrow. ...
Tricky breeze on day one...
... of the Friuli Venezia Giulia RC 44 Cup The RC 44’s completed one flight today, with 3 knots of wind. Ceeref, Organika, Team Aqua and BMW ORACLE racing earned a precious point in those tricky conditions....
The RC 44 fleet is ready to compete
Ten teams, that include some of the world’s best sailors, are waiting impatiently for the first start tomorrow. “The fleet is more even than ever and at least seven teams could win this event”, says Russell Coutts....
New teams join the RC 44 Class
Formerly known as the Trieste Cup, the Friuli Venezia Giulia RC 44 Cup will take place next week in Trieste (ITA). Some prestigious sailing teams and skippers join the RC 44 Championship Tour, and will certainly add spice to the end of the season. ...
The Trieste Cup and the RC 44 Championship Tour 2008
The 2008 RC 44 Championship Tour comprises six regattas in four different countries. The Trieste Cup is the fifth event of the season, after Dubai (UAE), Cagliari (ITA), Lake Traun (AUT) and Lake Garda (ITA)....
What’s going on?
With only two more events to complete before the end of the season, the RC 44 Championship Tour 2008 is well on its way and some leaders are starting to emerge. ...
Hiroshi – Città di Milano conquers the RC44 MALCESINE SLAM C
The Italian team confirms its good results from the beginning of the season and increases its lead in the RC 44 Championship Tour. Hiroshi will keep the Tour leader’s gold wheels for the next event, in Trieste, on October 7-11....
Patrick de Barros conquer the DHL long distance Trophy
The wind was not at its best on Lake Garda today for the long distance DHL Trophy. However, the nine RC 44’s managed to sail an interesting regatta. Banco Espirito Santo made the best out of the conditions to win the race, ahead of Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano and Ceeref. Armando Giulietti’s Team ...