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Giraglia Rolex Cup 2008
Société Nautiqe de Saint-Tropez France
Yacht Club Italiano Genova Italy
June 8 - 14, 2008.

Alfa Romeo smashes the Giraglia Race record

by the Giraglia Rolex Cup Media Team

Photos By Kurt Arrigo and Daniel Forster for Rolex.
Edited by Peter Andrews.

June 12, 2008.

Neville Crichton has smashed his own course record in the Giraglia Race, after steering Alfa Romeo across the finish line at Genoa at 0803 hours this morning. This means the 100-footer completed the 243-mile course in just over 18 hours, a massive improvement on the record set by Crichton's previous Alfa Romeo, a 90-footer which set a time of just over 22 hours back in 2003.

Neville Crichton's Alfa Romeo at the start of the 56th Giraglia Race.

Photo © ROLEX/Carlo Borlenghi.

The New Zealand skipper said they had a good run all the way up to Giraglia Rock, off the northern tip of Corsica, before 'parking up' for three hours. Then the wind filled in again close to the Italian coast and the supremely efficient Alfa Romeo finished off the job.

Clavrion Luca and Profumo L's Amelie sailing off the French coast during the 56th Giraglia Race.

Photo © ROLEX/Kurt Arrigo.

This is the 56th edition of the Giraglia Race, a 243-mile marathon starting from St Tropez via the Giraglia Rock at the northern tip of Corsica to the finish in the Italian port of Genoa.

Christophe Picard's Nikimar leaving the Gulf of St Tropez during the 56th Giraglia Race.

Photo © ROLEX/Kurt Arrigo.

Roberto Monti's Airis, leaving the Gulf of St Tropez during the 56th Giraglia Race.

Photo © ROLEX/Kurt Arrigo.

For more information about the Giraglia Rolex Cup 2008, including the entry list, please visit:

www.yachtclubitaliano.it

Alfa Romeo smashes the Giraglia Race record by more than 4 hours.

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