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Previous
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Primo Cup - Trophée
Credit Suisse Trophy 2012.
Monaco Feb 3-5 & 10-12.
Photos by Carlo Borlenghi and Stefano Gattini. |
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| The Costa Concordia,
Giglio Island, January 25, 2012. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi. |
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Rolex Sydney
Hobart Start.
Monday Dec 26. On-water Photos by Peter Andrews. |
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| Rolex Sydney
Hobart 2011, Australia, from Dec 26, 2011. |
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| Rolex Middle
Sea Race, Valletta, Malta, Oct 22-29. Photos by Kurt Arrigo
for Rolex. |
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| The 43rd Barcolana,
Trieste, Italy, October 9, 2011. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi. |
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| Monaco Classic
Week, Montecarlo Sept 14-18, 2011. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi. |
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| Extreme Sailing
Series 2011, Trapani, Italy September 14-18. Photos by Stefano
Gattini for Studio Borlenghi. |
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| America's Cup
World Series, Plymouth, UK, Sept 10-18. Photos by Morris
Adant. |
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| Rolex Big Boat
Series 2011, San Francisco, California USA, Sept 8-11. Photos
by Daniel Forster for Rolex. |
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| Maxi Yacht Rolex
Cup 2011, Porto Cervo, Italy. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi for
Rolex. |
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| The Perini Navi
Cup 2011, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi
and Stefano Gattini. |
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| Steiner X-Yachts
Mediterranean Cup, Marina di Scarlino, Italy, 2011. Photos
by Francesco Ferri and Guido Trombetta for Studio Borlenghi. |
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| Audi MedCup Circuit
2011, Cartagena, Spain. Photos by Stefano Gattini and Guido
Trombetta for Studio Borlenghi. |
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| Rolex Fastnet
Race 2011, Cowes - Plymouth, UK. Photos by Carlo Borlenghi. |
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Rolex Fastnet
Race 2011, Cowes - Plymouth, UK.
Edited by Peter Andrews. |
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| America's Cup
World Series, Cascais, Portugal 2011. Photos by Morris Adant. |
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Extreme
Sailing Series Act 5 Cowes, UK, August 6-12, 2011. Edited
by Peter Andrews. |
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| The 30th Copa
del Rey Audi Mapfre 2011, Palma Majorca, Spain. Photos by
Kurt Arrigo. |
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| Joy at last for
Jethou. |
| By the Rolex
Volcano Race Media Team, May 24, 2012. |
| Photos by Kurt
Arrigo for Rolex, edited By Peter Andrews. |
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| Sir Peter Ogden’s
60-foot Mini Maxi Jethou (GBR) is the overall winner
of the 2012 Rolex Volcano Race. Jethou was the third
boat to finish the Leg Two of the offshore race, which concluded
yesterday evening following a 300-nautical mile round trip
from Capri through the Aeolian Islands. She ousted two titans
of the water, the 112-ft Nilaya (BEL) and the 100-ft
Wally Y3K (GER), to win on corrected time by just
under an hour and a half. |
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Sir Peter Ogden’s 60-foot Mini Maxi Jethou (GBR) races
upwind to the finish of Leg Two in Capri, during the Rolex Volcano
Race 2012.
Photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo.
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It has been
a fantastic week for the recently upgraded Jethou,
which performed impressively in winning Saturday’s
windward-leeward race in Gaeta in southern Italy. It then
went on to finish second overall in Leg One of the offshore
race, which ran some 100-nautical miles from Gaeta to Capri.
These two races served as the prelude to the main event,
the 300 nauticam mile Leg Two of the offshore race. |
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Sir Peter Ogden, owner of Jethou (GBR) receives a Rolex
timepiece for his overall win in the Rolex Volcano Race 2012.
Photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo.
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Ogden was ecstatic
following an enthralling race, his crew conquering an offshore
event for the first time.
“It was a good race; great fun. I knew we were going to
be competitive and we had a bit of luck. This was probably the
strongest Rolex event we’ve done in terms of the speed
we reached. My abiding memory will be doing 26 knots, an unbelievable
speed, as we passed Nilaya. However, the boat felt very
secure. At one stage when we were reaching the boat became an
aeroplane!”
For Ogden the success was an early birthday present ahead
of Saturday. |
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Filip Balcaen’s 112-ft Supermaxi Nilaya (BEL), sails
towards her leg two line honours win with Capri reflected on her
bow, during the Rolex Volcano Race 2012.
Photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo.
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“I’ve
done a lot of yacht racing and never won a Rolex race, so
after many attempts we are very happy!”
Both Ogden and the crew’s professional tactician
Brad Butterworth believe the significant changes made over
the winter to their yacht with similarities to Niklas Zennström’s
72-ft Mini Maxi Rán 2, have rendered her
faster. |
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Claus-Peter Offen's Wally 100 Maxi Y3K (GER), arrives Capri
after the 300 nautical-mile leg two, during the Rolex Volcano Race
2012.
Photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo.
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it about right, the boat is a lot more powerful, it is a
surprise why she was underpowered before as she was designed
as a Rán 2 scaled down, but when you looked
at her sail area to waterline length, Rán had
a lot more power. Now we’re about the same,” explains
Ogden. |
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Vladimir Liubonirov's Bronenosec (RUS) sails towards the
storm, with Gérard Logel's Arobas (FRA) in the distant
background, during leg two of the Rolex Volcano Race 2012.
Photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo.
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“It was
very exciting,” revealed America’s Cup legend
Butterworth. “At the back end of the race and during
the start we noticed a difference when it was quite light,
as we’ve put a lot more power in the boat. She is a
lot more responsive.”
The acid test for the revised Jethou will come
when she faces her Mini Maxi rivals in September, at the
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. Ogden also paid tribute to the knowledge
to the boat that Butterworth brings.
“We are mostly an amateur crew. Brad has tremendous experience.
He is one of the guys and really encourages everybody. He sees
things in 3D, that nobody else does.” |
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Alex Schaerer's Marten 67 Mini Maxi CAOL ILA (SUI) in a
fast reach to Vulcano during leg two of the Rolex Volcano Race 2012.
Photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo.
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The crew also
count on the expertise of navigator Mike Broughton, who was
thrilled with the final outcome.
“It was exciting beating into Capri as we had some wind
which is not always the case here. It was a great decision by
the race organisers not to send us into 30 to 35 knots of wind,
that would have seen hideous conditions. The event was exciting,
particularly around the volcanoes.”
Filip Balcaen’s Supermaxi Nilaya claimed
line honours yesterday evening, completing the course in
one day, two hours and five minutes. |
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Sir Peter Ogden’s 60-foot Mini Maxi Jethou (GBR) sails
towards the finish line in Capri, during leg two of the Rolex Volcano
Race 2012.
Photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo.
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Jethou will
be awarded the coveted Rolex Trophy and timepiece during
the traditional Rolex party at the iconic La Canzone del
Mare, held on Friday evening. Nilaya will receive
a Rolex timepiece as winners of line honours.
The 2012 Rolex Volcano Race has been characterised by the
success of two yachts comprised of mainly amateur sailors
led by a sprinkling of professional talent, and for whom
excellent team spirit has been the key to their respective
triumphs. |
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The Rolex party and official prizegiving at La Canzone del Mare in
Capri, during the Rolex Volcano Race 2012.
Photo © Rolex / Kurt Arrigo.
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| The Rolex Volcano
Race is organised by the International Maxi Association (IMA)
and is open to Maxi yachts (measuring over 18.29 metres or
60-feet in length). Further information on the Rolex Volcano
Race may be found at www.internationalmaxiassociation.com. |
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| Previous
Articles. |
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| Joy at last for Jethou, May 24, 2012. |
| Line honours for Nilaya, May 23, 2012. |
| Volcanic voyage, May 22, 2012. |
| Berenice Bis seals first leg win, May 21, 2012. |
| Destination Capri, May 20, 2012. |
| Sun
shines in Jethou in Gaeta, May 19, 2012. |
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