Giraglia Rolex Cup history continues

9:48 PM Sat 19 Jun 2010 GMT

'Start of the Giraglia Race' &copy Rolex/ Kurt Arrigo

The last boat to finish the offshore race of the 58th Giraglia Rolex Cup, organized by the Yacht Club Italiano, crossed the line at 20.40CEST last night after some 56 hours at sea. By no means an endurance record in this historic contest, in 1976 it took the first boat 68 hours to complete the course. At 36-feet, Ivo Olivero's Viva Corte (ITA) is half the length of Neville Crichton's Shockwave (NZL). Whilst Crichton deservedly will take the plaudits for overall victory and for a job extremely well done, it ...

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by Anna Maria Gregorini