Rolex Volcano Race first edition fleet underway

6:59 PM Tue 24 May 2011 GMT

'DSK Pioneer Investments (ITA) and ALEGRE (GBR) round the first mark of the race - Rolex Volcano Race 2011' &copy Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi

Rolex Capri Sailing Week's Volcano Race has a star-studded international fleet for its first edition and was given a rousing send off in the medieval quarter of Gaeta. This morning, representatives from each of the competing yachts were given a memento of the occasion by the Mayor of Gaeta, Antonio Raimondi. The Marina Militare orchestra entertained the ensemble in the Piazzale Caboto with a recital, including a standing ovation to the Italian National Anthem. Dockside, the Rolex Volcano Race fleet was a magnificent sight, the flags of Britain, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy and Portugal where fluttering in the building breeze. ...

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