The Maxi Vera takes line honours at 15th edition
The big winners of the 15th Palermo-Montecarlo 2019 are the Ice 52 Primavista Lauria helmed by Gaetano Figlia di Granara and Miguel Galuccio’s Maxi Vera. The 500 nautical mile offshore race officially ended Monday 26th August in the Yacht Club de Monaco’s marina, with sailors celebrating their crossing at the prize-giving and party in the evening. An annual event it is organised by the Circolo della Vela Sicilia, in partnership with the Yacht Club de Monaco and Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.
A tailor-made programme
11th Monaco Optimist Team Race
The clock is ticking down to the start of the 11th Monaco Optimist Team Race, organised by the Yacht Club de Monaco with support from FxPro, Eventica, Fon, clothing supplier SLAM and the boatyard Erplast. Eighty under-14 sailors representing 18 nations are set to do battle in the qualifying round-robin stage that takes up the first three days.
Art of communication
Before tackling the serious stuff, six teams (Germany, Ukraine, China, The Netherlands, France and Monaco) seized the opportunity to get up to speed at an International Clinic held in English before the event proper begins.