(Monte Carlo, Monaco)- For the first time in the Principality of Monaco,
four classes will be sharing the race area for the Monaco Sportsboat
Winter Series this weekend, 9-11 December. For three days, J/70s and
M20s will be racing alongside the new generation foiling GC32 catamarans
and the spectacular one-design M32 catamarans. With some 300 sailors
from 12 nationalities expected, these regattas organized by the Yacht
Club de Monaco, in collaboration with clothing supplier SLAM and first
instigated by Valentin Zavadnikov, have become major events on the
winter calendar.
For
their second meeting of the season, a 27-strong international fleet of
J/70s from 11 nationalities. Winner at November’s meeting, YCM member
Ludovico Fassitelli’s JUNDA has his sights set on repeating his
performance to consolidate his position at the top of the championship.
Chasing them hard will be Russia’s top women skipper- Valeria Kovalenko’s
ARTTUBE; Turkey’s Emir Icgoren on AMEERA JET; Italy’s Mario Beraha on
SASHA GREY; and famous Italian offshore and America’s Cup sailor-
Vincenzo Onorato on MASCALZONE LATINO/ MOBY.To complete this full-on sailing weekend, fluid and appendages specialist, Martin Fisher, the man behind the GC32 and head of the design team for the French America’s Cup challenger, will be unveiling the latest advances in foil development at a maritime conference on Saturday 10th December at 6:30pm in the YCM Meeting Room (Quay level). For more YC Monaco Winter Sportsboat Series sailing information
