(Monte Carlo, Monaco)- The Monaco J/70 Winter Series continued this past weekend, hosted by the Yacht Club de Monaco in Monte Carlo. Twenty-three teams sailed the event with most participating from Monaco, but including enthusiastic teams from Italy, France, Switzerland, Russia, Sweden, and Netherlands. The fleet was greeted by rather mundane conditions for the famous Hercules Bay. For the most part it was grey and overcast with moderate conditions for the weekend. Over the three-day series, the YC Monaco PRO managed to run a total of nine races. In the end, it was Giangiacomo Serena di Lapigio's G-SPOT that sailed a solid, very consistent series. Other than a black flag blemish on their record in the 7th race, they had four podium finishes including two race wins to take the event with 31 pts. net.
Ludovic Fassitelli's JUNDA- BANCO DEL SEMPIONE started off the series with a black flag, and after a 2-2-1 in the next three races was looking good for the top of the podium. Thereafter, their team faltered a bit but hung on to take the silver medal with 34 pts. net. Rounding out the podium and taking the bronze medal was Claudia Rossi's PETITE TERRIBLE- ADRIA FERRIES. Starting off with a black flag as well, she amassed a regatta-winning tally of three bullets and 2-3-5, but that was not enough to overcome a second BFD in her 7th race.
Rounding out the top five was Gianrocco's Catalano's ALICE in 4th place and taking 5th position was Loic Pompee's SAILING RACING TEAM.
In the Corinthians Division, it was Lorenz Kausche's RHUBARBE team from Switzerland that took gold. Second was Cesare Gabasio's TINN J70 from Monaco and third was Thomas Studer's Swiss crew on JERRY.
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