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CAMPAIGN FOR 36TH AMERICA’S CUP PAIRS TWO SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN RACING PROGRAMS WITH NEW YORK YACHT CLUB

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CAMPAIGN FOR 36TH AMERICA’S CUP PAIRS TWO SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN RACING PROGRAMS WITH NEW YORK YACHT CLUB

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After a decade and a half away from sailing’s flagship competition, the New York Yacht Club, represented by Bella Mente Quantum Racing Association, will challenge for the 36th America’s Cup. The New York Yacht Club held the ornate silver trophy from 1851, when it was won by the yacht America (above), through 1983—a run often known as the longest winning streak in sports. The Club regularly challenged for the trophy in the years that followed the historic loss to Australia II off the coast of Newport 34 years ago, but had remained on the sidelines since its last challenge with Team Dennis Conner for the 2002-’03 America’s Cup.

The challenging syndicate will be led by two of the most successful American yachtsmen of the last decade: John J. “Hap” Fauth (Naples, Fla.) and Doug DeVos (Grand Rapids, Mich.). Since 2005, at the helm of three successive yachts named Bella Mente, Fauth and his team have reached the top of the podium in numerous distance and buoy races at venues in North America, Europe and the Caribbean. Fauth is a three-time world champion in the Maxi72 class.

DeVos and the Quantum Racing program have set the standard for excellence on the 52 Super Series circuit, and its predecessor, the MedCup, with overall series wins in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016. One common link between the two teams is Bella Mente Quantum Racing Association Skipper and CEO Terry Hutchinson, a two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year and veteran America’s Cup competitor. Hutchinson, like Fauth, is a long-time New York Yacht Club member.

“The America’s Cup has always remained close to the heart of the New York Yacht Club, even in the years where we didn’t participate as a challenger or defender,” said Commodore Philip A. Lotz (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). “For this cycle, a lot of elements have come together in the correct way for the Club to enter another challenge. First and foremost is the desire of two great American sailors and businessmen, Hap Fauth and Doug DeVos, to take aim at sailing’s ultimate competition. We know they will mount a competitive effort that is respectful of the Club’s long history with the Cup and the competition itself. Second, we have confidence the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, represented by Emirates Team New Zealand, will host a world-class regatta that honors the spirit, tradition and majesty of this great event.”

Hap Terry DF Rolex

Fauth (far right, with Terry Hutchinson, on board Fauth’s 72-foot Bella Mente) started sailing on Long Island’s Great South Bay as a young boy. He sailed through his graduation from Georgetown University, where he was captain of the sailing team, but put the sport on pause while he built a career and raised his family. He returned to the ocean in earnest in 2003 and bought his first large race boat in 2005. Much of his sailing over the past decade has been in the very competitive and technically demanding Mini Maxi/Maxi72 class.

“The America’s Cup is sailing’s most complex challenge,” says Fauth. “Winning takes a complete team effort, and I’ve always found tremendous satisfaction in bringing together a group of individuals in pursuit of one goal. With a return to a more traditional style of yacht and the windward-leeward courses with which the vast majority of racing sailors are intimately familiar, the 36th America’s Cup represents a unique opportunity to re-engage the grass roots of the sport and re-energize American sailing. A lot of what we’ve built with the Bella Mente program, and what Doug and his team have created with Quantum Racing, will go into the foundation of this campaign. But there’s still a tremendous amount of work to do over the next three-plus years. I’m excited to get started.”

DDeVos NM 52SS

For Doug DeVos (left), sailing is a family tradition that started with his father Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway. Doug, the current president of Amway, and his siblings grew up sailing the Great Lakes on their father’s boats. These days, Doug can often be found sailing with his son and daughters, passing along the passion and skill he absorbed from his father. He’s also an industry stakeholder as an owner of Quantum Sails, one of the world’s leading sail manufacturers. The Quantum Racing program has acted as a test bed for sail design and construction technology, with Doug DeVos and son Dalton DeVos serving among the team’s stable of helmsmen. An America’s Cup challenge is a natural evolution for the program. It’s also a return to the competition for the DeVos family. Richard DeVos was the chairman of the New York Yacht Club’s America II syndicate, which fell just short of the semifinals in the 1987 challenger eliminations in Perth, Australia.

“Building Quantum Racing from scratch into a program synonymous with hard work, team spirit and success has been tremendously satisfying, and I’m eager to take everything we’ve learned there and apply it toward sailing’s ultimate test,” says DeVos. “Between Hap, Terry and myself, we have the nucleus of a successful campaign, both on the water and off. We’re honored to represent the New York Yacht Club in this historic competition.”

Even though entries won’t officially open until January 1, 2018, and the class rule for the AC75 won’t be finalized until early spring, there are many pivotal decisions ahead for this team. The return to monohulls will enable the team to pool the technological resources of two elite sailing programs and get a jump on the competition.

“The decisions we make over the next six months will play a significant role in determining the ultimate success of our campaign,” says Hutchinson, who sailed as tactician for Emirates Team New Zealand in the 2007 America’s Cup match, the last to be contested in monohulls. “The early support of Hap, Doug and the New York Yacht Club puts us in a very strong position. But we can’t take anything for granted. The race for the 36th America’s Cup has already begun.”

Photos: New York Yacht Club Archives, ROLEX/Daniel Forster, Nico Martinez/52SuperSeries.com

Question: Contact New York Yacht Club, Stu Streuli

 

2017 Maxi Worlds review by Mike ‘Moose’ Sanderson

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Mike Sanderson takes a look back at the 2017 Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship racing in Porto Cervo, Italy and recaps the event with Doyle Sails EU!

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Media Alert: Whats Up Newport: Newport sailing team Bella Mente Racing wraps up 2017 race campaign

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Bella Mente Racing at the 2017 Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship in Porto Cervo (Photo Credit: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi)

Newport sailing team Bella Mente Racing wraps up 2017 race campaign

Written by Ryan Belmore, September 19, 2017

After a week of fighting tooth and nail against Maxi 72 rivals, Bella Mente Racing wrapped up the Rolex Maxi 72 World Championships in Porto Cervo, Sardinia earlier this month, taking third place overall. The regatta is the team’s pinnacle event each year and concludes its 2017 campaign.

“Thanks to the Bella Mente Racing team for their dedication and commitment to our effort this year, and standby for new developments with the boat,” said Owner/Driver Hap Fauth who has helmed Bella Mente in The Maxi 72 Worlds for the last six years, three of those times taking the championship title. “The Maxi 72 fleet gets better and better each year. This past week allowed us to match up against four other top Maxi 72 teams, and it was incredible to see how fast and competitive they all are. A big congratulations to Dieter Schön and his Momo crew, which turned in an excellent performance on the water.”

The regatta started off on a high note for Bella Mente Racing, with the team playing the light winds and shifts to their favor and winning the first day of racing. But as the week progressed, the breeze built, and Momo moved to the front of the pack. Bella Mente closed the gap between the leading boats significantly on the final day when it finished first and second in the last two races, finishing in third place overall – less than two points behind Momo in first place and less than one point behind Proteus in second place.

“The 2017 Maxi 72 World Championship event was a game of two halves,” said Tactician Terry Hutchinson, adding that Bella Mente’s performance peaked on the days when the breeze was below 12 knots but fell behind when it built to 15 knots and above. “There was a clear distinction between our performance compared to that of the three newer boats (Momo, Cannonball and Proteus), and this gives the team an area of focus as we go into our off season. Collectively, we need to evaluate our performance using sailor impressions and the performance analysis systems in place to develop our work list. The trend that we saw in Porto Cervo has been on display all year, yet I would say that Bella Mente was closer to the others at this event.”

Standby for new developments from Bella Mente Racing.

For more information, visit https://bellamenteracing.com/. Follow Bella Mente Racing on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Sponsors for Bella Mente Racing include TSI, ESC, Tekran, DICKEY-john, Churchill Yachts,Worthington Aviation, Worthington Ag Parts and MSP.

Bella Mente Racing Wraps 2017 Race Campaign

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PRESS RELEASE: Newport, R.I. (September 19, 2017) – After a week of fighting tooth and nail against Maxi 72 rivals, Bella Mente Racing wrapped up the Rolex Maxi 72 World Championships in Porto Cervo, Sardinia earlier this month, taking third place overall. The regatta is the team’s pinnacle event each year and concludes its 2017 campaign.

Bella Mente Racing at the 2017 Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship in Porto Cervo (Photo Credit: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi)

“Thanks to the Bella Mente Racing team for their dedication and commitment to our effort this year, and standby for new developments with the boat,” said Owner/Driver Hap Fauth who has helmed Bella Mente in The Maxi 72 Worlds for the last six years, three of those times taking the championship title. “The Maxi 72 fleet gets better and better each year. This past week allowed us to match up against four other top Maxi 72 teams, and it was incredible to see how fast and competitive they all are. A big congratulations to Dieter Schön and his Momo crew, which turned in an excellent performance on the water.”

The regatta started off on a high note for Bella Mente Racing, with the team playing the light winds and shifts to their favor and winning the first day of racing. But as the week progressed, the breeze built, and Momo moved to the front of the pack. Bella Mente closed the gap between the leading boats significantly on the final day when it finished first and second in the last two races, finishing in third place overall – less than two points behind Momo in first place and less than one point behind Proteus in second place.

Bella Mente and the rest of the Maxi 72 fleet at the 2017 Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship in Porto Cervo (Photo Credit: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi)

“The 2017 Maxi 72 World Championship event was a game of two halves,” said Tactician Terry Hutchinson, adding that Bella Mente’s performance peaked on the days when the breeze was below 12 knots but fell behind when it built to 15 knots and above. “There was a clear distinction between our performance compared to that of the three newer boats (Momo, Cannonball and Proteus), and this gives the team an area of focus as we go into our off season. Collectively, we need to evaluate our performance using sailor impressions and the performance analysis systems in place to develop our work list. The trend that we saw in Porto Cervo has been on display all year, yet I would say that Bella Mente was closer to the others at this event.”

Standby for new developments from Bella Mente Racing.

For more information, visit https://bellamenteracing.com/. Follow Bella Mente Racing on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.

Sponsors for Bella Mente Racing include TSI, ESC, Tekran, DICKEY-john, Churchill Yachts,Worthington Aviation, Worthington Ag Parts and MSP.

Media Alert: Sailing World: Momo Wins Maxi Rolex Cup

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Momo Wins Maxi Rolex Cup

Maxi 72 Worlds

Momo claimed both the title of Maxi 72 World Champion, and the overall trophy for the Rolex Maxi Yacht Cup.

Photo via Yacht Club Costa Smeralda

Germany’s Dieter Schön and the crew of Momo claimed the 2017 Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship held off Porto Cervo. The event, run in conjunction with the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, was the closest yet.

Going into the final day, Momo held a 2.75 point lead over Dario Ferrari’s Cannonball. Ultimately after two windward-leeward races, she won by a point, the top four Maxi 72s finishing within two points.

“We feel really good. We are happy and proud to win here finally,” said Schön. “After last season we improved a lot of details in our boat and as a team – very small things multiply to make you quicker.”

Defending champion, Bella Mente of International Maxi Association Vice President Hap Fauth won today’s first race, after one aborted start when the wind went through 180°, filling in from the southeast. George Sakellaris’ Proteusclaimed the second race when the wind had picked up to 17 knots. “We sail pretty well in strong winds, but so do the other boats,” said Sakellaris.

Mini Maxi Racer was the only other class to sail windward-leewards. Here Sir Peter Ogden completed his perfect scoreline aboard his Vrolijk 72 Jethou. “The second race was a cracker, because we had good breeze and fantastic surfing at 17-18 knots,” said Ogden. “The race officer worked hard – he had one minute to get us off before the time limit…”

All other classes sailed an anticlockwise lap of the Maddalena archipelago, shortened as the 180° shift crept north. Some classes got away unscathed; others less so.

In the Wally class International Maxi Association President, Thomas Bscher and his Wally 107 Open Season claimed their second bullet of the week. “It is always nice to finish with a first place. Otherwise we had a lot of little hiccups, but then so did half the fleet,” said Bscher. “Today the race committee did a very good job and shortened course exactly where they should have. We had a very nice race.”

Runaway winner in the Wally class was Galateia of David M. Leuschen, whose second place today secured the white Wallycento victory by five points over Ferit Sahenk’s Nahita.

“It is our first win and it is a nice place to do that – the most important of the four races we’ve done,” said an elated Leuschen. “We sailed flawlessly today, but we were lucky. We fully expected not to win, because usually the wind builds during the last half of the day, helping the smaller boats. Today it went the other way.”

Winner in the Super Maxis today was the 33m WinWin, following yet another prolonged battle with Filip Balcaen’s Baltic 112, Nilaya. WinWin owner Kim Schindelhauer said: “We didn’t have such a good start, but we kept our line and made good tacks. We match raced Nilaya all the way – it was fantastic. It is good not to have a 40m rule and to have a fleet start. That gives you choices.” The break for WinWin came in the transition which Schindelhauer felt they handled better than their opposition.

Second place today was enough secure Super Maxi victory for Salvatore Trifiro’s new 32.6m long Malcolm McKeon design, Ribelle, in this, their third ever event. Helmsman on board, former America’s Cup skipper Francesco de Angelis said: “We are very happy. It was a good week for us – very good racing, definitely not easy for anyone. The boats we sail against are well optimised. We have a lot still to learn. The boat is a good all-round performer. In these races it works well.”

Proteus

George Sakellaris’ Proteus claimed a final day victory to jump to second place, narrowly beating Cannonball and Bella Mente. Photo: Max Ranchi

In the Maxis, overall winner was Sir Irvine Laidlaw’s Highland Fling XI, but today was again the turn of Nefertiti, Argentinian Juan Ball’s Swan 90. “Conditions are better for us when there is less wind,” said Ball. “Our tactics worked better and the team was more focussed. The boat has been performing very well and we are surprised about that, because we are up against racers like Rambler 88.” The Swan 90 may also prefer upwind-downwind courses with less reaching.

Today, Ball said they were doing very well for the final half hour before the course was shortened.

In Mini Maxi Racer Cruiser 1, it was multiple past winner Carlo Puri Negri and his Farr 70 Atalanta II who claimed honours. “There was a little less wind and at the end it was upwind. All the other races were reaching or you just went straight. Today there were more tactics,” he said of their win.

Overall victory in this hotly contested class went to 2015 winner Roberto Lacorte and his Vismara 62 SuperNikka, by two points from Benoît de Froidmont’s Wally 60, Wallyño, having negotiated the transition three miles from the finish. “This victory went to the wire, but it confirmed our result from two years ago,” said the IMA Mini Maxi Vice President. “This is dedicated to all the crew, because they were very professional in their approach.”

Winner both today and overall in Mini Maxi Racer Cruiser 2 was the Vallicelli 80 H2O of Riccardo De Michele. “We sailed a very good race and maybe we were a little bit lucky, because when the wind shifted we were in the right place at the right moment,” he said. This result broke their week long tie with Giuseppe Puttini’s Swan 65, Shirlaf.

Of this year’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, International Maxi Association President Thomas Bscher said: “It has been a fabulous week with very good conditions – strong winds, no swell, no big waves. There is a little room for improve on the organisation side and we are trying to support the officials, because we want people to come back and we want to increase the number of boats.”

Prizes were awarded by YCCS Commodore Riccardo Bonadeo, President of Rolex Italy Gian Riccardo Marini, IMA President Thomas Bscher and His Highness the Aga Khan and Princess Zahra Aga Khan. In addition to the class winners the Commodore Alberini Perpetual Trophy was awarded to Will Apold, owner of Sorceress. The top scoring IMA members were: Maxi: Rambler (George David), Supermaxi: Nilaya (Filip Balcaen), Wally: Magic Carpet³ (Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones) and Mini Maxi: H2O (Riccardo De Michele).

The 2017 Maxi 72 Overall trophy went to Dieter Schön’s Momo.

Media Alert: Sail World: Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – Top conditions & close competition make the day

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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – Top conditions & close competition make the day

by YCCS on 9 Sep

Cannonball and Maxi72s Fleet, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship 2017. © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net

Today was the second to last day of racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Rolex Maxi72 World Championship, the annual event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with Title Sponsor Rolex and the International Maxi Association.

The lull in the wind that the fleet was dreading didn’t appear and today was another exceptional day of racing in Mistral breezes at 12 to 15 knots along a 34.5 nm coastal course.

Currently in the lead of the provisional results at just a day from the end of the event are Momo (Maxi72), Ribelle (Supermaxi), Highland Fling XI (Maxi), Nahita (Wally), Jethou (Mini Maxi R), Supernikka (Mini Maxi RC1) and Shirlaf (Mini Maxi RC2).

Starting procedures got underway punctually at 11:30 AM in the waters off Porto Cervo. The yachts headed upwind to Passo delle Bisce and up to the Secca di Tre Monti in the Arzachena Gulf. Once they had rounded the Secca, the fleet sailed counter clockwise around the islands of Caprera, La Maddalena and Spargi and then back to Porto Cervo.


Nefertiti- Maxi, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship 2017. © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net

There were head to head match races in all Classes and tactical attempts to get an edge on rivals set against the spectacular natural scenery of the Arcipelago della Maddalena’s landscape. The battle between the Maxi72s was especially hard fought: Caol Ila R got her groove right off the start and took the lead while Bella Mente and Momo both struggled after getting OCS penalties. Caol Ila R arrived at the finish in the lead in real time, 12 seconds ahead of Cannonball. But on corrected time the latter yacht won by four seconds. ‘It was real fun and a great satisfaction,’ said Cannonball’s tactician Vasco Vascotto with a smile. ‘Today’s win is dedicated as much to our owner, Dario Ferrari, as to the part of the team we left on the docks when we thought that air would be too light to sail with a full roster. In the Maxi72 Class you can really sail close and hard; it’s a Class where lots of top sailors compete in boats that come within inches of each other. Pure emotion!’

With today’s win in the Supermaxi Class, Ribelle, owned by YCCS members Salvatore and Paola Trifirò, has already technically won the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup a day before it has ended. ‘It really has been a wonderful event,’ said helmsman Francesco De Angelis. ‘Ribelle is racing in a very competitive Class against boats that are very similar to her. Our boat is new, but has been getting better all the time. Today we took advantage of a chance we had to cinch the win and we got it.’

Another sure win is Jethou in the Mini Maxi Class: this yacht has placed first every day she has raced so far. Spectre and Lucky trail her at a fair distance. In the Maxi Class, today was the day for the Swan 90 Nefertiti owned by Juan Ball. She placed ahead of Highland Fling XI, leader who retains the lead overall in the Class.

The last day of racing will be decisive in the Wally Class: the 80′ Nahita placed first today and is currently in the lead by two points on Galateia and Lyra who are tied for second place.


Nahita-Wally, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup & Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship 2017. © Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi http://www.carloborlenghi.net

It’s a close race in the Mini Maxi RC1 Class: Roberto Lauro’s Swan 601 Wohpe placed first today followed by Supernikka, still in the lead overall, and Wallyño. Giuseppe Puttini’s Swan 65 Shirlaf won the Mini Maxi RC2 Class and is tied for first place with Riccardo De Michele’s Vallicelli 80′ H2O.

Tonight is the highly anticipated Rolex Gala Dinner and tomorrow, September 9th will be the final day at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2017. The Maxi72 and Mini Maxi Racer Classes will do windward-leeward courses, while all other Classes will do a coastal race that is scheduled to start at 11:30.

Full Results:

Super Maxi
Pos Sail nr. Class Yacht Owner Type Designer 1 2 3 4 Points
1 RIBELLE SMAXI RIBELLE SALVATORE TRIFIRO’ SLOOP MCKEON 2 1 2 1 6
2 WINWIN SMAXI WINWIN SCORPION LIMITED SUPERYACHT JAVIER JAUDENES 3 4 1 2 10
3 GBR112L SMAXI NILAYA FICAYA LTD BALTIC 112 R/P PUGH/NAUTA 1 3 3 3 10
4 SUI3066 SMAXI INOUI MARCO VOGELE BRIAND 108 BRIAND 4 2 5 5 16
5 ITA1746 SMAXI VIRIELLA VITTORIO MORETTI FRERS 118′ FRERS 5 5 4 4 18

 

Maxi
Pos Sail nr. Class Yacht Owner Type Designer 1 2 3 4 Points
1 MON888 MAXI HIGHLAND FLING 11 R IRVINE LAIDLAW RP 82 CUSTOM FRERS 1 2 2 2 7
2 USA25555 MAXI RAMBLER 88 R GEORGE DAVID CANTING KEEL JUAN K 3 1 1 4 9
3 GBR9059R MAXI NEFERTITI JUAN BALL SWAN 90 FRERS 2 4 4 1 11
4 CAN54321 MAXI SORCERESS WILL APOLD SOUTHERNWIND 96 FARR/NAUTA 4 3 3 3 13
5 ITA15333 MAXI WIZARD SEVI FRUSCELLA VALLICELLI 80 VALLICELLI 5 5 5 5 20
6 ITA44683 MAXI DIABLESSE DIABLESSE YACHT LTD SLOOP 92 FRANCIS 7
DNF		 7
DNC		 6 7
DNC		 27

 

Mini Maxi R
Pos Sail nr. Class Yacht Owner Type Designer 1 2 3 4 Points
1 GBR74R MINI MAXI R JETHOU SIR PETER OGDEN MINI MAXI VROLIJK 1 1 1 1 4
2 GBR60X MINI MAXI R SPECTRE PETER DUBENS PD 60 FRERS 3 2 3 2 10
3 USA60010 MINI MAXI R LUCKY BRYON EHRHART RP 63 REICHEL PUGH 2 3 2 5
DNF		 12
4 USA7744 MINI MAXI R ADELASIA DI TORRES RENATO AZARA PROTOTYPE DAVIDSON 4 4 4 3 15

 

Mini Maxi RC 1
Pos Sail nr. Class Yacht Owner Type Designer 1 2 3 4 Points
1 ITA77773 MINI MAXI RC1 SUPERNIKKA ROBERTO LACORTE VISMARA 62 RC VISMARA / MILLS 2 2 1 2 7
2 W80 MINI MAXI RC1 WALLYNO DE FROIDMONT WALLY 60 FARR 3 1 2 3 9
3 MON777 MINI MAXI RC1 WOHPE ROBERTO LAURO SWAN 601 FRERS 5 3 6 1 15
4 FRA60101 MINI MAXI RC1 AROBAS GERARD LOGEL SWAN 601 FRERS 1 5 4 5 15
5 FRA1895 MINI MAXI RC1 LORINA 1895 JEAN PIERRE BARJON SWAN 601 FRERS 4 4 5 4 17
6 ITA17230 MINI MAXI RC1 OSCAR 3 ALDO PARISOTTO MYLIUS 65 SIMEONE 7 6 3 6 22
7 ITA16923 MINI MAXI RC1 DURLINDANA 3 GIANCARLO GIANNI FARR 60 FARR 6 7.5 8 8 29.5
8 ITA204 MINI MAXI RC1 ATALANTA II CARLO ALESSANDRO PURI NEGRI FARR 70 FARR / FELCI 10
DNC		 7.5 7 7 31.5
9 ITA77007 MINI MAXI RC1 YORU LUIGI SALA VISMARA MILLS 62 VISMARA/MILLS 8 9 10
DNF		 9 36

 

Mini Maxi RC 2
Pos Sail nr. Class Yacht Owner Type Designer 1 2 3 4 Points
1 ITA13973 MINI MAXI RC2 SHIRLAF GIUSEPPE PUTTINI SWAN 65 SPARKMAN & STEVENS 1 2 2 1 6
2 ITA15668 MINI MAXI RC2 H2O RICCARDO DE MICHELE VALLICELLI 80 VALLICELLI 2 1 1 2 6
3 AUT2895 MINI MAXI RC2 LUNZ AM MEER DR. MARIETTA GRAFIN STRASOLDO SWAN 651 FRERS 3 3 3 3 12
4 ESP9518 MINI MAXI RC2 PELOTARI.PROJECT ANDRES VARELAS ENTRECANALES X 65 JEPPESEN 4 4 5 4 17
5 SUI7618 MINI MAXI RC2 TAMINA CARL GERRIT DEILMANN CNB 76 BRIAND 5 5 4 5 19
6 MLT720 MINI MAXI RC2 FARR II KIND PINTO LTD FARR 72 FARR 6 7
DNF		 7
DNF		 6 26

 

Wally
Pos Sail nr. Class Yacht Owner Type Designer 1 2 3 4 5 Points
1 CAY1002 WALLY GALATEIA SWITCHBACK MARINE WALLYCENTO REICHEL PUGH 4 2 1 1 9 8
2 DD98 WALLY NAHITA PANTHER MARINA LTD WALLY 80 FARR 3 4 2 5 1 10
3 W774 WALLY LYRA KIM LIMITED WALLY 77 WALLY YACHT 2 5 6 2 2 11
4 FRA888 WALLY RYOKAN 2 PHILIPPE LIGIER WALLY 80 FARR 6 10 3 3 5 17
5 GBR94R WALLY MAGIC BLUE ANTONIO CACACE WALLY 95 FRERS 1 9 4 10 4 18
6 GBR7077 WALLY J ONE JEAN-CHARLES DECAUX WALLY 77 FRERS 12
DSQ		 7 7 6 3 23
7 GBR1001R WALLY MAGIC CARPET CUBED SIR LINDSAY OWEN JONES WALLYCENTO REICHEL PUGH 8 3 5 8 10 24
8 GBR94.3 WALLY SENSEI AGAPE INVESTIMENTI LTD WALLY 94 FRERS 7 6 9 4 7 24
9 GBR8211N WALLY OPEN SEASON THOMAS BESCHER WALLY 107 VROLIJK 9 1 10 7 11 27
10 GER6060 WALLY Y3K CLAUS PETER OFFEN WALLY 100 FRERS 5 8 8 9 8 29
11 W80.1 WALLY TILAKKHANA ALHOEN LP WALLY 80 FARR / BRENTA 10 11 11 11 6 38

 

Maxi 72
Pos Sail nr. Class Yacht Owner Designer 1 2 3 4 5 Points
1 IVB72 MAXI 72 MOMO MOMO RACING LTD VROLIJK 3.75 1 1 1 3.75 10.5
2 ITA42200 MAXI 72 CANNONBALL DARIO FERRARI BOTIN 5 2 3 2 1.25 13.25
3 USA45 MAXI 72 BELLA MENTE FAUTH HAP VROLIJK 1.25 3 4 4 5 17.25
4 USA60722 MAXI 72 PROTEUS GEORGE SAKELLERIS VROLIJK 2.5 4 2 3 6.25 17.75
5 GBR8728R MAXI 72 CAOL ILA R OCEAN RACING MILLS 6.25 5 5 5 2.5 23.75

 

 

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About Bella Mente

The original Bella Mente Racing campaign kicked off in 2006 with Key West Race Week, and since then owner and skipper Hap Fauth has had three additional racing yachts in the program.

Launched in September of 2018, the current Bella Mente is a Maxi 72 designed by Botin Partners in Spain and built by New England Boatworks in Rhode Island.

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Bella Mente has been crowned IMA’s Maxi European Champion. Owner and helmsman Hap Fauth reflected on the journey, stating: “Today marked the culmination of some insightful changes in Bella Mente's internal design. She’s finally starting to reach her potential after five years. It’s truly rewarding for the crew and her owner. We’re looking forward to our next adventure in the SORC regatta!”