Team’s success was endorsed by a crowd of a few hundred people at the Barcolana Village, which included top executives from leading European energy companies, such as Gazprom, Wintershall, Enel and Edison, who were invited to Trieste by the Esimit Europa project and its main sponsor Gazprom.
Among 1852 entrants and thousands of spectators set the new record time on 16.8 miles long course, which is 56 minutes and 13 seconds.
With four wins in a row at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia, Esimit Europa 2 has taken the crown as the best maxi class yacht in the world
10 September 2010 will be a red letter day in the history of the Esimit Europa project.
After the storm that delayed the race start on the third day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, sun has come up to create the ideal conditions for a spectacular sailing race, in which the 47 yachts reached speeds of up to 25 knots.
The second day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup passed in the sign of the wind
By taking line honors and amazingly winning in handicap time on the first day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia, Esimit Europa 2 has proven that it is the most serious candidate for this year’s Maxi World Championship title
At today’s official prizegiving ceremony in the Principality of Monaco, Lien Simcic, Godmother of the 100 foot maxi yacht Esimit Europa 2, graciously accepted the trophy for the team's victory in the Palermo–Monte Carlo regatta.
It was another magnificent victory for Europe today when Igor Simcic’s 100 foot maxi yacht Esimit Europa 2, sponsored by Gazprom, was the first to cross the finish line in Monte Carlo, taking line honours in the Palermo-Monte Carlo regatta. The crew onboard Esimit Europa 2 completed the 500 nautical mile course in 2 days 52 minutes, marking the second significant offshore victory for the European team led by Skipper Flavio Favini. Over the last two days, the team faced a full range of unpredictable conditions in this long offshore race but showed their true skills and broke the course record by 3 hours 19 minutes.
Esimit Europa 2 is well on their way towards Monte Carlo, the largest yacht taking part in the 6th annual Palermo–Monte Carlo offshore regatta which started on 18 August.