Newsletters 2015

January
June

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The European flagged maxi Esimit Europa 2 continues her winning streak into her jubilee racing season by taking line honours already at three offshore races in the first part of this year’s racing season in May and June: the Volcano Race, the Sanremo – St. Tropez Race and the Giraglia Rolex Cup Race.

“A beautiful season opener” as skipper of Esimit Europa 2 Jochen Schümann described it, the Volcano Race remains one of the most scenic offshore races in the Mediterranean and this year marked the fifth running of the race. This event aims to grow as one of the best long distance races in the yachting calendar. The fleet set sail on this offshore race covering some 400 nautical miles across the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Aeolian Islands with its famous volcanic archipelago, with starts and finishes in the Italian city of Gaeta, located about half-way between Rome and Naples. Esimit Europa 2 was the first yacht to cross the finish line with an elapsed time of 1 day, 21 hours and 2 minutes. This was already the second time she has taken part in this spectacular race in which she took the line honours also in last year’s edition. Read more

The next race on the schedule was the roughly 60-nautical-mile-long offshore race between Sanremo in Italy and St. Tropez in France, organised to enhance the spirit of friendship between the neighbouring states, Italy and France, and to develop cooperation and co-organisation of yachts clubs on both sides. The special charm of this race is a spectacular start at the stroke of midnight from Sanremo, which makes it even more exciting. With an impressive time of 4 hours 51 minutes Esimit Europa 2 earned her 37th consecutive line honours win at the Sanremo – St. Tropez Race. Read more

Just before embarking on the offshore race of the Giraglia Rolex Cup, Esimit Europa 2 sailed in the inshore races in front of enchanting port of Saint Tropez in a fleet of 22 yachts in her group.Read more

Esimit Europa 2 earned already her 5th line honours victory at the Giraglia Rolex Cup and her 38th consecutive line honours victory since her christening in 2010 with an elapsed time of 29 hours 11 minutes and 58 seconds of sailing in moderate to light and very light wind conditions. She was the first to complete the 243-nautical-mile course of one of the most renowned offshore races in the Mediterranean, setting off from St. Tropez, sailing around the rocky Giraglia Island and returning back to Genoa. Read more

The Esimit Europa project, by fulfilling its mission of connecting the worlds of sports with diplomacy, social responsibility, culture and business, was the main sponsor of the charity football match that was held in Bilje (Slovenia), in the region where the project was founded 20 years ago. Founder of the Esimit Europa project Igor Simčič played in the match together with the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco and many other famous Slovenians.Read more

Also, the Esimit Sailing Team welcomed the EBC European Business Congress Working Group Energy onboard as part of the programme of one of their regular sessions that was held in the fascinating environment of the historic coastal city of Lerici near the famous Italian natural resort Cinque Terre. The event was organised in April, just before the start of the racing season. Read more

Before the start of the racing season various diplomatic activities took place. The President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia Dr. Milan Brglez received Igor Simčič, founder of the Esimit Europa project and handed him a special letter of support for this unique project that is connecting worlds of sport, business and diplomacy for already 20 years. Read more
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Dr Miro Cerar received Igor Simčič, founder of the Esimit Europa project, a project symbolised by one of the fastest and most technologically-advanced racing yachts in the world, Esimit Europa 2. Read more

As a result of its continued efforts in promoting the message of a successful and united European continent, the Esimit Europa project received another official support, this time from the President of the Czech Republic Miloš Zeman.