2017 RC44 Porto Cervo Cup Highlights Sailing Video

RC44 Porto Cervo Cup highlights

Video above published Jul 13, 2017: Watch highlights from the 2017 RC44 Porto Cervo Cup as Russian Alexander Novoselov and his crew on Katusha took control of the fleet in every condition, from very light to a 25+ knot Mistral, to ultimately win his first ever RC44 Championship event.

Events - RC44 Class Association: "A decade since its launch the Tour will take on a new racing format for the 2017 season. Adding the highly competitive match racing day, that previously kicked off each regatta, into the practice racing in favour of four days of high intensity fleet racing.  The 2017 season will comprise of five European events. Starting in Sotogrande, Spain (27 – 30 April), the fleet will return to the iconic Sardinian sailing mecca of Porto Cervo, Italy (29 June – 2 July), before moving onto to the Marstrand, Sweden for the 2017 RC44 World Championship (10 – 13 August). The penultimate regatta of the season will be held in the sailor’s favourite stop, Cascais, Portugal (28 September – 1 October), with the fleet returning to Europe's southern shores of Lanzarote for the season final hosted by Calero Marinas, Arrecife (23 – 26 November)."

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Day 4 RC44 Porto Cervo Cup - RC44 victory for Alexander Novoselov’s Katusha

Jul 2, 2017: Two full seasons dedicated to the RC44 class paid off today for Russian Alexander Novoselov, his American tactician Andy Horton and the crew of Katusha, when they won their first ever RC44 Championship event.

Day 2 RC44 Porto Cervo Cup - Katusha ahead after blustery high scoring day

Jun 30, 2017: Uncertainty continued about the weather for day two of the RC44 Porto Cervo Cup, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. In the event, competitors used most of their sails as, after a light to moderate start, the wind kicked in close to the class’ maximum limit and there were several significant shifts. Thanks to all this, there was plenty of excitement and many many lead changes, but it also proved a high scoring day for the nine RC44s.

RC44 Sotogrande Cup highlights

Video above published May 8, 2017: Watch the highlights from the 2017 RC44 Sotogrande Cup as Team Aqua triumphed in the stormy conditions after a closely fought battle on the final day with local heroes Peninsula Petroleum from Gibraltar. The RC44 Sotogrande Cup was the first event of the 2017 RC44 Championship Tour, which pits the world's top businessmen and the best sailors in the industry compete in high-performance one-design 44-foot carbon racing yachts.

RC44 Class Association: RC44 Porto Cervo Cup, 29 June – 2 July. Venue: the iconic Sardinian sailing mecca of Porto Cervo, Italy.
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