The Flying Maxi
The foiling Maxi FlyingNikka was a head turner on the Mediterranean maxi yacht racing scene, and as true outlier of the fleet, it left many wondering where the line in big-boat racing should be drawn.
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The foiling Maxi FlyingNikka was a head turner on the Mediterranean maxi yacht racing scene, and as true outlier of the fleet, it left many wondering where the line in big-boat racing should be drawn.
Maxi yacht racing has long been the realm of big hardware and big action, and over the past several years, the turnout has been getting bigger too.
Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente wins the Montblanc Maxi 72 class at the 35 Copa del Rey MAPFRE.
The Maxi Rolex Cup attracts some of the most impressive yachts in the world to Porto Cervo for the most competitive event of the year.
How do you get 443 feet of high-tech racing yacht from England to Olbia without sailing?
Australia’s most successful ocean racer is under the knife for a series of major modifications aimed at keeping her ahead of the modern maxis.
Maxi Momo and Wally Open Season have claimed victory at the 2015 Menorca Maxi Regatta.
Watch video from the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo.
More great photographs from Carlo Borlenghi at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo. Photos: ROLEX/Carlo Borlenghi
The annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is a favorite for its stunning scenery and challenging conditions in Porto Cervo. Photos: ROLEX/Carlo Borlenghi
The third edition of the Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race offered a variety of tactical tests and capricious conditions with some of Italy’s most iconic destinations forming the backdrop. The weeklong event, beginning on 18 May, comprised three segments: the first an offshore race from Gaeta, on the Italian mainland, to Capri; the second featured inshore racing off Capri; and the third a long-distance offshore race that started and finished off Capri. Photos by Kurt Arrigo
Fantastic racing greeted 34 teams at the 23rd annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup held in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Hap Fauth’s brand new 21.94m Bella Mente captured the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship. Igor Simcic’s 30.48m Esimit Europa 2 won the Maxi Racing class, while Filip Balcaen’s 34.13m Nilaya made short work of the Supermaxi class. Photos: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi_ _
The foiling Maxi FlyingNikka was a head turner on the Mediterranean maxi yacht racing scene, and as true outlier of the fleet, it left many wondering where the line in big-boat racing should be drawn.
Maxi yacht racing has long been the realm of big hardware and big action, and over the past several years, the turnout has been getting bigger too.
Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente wins the Montblanc Maxi 72 class at the 35 Copa del Rey MAPFRE.
The Maxi Rolex Cup attracts some of the most impressive yachts in the world to Porto Cervo for the most competitive event of the year.
How do you get 443 feet of high-tech racing yacht from England to Olbia without sailing?
Australia’s most successful ocean racer is under the knife for a series of major modifications aimed at keeping her ahead of the modern maxis.
Maxi Momo and Wally Open Season have claimed victory at the 2015 Menorca Maxi Regatta.
Watch video from the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo.
More great photographs from Carlo Borlenghi at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo. Photos: ROLEX/Carlo Borlenghi
The annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is a favorite for its stunning scenery and challenging conditions in Porto Cervo. Photos: ROLEX/Carlo Borlenghi
The third edition of the Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race offered a variety of tactical tests and capricious conditions with some of Italy’s most iconic destinations forming the backdrop. The weeklong event, beginning on 18 May, comprised three segments: the first an offshore race from Gaeta, on the Italian mainland, to Capri; the second featured inshore racing off Capri; and the third a long-distance offshore race that started and finished off Capri. Photos by Kurt Arrigo
Fantastic racing greeted 34 teams at the 23rd annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup held in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Hap Fauth’s brand new 21.94m Bella Mente captured the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship. Igor Simcic’s 30.48m Esimit Europa 2 won the Maxi Racing class, while Filip Balcaen’s 34.13m Nilaya made short work of the Supermaxi class. Photos: Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi_ _
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