The IMA Maxi European Championship ended. In the compensated time ranking, success for the 72 feet of Hap Fauth, Peter Harrison and North Star by Peter Dubens is also on the podium.

Maurizio Bertera

May 24 – 9:16 pm – MILAN

Twenty Maxi among the most beautiful and fast in the Mediterranean, about 400 sailors with Olympics and America’s Cup in the Palmares, four days of rehearsals between Inshore, coastal and the edition N.70 in record time of the legendary regatta of the three Golfi: the IMA Maxi European Championship 2025 goes to the archive with a remarkable balance, for the satisfaction of the organizing club, the Circolo del Remo and Sailo Italia In collaboration with the International Maxi Association and which had the support of Rolex Official Timepiece and their plain.

the ranking

In the compensated time ranking, beautiful mind has been imposed, confirming the title of 2024. It is a 72 feet-of the category defined ex-Mini Maxi-armed by Hap Fauth, helped in the cockpit by Terry Hutchinson (American Magic skipper in the last America’s Cup) and the British Olympian Adrian Stead. It is no coincidence that in the Overll ranking, behind the winner Bella mind, there are three other ex-mini maxi: Jolt by Peter Harrison, Peter Dubens’s North Star and George Sakellaris’s Proteus. The fifth classified Galateia – the Wallycento, armed by Chris Flowers and David Leuschen – took home the prestigious their plain Challenge Trophy for the boats above the 80 feet in length. Galateia in his category has put two more Wally, the Czech V by Karel Komarek and the Italian Bullitt by Andrea Recordati while in fourth place Magic Carpet and, the brand new 100 feet armed with Sir Lindsay Owen and built by Persico Marine in Bergamo on a project by Guillame Verdier, the master of the Ocean Boats with Fail. In the M2 class, the ranking reflects that of the first three ever, while in the M3 the Swan 80 Kallima by Paul Berger in front of Cippa Lippa X by Guido Paolo Gamucci and Spirit of Lorina by Jean Pierre Barjon imposed itself. In the M4, Italian hat -trick with Frà Devil by Vincenzo Affili in first place, Blue Oyster by Luca Scoppa at the second and Shille’s Shirlaf by Giuseppe Puttini.

multiscophy

Finally, among the four multi -secafi, to the debut in the event, Gaetana’s absolute domain of the Neapolitan Riccardo Pavoncelli who imposed himself in all five regattas played and consequently 2025 IMA three Golfi Multihull Trophy. The period for the 2025 edition of the Maxi Maxi European Championship is already set: it will be from 22 to 27 May, with the 71st Reta of the three Golfi which will start on 22 and will represent the “long” of the competition. To precede there will be another high -level demonstration such as the Orc World Championship, i.e. the maximum appointment for the Racers who run in compensated time, scheduled from 5 to 14 May.



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