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WallyCento V takes the top spot in the Combined Performance & Cruising Class

Porto Cervo, 10th June 2023. On the fourth and final day of the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, the forecast breeze failed to arrive on the race course. As the expected westerly wind did not materialise in the late morning, the Race Committee postponed the start for both the Superyacht and Southern Wind divisions several times, right up until 1.30 p.m., when the Committee Boat was forced to signal that there would be no further racing.

The classification remained, therefore, unchanged compared to yesterday, with Inoui, a 108-footer owned by Switzerland's Marco Vogele, claiming the Silver Jubilee Cup, reserved for the winner in the Superyacht Cruising Class. In second place, just two points behind, was the Baltic 108 Win Win, and in third place - four points behind the victor - was the 33-metre Pattoo. Marco Vogele also took home the YCCS Trophy for the top-scoring member of the Club in the event.

Chris Main, tactician on Inoui: “We had very close racing between us, Pattoo and Win Win, in the Cruising Class all three races were decided by just a few seconds, which made everything much more fun. Today we felt we had the chance to win the Combined Class as well, where we were second, on equal points with V, but racing wasn’t possible.”

The WallyCento V, winner in the Combined Performance and Cruising Class. 
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta 2023.

In the Southern Wind division, no classifications were drawn up, in recognition of the non-competitive spirit of the Rendez-vous. At the awards ceremony, the CCO of the shipyard, Andrea Micheli, and Commercial Manager Jeremy Peek presented prizes to the SW94 Aragon for the best manoeuvres, Sørvind for the best start and Egiwave for having most fully embraced the spirit of the Southern Wind Rendez-vous. In addition, the SW100 #01 Starfall was presented with a special award in memory of Willy Persico, founder of the Southern Wind shipyard.