The newly crowned Maxi World Champion, Reichel/Pugh-designed Wallycento Magic Carpet3 was victorious again winning her class at Les Voiles de Saint Tropez. Owner Lindsay Owen-Jones and crew received the North Sail Trophy, awarded to the winner of the IRC1 class. Alessandro del Bono's Reichel/Pugh 80 IMS Maxi Capricorno finished 2nd overall in the IRC 3 Class of 15. He recently won the Mini Maxi Class 2 at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup.
The Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez, week two at Les Voiles, took on giant proportions fielding an extraordinary line-up of 45 maxi contenders. This figure makes Voiles the biggest Maxi event in the world this year, a true "sailing mecca," as Corinne Migraine, Vice-President of the French Sailing Federation, noted.
The newly crowned Maxi World Champion, Reichel/Pugh-designed Wallycento Magic Carpet3 was victorious again winning her class at Les Voiles de Saint Tropez. Owner Lindsay Owen-Jones and crew received the North Sail Trophy, awarded to the winner of the IRC1 class. One of the longest supporters of both the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the International Maxi Association Owen Jones was delighted by the result. "He is pretty stoked," said Magic Carpet3’s captain Danny Gallichan. Referring to classmates 98’ Leopard, 88’ Rambler and 100’ Comanche, purely built for racing, "It is different for us - quite a diverse class, but it is super interesting to compete with all those other boats." Until 2019, Magic Carpet3 usually competed in the Wally class at events such as this.
Alessandro del Bono's Reichel/Pugh 80 IMS Maxi Capricorno finished 2nd overall in the IRC 3 Class of 15. He recently won the Mini Maxi Class 2 at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and reflected then that, “we are obviously pleased, in spite of being 26 years old, the boat has proved that it's still very fast. This victory is a great reward for both the crew, most of whom have been with us for 25 years, and for my father and my son, we have three generations of the family on board.”
Magic Carpet3's Winning History
2021 - Les Voiles de St Tropez - Overall Winner IRC1 Class
2021 - Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup - World Champion & Overall Maxi Class Winner
2018 - Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta - 1st Place Wally Class
2017 - Wally Class Season Championship - 2nd Place
2017 - Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta - 1st Place Wally Class
2016 - Rolex Giraglia Race - Line Honours
2015 - Rolex Giraglia Race - Overall Winner
2014 - Les Voiles de St Tropez - Overall Winner Wally Class
2014 - Palmavela Regatta - Overall Winner Wally Class
2014 - Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup - Overall Winner Wally Class
2014 - Rolex Giraglia Race - Line Honours
2014 - Wally Championship - Overall Winner (winning three of five regattas)
Capricorno’s Winning History
2021 - Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup - Mini Maxi Class 2 Winner
2006 - 2,700nm Atlantic Rally for Cruisers set course record
1997 - Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – Winner
1997 - Fastnet Race - First Overall
1996 - 2,225nm Cape Town-Rio Race - Broke Course Record, Line honors, 1st Place
1996 - Sydney-Hobart - Line honors - Shattering 21-year-old record
Les Voiles de Saint Tropez is a regatta held annually the last week of September on the Mediterranean. The town of Saint Tropez, on the south coast of France, plays host to an incredible gathering of classic wooden yachts, high-tech modern superyachts, as well as a variety of production and custom boats of all sizes.
Quote Sources by James Boyd / International Maxi Association
Photography courtesy of IMA / Studio Borlenghi / Gilles Martin-Raget / Superyacht Times