151 Miglia line honours for Arca SGR; Twin Soul B on track for IRC maxi prize
After a challenging night at sea, early this morning the 100ft maxi ARCA SGR was first to cross the finish line off Punta Ala to take line honours in this 12th edition of the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar. This is the third event of five in the International Maxi Association’s 2020-2021 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge, following the Rolex Middle Sea Race and the recent Regata dei Tre Golfi.
As usual the 151 mile course took the boats from the start off Livorno, north to a turning mark off Marina di Pisa, southwest to the Giraglia rock off northern Corsica, then southeast to a southerly turning mark at the Formiche di Grosseto rocks before returning north to Punta Ala.
The Trieste-based maxi ARCA SGR, campaigned by pro sailor Furio Benussi, finished at 6:37:09 CEST this morning to collect the Challenge Trophy for being first home. ARCA SGR’s elapsed time of 15 hours and 42 minutes was just under two hours outside the blistering race record of 13 hours, 50 minutes and 43 seconds set by George David’s Rambler 88 maxi in 2019.
