Palermo-Montecarlo
Pendragon VI and Aragon match race for second
The 100ft grand prix maxi Arca SGR ghosted through the finish to claim line honours in the Palermo-Montecarlo race, just before the clock struck midnight, the fifth and concluding event of the International Maxi Association’s 2020-21 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge.
Organised by the Circolo della Vela Sicilia, in collaboration with the Yacht Club de Monaco and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, the 16th edition of the Palermo-Montecarlo set sail from the Golfo di Mondello on Saturday at 1200. The 437 mile course then took the fleet across to the YCCS gate off Porto Cervo, then continuing on to the Montecarlo finish, either passing through the Strait of Bonifacio and leaving Corsica to starboard or on the slightly longer route – sailing up Corsica’s east coast then crossing from the famous Giraglia rock.
