(Source: ISAF - International Sailing Federation) After a light start to the regatta yesterday, Mother Nature laid on challenging conditions for day two of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association. Racing took place in a lumpy sea and 14 knots of northeasterly wind, which built to 23-24 knots. The 40 competing yachts, ranging in size from the 66.7m ketch Hetairos down to 60 footers (18.30m), were sent off north from Porto Cervo on a 38 nautical mile anticlockwise lap of Arcipelago di La Maddalena, the Mini Maxi Racers and Maxi Racer-Cruisers sailing a shorter course...
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