The Louis Balcaen-skippered Maxi 72 Balthasar
By International Maxi Association
23/10/2024 - 11:18

First victory for Balthasar maxi 72 footer claims IRC 1 in Rolex Middle Sea Race

Maxi competitors in this year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race got to use their complete sail wardrobes

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Remon Vos Black Jack 100 made the best job of the transitions on today's coastal course for Maxi A. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
By International Maxi Association
04/10/2024 - 07:04

New faces at the top on day three of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez maxi racing

Following Wednesday’s layday it was all change on the Bay of Pampelonne for the third day of maxi racing at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez organised by the Société Nautique de Saint Tropez, with the competition between the 41 maxi yachts overseen by the International Maxi Association

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Claus-Peter Offen's Wally 101 y3k heads towards Saint-Tropez. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
By International Maxi Association
29/09/2024 - 20:12

41 strong maxi fleet for Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez season concluder

The International Maxi Association’s annual inshore series will be finalised this week with Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, the last of the five events in the 2024 IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge (MMIC)

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Leopard 3 claims inaugural Rolex IMA Maxi World Championship
By International Maxi Association
15/09/2024 - 09:00

Leopard 3 claims inaugural Rolex IMA Maxi World Championship

A prolonged Mistral may have restricted racing this week at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, but the Costa Smeralda saved the best to last, with a dramatic adrenaline-fuelled final day that saw winds reaching the mid-20s.

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Wendy Schmidt at the helm of her 85ft Deep Blue, early leader of the Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship. Photo: IMA / Studio Borlenghi
By International Maxi Association
11/09/2024 - 20:27

Early lead to Deep Blue in Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship

fter two days of strong winds it was third day lucky at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship. With more strong conditions expected, the race committee brought forward the start time by two hours to 1000

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