Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

Just finished racing the 2021 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup (better known as the Rolex Maxi Worlds) in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. This was the first event that I’ve sailed since the Covid shut-down in March 2020, and it was really wonderful to get sailing again. Just as great was to be back together with my team on Topaz and see all my fellow sailors from around the world. This also counts as one of the most wonderful places in the world to sail, so a perfect place to resume racing.

I was racing on the J Class yacht TOPAZ in the Super Maxi division. Our chief rival was the other J VELSHEDA, and we had a fantastic time dueling with them over 4 days of racing. We still consider them the fastest J Class yacht afloat, so we could not have a greater challenge than pushing ourselves to beat them. In the end we sailed a really good regatta, but not a perfect one, which was needed to beat them, and so ended up finishing a very close 2nd.

We now have a couple weeks before our next event in St. Tropez, France where we will have another chance to go head to head against our friendly rivals on VELSHEDA.

4 thoughts on “Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

  1. Hey Peter,
    Congratulations on your win in France!! So fun watching you still rock the sailing world. Hope all is well .
    Karen STYC oldie sailor with the opti kids 🙂

  2. Following your storied career over the decades, has been a fascinating experience. Your persistence, and singleminded pursuit of excellence in yacht racing is impressive. And Lawdy! Topaz is one beautiful boat!
    Regards,
    Roy

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