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GP42 Quebramar Cup:
First Rendezvous in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy

It will be the well established Regate Pirelli – Trofeo Carlo Negri, organized by Yacht Club Italiano in the lovely village of Santa Margherita Ligure on the Italian Riviera, only a few miles from the world famous Portofino to host the first rendezvous of the 2008 GP42 season, from now on Quebramar Cup from the name of the Portuguese sportswear apparel producer, the circuit official main sponsor.

The GP42 class is about to begin its second year of activity with an intense racing programme: six events in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal for a five months long truly international calendar, from May to mid-October.

The six events circuit will see some eight to twelve participants, in different venues. Each leg will be made of a maximum of nine races, which will compose the final general standings.

The new boats, all being currently under the final stages of preparation and testing, are Roma 02 and Airis, owned by Italians Filippo Faruffini and Roberto Monti; the Farr design Near Miss which will fly the French flag and the Spanish Madrid.

Many renowned sailors have confirmed their participation to the circuit, among them a number of key characters of the last edition of the America’s Cup such as Spaniard Alicia Ageno, navigator onboard Victory Challenge, who will have the same role onboard Canarias Puerto Calero.

Italian Roma 02 will have an international star studded crew with Shosholoza’s helmsman Paolo Cian and Areva’s tactician Sebastien Col.

Spanish entry Madrid will count on Finn and Star Olympic sailor and multiple champion Jose Maria Van Der Ploeg at the helm while another Olympian, Sandro Montefusco, will lead the all-Italian crew of Airis.

Quebramar GP42 Cup 2008 – Official Calendar

- Regate Pirelli, Trofeo Carlo Negri – May 1 – 4, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy, Y.C.Italiano
- Giraglia Rolex Cup – June 8 – 10, St Tropez, France, Y.C.Italiano & S.N.St.Tropez
- Rolex Trofeo de la Reina – July 10 – 13, Valencia, Spain, Real Club Nautico de Valencia
- Copa del Rey Audi-Mapfre – July 26 – August 2, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, RCNP
- Trofeu Quebramar – August 28 – 30, Cascais, Portugal, Clube Naval de Cascais
- Trofeo Cesar Manrique – October 16 – 18, Puerto Calero, Canary Islands, C.M. Puerto Calero

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