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Estrella Damm Wins Overall Trophy at Copa Del Rey Mapfre
The DK46 Estrella Damm of Ignacio Montes and Oscar Chaves was awarded the overall Copa del Rey MAPFRE title for the handicap divisions as clear winners of the BMW ORC 1 class. The evergreen DK46 repeated her 2018 success at Spains most prestigious event under a team headed by Luis Martínez Doreste, one of Spains most decorated sailors.
The owners were presented with their trophy by King Felipe at the traditional prizegiving ceremony at the end of the event, extending Mills Designs long run of successes at this premier Mediterranean series. This year’s new scoring format, which compresses the fleet before the final 2 days of racing, suited Estrella Damm as she scored 4 straight wins in the final 2 days to stamp her success on the class.
IRC 68 Pelotari Project Launched by Vismara Marine
Our latest launching is the Vismara 68 Mills ‘Pelotari Project’ for an experienced sailor, a client who liked our 3-time World Champion Vismara 62 SuperNikka, and wanted something with an greater emphasis on his particular requirements: to have fun with his friends and family while racing in the major events of the Mediterranean as hard as possible. Pelotari Project is the result of this brief, a carbon hulled, lifting keel speedster with a powerful rig, but also equipped with all of the creature comforts. Look out for Pelotari Project at her inaugural outing at the Rolex Maxi Worlds.
Cape 31 Fleet Growing Fast
Privateer and Orion the next two Cape 31’s have been launched for owners who spend most of their time outside Cape Town, but are so impressed with the Class that they decided to join. They join the fleet just before the Lipton Cup gets underway. South Africa’s most important domestic event decided to use the Cape 31 for the first time in 2019 in order to embrace high performance sailing in a modern One Design.
The 2020 Cape 31 Invitational Event will use the TP52 SuperSeries race village setup in Cape Town in between their two Cape Town events on the 12th – 15th of March. This Regatta is an opportunity for Northern hemisphere teams to enjoy fabulous sailing in the Southern hemisphere, and try the Cape 31 as it spreads it wings beyond South Africa.
Wally Tango Video Exceeds One and a Half Million Views
There have been more than 1.5 million views of the Wally video produced to celebrate the launch of our wallycento Tango. This extraordinary response to the multiple posts of the video on You Tube has made it one of the top sailing videos of recent years, a testament to the unique aesthetics and purpose of this design.
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