IMA Press release
13/09/2009
With the usual perfect organization of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup finished on Saturday, September 12th after 5 days of very competitive races.
These below are the winners of the five categories:
Mini Maxi Racing (owner/driver)
1. Alfa Romeo, Neville Crichton, NZL, 2-2-1-1-1-3-(4), 10.0 points
Mini Maxi Racing/Cruising
1. Whisper, Michael Cotter, IRL, 1-1-1-5-1, 9.0 points
Racing/Cruising
1. Roma,Filippo Faruffini, ITA, 1-1-1-4-1, 8.0 points
Wally
1. Y3K, Claus-Peter Offen, GER, (3)-1-1-2-3-1, 8.0 points
Cruising/Spirit of Tradition
1. Velsheda, Tarbat Investment Ltd, GBR, 1-1-1-1-1, 5.0 points
For full results please visit: http://www.yccsresults.com/myrc09/results1.htm
The event was also the conclusion of the International Maxi Association (IMA) racing series for the IMA Championship 2009. The IMA Trophy was awarded to BELLAMENTE of Mr. Hap Fauth.
During the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, the Annual General Meeting of the IMA Members took place in Porto Cervo with the presence of a large number of participants.
The main decisions of the AGM were:
- the IMA is confirmed as a Corinthian Owners Association. However some flexibility was given to each category of maxi to have special regulations when the category is separately scored;
- the presence of Mini Maxi Racing boats that are not owner driven was accepted at the IMA events with a separate scoring;
- the Association selected the RORC as the only Rating Authority for Maxi rating certificates.
- the ATO will appoint and certify a certain number of measurers to be utilized for the Class activities
- a Supermaxi category was introduced for maxi boats over 30.50 metres and with no upper limit
Each category will now decide its own regulations.
For the Mini Maxi, is under consideration the postponement of the World Championship to 2011 in order to have another year of experiments. The LOA range will probably be reduced grandfathering the existing boats.
No major changes are expected for the other categories.
Further information on the Association may be found on the official website: www.internationalmaxiassociation.com