{"id":89848,"date":"2021-08-12T13:01:50","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T11:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2021\/08\/dmitri-rybolovlev-and-his-crew-win-the-rolex-fastnet-race\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:15:46","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T12:15:46","slug":"dmitri-rybolovlev-and-his-crew-win-the-rolex-fastnet-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2021\/08\/dmitri-rybolovlev-and-his-crew-win-the-rolex-fastnet-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Dmitry Rybolovlev and his crew win the Rolex Fastnet Race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dmitry Rybolovlev’s yacht, representing the Yacht Club de Monaco, achieved its first victory with the ClubSwan 125 racing superyacht, Skorpios.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Complete victory for the Principality. On Tuesday 10th August, whilst AS Monaco won 3-1 against Sparta Prague<\/a>, Dmitry Rybolovlev’s superyacht crossed the finish line of the Rolex Fastnet Race in Cherbourg at 9.30pm. This was a proud moment for the Yacht Club of Monaco, home port of the Skorpios (MON001), and of which Dmitry Rybolovlev is a member.<\/p>\n\n

The crew completed the Rolex Fastnet Race in 2 days, 8 hours, 33 minutes and 55 seconds. The 695 nautical mile race takes place between Cowes (UK) and Cherbourg (France), passing through Fastnet Rock (Ireland) and off the Scilly Islands (UK). The world’s largest racing monohull won the prestigious Monohull Line Honours. The yacht, which has some very promising stats, such as a displacement of 58.8 tonnes, of which 23.2 tonnes are in the fin and keel, and a downwind sail area of 1961 m\u00b2, has proved itself.<\/p>\n\n

Regarding his fresh victory, Dmitry Rybolovlev confided: “We are very satisfied with the boat, the team was great. We want to thank the whole team for their efforts. We tried to be careful, especially with the strong wind at the start, but we are looking forward to seeing what the boat can do in the next races. Passing Fastnet Rock was magical, it was a really special moment”.<\/p>\n\n

A flamboyant navigator<\/h2>\n\n

Dmitry Rybolovlev, businessman, investor, philanthropist and current president of AS Monaco, is passionate about water sports, and more particularly about yacht racing (the tactical dimension of making quick decisions reminds him of business).<\/p>\n\n

The name of Dmitry Rybolovlev’s crew, Skorpios, refers to a beautiful Greek island that belongs to his family. On his boat, the businessman is the helmsman: he steers the ship with the tiller.<\/p>\n\n

Originally a passionate surfer, he became enamoured with yacht racing five years ago. Since then, his hobby has led him to race after race and to the title of world champion after winning the ClubSwan 50 class race held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.<\/p>\n\n

In the 2020 season, the Skorpios team won the bronze medal at the World Championship in Scarlino, Italy. In doing so, they became the only team to have won medals at the ClubSwan 50 World Championship over two consecutive years.<\/p>\n\n

Then, in July 2021, Dmitry Rybolovlev received a new ClubSwan 125 racing yacht, which he named Skorpios. An international team of professionals was assembled to compete with the boat (29 crew members in total, including the owner himself).<\/p>\n\n