The 21st edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is underway since Monday, 6 September.
A record fleet of forty-nine yachts are registered. Aside from the burgeoning Mini Maxi Division comprising yachts between 18 and 24-metres, there are twenty-five of yachts in excess of 24-metres, with sixteen over 30-metres in length featuring Albert Buell’s Saudade (MLT) as the grand-daddy, slipping in the ring at a whopping 45.19-metres, a whisker under 150-feet. Salperton IV (CAY) has grounds to be aggrieved; she misses out on top spot by a mere 19-centimetres. Some comfort is her maximum beam, which at 9.34-metres is the biggest in the fleet.