Search

Crew space on Volvo Ocean 65 – Sailing Poland for Loro Piana Giraglia 2025

Cost

€4,800

Event dates

7th Jun 2025 - 14th Jun 2025

What's included

2 training days, all boat and race entry costs and professional crew. Additional costs include flights and transfers, personal insurance, onshore accommodation, meals ashore and wet weather kit

What to expect

The Loro Piana Giraglia Regatta offers both a challenging and prestigious experience, combining a demanding 241-nautical-mile offshore race from Saint-Tropez to Genoa with inshore races in Saint-Tropez. This historic event, known for its challenging conditions and competitive atmosphere, provides a unique opportunity to test seamanship, navigation, and tactical skills while enjoying the camaraderie and social scene of Saint-Tropez

Itinerary

Wednesday 5th June: Crew Arrive
Thursday 6th June: Training Day 1
Friday 7th June: Training Day 2
Saturday 8th June – Tuesday 10th June: Inshore races
Wednesday 11th June: Start St Tropez – Genoa Offshore Race
Saturday 14th June: Prize-giving in Genoa

Crew information

Coming Soon!

Prerequisite experience

Some previous experience of offshore racing is required. We would also strongly encourage you to have completed your ISAF Offshore safety and sea survival

Where

The Loro Piana Giraglia offshore race starts in St Tropez, a route of 243 miles with a mark in French waters off Cannes before heading for the Giraglia islet and returning to the Yacht Club Italiano in Genoa, where the prizegiving will be held.

Accommodation

Crew will need to arrange accommodation ashore for the inshore race stage in St Tropez. Good options for St Tropez can be found on Airbnb.

Crew space on Volvo Ocean 65 – Sailing Poland for Loro Piana Giraglia 2025

Volvo Ocean 65 – Sailing Poland

Sailing Poland is a VO65 yacht that was built in 2014 and competed in the 2014-2015 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race as Team Alvimedica and in the 2017/18 edition as Mapfree, winning several legs of the Ocean race. Sailing Poland acquired the yacht after the Ocean race in 2018. Under the Sailing Poland banner, the yacht has continued to...