{"id":6495,"date":"2025-06-16T12:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.societe-nautique-saint-tropez.fr\/?p=6495"},"modified":"2025-06-16T12:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T10:19:08","slug":"gian-marco-magrinis-vito-2-3-wins-the-loro-piana-challenge-trophy-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.societe-nautique-saint-tropez.fr\/en\/gian-marco-magrinis-vito-2-3-wins-the-loro-piana-challenge-trophy-2025","title":{"rendered":"Gian Marco Magrini’s VITO 2.3 wins the Loro Piana Challenge Trophy 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MAGIC CAPET E finish second in real time after a very tight race<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday at 9:00 AM, as the time limit expired, the long offshore race of the\u00a0Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 officially came to an end. The 72nd edition was marked by high pressure and light winds yet remained full of charm, poetry, and technical challenges. All crews sought to sail through the light breezes, chasing wind patches along the 200-mile triangle course from Saint-Tropez to Giraglia to Genoa.
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After the start on Wednesday, June 11, at noon, the largest boats began arriving at the finish line in Genoa as the sun set on Thursday, June 12.
Two of the favourites in this light-wind Giraglia emerged on the horizon on a grey sea as smooth as ice: the\u00a0Maxi 100 Scallywag\u00a0and\u00a0Magic Carpet E\u00a0crossed the line after over 200 miles of close-quarters racing, with only 2 minutes and 13 seconds separating them in favour of the former. The winning time: 32 hours, 58 minutes, and 47 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The Maxi skippered by Australian veteran\u00a0David “Witty” Witt\u00a0\u2013 with multiple Ocean Races and countless Sydney-Hobarts under his belt \u2013 commented at the finish:
“We knew what we were getting into, but we always managed to sail well and keep up the pace. Especially considering our boat is more suited to the ocean than the Mediterranean. With the Giraglia, after our victory at the Middle Sea Race, we successfully wrap up our European campaign ahead of the Fastnet in August before returning to Australia.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n


There was a touch of disappointment aboard\u00a0Magic Carpet E, the 100-footer owned by\u00a0Sir Lindsay Owen Jones. Alongside the usual superstar crew, tactical calls came from\u00a0Francesco De Angelis\u00a0\u2013 the legendary helmsman of Luna Rossa \u2013 who fought to the very last tack in a thrilling match-race-style duel.
Third across the finish line in Genoa was the\u00a0Maxi Capricorno\u00a0of\u00a0Alessandro Del Bono, completing the race at 21:29:34 \u2013 an excellent result for a yacht that debuted just last year and is several meters shorter (80 feet vs. the 100 of its closest rivals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n


As always, while\u00a0Scallywag\u00a0takes home the\u00a0Loro Piana Trophy\u00a0for being first across the line in real-time, the\u00a0overall winner\u00a0of the\u00a0Loro Piana Giraglia 2025\u00a0\u2013 the first in corrected time among the largest group \u2013 is the\u00a0Luxembourg-based Ker 40 Vito 2.3, skippered by\u00a0Gian Marco Magrini, who etched his name on the most prestigious prize: the\u00a0Loro Piana Challenge Trophy.
“Perseverance always pays off,” Magrini commented upon arrival. “We came close three years ago, just missing the podium in ORC, and this year \u2013 in totally different conditions \u2013 we pulled it off in the light airs of this edition.”
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And indeed, it was a feat: the small\u00a0Ker 40, a yacht just under 12 meters, managed to finish over two hours ahead \u2013 in corrected time \u2013 of the runner-up\u00a0Capricorno, the Maxi J\/V 80 of Alessandro Del Bono.
With the prize-giving ceremony at noon at the\u00a0Yacht Club Italiano\u00a0and all trophies awarded, another memorable edition of the\u00a0Loro Piana Giraglia\u00a0comes to a close \u2013 see you all again in\u00a0June 2026!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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