(Rome, Italy)- This past weekend, Massimo Colosimo's J/111 J-STORM
simply flew across the Mediterranean, winning the 530nm RomaXtutti
Offshore race, the longest and most prestigious offshore race in Italy.
After
their finish in Riva di Traiano, the huge, well-deserved victory by
Massimo Colosimo and his crew (including Marzio Dotti, Stefano Pellizza
and Antonello Perina) was cause for grand celebration. The J-STORM team
made the award-winning tactical choice-- contrary to the route taking
by most of the fleet along the coast, Colosimo instead opted for a route
further offshore which proved to be very advantageous, especially going
outside of the islands. Said Stefano Pelliza, "We won the race in IRC by arriving 4th real-time in a fleet of 60 boats and we finished very close (4 minutes behind) to a 50 ft canting keel racer! We had good fun racing in light wind and sunny conditions. We had beautiful spring sailing conditions and the boat was pretty fast sailing offshore, especially reaching under the spinnaker and staysail combination!" For more RomaXtutti Offshore race sailing information
