As ever the Canary Islands provide a welcome end of year venue for the 44Cup combining warm temperatures compared to the rest of Europe at the end of November and the welcome possibility of strong northeasterly trade winds blowing.
As ever, events will include post race drinks and food close to the dock where owners and crew can mingle to swap war stories and there will also be a return to holding owner and crew dinners in the evening.
44Cup class manager Bertrand Favre adds: “It’s great to see the size of the fleet increasing year-on-year and new venues coming online for the class. The quality of the competition is outstanding, the racing is physical and exciting, the boat is affordable and what really makes a good 44Cup event is a friendship and camaraderie ashore amongst the teams. We are looking forward to another good season.”
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