Helly Hansen

Malcesine, July 13th The famous Garda Lake thermal breeze didn't show up in the last racing day, forcing Race Director Peter Reggio to put an end to the event. The fleet regatta is however valid, with four races completed including Saturday long distance DHL Trophy. As a consequence, Armando Giulietti's Team Hiroshi - Città di Milano, sponsored by Helly Hansen, conquers the title of Continental Champion. The Helly Hansen team confirms its good results from the beginning of the season and increases its lead in the RC 44 Championship Tour. Patrick de Barros' Banco Espirito Santo finishes second, ahead of Team Ceeref and Team Sea Dubai. The owner Armando Giulietti said: -Of course, we can be very happy. We have done three excellent races and have had a premature start in the first. It is a solid performance.- Two more events will take place before the end of the Championship Tour: the Trieste Cup, on October 7-11 and the Puerto Calero RC 44 Gold Cup, in Lanzarote, on December 10-14. MPZ Fleet-race, final results after 4 races: 1) HH Team Hiroshi - Città di Milano, Armando Giulietti, ITA - 6, 1, 2, 2 - 11 points 2) Team Banco Espirito Santo, Patrick de Barros, POR - 3, 2, 6, 1 - 12 points 3) Team Ceeref, Igor Lah, SLO - 4, 5, 1, 3 - 13 points 4) Sea Dubai, Joki Hellmich, UAE - 1, 3, 5, 4 - 13 points 5) Team Beecom, Isao Mita, JPN - 5, 4, 8, 5 - 22 points 6) BMW ORACLE Racing, Larry Ellison, USA - 2, 7, 9, 6 - 24 points Rc44 Champions Tour Overall Standing (after 4 legs) 1) HH Team Hiroshi-Città di Milano, Armando Giulietti, ITA - 83 pts. 2) Ceeref, Igor Lah, SLO - 110 pts. 3) Banco Espirito Santo, Patrick De Barros, POR - 112 pts.