{"id":400,"date":"2014-06-05T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T13:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marbellarocksmag.com\/marbella\/?p=400"},"modified":"2014-06-05T13:00:50","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T13:00:50","slug":"rc44-sailing-comes-to-sotograndesotogrande","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/rc44-sailing-comes-to-sotograndesotogrande\/","title":{"rendered":"RC44 Sailing COMES TO Sotogrande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The world famous RC44 Championship\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Tour is coming to Sotogrande for the first\u00a0<\/strong><strong>time ever on June 24 to June 29.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The RC44 is a 50-50 amateurs and\u00a0professionals split in an eight person\u00a0crew with racing taking place over five\u00a0days; one day of match, followed by four days\u00a0of fleet racing. All boats have to be made to a\u00a0strict one-design racing format so they sail with\u00a0a level playing field.<\/p>\n<p>Match racing is compelling to watch and a\u00a0race can be won or lost before the start signal\u00a0has even sounded. The fleet races are very\u00a0short, intense, action-packed affairs with boats\u00a0frequently separated by just seconds at thefinish line.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-400 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/06\/MartinezStudio131120pm_2701.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/06\/MartinezStudio131120pm_2701-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/06\/RC44_MartinezStudio140427nm_6034.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/06\/RC44_MartinezStudio140427nm_6034-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/06\/RC44_MartinezStudio140425nm_3248.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/06\/RC44_MartinezStudio140425nm_3248-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/06\/RC44r_MartinezStudio131124nm_2826.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2014\/06\/RC44r_MartinezStudio131124nm_2826-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The RC44 Championship Tour began in the\u00a0Caribbean in February before the fleet travelled\u00a0across the Atlantic to Europe where they raced\u00a0in Portugal in April and Sweden in May before\u00a0hitting \u00a0the exclusive Mediterranean port of\u00a0Sotogrande in Spain, located between Gibraltar\u00a0and Marbella. The final leg sees the fleet travel\u00a0to Muscat in Oman in November before the\u00a0overall winner is crowned.<\/p>\n<p>There are 14 teams representing nine countries\u00a0in the RC44 Championship Tour. There is also\u00a0an onboard 9th man competition where a VIP\u00a0guest can actually sit on board during a race.<\/p>\n<p>The RC44 Tour was launched in 2005 by one of\u00a0one of sailings most recognizable icons Russell\u00a0Coutts, a four-time winner of the prestigious\u00a0America\u2019s Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Sotogrande has a history of holding world-class\u00a0sporting events. The Valderrama Golf Course\u00a0has staged The Ryder Cup \u201997, Volvo Masters\u00a0(1986-2006) and American Express World\u00a0Championship in . Likewise .This June event\u00a0marks the first time a worldwide sailing event\u00a0has graced Sotogrande\u2019s shores.<\/p>\n<p>MARBELLA ROCKS RECOMMENDS\u00a0GETTING A PRIME SPOT IN THE\u00a0MARINA\u2018S KE BAR TO VIEW THE RACING &amp; SOAK UP THE ACTION.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively there is fine dining establishments\u00a0such as Midas and Mytus or for a more fun\u00a0and relaxed vibe head to the Hairy Lemon or\u00a0Lemon Sotogrande situated in the Sotogrande\u00a0Marina Square. \u00a0Alternatively if you want to attend the event\u00a0as a VIP you can gain excusive access to the\u00a0yacht club through Gold or Platinum packages,\u00a0priced at \u20ac400 and \u20ac900 respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world famous RC44 Championship\u00a0Tour is coming to Sotogrande for the first\u00a0time ever on June 24 to June 29. The RC44 is a 50-50 amateurs and\u00a0professionals split in an eight person\u00a0crew with racing taking place over five\u00a0days; one day of match, followed by four days\u00a0of fleet racing. All boats have to be made to a\u00a0strict [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,31,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-sports","category-uncategorised"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>RC44 Sailing COMES TO Sotogrande - Marbella<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rocksmag.com\/marbella\/rc44-sailing-comes-to-sotograndesotogrande\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RC44 Sailing COMES TO Sotogrande - Marbella\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The world famous RC44 Championship\u00a0Tour is coming to Sotogrande for the first\u00a0time ever on June 24 to June 29. 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