The 58th Giraglia Rolex Cup came to an end after the 36 footer Viva Corte crossed the finish line some 56 hours after it set off on a long journey covering 241 nautical miles in the ocean. The title was won by Neville Crichton’s Shockwave (NZL), a mammoth craft twice the size of the puny Viva Corte. The tournament featured 220 yachts with most of them the size of the Viva Corte; one reason why Ivo Olivero’s achievement brought so much cheer to so many.

The main attraction of the Giraglia Rolex cup is the long distance race that starts from Saint-Tropez to San Remo, via the Giraglia rock.  Neville Crichton is no stranger to this event having won line honours five times and broken the course record twice. His win is the culmination of his good form at this tournament. Speaking after the win, Neville Crichton said that he [...] Read More

The Rolex Commodore’s Cup is expected to draw competitors from a number of countries including Belgium, France, Great Britain, Honk Kong and Ireland.  The tournament will be conducted on the tight Solent course and is expected to be very competitive.

The Rolex Commodore’s Cup is characterised by intense competition and this year will see a continuation of rivalries old and new. The field includes some of the most talented yachtsmen in the world, spread generously, in all the classes of the boating championship.

The IRC Super Zero class features some of the most powerful boats in the competition promising plenty of high quality racing. Some of TP52’s that will be lighting up the Solent with their performances include Johnny Vincent’s Pace, Charles Dunstone’s Teamorigin Rio, the British Keelboat Academy’s John Merricks II and Rob Grey’s, Farr 52, Bob.

IRC Zero is stacked with talent from six different countries Including Rolex Commodore’s Cup [...] Read More

The RYA announced the teams that would be competing in the Commodores Cup beginning Saturday 15th, 2010.  The championship is a biennial event, conducted on the trying waters around the Solent, featuring several in-shore and out-shore events that stretch over a period of seven gruelling days.

The Brits are the defending champions and are expected to come up with a strong showing at this challenging event. RYA GBR will be putting up a strong team comprising of Team GBR Red, Blue, White and Black; team GBR Red being the cynosure of all eyes, having won the event in style in 2008.

The competition will have each team entering one boat in each of the three IRC class rating bands. Accordingly, team GBR Red will feature White Heat (King 40, Class One), Quokka 8 (Grand Soleli 43, Class Two) and Premier Flair (Elan 410, Class Three).  Not to be left behind, team [...] Read More

The Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series returns to the Watkins Glen International, after extensive renovations were made to the track last season.  Scott Pruett and his Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates co-driver Memo Rojas are the favorites at the Glen. However, many feel that NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, racing with the GAINCOS/ Bob Stalling Racing team has a chance to upstage the favorites.

The Watkins Glenn International, second in distance to the Rolex 24 at Daytona, starts at 2 P.M on Saturday after the completion of practice and qualifying session on Friday.  The event will be televised by Speed in two parts starting from race start.

Pruett and the Ganassi Daytona Prototype team have always done well at the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series at Glen since their initiation to the event way back in 2004. In six appearances they have racked up an impressive array of three wins, one [...] Read More

The competition for the New York Yacht Club’s annual regatta sponsored by Rolex is getting fiercer as the D-Day draws nearer. Starting, Friday, June 11, the Rolex sponsored annual regatta will feature class champions, historic classes and some of the largest boats seen on water. The competition will begin with the Around-the-Island race on Friday, followed by two days of gruelling buoy racing. The regatta is the oldest in

America, dating way back to 1845.
The championship is divided into several divisions like the PHRF, Classic, 6 Meter, 12 Meter and IRC, each division having its own favourite.  The Ran is one of the favourites in its class, having earned its fair share of appreciation at the Grand-Prix classics like the 2009 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, Rolex Fastnet Race and Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The owner of any 72 footer Ran is confident that the yacht will be able to [...] Read More

The Rolex Commodores’ Cup has announced its teams for the 2010 season. The grand regatta will begin on the 15th of August and continue till the 21st of August which leaves hardly three months in the hands of various teams for preparation that will be participating in the event. The Rolex Commodores’ Cup is of international repute that has all eyes set upon it and is being touted as one of the most exciting upcoming regattas.

The league of teams gearing up for the event includes South Africa that will be participating in the event for the first time. Teams from Northern European nations including France, United Kingdom and Ireland will be sailing in the regatta in great numbers which are seen as the spine of the whole event and so will team Hong Kong which is hoping to replicate its 2008 performance in the event. Organizers have revealed that [...] Read More

Rolex, along with a few other major brands, will be seen sponsoring the Open Championship this year. The golf championship is one of the oldest and most prestigious championships among the four major golf championships held across the globe. The Open Championship is being organized by the R&A. The 2010 Open Championship also holds a special appeal following its 150th anniversary. Other brands sponsoring the event include Doosan and Lexus.
Rolex has been lending its support to several sporting events. The main onus of the support is to bring across a common platform for the players from around the world and to help them display their talents in various fields of sport. The long legacy of support by Rolex in the form of sponsorships has given the career of many a sports stars the required boost and encouragement. Rolex has been a sponsor to sporting events like equestrian events, tennis [...] Read More

Great Britain’s champion rider William Fox-Pitt together with his gelding Cool Mountain registered their top slot victory in the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event which took place from 22nd April to 25th April. The event has also marked William Fox-Pitt’s first step towards the coveted title of the Rolex Grand Slam. With their impressive performance the pair mounted a finishing score of 42.8 penalties. Born into an equestrian family, the talented rider started riding at the tender age of four years and took off his eventing career at the age of 15 years. William Fox-Pitt has twice remained the World Number One rider and has also bagged the title of British Number One for about seven times. The consistent performance and his unparalleled accomplishments have made him one of the most successful Three Day event riders from Britain. The rider also has an Olympic Bronze and a team Silver [...] Read More

This year’s Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event which was touted as the best opportunity of Oliver Townend’s career to win a Grand Slam, turned into a nightmare when an accident led to his being air lifted off the Kentucky Horse Park grounds.  Oliver Townend’s chances of winning the trophy this year were marred and the prize money of $350,000 continues to remain a distant possibility. Townend had marked his victory in the other two events namely Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials and the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials earlier in the year and was geared up to prove his worth in the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event in succession. The victory in the event would not only have resulted in him taking over the title of the Rolex Grand Slam along with the hefty prize money, it would also have made him the second rider in the history of eventing to [...] Read More

Oliver Townend, is one troubled man these days. The man who till a few days back was all geared up for the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, is now facing a lot of trouble in order to make his way into the grand event. The Icelandic volcanic ash cloud which has led to the cancellation of all the flights to and from Europe including the UK, has proved to be highly detrimental to anyone but Oliver Townend’s dream to swipe the coveted title of the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event. The twenty seven year old rider is keeping all hopes intact for making it to the event in time. Reportedly, the man is leaving no stone unturned to hit the field.

With his consecutive two victories in the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials and the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials, Oliver Townend has all eyes on him. With two [...] Read More