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#PesaroRovigno - This year's Pesaro-Rovigno regatta in the Adriatic was marked by a serious collision between two competing boats at the weekend, as the photo above shows.

According to Liguria Nautica News, Michele Cinquepalmi's 83ft Maxi Chica Magnum was on a starboard tack and Kuka, the Sly 42 of Roberto Casadei, was on a port tack when they collided at the pre-start on one of the two scheduled races of the Italy-to-Croatia regatta.

It's not yet known how the boats came to cross paths but the damage to the much smaller Sly 42 was significant, and some of its crew were treated for minor injuries after the larger vessel's hull created a deep gash in its starboard side.

Liguria Nautica News has more on the story HERE.

And here's video from on board Kuka which appears to be from shortly before the collision:

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About The Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe

Created in 1978 by Michel Etevenon, La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe is regarded as the queen of solo transatlantic races.

For 44 years, the race has joined Saint-Malo in Brittany to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe. It musters the biggest fleet ocean racing fleet of all levels on the same starting line. This transatlantic course at a total distance of 3,542 miles has become legendary as its unique magic is all about the range of different classes and the mix of competitors.

Some of the best solo racers in the world of sailing, professionals and amateurs, meet every four years to taste "the magic of the Rhum".

On November 6 2022, this legendary race will set off once again, taking on the Atlantic whilst appealing to a broad mass of public fans and followers. They are offered the chance to dream, to escape and share the wonder with the solo racers who are all ready to go to sea and challenge the Autumn Atlantic.

At A Glance - Route du Rhum 2022 start date

La Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe 2022 starts on November 6 off Saint-Malo, France

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