Whooper Wins PANERAI British Classic 2016

Panerai British Classic Week came to a spectacular conclusion with one final race for all classes in glorious sunshine and a perfect Solent sea breeze. This year’s regatta attracted entrants from as mainland Europe, Scandinavia and the USA, plus two crews from The Classic Yacht Club of Australia and one from The Classic Yacht Club of New Zealand, who raced in three chartered 1959 Morgan Giles 42’ Bermudan Sloops.

The Overall Winner of Panerai British Classic Week 2016 was the 1939 Laurent Giles 39’ one-off Whooper, owned and sailed by Giovanni Belgrano who was presented the British Classic Yacht Club Racing Trophy and a Panerai Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days Automatic Acciaio. Whooper had a clean sweep in Class 2 and was the top scoring yacht in the combined fleet races. This is the second time that Giovanni and his team have won the week overall.