The Overall Results of the Offshore Races of the 2017 ORC World Championship are in: the IronFX Racing Team, representing Cyprus, is 10th Overall (including the professional crews) and joint 1st in Corinthians Class (amateur crews).
This a record result from the team, representing Cyprus for the first time in an ORC World Championship. The IronFX Racing Team is pitched against multi-million dollar professional teams and nonetheless has managed to deliver an exceptional result, promoting Cyprus and the sport of sailing in Cyprus.
The IronFX Racing Yacht is currently participating in Class A of the World Championship with a Corinthian designation. The yacht is a Farr 45 Class yacht designed by Bruce Farr and has a crew of 14. The team is captained by Nikolas Epiphaniou and crewed by Markos Kashiouris, Loukia Kanarini, Daphne Frangoudis, Charalambos Aravatzis, Stelios Mabrouk, Andreas Milidonis, Andriana Matsis, Giorgos Savvides, Sakis Dionysiou, Adam Vlachos, Alexandros Adamides, Michel Fialas and Andreas Liasides.
The World Championship continues until July 8th, 7 races to go.
Results: http://www.golfoditrieste.net/public/allegati/115.pdf
Also, follow IronFX Racing Team’s journey on the ORC Worlds Championship Live Streaming Channel: http://www.orcworlds2017.com/video_live_streaming
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