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Few busy weeks of yachting ⛵️🙃

Rolex Swan Cup
Round 5 Cape 31
Les Voiles de St Tropez
Final Grand Prix ETF 26
Rolex Middle Sea Race

And the year is not over yet :)

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And like that it’s done. Solid 2nd place. Hats off to @team__django with the win.
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#racing #sailing #ocean #malta #middlesea

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606nm, with a rival never far from your thoughts.

Django 7X and Balthasar kept each other working all the way around the Rolex Middle Sea Race. Every gain mattered. Every change in the breeze offered a chance to get ahead, or let the other boat back in.

After a late night finish, Vasco Vascotto and Bouwe Bekking reflect on the close contest from opposite sides of a race they shared.

🎥 @alicecallowfilm

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On board Balthasar for a training session ahead of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, capturing the action through my lens while enjoying every moment as a sailor myself.

A perfect mix of visual storytelling and the pure joy of sailing. Because some experiences are even better when you get to see them through both perspectives.

🎥 @deeabuzdugan_sailing

#yachtracing #rolexmiddlesearace #maxiyacht #sailingvideo #sailingphotography

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Balthasar delivered an epic performance at the Yachting Malta Coastal Race of @rolexmiddlesearace, powering through over 20 knots of breeze to take the win.
Just the kind of racing that gets the adrenaline pumping and the perfect warm-up for 606nm.

#yachtracing #maxiyacht #sailingvideo #malta #sailingphotography

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Over 20 knots of breeze. Balthasar showing what it’s about!

The Yachting Malta Coastal Race delivered an epic day on the water, with Balthasar taking the win. For a team preparing to take on 606nm, it was the ideal opportunity to push the boat, sharpen the teamwork and enjoy some serious racing.

A big thank you to Yachting Malta for making days like this possible.

Next up, the Rolex Middle Sea Race.

📷 @alicecallowfilm

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Four weeks until the Rolex Middle Sea Race. ⛵️

There’s something special about this race.

Looking forward to this October.🇲🇹

#RolexMiddleSeaRace #YachtRacing #SailingPhotography #Malta

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Maxi Worlds windward leeward race 1 start. Porto Cervo 2026
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#racing #sailing #startline #italy #battles

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Vice World Champion with Balthasar at the Maxi Worlds! 💪🙌🥈 Great result and a fantastic effort by the entire team!

24 hours at home and back to Porto Cervo! This time for the Rolex Swan Cup!

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Can @team__django live there?
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#racing #django #maxiworlds #sardinia #portocervo

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BALTHASAR ⚡️

The Maxi 72 Balthasar, sail number MLT 5, is already in race mode in Porto Cervo for the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2026.

21.95 metres.
5.70 metres of beam.
5.65 metres draft.
Designed by Mark Mills.
Built in 2013 by /Zero Long.

At the helm: @louisbalc , son of owner Filip Balcaen and an experienced offshore sailor.
And there is a strong possibility that some world-class sailors will be on board in Porto Cervo.
Among the names expected around the Balthasar programme are Bouwe Bekking, one of the world’s most experienced ocean racers, Aksel Magdahl, renowned navigator and offshore tactician, and Hamish Pepper, Olympic sailor and multiple World Champion.
Bekking was already calling tactics when Balthasar won the 2025 Rolex Middle Sea Race overall.
A 13-year-old Maxi
And she could be one of the boats to watch at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2026. ⚡️.
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#Balthasar #sailingsardinia #Maxi72 #MaxiYachtRolexCup #dronevideo

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August started well with a win on Cape 31 Niramo at @copareymapfre in Palma and another win with Blueshift in the @etf26series in Lorient!! 🏆🥳🍻 Leading the Overall Seasons Ranking going into the last regatta of the season! 💪

Feeling ready for a big push through a busy second half of the sailing season! 💪⛵️💨

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