Once again this year, the Panerai British Classic Week 2016 engaged a slew of top competitive sailors and around 60 stunning classic yachts from across the UK, Europe and as far afield as New Zealand and Australia to Cowes (Isle of Wight).
After a spectacular week of passionate racing, Giovanni Belgrano of the 1939 Laurent Giles 39’ one-off Whooper, was declared winner and presented the British Classic Yacht Club Racing Trophy as well as 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.
