History
2024 ROLEx Middle sea race
Red Bandit won the 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race, finishing with a time of 4 days, 18 hours, 55 minutes, and 17 seconds, which was more than two hours less than the next yacht. This victory marks the third time a German yacht has claimed the prestigious title. The Rolex Middle Sea Race marked the beginning of this project and the Foundation behind it as it was the teams first participation in a race in 2020.
Red Bandit won the Rolex Giraglia in 2023 marking the teams first major Rolex race win. The team opted for a daring and radical strategy to sail an easterly route coming in to Genoa, as the remaining competitors all went for the promising westerly option. The overall victory came down to a tight finish as the closest competitor Lisa R edged ever closer to the finishing line but was ultimately stopped by the dying breeze handing Red Bandit the win by 20 Minutes.
2023 ROlex Giraglia
2023 world championships
Red Bandit scored a strong third place at the 2023 ORC World Championships in Kiel only being beaten by two other TP52s, Beau Geste and Outsider. With a strong level of competition and tough Baltic weather conditions, it proved to be a new challenge for the team as they had only trained in light Mediterranean conditions.
The plan to enter bring the boat to Kiel was a last minute decision as Red Bandit was stopped from competing in the Copa Del Rey to help the King win his own event. Regardless it was a huge honour to compete in our home country and against such strong teams.
Red Bandit won the Copa Del Rey ORC 1 divison in the first year of its creation. This Regatta also marked the first victory of the Red Bandit team and gave the sailing world a glimpse of what was to come.
The regatta started of with a disqualification on the first day leaving the team in last place. However following the tough first day the team made a spectacular turn around, sailing only first and second places in all follwing races.
