2020 505 EURO CUP KICKS OFF IN SAN RAPHAEL THIS EASTER WEEKEND

ANNUAL REGATTA WHICH SERVES AS THE FIRST LEG OF THE 2020 EURO CUP SERIES

FROM AS FAR AFIELD AS AUSTRALIA, THE ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO YACHT CLUB DE SAN RAPHAEL HAS STARTED AS SAILORS LOOK TO ESCAPE WINTER  FOR EASTER

SAN RAPHAEL, France – 12 April 2022 – The first leg of the 2020 505 Euro Cup commences this Friday at Yacht Club de San Raphael and more than 30 boats are expected to compete.

In what has become one of the highlights on the annual 505 calendar, the Euro Cup is a four-event series that takes place across France, Italy, Germany and, this year for the first time, Spain.  There is a winner determined at each event as well as an overall series winner based on cumulative scores from three of the four regattas.

“Known for its international flavor and its beautiful Mediterranean waters, San Raphael is the perfect venue to break the winter blues,” said International 505 Class President Michael Quirk. “The Yacht Club de San Raphael regularly runs high-level events for a range o