Maxis taking off - Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2008

Traditionally in the first week of September the Costa Smeralda Yacht Club hosts the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup - welcoming the most beautiful yachts representing the ultimate in technology, elegance and professionalism.
Here are my impressions of the pre-start activities of the world's best sailors getting these ultimate racing machines of 20 to 40m in length ready for a day of heavy maestrale in the La Maddalena archipelago