Roma the Farr 85' owned by Filippo Faruffini , skippered by former America's cup sailor Vasco Vascotto and powered with Banks Sails MEMBRANE wins for the third time the maxi Rolex Cup in Portocervo (Sardinia/Italy) in the racing/cruising class.
Filippo Faruffini was surprised given how they had come into the competition, "this is a sport and you can leave nothing to chance. We only decided only one month ago to race and were really under-prepared. Our sails are old and we broke many, many things but we still could be always faster than of DSK a bring new and professionally sailed Swan 90.
"This result proves the real longevity of the Banks Sails MEMBRANE for maxi yachts, most of the sails won the MRC in 2006 2007 and 2009 " say Paolo Semeraro chief sail designer of the Banks Sails group
