by InTrieste
The American Deep Blue blue, launched in Valencia in February 2020, is an 85-foot racer built by Botìn Partners and equipped by American entrepreneur and philanthropist Wendy Schmidt.
Schmidt is a great sailing enthusiast and founder of the “11th Hour Project”, which works to raise awareness on the issues of global warming and climate change.
Deep Blue participated in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Sardinia before arriving in Trieste on 30 September. The racer took part in the Barcolana Maxi Trofeo Portopiccolo (Barcolana Maxi Portopiccolo Cup) coming in third overall.
It is docked at Marina San Giusto, together with another one of the team’s boats, a magnificent 170-footer that serves as a support boat.
This will be Deep Blue’s first-ever Barcolana after making her racing debut in the Mediterranean last season, but her owner and crew are St Maarten Heineken Regatta regulars. “As a team, we have probably done five or six, but most of us have done almost 10 in total . We are really excited to be in Trieste,” says Deep Blue’s tactician and project manager Rob MacMillan.
Deep Blue is one of the strangest contenders this upcoming Sunday, together with ARCA sir and the Spirit of Portopiccolo.
