Top 17 race photos from the Loro Piana Caribbean Regatta & Rendezvous 2017

The A2 spinnaker on Danneskjöld blankets the cockpit of the 105-footer as the crew scrambles to take it down.

The 146-footer _Ganesha_strikes a reaching pose on an azure sea.

A Rebecca crewman is hoisted to the clew of the gennaker to change a sheet during the race around Virgin Gorda on day two of  the Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous.

Grande Orazio(right) tacks to cover _B5_on the crystal clear waters off Virgin Gorda.

Leopard 3’s bowman helps feed a roller-furling unit to the bowsprit as a wave takes aim to douse him.

Rounding the top of Virgin Gorda was a wet and bouncy affair, as the crew of Q found out.

Rebecca strikes a classic pose on an azure sea during the first race at the Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta. To catch up on all the action from the first day's racing don't miss our highlights video.

The crew of Leopard 3 enjoys a beautiful day’s sail which took place in a fantastic wind of 10 to 15 knots.

In a key moment of their race, the afterguard of Ganesha watches P2 cross on starboard near the second passing of the Dog Islands.

Few seats offer a better front row view of the Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta than the bowsprit aboard the 60 metre Perseus 3.

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