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

A fleet of superyachts navigates through the lee of West Dog Island.

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.

The new Swan 115 Shamanna shows a clean foredeck after rounding the windward mark during the race which saw the entire fleet race over a distance of nearly 30 nautical miles.

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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