This post features photographs of the Farr Two Tonner Larouge (Design #242), taken by Guy Gurney during the 1991 Admiral's Cup. Larouge was commissioned by Giuseppe DeGennaro and was launched in 1990, finishing second in the Copa Del Rey and was part of the Italian team that won the Sardinia Cup that year (with a race to spare), before going on to win the 1991 Two Ton Cup held in Kiel.
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| Larouge sails downwind during the 1991 Admiral's Cup (photo Guy Gurney) |
For the 1991 Admiral's Cup, Larouge was skippred by Robert Ferrarese, with Brad Butterworth aboard as tactician. Larouge finished the Admiral's Cup series as the second Two Tonner (behind another Farr design Bravura), with placings of 4/3/2/2/3/5. She was part of the second-placed Italian team, and sailed alongside the Farr 50-footer Mandrake Krizia and the Farr One-Tonner Brava, with the team finishing in second place, behind France.
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| Larouge during the 1991 Admiral's Cup (photo Guy Gurney) |
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| Larouge approaches a gybe mark during the 1991 Admiral's Cup (photo Guy Gurney) |
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| Larouge follows Denmark's Unibank and sistership Bravura from the United States (photo Guy Gurney) |
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| Unibank leads Larouge around a gybe mark during the 1991 Admiral's Cup (photo Guy Gurney) |
Larouge subsequently competed in the 1992 Kenwood Cup in Hawaii, as a member of the victorious European team and alongside Corum Rubis and Mad Max. The photo of Larouge in that series (below) was taken by Phil Uhl. Larouge lost her Two Ton champion crown that year to the newer Shockwave, but won it again in Cowes in 1993 after a closely-fought battle with Shockwave. She again raced in the Two Ton division in the 1993 Admiral's Cup - after solid results of 3/1/7/2/2/2 she lost her mast in the Fastnet Race finale and slumped to fifth place. |
| Larouge rounds a leeward mark during the 1992 Kenwood Cup (photo Phil Uhl) |
More photographs from the 1991 Admiral's Cup, and a video of the series, can be seen here. Other images and articles about Larouge can also been seen on the Histoiredeshalfs website here.
March 2024
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