The Giraglia Rolex Cup is organized by the Yacht Club Italiano in collaboration with the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez. The event is run under the supervision of the Federazione Italiana Vela, the Fédération Française de Voile, and, with the collaboration of the City of Saint-Tropez, the Yacht Club de France and the Yacht Club Sanremo. The 2011 Giraglia Rolex Cup will be the 15th edition to be sponsored by Rolex, which has been a partner of the event since 1997. The 2011 Giraglia Rolex Cup comprises a series of inshore races in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, followed by a 245nm offshore race via La Giraglia islet off Corsica to Genova in Italy.