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Bella Pita comes first at 8th running of the Shipyard CupThursday, 2 September 2010
Strong winds on day 3 of the Pendennis CupFriday, 13 August 2010
Day 1 and day 2 of the Pendennis CupWednesday, 11 August 2010
The excitement builds before the Pendennis Cup 2010Tuesday, 3 August 2010
The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2010Friday, 30 July 2010
Tuiga wins the Westward Cup in CowesMonday, 19 July 2010
SYT weekend photo special: The Superyacht Cup Palma 2010Sunday, 27 June 2010
The Superyacht Cup Palma 2010: Day 1Friday, 25 June 2010
Port Louis Marina will host the first Oyster Regatta in Grenada in April 2011Thursday, 24 June 2010
Palma prepares for the 2010 edition of The Superyacht CupMonday, 14 June 2010
Club Yachting Life Rally 2010 Day 4: Sailing to FormentorMonday, 14 June 2010
Club Yachting Life Rally 2010: Day 3 Sailing to Port de Soller onboard S/Y Black Molly IIIFriday, 4 June 2010
Record breakers line up for Sevenstar ChallengeTuesday, 1 June 2010
Club Yachting Life Rally 2010: Day 1 & 2 Sailing on Passe PartoutMonday, 31 May 2010
Superyacht cup Palma full dockWednesday, 12 May 2010
Falmouth to Falmouth Rum Race 2012Monday, 10 May 2010
Dahm International holds sailing event in MallorcaThursday, 22 April 2010
Superyacht Hanuman withdraws from the Antigua Classic Regatta 2010Friday, 16 April 2010
Striking regatta at the New York BayTuesday, 6 April 2010
The Shipyard Cup 2010Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Perini Navi at the Saint Barths Bucket Regatta 2010Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Maltese Falcon signs up for The Superyacht Cup PalmaMonday, 22 March 2010
Series of spectacular J-Class regattas in 2012Friday, 19 February 2010
Les Voiles de Saint Barth 2010Tuesday, 19 January 2010
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2009; Day twoThursday, 1 October 2009
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2009; Day oneWednesday, 30 September 2009
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2009Tuesday, 29 September 2009
High winds cancel final race day of Perini Navi CupTuesday, 8 September 2009
Perini Navi Cup 2009: Day 1Saturday, 5 September 2009
Perini Navi fleet fills the skyline in Porto CervoThursday, 3 September 2009
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup gets underway in two weeksTuesday, 25 August 2009
Yacht Club Costa Smeralda prepares for packed September scheduleThursday, 6 August 2009
Record gathering of Perini Navi superyachts to race in Porto CervoWednesday, 5 August 2009
Perini Navi's P2 wins the Newport Bucket Regatta 2009Friday, 24 July 2009
Ranger and Hanuman line up in Newport R.I.Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Dahm International renews the Club Yachting LifeFriday, 17 July 2009
Ganesha Wins The Dubois Cup 2009Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Yacht Club Costa Smeralda presents 2009 Regatta CalendarThursday, 9 April 2009
Silvertip wins the 2009 Millennium Cup Pacific SeriesFriday, 13 February 2009
Millennium Cup entrants now include S/Y ZenjiWednesday, 4 February 2009
Timoneer claims victory in the Superyacht Cup Antigua 2008Monday, 15 December 2008
Drama on day two of the Superyacht CupFriday, 12 December 2008
Signe steals the show on the first day of the Superyacht Cup AntiguaThursday, 11 December 2008
Les Voiles de Saint Tropez 2008 comes to a closeMonday, 6 October 2008
Les voiles arm wrestle the Mistral & the Camper & Nicholsons classic collectionThursday, 2 October 2008
Close classic racing and a Scotsman's designs in Saint TropezWednesday, 1 October 2008
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2008: Tall masts and passionate designersTuesday, 30 September 2008
Thursday, 10 June 2010Wednesday, 10 March 2010Sevenstar round Britain and Ireland race attracts Volvo Ocean 70 and Class 40 fleets Chartered yacht Safara wins at St. Martin 2010 Heineken Regatta Wednesday, 3 March 2010Wednesday, 3 February 2010Monday, 1 February 2010Tuesday, 26 January 2010Wednesday, 16 December 2009Hanuman and Ranger join the line-up of The Superyacht Cup Antigua 2010 Tuesday, 24 November 2009The Real Club Náutico Barcelona and the New York Yacht Club co-host the NY-BCN record Monday, 5 October 2009Monday, 28 September 2009Tuesday, 22 September 2009Tuesday, 15 September 2009Wednesday, 29 July 2009Thursday, 16 July 2009Friday, 19 June 2009A convincing win for Gliss in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta Tuesday, 28 April 2009Sailing yacht Hyperion returns to the Superyacht Cup Palma to defend title Tuesday, 7 April 2009Friday, 27 March 2009Northrop and Johnson Yacht Charter at the 2009 St. Barth’s Bucket Tuesday, 10 March 2009Wednesday, 11 February 2009Silvertip leading race for 2009 NZ Millennium Cup after day two Tuesday, 10 February 2009Tuesday, 3 February 2009Monday, 26 January 2009Monday, 8 December 2008Tuesday, 25 November 2008Millennium Cup Pacific Series 09: Oceanbridge shipping option to the Mediterranean Monday, 24 November 2008Thursday, 6 November 2008Thursday, 30 October 2008Monday, 8 September 2008Friday, 5 September 2008Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2008 Race Day 3: Big Wind, Big Waves, Big Day Thursday, 4 September 2008Wednesday, 27 August 2008Monday, 25 August 2008Thursday, 14 August 2008Friday, 8 August 2008Friday, 25 July 2008Tuesday, 17 June 2008Friday, 13 June 2008Monday, 9 June 2008Tuesday, 20 May 2008Monday, 19 May 2008Record breaking schooner signs up for the Superyacht Cup Palma Wednesday, 30 April 2008Ulysse Nardin renew title sponsorship of The Superyacht Cup Palma Thursday, 24 April 2008Fortis renews Platinum sponsorship for The Superyacht Cup Palma Monday, 14 April 2008Monday, 7 April 2008Pendennis & S.Y Rebecca celebrate a successful St Barth’s Bucket Thursday, 3 April 2008Wednesday, 19 March 2008Friday, 15 February 2008The Superyacht Cup Palma - Over 20 yachts already registered |
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Bella Pita (75' Bill Tripp design) earned her way to the top spot during a spectacular weekend in the Boothbay Region of Maine during the 8th running of the Shipyard Cup. After the downturn caused organizers to postpone last year's event, the Shipyard Cup came back this year in grand style. 
After the first 2 days of racing the yachts were determined to use the strong winds to their full advantage on day 3. On Wednesday all yachts had a day’s rest from sailing during which all boats underwent maintenance, including fixing Adela’s 1 tonne spinnaker which was split on Tuesday and repairing the damaged mainsail. 
As the sea mist hung over the harbour, Day 1 of the Pendennis Cup began with a dramatic start in the Big Class as Adela, Mariquita, Mariette and Velacarina planned their approach to the start line. Mariquita was set flying with her working topsail and Mariette with the jackyard. With one minute to go all four yachts were approaching the line. 
It is now less than 1 week to go until Pendennis hosts the 2nd Pendennis Cup in Falmouth. Following the success of 2008 we have seven yachts confirmed with potentially more still interested. With over 200 crew visiting for the week’s racing and another 150 guests the event will provide plenty of excitement and entertainment. 
With an active racing season well underway, a fleet of top maxi yachts have committed to being in Porto Cervo to compete at the 2010 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. The event is a favourite gathering for these competitive and striking sailing craft, which will meet off Sardinia’s spectacular Costa Smeralda from 5 – 11 September. 
After celebrating her 100th anniversary in September 2009, Monaco’s 15 M IR maritime ambassador launched her new regatta season in style by winning the Westward Cup in Cowes. Organised from 5 to 10 July 2010, the Westward Cup 2010 was an initiative of Zbynek Zak to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the launch of the original Westward. 
As always, the wind conditions can be predictable or unpredictable and in the case of Superyacht Cup Day 2, they were both. Everyone bobbed around the committee boat, saying here we go again, with delay after delay and everyone expecting a simple puff of wind, just enough to fill the myriad of sails. 
Day 1 of The Superyacht Cup Palma dawned clear, bright and ominously still. Nevertheless, the diverse fleet, which features this year many yachts familiar to superyacht racing fans, representing yacht builders worldwide, including Fitzroy’s Salperton IV, Royal Huisman Gliss, Wally Saudade, and of course, the unmistakable Maltese Falcon. 
Oyster has announced that the new Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina will host the first Oyster Regatta to be held in Grenada in April 2011. Planning for the regatta is already well under away, with Oyster's Liz Whitman working with the team at Port Louis Marina and the local Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada. 
The Superyacht Cup Palma 2010 is shaping up to be the best yet, with 20 yachts already confirmed for the three days racing and a full social programme of activities for every evening. The regatta, now in its 15th year, has the reputation of being as much fun off the water as on, and this year should be no exception. 
The last day, Monday, was an optional day to sail up to Formentor for those who had time and were still enjoying the beautiful weather and good life on Mallorca. Due to time restrictions four yachts, Fidelitas, Inspiration, Danubio III and Ameena, couldn’t join us to Formentor and before departing we said goodbye to them. 
Sunday morning of the Club Yachting Life Rally was at leisure, so guests had time to explore the small village of Sant Elm, relax on the beach, swim in the clear blue water, or just read a book while sunbathing on their yacht. Broker Alexander Reinsch of dahm international, was our captain for the day on board Black Molly III. 
94 days and counting: It’s 14 weeks until the start of the fully-crewed non-stop 1760nm Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race - organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and 22 yachts have confirmed their participation with a number focused on the opportunity of breaking both the fully-crewed race record set by Jonny Malbon. 
Club Yachting Life was founded in 1987 by Herbert Dahm with the idea of promoting contact among owners and yachting enthusiasts in order to encourage the exchange of ideas and to enrich community life in sailing sports. A first regatta of the Club Yachting Life, in June 1988 from Palma to Cabrera. 
Pendennis and Antigua Yacht Club partner to organise a Trans-Atlantic fun regatta to feed in to the 2012 Olympic superyacht programme in the UK. Following dockside chat during the St Barth’s Bucket, a number of yachts and crew have expressed interest in a race to the UK which follows a similar format to the “Route de Rosé”. 
It is one of the most popular and sailing events on the calendar – and the only one sponsored by a yacht broker: The annual rally for superyacht owners at Dahm International’s Club Yachting Life. Following the event’s spontaneous resurrection last year, the team at Dahm is excited to invite owners of 24m+ sailing yachts to join for a friendly rally. 
The J Class Association has just released a statement that the 42.10 metre Hanuman has withdrawn from the Antigua Classic Regatta 2010, which will start later today on the Caribbean island. Both Velsheda and Ranger will compete in the Spirit of Tradition Class, a fleet of around 7 yachts, schooners, yawls and sloops all over 90’ LOA. 
The vessels Estrella Damm and W Hotels have put their strength to the test in an in-shore regatta that took place along the New York Bay, close to the Statue of Liberty, to serve as a prelude to the New York-Barcelona Transoceanic Sailing Record, a new oceanic challenge that will set the first record between the New York and Barcelona. 
Perini Navi will attend the 15th edition Saint Barths Bucket Regatta on the Caribbean island of St. Barths. Seven Perini Navi sailing yachts will be participating in the Bucket, a regatta including 40 of the world's finest yachts. Perini Navi’s list of entries includes: P2, Helios, Antara, Andromeda La Dea, Baracuda, Salute and Riela. 
This week Maltese Falcon confirmed that they will take part in The Superyacht Cup Palma, June 23–26, 2010. The iconic superyacht at 88m is the largest yacht to have ever taken part in The Superyacht Cup. Maltese Falcon always draws a huge amount of attention wherever she goes with her radical rig configuration and stylish design. 
With three months to go to the start of this new event on the international superyacht sailing calendar, everyone in the Voiles de Saint Barth organizing committee is working hard to finish the racing and entertainment programmes. Les Voiles de St Barth will run from Tuesday 6th to Sunday 11th April 2010. 
Another gorgeous day for participants as racing continues for the 2009 edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. With 296 entries in this unique, annual rendez-vous of both classic and modern boats, today the waters off Saint-Tropez were filled with yachts of all shapes and sizes. Today's racing conditions for the Traditional classes saw 10-15 knots of wind. 
Racing for the Traditional classes officially began today at the 2009 edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. The wind has been gentle thus far, but a thermal breeze picked up around noon allowing for a race start in the bay of Saint-Tropez. The Wally class had its start at 12.30, followed by the Modern boats with their start at 13.30. 
It may be the end of the summer season, but Saint-Tropez is bustling with life as the 11th edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez takes sail. With nearly 300 boats participating in this grand event that unites both modern and classic yachts, the 2009 edition promises spectacular racing on the water and one-of-a-kind ambiance on land in the race village. 
Saturday dawned with the strong breeze of the previous day blowing across the Costa Smeralda unabated. Upwards of 35 knots were recorded off Porto Cervo, causing the YCCS race committee to announce a postponement for the start of today's racing in the Perini Navi Cup. But after one hour, it was clear from the conditions. 
What's better than champagne sailing? Well if you're one of the select few sailing in the Perini Navi Cup off the Costa Smeralda, it was certainly more like Bellini sailing - 30+ knots from the west which provided spectacular conditions for the 18-boat fleet. Racing started pursuit style with the smallest yacht in the fleet, Elettra starting first at 1205. 
Some of the world's largest sailing yachts - with rigs towering upwards of 180' off the water - have been streaming into the picturesque harbour of Porto Cervo, in advance of tomorrows start of the Perini Navi Cup. In fact the 2nd largest traditionally-rigged sailing yacht in the world, Felicita West is here, all 210' of gleaming teak decks. 
When the 20th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup gets underway in two weeks, expect nothing less than a medieval scrap between various latter day warlords and their trusted retainers. The mightiest contest is expected in the Mini Maxi division where eight of the latest exponents of this growing class will be brushing up on Sun Tzu's Art of War. 
The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s September sporting calendar consolidates the entire spectrum of modern-day yachting as sailing superyachts, competitive maxis and honed racing sport boats congregate in Porto Cervo for four events which attest the Club’s decision to concentrate on two distinct areas of development. 
Close to two dozen Perini Navi sailing yachts will grace the quays of Porto Cervo’s New Marina for the third edition of the Perini Navi Cup scheduled to take place from September 3-5, 2009. The event has seen highly successful editions in 2004 and 2006 and in 2009 will be organized for the first time by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. 
Following her positive debut at the St. Barths Bucket Regatta, P2 achieved 1st place among some of the most prestigious and hi-performing yachts in the world. Bringing together 19 boats over 70-feet, the Newport Bucket Regatta was held Saturday and Sunday, July 18th and 19th. After two days of racing, P2 finished first in Class and Overall in the Fleet. 
A showcase of the refined elegance which distinguishes Dubois-designed yachts was on display at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) from June 6-8 during the Dubois Cup 2009. The sheer dimensions of the yachts drew crowds of onlookers to the Porto Cervo Marina where they were treated to six examples ranging from 36-52 metres long. 
The calendar reflects the Club’s development in two related yet distinct areas: organization of first-class sporting events for established and emerging competitive sailboat classes and development and promotion of superyacht events designed to bring owners, shipyards, and the entire nautical spectrum together at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. 
The New Zealand-built sailing yacht Silvertip has won the Millennium Cup Pacific Series superyacht regatta. A small, but spirited fleet sailed four races in three days on three very different courses in Auckland Harbour. The final two races were sailed around a 12-nautical mile triangular course off Auckland's East Coast Bays. 
The 56m superyacht Zenji is now a confirmed entrant in the 2009 Millennium Cup Pacific Series superyacht regatta, bringing the total number of division one entrants to five. "S/Y Zenji is in Auckland with her high profile owner," says Mark Wightman, chairman of the Millennium Cup Pacific Series organising committee. 
After a very close day of racing in what had to be one of the most nail biting finishes to The Superyacht Cup Antigua ever, Timoneer claimed a worthy victory. With winds ranging from 14 to 27 knots on the Abu Dhabi race, all of the boats left the dock with everything to sail for. The competition for first place overall was between the Timoneer and Signe. 
Breakages, rough seas, squalls, sunshine and a new leader, the third day of The Super Yacht Cup Antigua had it all. After a night of high winds and huge rainstorms today’s forecast of 15-20 knots saw a calmer day than the first, but none could have foreseen the action, which occurred within the Superyacht Cup fleet. 
Blue skies, black clouds, sunshine and rain all in one afternoon for the first day of racing at The Superyacht Cup Antigua. The forecast turned out to be pretty acurate, predicting 17 – 20 knots with occasional squalls, but no one really expected squalls on every leg, and winds to reach over 35 knots on several occasions during the two and a half hour race. 
This morning near summer conditions returned once again to Saint-Tropez and participants gathered in La Citadelle for the prize giving ceremony that marks the closing of this year's edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. It is with a note of nostalgia that teams will leave this famous fishing village to return home until the 2009 edition of this spectacular event. 
Bright sun and fresh gusts welcomed the crews this morning in the bay of Saint-Tropez. Today the 300 participating yachts in this year's Voiles de Saint-Tropez were given the chance to truly test themselves for the first time this week. No more twiddling thumbs while waiting for the wind; with the Mistral in full effect. 
Racing at the 10th edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez began this morning under bright sun and almost summer conditions. With a promising breeze at the start that later fell still, today was the first race for the Classics who enjoyed the chance to hoist their sails and race one another over a 24-mile coastal course. 
Les Voiles de Saint Tropez is known for bringing together the most beautiful of both modern and classic racing boats. One looks from Esense to Senso One, which showcase all details of the modern, to the docks filled with the astounding cathedrals of sails belonging to Créole, Altair, Lulworth and Thendara. 
