There is now less than one week to go before the Mediterranean superyacht racing calendar opens with four days of exhilarating racing on the emerald waters of the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia at the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta. The regatta is organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) in collaboration with Boat International Media. Following consultation with the participating owners, Edoardo Recchi, Sports Director at YCCS, has preliminarily split the diverse fleet of 28 yachts into two divisions with the aim of making the competition as exciting and challenging as possible for all involved without compromising the safety of the vessels or crew.
The Trophy
RACING DIVISION
Yachts: Highland Fling, Indio, Magic Carpet 2, My Song, Y3K.
CRUISING DIVISION
Dark Shadow, Illusion of the Isles, Saudade, Django Too, I-Sea, Scorpione dei Mari, Fado, Jazz Jr, Southern Star, Farandwide, Liara, Unfurled, Farewell, Moonbird, Whisper, Ganesha, Mrs Seven, White Lie, Gliss, P2, Zefiro, Hamilton II, Salperton IV.
The five yachts in the racing division will have a fleet start and the twenty three yachts in the cruising divison will start at one minute intervals on a pursuit start.
The overall winning yacht of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2010 will be named on the perpetual Silver Cup which is displayed in the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The owner of the vessel will be presented with a unique hand blown glass sculpture by Chihuly (pictured left) made especially for the event reflecting the colours of the Sardinian waters.
Special prizes will also be awarded to the overall winning yacht of each division. These will be hand made, polished stainless steel yacht models by the artist John Mellows of Azure Dragon Marine Sculptures.
In addition all Southern Wind yachts will be racing for the Southern Wind Trophy.
The race will be supported by Feadship’s luxurious 39 metre motor yacht GO.
This prestigious vessel is the official host yacht for the Regatta. The yacht, launched earlier this year, will offer VIP guests the opportunity to follow the racing in comfort and enjoy spectacular views of the action on the water.
Also supporting the regatta will be Maxi Dolphin’s MD 51 luxury day cruiser designed by Roberto Starkel to emulate 1930’s runabouts and American cariolets. This high performance tender driven by a professional sailor will offer VIP guests the opportunity to view the racing and enjoy an exhilarating day close to the action. Joining her on the water will be a fine sport utility boat from Blue Game.
For more information on the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta please visit – loropianasuperyachtregatta.com
List of Yachts Racing in the 2010 Regatta:
the loro piana superyacht regatta
YACHT BUILDER DESIGNER LOA
Dark Shadow Wally German Frers 30.00m
Django Too Tréhard Jacques Fauroux 25.00m
Fado Southern Wind Shipyard Nauta Yachts 30.20m
Farandwide Southern Wind Shipyard Farr Yacht Design / Nauta Design 30.20m
Farewell Southern Wind Shipyard Farr Yacht Design / Nauta Design 30.20m
Ganesha Fitzroy Yachts Dubois NA 39.00m
Gliss Royal Huisman Phillipe Briand 31.87m
Hamilton II CNB Philippe Briand 35.70m
Highland Fling Goetz Custom Technologies Reichel Pugh 25.00m
Illusion of the Isles Southern Wind Shipyard Farr Yacht Design 30.20m
Indio Wally German Frers 30.50m
I-SEA Southern Wind Shipyard Farr Yacht Design / Nauta Design 30.20m
Jazz Jr Proteksan Turquoise Hoek Design 32.89m
Liara Southern Ocean Marine Southern Ocean Marine 32.00m
Magic Carpet 2 Wally German Frers 28.80m
Moonbird Fitzroy Yachts Dubois 37.08m
Mrs Seven Southern Wind Shipyard Farr Yacht Design / Nauta Design 30.20m
My Song Cookson Boats Reichel Pugh / Nauta Design 25.42m
P2 Perini Navi Philippe Briand 38.15m
Salperton IV Fitzroy Yachts Dubois NA 45.00m
Saudade Wally Bill Tripp 45.19m
Scorpione dei Mari Jongert Tony Castro 29.00m
Southern Star Southern Wind Shipyard Reichel Pugh / Nauta Design 23.77m
Unfurled Royal Huisman German Frers 34.17m
Whisper Southern Wind Shipyard Reichel Pugh / Nauta Design 23.99m
White Lie Nautor German Frers 27.71m
Y3K Wally Yachts German Frers 30.50m
Zefiro Southern Wind Shipyard Farr Yacht Design / Nauta Design 30.20m
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta - Image by Rick Tomlinson
Further resources: Loro Piana 2010, Loro Piana Yacht Ragatta Sardinia.
