Tuesday marks the start of racing at the eagerly-anticipated 2011 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. A typically extravagant week is in store: the 47-strong multinational fleet present at this year’s regatta is the second largest in the event’s history. These multifarious crews arrive on the back of some starkly contrasting seasons. Having tackled offshore endurance events... ... read full story
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2011 Perini Navi Cup –Sailing Yacht Maltese Falcon Wins – Final race cancelled
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Porto Cervo, 4th September 2011. Light and unstable winds led to racing being abandoned on the final day of the Perini Navi Cup 2011. Participants had been looking forward to the final battle between the top three superyachts which were separated by just one point; however the final classification remained unvaried from yesterday with the ... ... read full story
Race Two of Perini Navi Cup 2011 Regatta – Sailing Yacht MALTESE FALCON Retains the Lead
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Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy. 3rd September 2011. The 56-metre yacht Panthalassa claimed victory today in the second race of the Perini Navi Cup 2011 and now sits in third place overall behind Parsifal II in second place and The Maltese Falcon yacht in first. Organized by the Yacht Costa Smeralda from 1st to 4th September,... ... read full story
Sauter Carbon Offset Design DynaWing AC72 Schooner Catamaran – 34th America’s Cup
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Sauter Carbon Offset Design presents the DynaWing AC72 Schooner rigged Catamaran, the 34th America’s Cup Challenger that could prove to be faster and certainly less prone to capsize than the Oracle 22 meter Racing Cat with a 40 meter Wingsail. The DynaWing AC72 America’s Cup yacht employs a Schooner rig featuring a hybrid Wingmast and... ... read full story
2011 Perini Navi Cup – First Day Update: Sailing Yacht Maltese Falcon leading the overall classification
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An exciting first day of the fourth edition of the Perini Navi Cup came to a close with The Maltese Falcon charter yacht leading the overall classification. The regatta, which sees the spectacular fleet of sailing yachts from the Perini Navi shipyard race off Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda, is organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda... ... read full story
Les Voiles de Saint Tropez 2011: Thirty years on: the ‘Nioulargue spirit” is honoured
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Over four thousand crew are preparing to do battle from 24 September at the 13th edition of Les Voiles. They will be racing aboard three hundred of the finest futuristic yachts and the most elegant traditional yachts on the planet. The event will be run in the exceptional setting of the bay of Saint Tropez,... ... read full story
Nautor’s Swan Announces ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous Dates for March 2012
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Nautors Swan is looking ahead to their Cruising Rendezvous Programme next year with the official release of dates for the 2012 ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous. This will be the 9th annual Caribbean based Rendezvous for the internationally renowned luxury sailing yacht manufacturer. Dates for 2012 are from the 12th through to the 17th March with the... ... read full story
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup returns for its 22nd edition in Porto Cervo
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The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup returns for its 22nd edition in Porto Cervo. The renowned regatta organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with partner Rolex will take place from 5th to 10th September when 46 of the world’s largest and most competitive maxi racing yachts are expected to do battle on the... ... read full story
Everything is in place for the 4th Perini Navi Cup in Porto Cervo to start tomorrow
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The scene is set for the start of the fourth edition of the Perini Navi Cup taking place in Porto Cervo from 1st to 4th September. Eighteen Perini Navi sailing yachts have gathered in Porto Cervo for the event which is open only to yachts built by the renowned Viareggio shipyard. Organized by the Yacht... ... read full story
10th Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe: 14th to 18th September, 2011
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Whether in the harbour, ashore or at sea, the 80 boats expected for the 10th Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe on 14 to 18 September are living proof that our maritime heritage is alive and well, and bears testimony to the Principality’s commitment to the values surrounding it. This year the Yacht Club de Monaco,... ... read full story