The world’s renowned J class yachts were admired by berth holders as well as visitors to MDL‘s Ocean Village earlier this month as the marina hosted yachts racing in the Solent Regatta and Hundred Guinea Cup.

Spectacular J Class Yachts

Three J Class yachts – charter yacht Ranger, sailing yacht Lionheart and Velsheda superyacht, as well as Velsheda’s support vessel, motor yacht Bystander – were berthed at Ocean Village for the duration of the racing, allowing them easy access to the host club, Royal Southampton.

Debbie Burns, Manager at Ocean Village Marina, commented: “We were delighted to welcome the J Class yachts to Ocean Village. We pride ourselves on our specialist berthing facilities for large yachts, so it was great to be able to welcome these world-class boats.

Luxury yacht Velsheda - Photo by Karen Ryan

“We’ve also had some great compliments from the J Class owners and from Royal Southampton Yacht Club, praising our staff for their attentive service, so we are all very proud and pleased to have been involved.”

Ocean Village was also the base for two of the yachts taking part in the recent Superyacht Cup, with megayacht Athos and superyacht Adela berthing at the marina both before and after the event.

Superyacht Lionheart - a Winner of the Hundred Guinea Cup