UNFURLED AND HIGHLAND FLING WIN A WINDY WEEK
Harry Macklowe’s Unfurled and Irvine Laidlaw’s Highland Fling have been crowned the winners of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2011 in Porto Cervo.
With strong winds forcing today’s final race to be cancelled, Unfurled’s 1st and 2nd places from previous days earned victory in the Cruising Division by 1 point from Kora 5 of Portofino, with Hasso Plattner’s Baltic 147 Visione in 3rd overall.
Harry Macklowe commented: ‘Boat International and Yacht Club Costa Smeralda run a wonderful regatta, the weather is beautiful and the boats are gorgeous. Thank you for a wonderful time.’ Macklowe received a bespoke Chihuly glass artwork, specially commissioned for the regatta for his 1st place finish in the Cruising Division.
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta
The strong winds that prevailed for the week suited the ultra-light planing hull of Irvine Laidlaw’s Highland Fling XI. The Reichel-Pugh 82 scored two 1st places to win convincingly ahead of Andrea Recordati’s Wally 101 Indio, with Pier Luigi Loro Piana’s My Song in 3rd overall. Photographer – Carlo Borlenghi
Principal Race Officer Peter Craig was sad not to be able to stage a final race for the 27 yachts, but it would have been a tough and dangerous day on the Costa Smeralda. ‘We were seeing all the forecast models predict 30 knots plus in the afternoon,’ he said.
This afternoon the prizegiving at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda brought the regatta to a close, with the wind still blowing hard but the sun beaming down on hundreds of sailors and guests.
In addition to winning the Performance Division, Highland Fling’s corrected time calculations under IRC, across all races in both divisions gave Lord Laidlaw the Loro Piana Prize Overall, the Silver Jubilee Cup by Boat International Media.
Highland Fling won further awards for the top classified YCCS Member and the top classified member of the International Maxi Association.
Lord Laidlaw said his greatest pleasure this week was: ‘Sailing with a great team who just didn’t make a mistake, and being part of that team. People are working hard all the time, and it all goes so smoothly. I love coming to Porto Cervo, we have a home here. We’ve been coming since 1982 and will continue coming here until I kick up the soil. I love the weather and I love the wind.’
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta
Other prizes went to Southern Wind’s 33.6 metre flagship yacht Thalima as the best classified Southern Wind yacht, and to Salvatore Trifiro’s 50 metre Zefira as the best classified vessel from the Fitzroy Yachts shipyard. Ed Bosarge’s spectacular 56 metre ketch, Marie was presented with a beautifully framed, hand crafted light chart of the Bonifacio Strait by Latitude Kinsale for best representing the Spirit of the Regatta. The yacht sails with a grand piano below decks (sometimes played during racing), a full suit of armour, and a cannon which is fired every time Marie goes to sea.
YCCS Commodore Riccardo Bonadeo was understandably proud of the event’s success: ‘Despite difficult weather conditions this has been a great event. The racing was great as was the social side and the collaboration with Loro Piana and Boat International Media is a winning one, as shown by this spectacular fleet. I have never seen such a fleet of superyachts gathered together in the Mediterranean before. The new rules which ISAF has allowed us to apply, regarding safety measures for racing superyachts, are a step forward and I know organisers and participants alike are already looking forward to the 2012 edition.’
The Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012 will take place early June 2012.
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2011
Results:
LORO PIANA SUPERYACHT REGATTA 2011 RESULTS
Winner of the Loro Piana Prize Overall, The Silver Jubilee Cup by Boat International Media
Highland Fling XI
Other Prizes
Best Classified Southern Wind Yacht – Thalima
Best Classified Fitzroy Yacht – Zefira
Spirit of the Regatta – Marie
Top classified YCCS Member – Highland Fling XI
Top classified member of the International Maxi Association – Highland Fling XI
Cruising Division
Provisional Results as of 10 June 2011 at 15:53
PLACE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Wally Sailing yacht Highland Fling at Superyacht cup 2011
YACHT
Unfurled
Kora 5 of Portofino
Visione
Thalima
Scorpione dei Mari
Zefira
Liara
Solleone
Acaia Four
I-SEA
Marie
Timoneer
Annagine
Ganesha
Django Too
Ivanka
Saudade
Twizzle
Lady Thalima
TOTAL Pts
3
4
6
7
10
15
17
18
18
19
21
22
27
31
31
32
33
33
40
Performance Division
Provisional Results as of 10 June 2011 at 15:06
PLACE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
YACHT
Highland Fling XI
Indio
My Song
Open Season
Y3K
Magic Carpet 2
Ryokan 2
Il Sovereign
TOTAL Pts
2
6
7
9
11
12
12
14
Wally Class
Provisional Results as of 10 June 2011 at 16:03
PLACE
1
2
3
4
5
6
YACHT
Indio
Open Season
Y3K
Magic Carpet 2
Il Sovereign
Ryokan 2
TOTAL Pts
3
6
7
9
9
9
2011 Race Calendar
Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous
Virgin Gorda,BVI | dal 16/03 al 20/03
Vela & Golf
Porto Cervo | dal 13/05 al 15/05
Coppa Europa Smeralda 888
Porto Cervo | dal 27/05 al 29/05<
Dubois Cup
Porto Cervo | dal 04/06 al 06/06
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta
Porto Cervo | dal 07/06 al 11/06
Audi Invitational Melges 32
Sailing Series
Porto Cervo | dal 16/06 al 19/06
Settimana delle Bocche Farr 40
European Circuit
Porto Cervo | dal 29/06 al 02/07 Invitational Smeralda 888
Porto Cervo | dal 08/07 al 10/07
Perini Navi Cup
Porto Cervo | dal 01/09 al 04/09
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup / Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship
Porto Cervo | dal 05/09 al 10/09
Veteran Big Boat Rally
Porto Cervo | dal 12/09 al 15/09
Audi TP52 World Championship
Porto Cervo | dal 02/10 al 08/10
Transatlantic Superyacht Regatta/Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup
Tenerife-Virgin Gorda, BVI | dal 21/11
