The fantastic Mediterranean yacht charter destination – Palma will once again host the popular Superyacht Cup Palma, running from June 17 to 20, 2015. An amazing selection of sailing yachts will enjoy three days of exhilarating racing, as well as warm evening dock-side parties.
Superyacht Marie last participated in the Superyacht Cup Palma in 2011; in the picture above she is racing in the Caribbean in 2014. Image credit to clairematches.com
One of the most eye-catching vessels to attend the race will be the majestic 55m sailing yacht Marie, built by Vitters Shipyard to a design by Hoek. This beautiful black ketch attended the race for the first time in 2011, placing third overall. Since then, Marie has participated in plenty of the superyacht events in Mediterranean, Caribbean and the USA. In 2012/13, she enjoyed cruising in the Pacific and New Zealand. Subsequently she sailed back to Europe via the Caribbean to re-attend this year’s Superyacht Cup Palma.
Luxury sailing yacht Win Win competing at the St Barth´s Bucket 2015 – Image credit to clairematches.com
The newest vessels to attend the Superyacht Cup Palma will be the recently launched Oyster 825 sailing yacht Meagan, a lovely 25m vessel built by Oyster Yachts to a design by Humphreys Yacht Design, as well as the elegant Javier Jaudenes-designed 33m superyacht Win Win, built by Baltic Yachts.
One of the Superyacht Cup Palma sponsors, Claasen Shipyard, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The shipyard has constructed plenty of the present and past regular Superyacht Cup participants, including the 2011 winner sailing yacht Drumfire, 2nd in her class 2012 superyacht Firefly, as well as the 2013 winner, luxury yacht Heartbeat.
