Top sailing yacht have been attracted to the Porto Cervo to compete at the 2010 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup including the 45 metre sailing yacht Saudade (MLT) and Salperton (CAY), and Hasso Plattner’s 44 metre Visione (GER), as well as the stunning classic-looking 42 metre J-Class, Ranger, Neville Crichton’s Shockwave (ex-Alfa Romeo 3) (NZL), Niklas Zennstrom’s Rán (GBR), Michael Cotton’s Whisper (IRL), and Claus-Peter Offen’s Y3K (GER).
Jaguar has announced a partnership with the British America’s Cup sailing team, TEAMORIGIN, with the single purpose of winning the America’s Cup for Great Britain. The first event that will see ‘TEAMORIGIN racing with Jaguar’ is during Cowes Week in August, when the team will race BMW ORACLE Racing, the current holder of the America’s Cup, in the 1851 Cup event.
Sporting stars will join teams sailing in the Artemis Challenge at Cowes Week. The race, an annual IMOCA 60 sprint round the Isle of Wight attracts some of the biggest names in ocean racing, where teams competing for a generous £10,000 charity prize fund, donated by Artemis Investment Management.
The Pendennis Cup 2010 from the 9th – 14th August, in Falmouth have 7 yachts confirmed for sailing event. There will be an entertainment programme that will complement the 5 days of competitive racing out on the waters of Falmouth Bay – giving owners and crews a chance to enjoy a “proper Cornish experience” and allowing them to enjoy Falmouth and its beautiful surroundings.
Burnett Yacht Design together with Arkin Pruva Argos Yachts in Antalya, Turkey are working on the construction of design no. 141, a new 83’ (25m) Schooner for a British client. The 25m superyacht is scheduled for completion in May 2011.
Jeanneau has now introduced the 2011 range of their Prestige sailing yachts, including the Prestige 60 and 50 ft models.
Four finalists from Dubois Naval Architecture have been announced at the Show Boats Design Awards 2010. Sailing Yachts Bliss, Valquest and Salperton as well one motor yacht Loretta Anne (ex Allogante) are waiting for the winners to be announced on the 26th of October Awards Ceremony in Florida.
The construction of the VO70 yacht will start the first week of August 2010 as announced today by Camper. Other then these great news, Camper added that the experienced Spanish yachtsman Roberto Bermudez de Castro, also known as ‘Chuny’, has become a part of their team.
New York Yacht Club’s seventh biennial Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex finished on the 24th of July after 4 days of racing. The Southern Cross 52 Vela Veloce was determined the best performing boat and was named the 2010 Rolex US-IRC National Champion.
The 37 m 2006 superyacht YII as designed by Dixon Yacht Design and built by Holland Jachtbouw is now newly available for luxury yacht charters in the Mediterranean and elsewhere.
Dixon Yacht Designs latest project Sailing Yacht METEOR is for an owner they have already designed two yachts for, and presented them with interesting challenges.