Due to kick off tomorrow, the preparations for the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012 hosted by prestigious Yacht Club Costa Smeralda are well underway. The biggest vessel to compete in this popular race will be the 57.5m luxury sailing yacht Twizzle.
This afternoon in New York saw 10 Clipper race’s 68ft yachts from Great Britain salute Queen celebrating her Diamond Jubilee over the weekend.
Final day of the 2012 Samui Regatta saw strong winds, with a regatta record broken by the 90ft luxuyr yacht Genuine Risk, taking secured 10 Line honours from 10 races.
There was a steady wind on the penultimate day of the 2012 Samui Regatta, with the last racing tomorrow held off Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui, Chaweng Beach, Samui Island.
Well prepared for transfer to any emergency, the paramedic of MedAire will be aboard a support RIB during this summer’s UK J Class regattas to provide an immediate help.
The fabulous Porto Cervo Marina in Sardinia will welcome the spectacular sailing yachts competing in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup from September 2 to 8. This popular event has already hosted such sailing legends as Niklas Zennström, Larry Ellison, Leonardo Ferragamo, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones as well as Marco Tronchetti Provera.
Running from June 7 to 10, the first Extreme 40 yachts have started to arrive in Istanbul to compete in Act 3 of the Extreme Sailing Series 2012. The preparations of the Race Village are in full swing, offering a wide range of activities for spectators.
Taking place in the breathtaking setting of the La Maddalena Archipelago in Sardinia, Italy, the Southern Wind Shipyard Trophy is a challenging coastal regatta, due to start on the 4th of June and run for five days.
June 5 will see spectacular Karpaz Gate Marina in Cyprus welcome 80 yachts competing in the 2012 Eastern Mediterranean Yacht Rally (EMYR). This beautiful superyacht marina now boasts new resort facilities.
The winners of the J Class Solent Regatta, running from July 18 to 20, will be given an honour to receive the Corinthian King’s Cup trophy as well as the King’s Hundred Guinea Cup trophy, in addition to the Queen’s Cup trophy by Royal Southampton Yacht Club.
Day 3 of the 2012 Samui Regatta saw the sailing yacht Foxy Lady 6 take the leading position, winning just by a single point and with only two days of racing left.
The 2nd edition of the Rolex Volcano Race was concluded with the Rolex party and prizegiving at La Canzone del Mare on Friday 25 May, with Sir Peter Ogden’s 60ft Mini Maxi yacht Jethou winning the Rolex Trophy and timepiece as well as the 112ft superyacht Nilaya receiving a Rolex timepiece as a line-honours winner.