Yacht Racing & Regattas

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2014: Day 3

Yesterday, September 3, 2014, was marked by Day 3 of the currently running Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. In the Supermaxi Class, luxury yacht Firefly leads, going into the second half of the competition, but only by one point from Inoui yacht.

Entries for the exhilarating 2014 Governor’s Cup Yacht Race now open!

Entries are now open for the upcoming Governor’s Cup, which will start on the 27th December, 2014 from False Bay Yacht Club near the historic Simon’s Town in South Africa to Jamestown on St Helena Island.

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2014: Day 2

A fleet of Maxi yachts participating in the currently running Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup enjoyed clear skies and a fresh mistral breeze on Day 2. The J-Class leader is presently superyacht Rainbow.

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2014: Day 1

This year’s 25th Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup officially kicked off yesterday, on September 1, 2014. Day 1 was marked by the victory of charter yacht Ranger in J-Class.

Video: 35m Claasen sailing yacht FIREFLY racing in Superyacht Cup Palma 2014

A video showing the outstanding 35m Claasen super yacht Firefly while participating in the 2014 Superyacht Cup Palma. The race was held at the end of June in the popular Spain yacht rental destination – Mallorca.

Rolex Swan Cup 2014 to mark 30th anniversary of relationship between Rolex, Nautor’s Swan and YCCS

The 2014 edition of the upcoming Rolex Swan Cup will mark the 30th anniversary of the partnership between Rolex, Nautor’s Swan and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. This year’s regatta is set to run in the lovely Sardinia yacht holiday location – Porto Cervo from September 8 to 14.

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2014 to start today

This year’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is set to kick off in the lovely Sardinia yacht holiday location – Porto Cervo today, on September 1. The largest vessel to attend will be the 43,7m (143′) J Class superyacht Lionheart.

Harvey Schiller appointed as commercial commissioner for 35th America’s Cup

Harvey Schiller has been appointed as Commercial Commissioner for 35th America’s Cup. The new role will give Schiller responsibility for supervising, managing, as well as protecting the commercial interests of the America’s Cup.

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2014 to kick off this week

This year’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is set to kick off in the lovely Sardinia yacht holiday destination – Porto Cervo this Sunday, on August 31. The popular regatta will host some of the world’s finest Maxi yachts, including the beautiful J Class yachts.

Royal Huisman sailing yacht METEOR First in Class and Second Overall at Newport Bucket Regatta 2014

The spectacular 52-metre Royal Huisman charter yacht METEOR has placed first in her class and second overall in this year’s Newport Bucket Regatta, which ran from August 21 to 24.

Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2014: Final Day

The last day of this year’s 31st edition of the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week saw bucket loads of sunshine as well as puffy 18-20 knots of SSE trade winds.

Penultimate day of racing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2014

Day 5 of the 2014 Audi Hamilton Island Race Week was marked by a fresh breeze and return of the S-SE trade winds. Racing will be concluded tomorrow, on August 23, 2014.