The first day’s winner of this year’s NZ Millennium Cup has become the luxury sailing yacht Zefiro, built by the prestigious South African shipyard, Southern Wind.
Nominations for this year’s Asia Boating Awards will officially close tomorrow. The 2013 Awards will take place at the InterContinental Sanya Resort in China on March 29.
Tonight, Thursday local time, saw the official start of the highly anticipated NZ Millennium Cup, marked by a cocktail party as well as briefing for captains and owners in the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
Manufacturers of the best sailing superyachts in the world, Alloy Yachts, Perini Navi, Royal Huisman as well as Vitters Shipyard, have been announced as Joint Sponsors of the all-new America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta. This special event will be held in San Francisco on September 9, 11 and 13, 2013.
The top line-up of sailors from ORACLE TEAM USA as well as Artemis Racing has recently welcomed the youth sailors, competing in the first selection series of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup, at a special media function.
Set to take place in San Francisco during the America’s Cup Finals, the all-new America’s Cup Superyacht Regatta is co-sponsored by the prominent Dutch manufacturer, Vitters Shipyard.
Led by Sports Directors Roman Hagara and Hans-Peter Steinacher, the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup Selection Series teams went through the first fitness testing and were instructed on how to sail an AC45 yacht and how to avoid capsizing.
Each of the America’s Cup World Series regattas in San Francisco in August as well as October 2012 has been certified at the Platinum level by Sailors for the Sea.
The America’s Cup fans will be able to buy the season tickets for this year’s America’s Cup in San Francisco from Saturday, February 9. Prices for the Season Pass start at $999.00.
This year’s calendar of ‘Summer of Racing’ in San Francisco will culminate with the America’s Cup Finals that will run from September 7 to 21. San Francisco Bay represents the most difficult race course in the competition’s renowned history.
To be once again hosted by an enchanting Caribbean yacht charter destination – Antigua, the 2013 RORC Caribbean 600 race will start on Monday, February 18. There will be 50 luxury vessels competing in this year’s popular race, including nine yachts over 90 feet in LOA, such as the outstanding 203-foot mega yacht Athos.