This year’s highly anticipated Newport Bucket Regatta kicked off on Saturday, August 24. The fleet of eight superyachts are competing in two classes: Grandes Dames des Mers and Gazelles des Mers.
This year’s Newport Bucket Regatta is set to kick off on Saturday, August 24. The largest luxury vessel to compete will be the 180-foot Vitters classic mega yacht Marie.
Preparations for the upcoming Newport Bucket Regatta are well underway. Set to kick off on August 24, the race will be attended by such majestic vessels as the 170-foot charter yacht Meteor by Royal Huisman.
Three luxurious vessels by Vitters, including superyacht Marie, Inoui yacht, as well Dubois-designed 46m yacht Hull 3067, will appear in the new Discovery Channel documentary series, called SUPERYACHTS.
This year’s 11th running of the annual Shipyard Cup in Maine will be held from August 8 to 11, hosting such spectacular vessels as the 180-foot Vitters superyacht Marie, as well as the last year’s winner – Hodgdon luxury yacht Scheherazade.
YCCS Virgin Gorda hosts the Superyacht fleet, including such spectacular vessels as the 138´ Royal Huisman´s J-Class sailing yacht Hanuman or the 128´ charter yacht Ganesha by Fitzroy Yachts and many others.
The 2012 Superyacht Challenge Antigua race starts on 27th January in one of the amazing Caribbean yacht charter destinations, the Nelson´s Dockyard in English Harbour Antigua.
The Dutch design studio Hoek Design has received the Neptune award for the ´Best Interior Layout´ category for the 43m sailing yacht Lionheart at the ShowBoats Design Awards.
The Superyacht Cup regatta in Palma which celebrates its 16th anniversary this year, is once again receiving valuable support and sponsorship from many leading superyacht industry companies who contribute significantly to the success of the event which this year runs from 22-25 June 2011.
Preparations are well underway for the 2011 Superyacht Cup regatta from 22-25 June in Palma. So far, 16 yachts have registered for the event including five brand new entries that have never competed in the event before. Space at the Muelle Viejo only allows for a maximum of 20-22 entries.