Being hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, the first day of the inaugural Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean in Virgin Gorda was marked by the victory of the Swan 80 superyacht Selene in Class A, while in Class B dominated the Swan 53 yacht Music.
The Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean will commence today, on March 11, hosting an impressive fleet of Swan yachts. The largest luxury vessel to compete will be the 100-foot superyacht Varsovie.
To be hosted by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in a fabulous BVI yacht charter destination – Virgin Gorda, the inaugural Rolex Swan Cup Caribbean will be held from March 11 to 15. The event will be attended by such beautiful Swan vessels as the Swan 90 superyacht Freya.
This year’s Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous will host an impressive number of luxury vessels. So far, 21 sailing yachts and 6 motor yachts have registered, including such spectacular vessels as the 56 m Perini Navi charter yacht Phantalassa.
The overall winner and record breaker of the 2012 Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta, the magnificent charter yacht ICAP Leopard 3, has been refitted this year. She boasts a beautiful interior design by Design Unlimited, just like the 72′ yacht Ran 2.
Zennström’s crew aboard the Farr 100 charter yacht Ran Leopard crossed the finish line in the 2012 Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta in 7 days, 8 hours, 59 minutes and 12 seconds, smashing the course record that was set by Hetairos yacht in 2011.
Organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and the International Maxi Association (IMA), this year’s Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta kicked off yesterday, with participation of such spectacular vessels as the 35m Farr 115 charter yacht Sojana.
Another successful edition of the Rolex Swan Cup in Sardinia’s Porto Cervo came to its end on September 16. Its 18th edition will take place in 2014, while a new event, the inaugural Rolex Swan Cup – Caribbean, will be held in BVI’s Virgin Gorda on March 11 to 15, 2013.
The winner of the 2012 Nanny Cay Cup at this year´s BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival has become Michael Shlens Farr 400 sailing yacht Blade.
Racing finally started yesterday for the BVI Sailing Festival with a 30 mile race around the beautiful Caribbean island of Virgin Gorda and the overall winner of The Bitter End Cup was awarded to the Team Trolly Car yacht.
There was no racing yesterday, on the first day of the BVI Sailing Festival. Unfortunately, no signs of a stable wind developed.