Luxury Yacht & Superyacht News Brief for Highland Fling

Superyacht Nilaya leader in her class - Photo by Rolex/Carlo Borlenghi

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2012: Day 5 – Victory for luxury yacht Nilaya in her class

September 07, 2012

On Racing Day 5 of this year’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup the weather conditions permitted to start racing in the afternoon, bringing the victory for sailing yacht Rán 2 (GBR), in the Mini Maxi Rolex World Championship; superyacht Esimit Europa 2 (SLO) in Maxi Racing; luxury yacht Aegir (GBR) in Maxi Racing/Cruising; superyacht Nilaya (GBR) in Supermaxi and sailing yacht Magic Carpet 2 (GBR) in the Wally class.

Superyacht Sojana and part of the supermaxi fleet Photo credit RolexCarlo Borlenghi

2012 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup to start in less than one month

August 17, 2012

Running from September 2 to 8, the 2012 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is to kick off in less than one month. This year’s 23rd edition will be marked by the competitive premiere of the 164ft sailing yacht Better Place as well as the 216ft superyacht Hetairos.

Charter yacht Ganesha Crew Credit: Carlo Borlenghi

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012 won by luxury yacht Highland Fling and charter yacht Ganesha

June 09, 2012

The overall winners of the 2012 Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta have become the 39m luxury charter yacht Ganesha in the Cruising Division and the 25.3m sailing yacht Highland Fling in the Performance Division.

Part of the Loro Piana fleet in front of the YCCS Clubhouse Photo by Carlo Borlenghi

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012: Day 4 – No change on the leaderboard

June 08, 2012

The leaderboard after Day 4 of this year’s Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta remains untouched, with superyacht Scorpione dei Mari leading in the Cruising Class and superyacht Highland Fling taking the top position in the Performance Division.

Start for Performance Division Credit: Carlo Borlenghi

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012: Day 3 – Luxury yacht Highland Fling remains at the top

June 07, 2012

With the Cruising Division on lay day on Day 3 of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012, the Performance Division continues to be led by the superyacht Highland Fling, followed by Aegir, My Song and Alpina, respectively.

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012 Day 2 Credit: Carlo Borlenghi

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012: Highland Fling superyacht and sailing yacht Scorpione dei Mari at the top after Day 2

June 06, 2012

The 25m luxury yacht Highland Fling continues to dominate in the Performance division of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012 after day 2, followed by Aegir and My Song respectively. In the Cruising division, the 29m superyacht Scorpione dei Mari built by Jongert takes the first place, with charter yacht Ganesha in the second place and KibokoDos in the third place.

Superyachts competing on Day 1 of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012 Credit Carlo Borlenghi

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012: Day 1 goes to sailing yacht Highland Fling and charter yacht Ganesha

June 05, 2012

Day 1 of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012 saw the 25m superyacht Highland Fling take the top spot in the Performance class, followed by My Song and Aegir respectively, while the Cruising division was won by the 38.8m charter yacht Ganesha, with the 37m luxury charter yacht Moonbird taking the second place and the 29m Scorpione dei Mari placing third.

Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia

The 5th Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, June 4-9, 2012

May 24, 2012

Luxurious vessels such as the 53.8m charter yacht Parsifal III or the 57.5m superyacht Twizzle and many others will meet once again to compete in this year’s Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, running from June 4 to 6 and hosted by the prestigious Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, situated in a fabulous yacht charter location – Porto Cervo in Sardinia.

International Rolex Regatta 2011 - Photo by Rolex/St. Thomas Yacht

39th International Rolex Regatta: Sailing yachts from all corners of the world

March 16, 2012

39th International Rolex Regatta, attended by sailing yachts from all over the world is a three-day event, scheduled for March 23-25, is hosted by St. Thomas Yacht Club, which for 39 years has devoted itself to producing this regatta’s famed offerings: three days of high-quality racing and serious fun in an inspiringly scenic island atmosphere.

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta

Sailing yachts Unfurled and Highland Fling win 2011 Superyacht Regatta

June 12, 2011

UNFURLED AND HIGHLAND FLING WIN A WINDY WEEK Harry Macklowe’s Unfurled and Irvine Laidlaw’s Highland Fling have been crowned the winners of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2011 in Porto Cervo. With strong winds forcing today’s final race to be cancelled, Unfurled’s 1st and 2nd places from previous days earned victory in the Cruising Division…

Highland Fling wins Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2011 in Porto Cervo phot Credits - Guido Trombetta

Sailing Yacht Highland Fling wins 2011 Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta

June 12, 2011

The fourth and final day of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta in Porto Cervo, Italy on Saturday 11th June, 2011, saw westerly winds of up to 30 knots put paid to hopes of another spectacular race day off Porto Cervo. The event, co-organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and Boat International Media, took place…

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