The Perini Navi Group has closed the year 2011 on a positive note with the signing of a sales contract on a new 69m sailing yacht hull C2227. Three contracts signed by the Perini Navi Group in 2011 including the newest 69m superyacht and two 60m sailing yachts signed last summer. The new 69m yacht…
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2011 Perini Navi Cup –Sailing Yacht Maltese Falcon Wins – Final race cancelled
September 05, 2011
Porto Cervo, 4th September 2011. Light and unstable winds led to racing being abandoned on the final day of the Perini Navi Cup 2011. Participants had been looking forward to the final battle between the top three superyachts which were separated by just one point; however the final classification remained unvaried from yesterday with the …
Race Two of Perini Navi Cup 2011 Regatta – Sailing Yacht MALTESE FALCON Retains the Lead
September 04, 2011
Porto Cervo, Sardinia, Italy. 3rd September 2011. The 56-metre yacht Panthalassa claimed victory today in the second race of the Perini Navi Cup 2011 and now sits in third place overall behind Parsifal II in second place and The Maltese Falcon yacht in first. Organized by the Yacht Costa Smeralda from 1st to 4th September,…
2011 Perini Navi Cup – First Day Update: Sailing Yacht Maltese Falcon leading the overall classification
September 02, 2011
An exciting first day of the fourth edition of the Perini Navi Cup came to a close with The Maltese Falcon charter yacht leading the overall classification. The regatta, which sees the spectacular fleet of sailing yachts from the Perini Navi shipyard race off Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda, is organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda…
Everything is in place for the 4th Perini Navi Cup in Porto Cervo to start tomorrow
August 31, 2011
The scene is set for the start of the fourth edition of the Perini Navi Cup taking place in Porto Cervo from 1st to 4th September. Eighteen Perini Navi sailing yachts have gathered in Porto Cervo for the event which is open only to yachts built by the renowned Viareggio shipyard. Organized by the Yacht…
Transatlantic Race 2011 Winners Take a Bow
August 15, 2011
Cowes, England (August 12, 2011) – With the presentation of the awards this week at the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight, the cast of players has taken its final bow, and the production that was the Transatlantic Race 2011 has closed to rave reviews. The race made history with the…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Force 10 Atlantic Finale
July 18, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 18, 2011) – Experiencing the roughest weather conditions of any yacht in the Transatlantic Race 2011, Sasha, skippered by Albrecht and Erika Peters (Munich, Germany), crossed the finish line at The Lizard at 20:10 UTC on 17 July. At sea for over 22 days, the husband and wife team sailed their…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Fight to the Finish
July 14, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 14, 2011) – After racing nearly 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, the two Class 40s in the Transatlantic Race 2011 are set to provide a dramatic finish as they approach The Lizard on the south coast of England. Sailing yacht Concise 2, skippered by Ned Collier-Wakefield (Oxford, U.K.), is just…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Superyacht Maltese Falcon and sailing yacht ICAP Leopard finish
July 14, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 13, 2011) – Yesterday, as the sun was setting on the Cornish coast, ICAP Leopard, skippered by Clarke Murphy (New York, N.Y.), passed The Lizard to finish the Transatlantic Race 2011 at 20:42 UTC. Since the 4th of July when ICAP Leopard snapped its bowsprit, there has been no whinging from…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Magical Moments
July 12, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 12, 2011) – Dreams — of deep sleep and wholesome food — have come true, as three more Transatlantic Race 2011 class winners arrived at The Lizard in the south of England today. While the sailors have put to an end the days of going without, memories of the adventure will…
Transatlantic Race 2011: PUMA’s Mar Mostro sailing yacht declared provisional winners
July 12, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 11, 2011) – PUMA’s Mar Mostro is not only the second boat across the Transatlantic Race 2011 finish line at The Lizard on the south coast of England (at 05:40 UTC on July 11) but also the current overall standings leader based on corrected time. Skipper Ken Read (Newport, R.I.) and…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Sailing yacht Rambler 100 wins LINE HONORS
July 10, 2011
Sailing yacht Rambler 100, skippered by George David (Hartford, Conn.) crossed the finish line of the Transatlantic Race 2011 on Sunday 10th July at 16h 08m UTC. The elapsed time for Rambler 100 was 6d 22h 08m 2s. It has established a new record for the 2,975 nautical mile course from Newport, RI to Lizard…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Head Out Of The Boat
July 10, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 9, 2011) – For the last 24-hours of the Transatlantic Race 2011, light air has persisted for virtually the entire fleet — frustrating the progress of nearly every boat. Small gains in these conditions can be turned into massive advantages as finding breeze under a patch of cloud or during a…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Joy and Pain
July 10, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 8, 2011) – Breaking news from the North Atlantic is that just over 24 hours into the Transatlantic Race 2011, at 20:20 UTC on July 4th, ICAP Leopard had a major problem onboard when the bowsprit broke off on the 100’ Maxi yacht. None of the crew was injured and the…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Close, But No Cigar
July 08, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 7, 2011) – Although conditions in the North Atlantic for the 26 yachts competing in the Transatlantic Race 2011 put at least one on pace to break speed sailing records, the existing record, set in 2008, will stand for a while longer. Via satellite link, navigator Peter Isler (San Diego, California)…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Locked and Loaded
July 07, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 6, 2011) – In the last 24 hours, the arrival of big breeze and sea state for the fleet in the Transatlantic Race 2011 has seen boat speeds whipped into near record-breaking pace. Rambler 100 has just recorded a 12-hour run of 288.8 nautical miles, and, with the breeze building, a…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Sailing yacht Rambler 100 Sets The Pace
July 06, 2011
The Maxi Yachts that started on July 3 from Newport, R.I. to The Lizard in southeast England have been making fantastic progress in the Transatlantic Race 2011. Little in the way of tactics have come into play thus far, as all six yachts in IRC Class One have been taking the direct route, coaxing every…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Final Start
July 04, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 3, 2011) – One of the greatest moments in the history of offshore racing took place today with the final start of the Transatlantic Race 2011 setting six yachts on their course from Newport to The Lizard off the southeast coast of England. And as the six magnificent yachts hoisted their…
Transatlantic Race 2011: South pays for now
July 04, 2011
Sailing yacht Nordwind and Carina have opened up a significant lead on the rest of the fleet that started the Transatlantic Race 2011 on June 26. These two yachts have stayed in good pressure, whilst the yachts behind that stayed north have not — leaving them well over 100 miles behind the frontrunners. There was,…
Transatlantic Race 2011: The Rhythm of the Sea
July 04, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA (July 1, 2011) – Carina, skippered by Rives Potts Jr. (Essex, Conn.), has put on a stellar performance over the last six days since starting the Transatlantic Race 2011 on June 26. This morning, Carina had pulled out a lead of 33 miles over British Soldier crewed by the British Army Sailing…
