The Giraglia Rolex Cup is one of the most popular yachting events in the Mediterranean and has been a tradition for European sailors close to 60 years. The event is a pageant of sailing and runs over a full week each year in mid-June. 2012 marks the 60th edition of the Giraglia Rolex Cup, an…
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1930 Sailing yacht Dorade refitted and ready for the 2012 Caribbean regatta season
February 18, 2012
The famous Sparkman & Stephens 1930 yawl, sailing yact Dorade, has proudly entered the 2012 Caribbean regatta season after a major restoration in the USA. She will then returns to ocean racing – with yacht and crew in tune. Dorade has emerged from a major restoration in the USA. Expense was not spared as the…
Rolex Swan Cup 2012 – Entries Open
February 15, 2012
Entries for the Rolex Swan Cup 2012 are now officially open. The Rolex Swan Cup has been held every two years since 1984, and is a world famous yacht racing regatta that sits at the pinnacle of the Nautor’s Swan calendar attracting Swan sailing yachts from the across globe to congregate for seven days of…
Nautor’s Swan 2012 Yacht Racing Events & Regattas
January 11, 2012
The 2012 events and circuits programme provides an opportunity for Swan sailing yacht owners and their crew from all over the world to be united by their love of sailing and to share their enjoyment of and pride in their yacht. Nautor’s Swan offer every member the chance to enjoy their Swan yacht to the…
Caribbean Sailing Events and Yacht Racing Regattas
December 19, 2011
This is the big list of things to do in the Caribbean in terms of yachting events, sailing, and yacht racing. It is a list of luxury yacht sailing events, yacht racing, sailing regattas and general good times to be had in the Caribbean for the 2011-2012 winter season. If you are interested in chartering…
32nd St. Maarten Heineken Regatta: March 1-4 2012
December 14, 2011
The 32nd edition of the St.Maarten Heineken Regatta is only four months away and organizers are in full preparation for what is expected to be another extraordinary event in the Caribbean. Entries are already pouring in for the St.Maarten Heineken Regatta and with entries such as sailing yacht Le Pingouin, an Open 60 entered by…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Sailing yacht Avel wins Rolex Trophy in St Tropez
October 04, 2011
It seems the summer may never end in St Tropez this year. For more than one week straight, unseasonably hot weather has dominated the region, caused by a high pressure system that seemingly stalled over the northern Mediterranean. It was a week of hot sunny days and little breeze, unusual in its duration. Again today,…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Racing concludes
October 04, 2011
Another sultry day on the French Riviera as racing concluded for the week at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2011. For the 300 or more boats at this year’s edition, no amount of wind dances or prayers could conjure up enough breeze for a final day of racing. While both Tradition and Modern sailing yachts managed…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Rolex Trophy starts to unfold
October 04, 2011
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is notable for the diverse fleet of boats and superyachts that turn up each September on the Cote d’Azur for a week of racing. Nearly half the fleet of 300 modern and classic boats is sailing in the Tradition/Classic classes. The Tradition fleet is made up of 130 boats spread across…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Challenge Day
October 04, 2011
Midweek in St Tropez is traditionally a layday for the modern fleet, and sort of a busman’s holiday for the classic fleet. Challenge Day has one ‘featured’ race of the day, and a host of other informal challenges were struck for match races between competitors, solely for bragging rights. This year, the Club 55 Cup…
Les Voiles de Saint Tropez: Over 100 classic sailing yachts on stage in Saint-Tropez
September 29, 2011
There could not be a more impressive fleet of classic boats then the more than 100 sailing yachts racing this week at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. It’s an armada that showcases designers from the golden ages of yachting history: among them, Herreshoff, Fife, Sparkman & Stephens, Rhodes, Mylne, and Alden. The summer-like conditions that prevailed…
Les Voiles de Saint Tropez celebrates 30 years
September 27, 2011
The sailing calendar for classic yachts in the Mediterranean includes stops in idyllic ports including Antibes, Monaco, and Cannes. But it is the finale in St Tropez that is the not-to-be-missed conclusion for classic and modern yachts alike. This year Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez – which began life as La Nioulargue – marks the 30th…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2011: The Sardinian showcase
September 05, 2011
Tuesday marks the start of racing at the eagerly-anticipated 2011 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. A typically extravagant week is in store: the 47-strong multinational fleet present at this year’s regatta is the second largest in the event’s history. These multifarious crews arrive on the back of some starkly contrasting seasons. Having tackled offshore endurance events…
Les Voiles de Saint Tropez 2011: Thirty years on: the ‘Nioulargue spirit” is honoured
September 02, 2011
Over four thousand crew are preparing to do battle from 24 September at the 13th edition of Les Voiles. They will be racing aboard three hundred of the finest futuristic yachts and the most elegant traditional yachts on the planet. The event will be run in the exceptional setting of the bay of Saint Tropez,…
Nautor’s Swan Announces ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous Dates for March 2012
September 02, 2011
Nautors Swan is looking ahead to their Cruising Rendezvous Programme next year with the official release of dates for the 2012 ClubSwan Caribbean Rendezvous. This will be the 9th annual Caribbean based Rendezvous for the internationally renowned luxury sailing yacht manufacturer. Dates for 2012 are from the 12th through to the 17th March with the…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup returns for its 22nd edition in Porto Cervo
September 01, 2011
The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup returns for its 22nd edition in Porto Cervo. The renowned regatta organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with partner Rolex will take place from 5th to 10th September when 46 of the world’s largest and most competitive maxi racing yachts are expected to do battle on the…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2011: The bold and the beautiful set for Porto Cervo, Sardinia.
August 04, 2011
Come early September and as the height of the Mediterranean summer season passes with the grace of a fading sunset, the eyes of the sailing world will be focused firmly on one stand-out attraction: the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. This annual meeting of the bold and the beautiful, elegance and finesse, onshore refinement and offshore…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2011, Porto Cervo, Italy
July 07, 2011
BLUE SKY, BLUE SEA, BLUE RIBBON                      The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, the veritable highlight of the Mediterranean sailing calendar, will take place from 5-10 September in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Open to yachts over 18.29-metres (60-feet), the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup pits together the largest, finest and most technologically-advanced monohull yachts in direct competition. The event additionally…
Swan Sailing Yacht Arethusa Wins Swan Caribbean Challenge
May 05, 2011
The crew of Club Swan 42 sailing yacht Arethusa came away from the 2011 Antigua Sailing Week as the champions of the Swan Caribbean Challenge following their impressive win in Class 3. The Club Swan 42 was entered by Phillip Lotz, of the USA and also gained the title of Best American Yacht. Yacht Arethusa won the class by a fair margin; the Club Swan 42 registered three race wins across the five days of racing and not once faltered out of the top three.
Antigua Sailing Week 2011: The 44th edition final countdown
May 02, 2011
Hugo Stenbeck’s Dubois 90, Genuine Risk, left it until the last race to snatch overall victory in Class 1 from Richard Matthews’ Humphries 54, Oystercatcher XXVIII by a single point.
