The Dubois Cup will take place this year on June 4th, 5th and 6th and is once again hosted by and organized in conjunction with the YCCS in Porto Cervo. This exciting regatta brings together many Dubois-designed yachts, owners, crew, industry associates and media alike. The event immediately precedes the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta with one racing rest-day in-between.
As in previous years, there will be two days of racing and the evening events will include the owners and guests‘ dinner and a prize-giving party following the close of racing on the 6th. There are currently eight yachts confirmed for participation. Included in the line-up are three of our most prominent launches from the last year, 58.4m Kokomo, 57.5m Twizzle and 49.7m Zefira.
The Dubois Cup is a non-profit event which aims to raise funds for the vital research programs developing treatment for the childhood cancer, Neuroblastoma. Currently, the survival rate if a child contracts the cancer is only 40%. To put this statistic into perspective, in 20 years with steady funding and increased publicity, the survival rate of children who contract Leukemia has increased from 10% to 90%. Ed Dubois is committed to increasing the survival rate of children who develop Neuroblastoma by funding specific research programs, peer-reviewed by specialists in this field.
Additionally, Dubois are proud to announce, in partnership with Yacht Carbon Offset, they will be balancing the estimated carbon footprint of this year’s Dubois Cup, including an allowance for participants’ air travel to Sardinia. Dubois believes that the Dubois Cup 2011 is the first Superyacht regatta to neutralize its carbon footprint in this way.
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