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The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda was founded in 1967 by current President His Highness the Aga Khan. It is recognised as one of the world’s leading organisers of international sailing events and is renowned for its impressive annual sporting calendar. YCCS promotes the sport of sailing in all its forms: from its Sailing School and Racing Teams to national and international events for one-design racers, maxi yachts and superyachts. &nbsp;<iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vDWYCArTdpk?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe>

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The <a href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2020 - 13th">13th edition of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta</a>, which is hosted in Porto Cervo, Italy, will take place from 2 to 6 June 2020. The Notice of Race, with information and details on how to enter, was distributed during the <a href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2019 - 30th">Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup</a>, which was recently underway in Porto Cervo from 1 to 7 September.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/82961/image/large-3a84d42ff543a10068adc9be02e288e2.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82961">The <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Event/47" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta - 2019">2019 edition</a> of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta saw 20 superyachts gather in Porto Cervo for the event which is divided into three categories: cruising, performance, and the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/151" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Southern Wind (Company)">Southern Wind</a> trophy. The winners for those respective categories were <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2088" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Silencio49.8m (163'5&quot;)Perini Navi2001">Silencio</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4121" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Magic Carpet 330.47m (99'12&quot;)Wally2013">Magic Carpet 3</a>, and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6564" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Grande Orazio 24.72m (81'1&quot;)Southern Wind2014">Grande Orazio</a>.<img src="https://sya.superyachttimes.com/uploads/store/photo/82237/image/large-a9f51984823e8d461898713ca60b6404.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82237">At the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta - one of the primary regattas on the Mediterranean racing calendar for superyachts - you can expect to experience coastal racing on unique courses in the stunning setting of the La Maddalena archipelago, in combination with social gatherings ashore.&nbsp;In this year's edition, there were five full days of racing instead of the usual four, in order to ensure flexibility with regard to the sea conditions, and exclusive events were organised in collaboration with the title sponsor, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/1144" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Loro Piana Interiors (Misa Poggi) (Company)">Loro Piana</a>.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/81806/image/large-7b20464667cad8c959c0f317bebc66a4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/81806">

Dates for Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2020 announced

The 13th edition of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta will take place from 2-6 June 2020.

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2020 dates announced

After a week of exciting racing conditions (apart from the final day which saw the fleet return to port due to a lack of wind), the <a href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta - 2019">2019 Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta</a> concluded this past weekend with an unchanged leaderboard as of the penultimate day of racing. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4121" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Magic Carpet 330.47m (99'12&quot;)Wally2013">Magic Carpet 3</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2088" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Silencio49.8m (163'5&quot;)Perini Navi2001">Silencio</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6564" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Grande Orazio 24.72m (81'1&quot;)Southern Wind2014">Grande Orazio</a> each claimed the top spot in their respective classes with <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4121" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Magic Carpet 330.47m (99'12&quot;)Wally2013">Magic Carpet 3</a> and her owner Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones crowned as the overall winner, taking home the Silver Jubilee Cup.&nbsp;<img src="/uploads/store/photo/82961/image/large-3a84d42ff543a10068adc9be02e288e2.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82961">“We prepared the boat well over the winter, in the past few days the indications from the navigator Marcel Van Triest were perfect, the whole team is very close-knit and it was important to race in the Palmavela, that was the dress rehearsal for our orchestra,"&nbsp;commented Olympic sailing legend and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4121" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Magic Carpet 330.47m (99'12&quot;)Wally2013">Magic Carpet 3’s</a> tactician, Jochen Schuermann on the yacht’s victory.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/82966/image/large-37ef95e730aec9f756fd44dda67d3be3.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82966"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2088" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Silencio49.8m (163'5&quot;)Perini Navi2001">Silencio</a> too finished with a perfect scorecard closing the regatta with three wins over as many races. With Ludde Ingvall at the helm and Chris Dickson calling tactics, the 50-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/51" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Perini Navi (Company)">Perini Navi</a> dominated over fellow cruising class competitors <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/1190" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mariette of 191542.06m (137'12&quot;)Herreshoff1915">Mariette of 1915</a>, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/374" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Meteor51.59m (169'3&quot;)Royal Huisman Shipyard BV2007">Meteor</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/401" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Q52.0m (170'7&quot;)Alloy Yachts2008">Q</a>. "It was amazing!" commented <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2088" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Silencio49.8m (163'5&quot;)Perini Navi2001">Silencio's</a> owner, Nikita Bourtakov, "I'd like to thank the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and Loro Piana for creating this amazing platform where people with a shared passion can come and enjoy sailing, we had four days of amazing sailing. We are definitely going to be back next year."<img src="/uploads/store/photo/82959/image/large-8028c36c51ad74e11d400de3f9b3f217.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82959"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82964/image/large-a668e34b074c89ce10ca8513d80d7bc9.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82964">In the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/151" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Southern Wind (Company)">Southern Wind</a> class, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6564" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Grande Orazio 24.72m (81'1&quot;)Southern Wind2014">Grande Orazio</a> was awarded the Southern Wind Trophy for the second time while the new kid on the block, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7245" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Kiboko Tres32.27m (105'10&quot;)Southern Wind2018">Kiboko Tres</a> performed perfectly over the five days of racing showing great potential for her future career on the superyacht regatta circuit. Australian Marcus Blackmore, owner of the SW82 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6084" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ammonite24.72m (81'1&quot;)Southern Wind2016">Ammonite</a> received the Willy Persico Prize in memory of the founder of the Southern Wind Shipyard.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/82963/image/large-5eeab41b5ca82f61377a5cf33a3ea6ea.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82963">On the final day of racing, a group of over 100 volunteers descended on the Mannena beach outside Porto Cervo where an organised beach clean day was held in support of World Oceans Day in partnership with the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/2826" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (Company)">YCCS</a>’ <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/5018" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="One Ocean Foundation (Company)">One Ocean Foundation</a>.&nbsp;During the prize-giving ceremony famously hosted in the Piazza Azzura, the organising committee announced that the event will return next year known as The Superyacht Regatta with the dates already set for 23 - 27 June 2020.&nbsp;<img src="/uploads/store/photo/82977/image/large-3f7dc08d8ffd3fed1e0e5a7436052c50.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82977">

New name for Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta

After a week of exciting racing at the 2019 Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, it was announced that the event will return in 2020 under a new name.

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta to return as The Superyacht Regatta in 2020

Moody conditions greeted the fleet of yachts today at the start of the <a href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta - 2019">2019 Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta</a>&nbsp;day 3 with overcast skies and light breeze around the 25 nautical mile course. After a day of recovery yesterday, crews were eager to get back out on the water as the battle for this year's title continues around the waters of Porto Cervo. With only one day of racing remaining tomorrow, <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2088" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Silencio49.8m (163'5&quot;)Perini Navi2001">Silencio</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4121" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Magic Carpet 330.47m (99'12&quot;)Wally2013">Magic Carpet 3</a> have both managed to hang on to their leads in the cruising and performance classes respectively, while <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6564" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Grande Orazio 24.72m (81'1&quot;)Southern Wind2014">Grand Orazio</a> has jumped to the front of the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/151" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Southern Wind (Company)">Southern Wind</a> pack, a mere two points ahead of&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7245" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Kiboko Tres32.27m (105'10&quot;)Southern Wind2018">Kiboko Tres</a>.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/82812/image/large-d11b2463d25b4d061f54a6601b998fff.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82812"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82815/image/large-151281bd81ae1c6947d07458075b8859.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82815"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82827/image/large-1f1c1e107bb73a835a8cec3032d9ad83.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82827"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82823/image/large-b2800a2e08ecb59b0bfc113ef24bdb4d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82823"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82819/image/large-b0a2392044175926f42e6d2a92496786.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82819"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82828/image/large-74f70c5f482555b72a02297935763de5.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82828"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82816/image/large-d70382f53c4fe9a445f5a567f9af3c6e.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82816"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82817/image/large-1be94d820f37bc1fe812edad67a7dc68.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82817"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82827/image/large-1f1c1e107bb73a835a8cec3032d9ad83.png" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82827"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82818/image/large-0383608746a9e1f784844aff51799833.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82818"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82821/image/large-1b64814cd2e70a7cc96bacacbb217f18.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82821"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82822/image/large-85ebb928f8277ca9efb74d2bf2204614.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82822"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82826/image/large-7e8dcbea819fca46426defa68e4b885f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82826"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82824/image/large-66dc4aa6415050babfd6b36cf5f5b383.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82824"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/82814/image/large-47ce219ace4779174a2935a8eeea6062.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/82814">

Action from Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta Day 3

Photo gallery of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta Day 3 taking place in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. 

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta day 3 photo gallery

The initial line-up of superyachts taking part in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2019 has been announced. The 12th edition of the regatta, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda will kick off in Porto Cervo between 3rd-8th June this year. With the event sponsored by Italian brand Loro Piana, SuperYacht Times is a media partner for this year's regatta and will provide coverage throughout the event.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/69141/image/large-2daf3ece570c36ffff2dd1d542d4af64.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/69141">24 superyachts are already pre-enrolled and owners who wish to join the racing fleet or just the Rendez-vous aspect of the event - without competing in the racing itself - have until 2nd May to register.&nbsp;Two new features have been introduced for the 2019 edition: the increased length of the event, with five full days of racing instead of four and thus providing an extra day in which to rerun any cancelled racing following the cancellation of the first two days of racing in 2018, and the ability of multihulls of over 50 feet to compete. <img src="/uploads/store/photo/37129/image/large-05184a2f366a145c3326a1d8b6d11c7b.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/37129">Three multihulls are currently enrolled -&nbsp;Ad Maiora,&nbsp;Dragon and R-Six - which will race in their own category alongside any other entries.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/37125/image/large-a98c4d98918cdd285eb6a7e2d42d81c1.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/37125">So far, the largest yacht enrolled is the 52-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/401" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Q52.0m (170'7&quot;)Alloy Yachts2008">Q</a>, which was built by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/60" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Alloy Yachts (Company)">Alloy Yachts&nbsp;</a>to a design by <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/577" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Dubois Yachts (Company)">Ed Dubois</a>. Just under two metres smaller, the 49-8-metre Perini Navi <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2088" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Silencio49.8m (163'5&quot;)Perini Navi2001">Silencio,</a> comes in at second and returns to the Costa Smeralda after winning in its class at the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Event/47" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta - 2019">Perini Navi Cup in 2018.</a><img src="/uploads/store/photo/36894/image/large-314af8cac2b9e3c4dc72bed5f3c40074.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/36894">&nbsp;The 39.6-metre Baltic <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5653" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="My Song39.6m (129'11&quot;)Baltic Yachts2016">My Song</a>&nbsp;is another returning winner. Owned by YCCS member Pier Luigi Loro Piana, she won the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta last year and was recently declared Boat of the Year at the Italian Sailing Federation's Sailor of the Year awards. &nbsp;<img src="/uploads/store/photo/37734/image/large-fa6cff182ef24727c694a1f1b067e28f.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/37734">In addition, the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/151" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Southern Wind (Company)">Southern Wind&nbsp;</a>Rendezvous and Trophy will return to Porto Cervo for its 14th edition with a fleet of 10 boats currently pre-enrolled. <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/7245" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Kiboko Tres32.27m (105'10&quot;)Southern Wind2018">Kiboko Tres</a>, the second example of the new 105-foot model from the South African yard and launched in October 2018 will also make her racing debut. She is now in the Mediterranean after completing the transatlantic journey from Cape Town where she was built.The SW-RP90 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6043" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Allsmoke27.5m (90'3&quot;)Southern Wind2016">All Smoke,</a> from the drawing boards of <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/521" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Reichel / Pugh Yacht Design (Company)">Reichel/Pugh</a> and <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/153" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Nauta Yachts S.r.l. (Company)">Nauta Yachts</a>, will also make her regatta debut.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/58241/image/large-8f5ffa971fdc8ca48a857b97b17cd095.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/58241">The current trophy holder, the 31.78-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5985" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Seawave31.78m (104'3&quot;)Southern Wind2015">Seawave</a> will fight to retain her title, while the 24.72-metre <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6564" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Grande Orazio 24.72m (81'1&quot;)Southern Wind2014">Grande Orazio</a>,&nbsp;owned by YCCS member Massimiliano Florio, will compete against her sister ship <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6084" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ammonite24.72m (81'1&quot;)Southern Wind2016">Ammonite</a>, which has returned from Southeast Asia for the regatta.A new trophy will be presented by Pier Luigi Loro Piana personally which will be dedicated to the memory of the engineer Willy Persico, a YCCS member and the father of all Southern Wind yachts who passed away last year. <img src="/uploads/store/photo/37539/image/large-a9f9a1cc8e87b97f9eb86983112103c2.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/37539"><img src="/uploads/store/photo/69140/image/large-e1c7b17fa0a39bedc4ea921f790aed3a.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/69140"><a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5985" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Seawave31.78m (104'3&quot;)Southern Wind2015">Seawave&nbsp;</a>is among the Southern Wind yachts pre-enrolled for the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2019. Other regular competitors in Porto Cervo will be the Wallycento <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4121" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Magic Carpet 330.47m (99'12&quot;)Wally2013">Magic Carpet 3&nbsp;</a>owned by Sir Lindsay Owen Jones, the Wally 106'&nbsp;<a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4120" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Open Season32.6m (106'11&quot;)Green Marine2012">Open Season&nbsp;</a>owned by Thomas Bscher and the Wally 94' <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6762" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Magic Blue28.54m (93'8&quot;)Wally2002">Magic Blue</a> owned by Antonio Cacace, all of whom are YCCS members. Paola and Salvatore Trifirò, owners of the <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Company/4373" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Malcolm McKeon Yacht Design (Company)">Malcolm McKeon</a> designed <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/5917" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Ribelle32.64m (107'1&quot;)Vitters Shipyard2017">Ribelle</a>&nbsp;will also be taking part. <img src="/uploads/store/photo/37531/image/large-95126caed5fe0fb725e0a55784e3eedf.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/37531">Alongside the racing, there will also be a varied social programme, with exclusive events organised in collaboration with the title sponsor Loro Piana awaiting owners, crew and their guests while on land.

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2019 lineup announced 

SYT takes a look at the fleet at the upcoming Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2019. 

Lineup announced for Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2019

Day one of the 29th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup &amp; Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship saw competitors sail off under blue skies on Monday morning. Taking place at Porto Cervo, racers were met with gusts of up to 18-knots on the 35-mile coastal route for half of the competing classes.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/46643/image/large-bfd87ff36e1945f3807966310ec7365c.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/46643">The Mini Maxi groups 1 and 2 competed on a very similar but slightly shorter course, while the Maxi 72s, competing for their World Championship, faced two windward-leeward races on a different regatta course.<img src="/uploads/store/photo/46644/image/large-3a29ed9ddae0ada59c308669868b9735.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/46644">The day ended with the leaders of the six categories competing for the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup involving a total of 41 participating crews as follows:&nbsp;Supermaxi class: <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2632" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Topaz42.62m (139'10&quot;)">Topaz</a>Maxi class: Massimiliano Florio's Southern Wind 82 <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6564" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Grande Orazio 24.72m (81'1&quot;)">Grande Orazio</a>Wally class: Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones’ <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/4121" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Magic Carpet 330.47m (99'12&quot;)">Magic Carpet Cubed</a>&nbsp;Maxi 72: <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/2942" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="Mo Mo39.65m (130'1&quot;)">MOMO</a>&nbsp;Mini Maxi Group 1: SuperNikkaMini Maxi Group 2: <a data-gid="gid://syiq/Yacht/6785" href="#managed-by-system" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" title="H2O24.0m (78'9&quot;)">H2O</a><img src="/uploads/store/photo/46642/image/large-099ac3e30cd2871b1f1dc3ee01daf32d.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/46642">These monohull yachts, which all measure over 18.29-metres, are set to continue racing tomorrow, Tuesday 4 September, with Supermaxi, Maxi, Maxi 72 and Mini Maxi Groups 1 and 2 scheduled for a coastal course, and the Wally fleet competing on a windward/leeward racetrack.

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup: Day one round-up

Southern Wind has launched the second SW82’ in Cape Town on Sunday 19th January 2014. The yacht was christened in the commercial harbour by the wife of the owner on a beautiful summer day. The ceremony was attended by the family of the owner, management and personnel of the shipyard and a selected number of guests.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/147111/image/large-ce32ace8e2cb9c4920e29868b44f42fc.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/147111">The yacht, Grande Orazio follows just six months after the launch of the first SW82, Feelin’ Good and confirms the success of this mini-series designed by the team of Farr Yacht Design (naval architecture, sail plan and appendages) and Nauta Design (general concept, deck and interior design) which has been successfully working with Southern Wind Shipyards for many years.

Grande Orazio, the second SW82 by Southern Wind launched

South African based Southern Wind shipyard is working actively to ultimate the outfitting of Grande Orazio, hull number 2 of the new SW82 mini-series. Just three months ago the delivery of the first hull Feelin’ Good was announced and the yacht has arrived in Genoa a couple of weeks ago after a challenging maiden voyage from Cape Town.<img alt="" src="https://syt-store-production.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/photo/146069/image/large-a94edb7544eec225165eba1cc49826c4.jpg" data-gid="gid://syiq/Photo/146069">SW82 #2 Grande Orazio is conceived to achieve owner’s expectations to have a yacht capable to deliver thrilling performance on the most important offshore regatta fields and comfortable family vacations. The deck layout chosen for this project is the Flush Deck version with sleek and sporty coach-roof geometries.As her Owner is a passionate racer, she has a strong focus on performance, featuring high racing-oriented deck and rigging solutions such as high modulus Southern Spars carbon mast and boom, EC6 + carbon rigging, carbon foil for furler, racing winches, racing removable bow sprit and a keel with deeper draft (4,20 m vs 4m)For what concerns the interior layout, it has been strongly customized in order to be as flexible as possible offering ample volumes which may have different uses according to how the yacht is employed: cruising with family and short crew or racing with professional crew and friends.In cruising mode, the volumes are distributed into an ample owner-quarter afore the saloon, which includes a private studio. In addition to this, the yacht offers four cabins, one or two of which to be devoted to crew.