Fabulous Sailing
Preparations are well underway for the 2011 Superyacht Cup regatta from 22-25 June in Palma. So far, sixteen yachts have registered for the event including five brand new entries that have never competed before. Space at the Muelle Viejo only allows for a maximum of 20-22 entries. There are also plans for a Superyacht Cup Golf Day this year, on the day following the event, Sunday 26 June. Photo by Claire Matches.
Returning to defend their 2010 title is the 29m Tony Castro designed Jongert ‘Scorpione dei Mar’. Other past cup competitors coming back to Palma in June include Ganesha (39m Dubois), Saudade (45m Tripp), Tenaz (39m Dubois), Drumfire (24m Hoek) and Gliss (35m Phillipe Briand). Gliss won the 2009 Palma Superyacht Cup and returns this year under new ownership.
First-Time Entries
This year also sees the biggest number of first-time entries to the event. Joining the fleet are two stunning modern classics, the 55m Adela built in 1995 by Pendennis Shipyard, and Marie, a 55m Hoek design launched last year by Vitters Shipyard. Other newcomers are Genevieve (37m Dubois), Nilaya (34m Reichel Pugh/Nautor), Nefertiti (27m, Nautor), and Heartbeat (35m Hoek).
Familiar Affair
Now in its fifteenth year, the ever-popular Superyacht Cup is a favourite event with owners and crews at the start of the summer season in the Mediterranean. Famous for its relaxed atmosphere and fabulous sailing conditions in the Bay of Palma, the Superyacht Cup is very much a family affair with its trademark barbecues, dockside parties, and a spectacular outdoor gala evening overlooking the Bay of Palma on the final evening.
“It’s fantastic to see so many new yachts coming to the event this year”, commented new 2011 Event Director James Pleasance. “We look forward to welcoming these and all the other competitors to Palma in June and showing them what the Superyacht Cup is all about.”