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The Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta will once again kick off the Mediterranean superyacht season in style, taking place 4 – 8 June, 2013. Organised by Boat International Media and Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS), the sixth edition of the regatta looks set to attract a fleet of the world’s most notable and award winning sailing [...]

YCCS adopts International Super Yacht Rule

Organizing Authority the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) is pleased to announce that the International Super Yacht Rule (ISYR) handicap system will be adopted for the 2013 edition of the Loro Piana Caribbean Superyacht Regatta & Rendezvous (20-23 March, Virgin Gorda) and the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta (4-8 June, Porto Cervo). The decision was made [...]

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012 – Day 5

The final day of the 2012 Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and organised by Boat International Media, had all the makings of being a classic. The top seven yachts in the Cruising division were separated by just four points, while a battle royale between Aegir and My Song in [...]

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta – Day 4

After a lay day yesterday for the Cruising division, and a hard fought race in the Performance division, the fleet of sailing superyachts taking part in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and organised by Boat International Media, had a second day off today. The forecast southerlies finally arrived, [...]

Highland Fling takes Top Honours on Day 3

Day Three of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta in Porto Cervo, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and organised by Boat International Media, was a lay day for the Cruising division superyachts, but for those competing in the Performance class there was still all to play for. Conditions at midday were changeable. Initially, a [...]

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta – Race Day 2

What a difference a day makes! While yesterday’s racing was held in the fierce winds of a Sardinian Mistral, the forecast for Day Two at the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta organized by Boat International Media and Yacht Club Costa Smeralda was for the wind to switch to the south at a lighter 10 knots. As [...]

Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta – Race Day 1

If there’s one thing that the Costa Smeralda does well (among many others, as it happens) it is that when the wind gods smile, the sailing is some of the best in the world. For the fleet of sailing superyachts competing in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in [...]

Countdown to the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta

Monday 4 June, 2012 | Porto Cervo, Sardinia – Italy There was something of a fanfare marking the start of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta in Porto Cervo this evening. As the captains, tacticians and navigators from the race fleet listened to the pre-racing briefing on the upper terrace of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, [...]

Notice of Race published

The Notice of Race for the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2012 is now available to download through the website or by clicking here.

Registrations open for 2012

4-9 JUNE 2012

Registrations are now open for one of the Mediterranean season’s most popular Superyacht Regattas.

Dates Announced for 2012

The Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta for 2012 will be held 4-9 June at Yacht Club Costa Smeralda

Unfurled and Highland Fling win a windy week

PORTO CERVO, SARDINIA
11th June, 18:00 – Local Time

Harry Macklowe’s Unfurled and Irvine Laidlaw’s Highland Fling have been crowned the winners of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2011 in Porto Cervo.

Racing abandoned, Prizegiving at 5pm

PORTO CERVO, SARDINIA
11th June, 11:00 – Local Time

Racing has been abandoned after principal race officer Peter Craig decided the conditions were not going to improve sufficiently for safe competition.

Breeze continues to build

PORTO CERVO, SARDINIA
11th June, 10:40 – Local Time

As the principal race officer predicted, the breeze is building in Porto Cervo. Peter Craig commented: ‘Our boat on the water has seen an increase in average windspeed to 24 knots, with gusts of 28-29. We’ll keep the postponement flag in play, and we will monitor the conditions, but we suspect the chances of getting a race in are becoming slimmer as the day goes on.’

Gunning to go sailing

PORTO CERVO, SARDINIA
11th June, 10:20 – Local Time

Steve Hayles, navigator on the 54.6m Vitters ketch Marie, gives the chance of racing today as no better than 50/50. “The strong wind seems to have arrived earlier than the forecast told us. It’s a north-westerly and when the wind is blowing from that direction in Sardinia it’s nearly always windier than the forecast predicts.

Wind blowing hard, possibly too hard for racing

PORTO CERVO,SARDNIIA
11th June, 10:10 – Local Time

Principal Race Officer Peter Craig is keeping his options open, but is concerned that the wind will be too strong to hold today’s final race.

Notice from the Race Committee

PORTO CERVO, SARDINIA
10th June, 18:00

Based on forecasts calling for a building breeze later in the day, the initial signal for the Performance Class will be moved up to 11:00 for racing on Saturday, June 11, 2011. The Cruising/Superyacht Class will start as soon as practical after the Performance Class Start.

Kora 5 and Highland Fling win Day 3

PORTO CERVO, SARDINIA
10th June, 2011 – 18:00 Local Time

Kora 5 of Portofino and Highland Fling were the winners on Fitzroy Race Day, the third day of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2011 in Porto Cervo.

The sun was strong and the wind blew hard, the wind gusting up to 24 knots. Wisely the race committee set a southerly race course away from the stronger breezes that funnel past La Maddalena island.

On the edge for Saudade and the Cruising Fleet

PORTO CERVO, SARDINIA
10th June, 2011 – 12:30 Local Time

The Cruising Division has set out on a 27-mile course that takes them reaching south towards and around the islands of Mortorio and Soffi, before turning north past Porto Cervo to Monaci and then back to Porto Cervo.

The wind is blowing just over 20 knots, a challenging but raceable wind speed for these large yachts. The narrow confines of Bomb Alley would have been a step too far, and this open sea course will give the fleet more manoeuvring room.

Images and Video Highlights from Race Day 3 now online!

Check out the Photo Gallery to see images from today’s racing by Carlo Borlenghi and Rick Tomlinson.

Superyacht Media have also produced video highlights of the event so far, with footage from today’s race sponsored by Fitzroy Yachts just uploaded. Click here to check it out!

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