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While the pandemic influenced the decision to cancel last year’s event, the Superyacht Cup Palma is on schedule for this summer. Marking a major milestone, it additionally has attracted interested competitors, including ones for a new race class. The Superyacht Cup is the longest-running regatta of its kind in Europe. This year’s dates of JuneContinue Reading
UPDATE, MARCH 24, 2020: The organizers for the Superyacht Cup Palma have cancelled the event, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual Superyacht Cup Palma regatta is just four months away, celebrating its 24th anniversary. Making Europe’s longest-running superyacht race more exciting, this year sees a Superyacht Cup Palma Performance Class premiere. Already, twoContinue Reading
This week marks The Superyacht Cup Palma 2019 edition, in which several superyachts will try to prevent the famous J-Class Velsheda (below) from repeating her 2018 victory. A total of 14 yachts spanning a variety of sizes will race in different classes. And, ultimately, they’ll race in the spirit of good fun. The Superyacht CupContinue Reading
Who says an 85-year-old can’t give the youth a run for their money? Velsheda, built in 1933, took The Superyacht Cup title over the weekend, narrowly edging out an 11-year-old. The 22nd edition of this regatta, the longest-running superyacht race in Europe, came down to the countback, in fact. Racing was just that close onContinue Reading
With superyacht racing having really caught on in recent years, it may be hard to imagine that one regatta, the Superyacht Cup, is celebrating more than two decades of competition. In fact, the 22nd Superyacht Cup in Palma is just 11 days away, with 18 entrants rarin’ to go. Some of those entrants have justContinue Reading
June 19 to 23 will see some serious racing—and serious fun—in Palma de Mallorca. The annual Superyacht Cup Palma spans those days. With three months to go, the longest-running superyacht race in Europe is nearly sold out. The Superyacht Cup, which also sees action in Antigua each year, started in Spain 22 years ago. DuringContinue Reading