Superyacht Cup Palma 2022 got off to a flying start Wednesday 29 June with a quartet of J Class yachts competing in some stunning conditions out on the Bay of…
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Fastest yacht: The giant record breakers
Every so often the yacht racing world sees an ambitious owner with pockets deep enough to want to step things up a gear and produce a new record-smashing fastest yacht.…
Sailing the fastest offshore monohull, the ClubSwan 125
It’s tricky to gauge speed and scale against anything else when you have to sail a few miles offshore to avoid dredging the English Channel. Nevertheless, sailing onboard the new…
Ken Read interview: The rise and rise of an all-American sailing hero
There are many successful sailors and many more successful businessmen, but it’s rare to find someone who has achieved great things in both spheres. Ken Read is one of them.…
Antigua Superyacht Challenge – where giant yachts and their crews compete for barrels of rum
For the British Navy, English Harbour, Antigua was exceptional both strategically and navigationally. Not only is it almost unrecognisable as a harbour from seaward, which meant that from the early…
Candy Store Cup marks return of superyacht racing to Newport Rhode Island
Around Newport, Rhode Island, the area is steeped in sailing history. In the 18th Century whaling fleets sailed out of Nantucket, 60 miles to the east, navigating treacherous sandbanks and…
Gallery: perfect racing conditions for spectacular Superyacht Cup fleet
A building sea breeze gave the 21-strong fleet of yachts in the annual Superyacht Cup perfect racing conditions today in Palma. The race today was over a 25-mile course and…
Gallery: Stunning superyacht racing pictures from the Millennium Cup 2015, held in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand
The Millennium Cup 2015 regatta was won by the 50m Perini ketch and five-time circumnavigator Silencio. Steinlager 2, previously skippered by Sir Peter Blake and the only yacht to have…
St Barths Bucket 2013 begins
The superyacht racing event of the year kicks off in style with typically amicable Caribbean conditions
Superyacht Racing Association to be formed
Elected body will aim to improve safety and handicapping systems for large sailing yachts
The art of Superyacht Racing
Superyacht racing is capturing the imagination of millionaire owners. One of the most popular events is the St Barths Bucket and David Glenn went along to find out how this…
The art of Superyacht Racing
Superyacht racing is capturing the imagination of millionaire owners.
Silvertip wins Millennium Cup
Racing alongside the Louis Vuitton Pacific series five superyacht took part in the Millennium Cup in Auckland
New rules for Superyacht racing
Superyacht regattas in Palma and Antigua have adopted the American rating system
Pink Gin wins New Zealand Millennium Cup
The 152ft Judel/Vrolijk-designed sloop wins New Zealand Millennium Cup on final day of Superyacht Cup 20/6/07
Quarrie to run superyacht racing
Cowes Week supremo will be Superyacht Cup and Millennium Cup race officer 1/3/07
Grael and Brady win Millennium Cup
After four days of racing, Prada tactician Torben Grael takes Div ision 1 aboard Ipanema and Gavin Brady steers the Swan 80 to victory in Division 2
Laser 2000 Millennium Cup
The seventh and final open meeting of the 2002 Laser 2000 Millennium Cup took place at Weir Wood Sailing Club over the weekend of 12-13 October