Titans head to Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta

by Event media on 23 May 2009
A fleet of sailing giants are set to take to the starting line of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2009 in just under three weeks time. This second edition of the event, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) and Boat International Media, is open to yachts over 24 metres and will feature four days of racing from 10 to 13 June.

Eighteen superyachts with an average length of over 33 metres will compete in the regatta. Entrants range from the cutting edge Wally 101 sloop Indio, launched just one month and making its regatta debut in Porto Cervo.

'We are really excited,' commented Andrea Recordati, owner of Indio and member of the YCCS Board of Directors. 'We are looking forward to taking our new yacht for her first regatta on the magnificent waters of our beloved Sardinia and racing her with our friends under the burgee of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.'

Many of the participants are returning for the second time such as Claus Peter Offen’s Y3K and Lindsay Owen Jones’ Magic Carpet2, both Wally yachts which came second and third, respectively, in the performance division in 2008. Additional competitors, including Peter Alexander Wacker’s 39-metre Ganesha, winner of her category at the 2009 St Barths Bucket, will be acclimatized to the Porto Cervo conditions having just completed the Dubois Cup, also organized by the YCCS from June 6th to 8th. The overall winner of the St Barths Bucket, the 51.6 metre Royal Huisman schooner Meteor, will also compete in the regatta.

Racing in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta will take place over four days with courses set in and around the granite islands of the La Maddalena archipelago off the coast of north-eastern Sardinia. With more than 30 options to choose from, the only problem for the YCCS Race Committee, headed by America’s Cup Principal Race Officer Peter Reggio, will be deciding which spectacular route to send the fleet on based on the day’s conditions.

Once back ashore owners and crews alike will be kept entertained by the busy social program which includes a beach party at the Romazzino Hotel and an Owners Dinner at the YCCS Clubhouse. The Loro Piana Prize Overall - The Silver Jubilee Cup by Boat International Media will be presented to the overall winner during the prize giving ceremony scheduled for Saturday June 13th.

Fitzroy Yachts are Gold sponsors of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta 2009. Alloy Yachts, Future Fibres and Lufthansa Private Jet are Silver Sponsors of the event. Louis XIII by Remy Martin, Jongert, Royal Huisman, San Lorenzo, Scorpion and Wight Vodka are contributing sponsors.

Entries - - YACHT - BUILDER - DESIGNER - LOA

Fado Southern Wind Farr YD / Nauta Yachts 30.20m
Farandwide Southern Wind Farr YD / Nauta Yachts 30.20m
Farewell Southern Wind Farr YD / Nauta Yachts 30.20m
Ganesha Fitzroy Yachts Dubois 39.00m
Gliss Royal Huisman Philippe Briand 31.87m
Hamilton II CNB Philippe Briand 35.70m
Indio Wally German Frers 30.50m
Kalikobass II Tréhard Marine Groupe Fauroux 31.80m
Kokomo Alloy Yachts Ed Dubois 51.70m
Magic Carpet 2 Wally German Frers 28.55m
Meteor Royal Huisman Gerard Dykstra & Partners 51.97m
Moonbird Fitzroy Yachts Dubois 37.00m
My Song Cookson Boats Reichel Pugh / Nauta Yachts 25.60m
Open Season Wally German Frers 28.55m
Perseus Perini Navi Perini Navi 49.80m
Saudade Wally Bill Tripp Design 45.19m
Scorpione dei Mari Jongert Tony Castro 29.00m
Y3K Wally German Frers 30.50m