REGATTA AGENDA 2023 - EUROPE
Palma Vela 2023
22 October 2023 - 30 October 2023
Location: Mallorca (Spain/Baleares, Mediterranean Sea).
THE 17TH EDITION OF PALMAVELA IS POSTPONED TO OCTOBER
The Real Club Náutico de Palma announces the postponement of the 17th edition of the PalmaVela regatta, which was scheduled for this coming May, due to the current situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The event, which will feature an offshore race for boats equal to or greater than nine meters in length, will now be held in October this year.
PalmaVela is well established as the curtain raiser for the Mediterranean racing season but it is increasingly drawing a bigger overseas entry, a more diverse fleet, and more and more grand prix teams looking to set their year in motion racing against high quality opposition.
Host Club: Real Club Nautico de Palma
Homepage: http://www.palmavela.com
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Giraglia Rolex Cup
June 9, 2023 - June 17, 2023
Location: St. Tropez (France, Mediterranean Sea)
Classic offshore test. A desolate island off the coast of Corsica, La Giraglia lands its name to one of the definitives regattas in the Mediterranean. Contestants must tackle 243 miles from St. Tropez around the lighthouse-crowned rock of Giraglia and back to the mainland to Genoa. Started in 1953 it's a classic test of sailing skills: preparation, tactics, pinpoint navigation and superlative timing.
Race type: Inshore and Offshore Long Distance Race
Host Club: Yacht Club de Italiano
Homepage: https://www.giragliarolexcup.com
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IBIZA JOY SAIL 2023
27 September 2023 - 30 September 2023
Location: Palma de Mallorca (Spain, Mediterranean Sea) - Ibiza Formentera
Ibiza JoySail is a new, exciting and safe sailing event in one of the most exclusive destinations in Europe.
From September 27-30, 2023, STP Shipyard, the benchmark refit and repair hub in Palma de Mallorca, and the must-visit Marina Ibiza on the famous white island will open their doors to sailors and guests for four days of exciting racing and great events.
In isolation we have developed a deep hunger to live, to explore, and to share experiences with others.
Teams will arrive to Mallorca and take part in a series of thrilling offshore and inshore regattas between Palma, Ibiza and Formentera.
Racetype: Sailing Event
Host Club: Marine Ibiza
Regata Copa del Rey 2023
29 July 2023 - 5 August 2023
Location: Palma de Mallorca (Spain, Mediterranean Sea)
The prestigious Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) is now a major date on the international yachting calendar and competing teams include America’s Cup participants.
King Juan Carlos I of Spain is a former competitor and won the trophy twice in the nineties while skippering Jose Cusi’s Rogue. The King now regularly attends as a spectator with an entourage of Spanish royalty, as well as a number of local worthies including the Mayor of Palma and the President of the Balearic Islands. The Real Club Náutico de Palma (Royal Nautical Club) has been hosting the event since its birth in 1982 and has proved itself to be one of the Mediterranean’s premier yacht clubs.
Racetype: Race Week
Host Club: Real Club Nautico de Palma
Homepage: http://www.regatacopadelrey.com/index/index.php?ln=uk
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Cowes Week 2023
29 July 2023– 4 August 2023
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight (United Kingdom, British Isles)
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Cowes Week is one of the UK's longest running and most successful sporting events and is a key highlight of the British sporting summer.
The regatta has evolved enormously since 1826, and now over 1,000 boats in up to forty different handicap, one-design and multihull classes race every day for eight days
Around 8,500 competitors now participate, ranging from Olympic and world class yachtsmen to weekend sailors. The spectacle that the racing provides, together with the vibrant festival atmosphere attracts over 100,000 visitors to Cowes during the event.
Race type: Race Week
Host Club: Cowes Combined Clubs (CCC)
Homepage: http://www.cowesweek.co.uk/web/code/php/main_c.php?map=cw17&ui=cw1&style=std&override=§ion=home
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Rolex Fastnet Race 2023
22 July 2023– 28 July 202321
Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight (United Kingdom, British Isles)
The biennial Rolex Fastnet Race has been an established fixture on the ocean racing circuit since 1926. The 607-mile race is a test of strategy and skill with challenging tidal currents and changeable weather. The fleet starts off the renowned Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes, races out the Solent and across the often tempestuous Celtic Sea to the Fastnet Rock, and returns on a reciprocal course to the finish off Plymouth.
Racetype: Long Distance Race
Host Club: Royal Ocean Racing Club
Homepage: http://www.rolexfastnetrace.com/
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Les Voiles de Saint Tropez 2023
29 September 2023 – 8 October 2023
Location: Saint Tropez (France, Mediterranean Sea)
Les Voiles de St Tropez is an amazing rendezvous of yachts. First run twenty-six years ago as La Nioulargue, the regatta gathers together the most extraordinary modern sailing boats alongside the most beautiful traditional yachts in the early autumn. A host of racers and sailing enthusiasts come from all the corners of the globe to do battle in the bay of Saint-Tropez. The Rolex trophy is awarded to the winner of the Classic Division over 16 metres.
Race type: Race week
Host Club: Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez
Homepage: http://www.lesvoilesdesaint-tropez.fr/les_voiles_de_saint_tropez/
Rolex Middle Sea Race
21 October 2023 – 28 October 2023
Location: Valetta (Malta, Mediterranean Sea)
Shaped to be a challenge similar to her illustrious sisters the Rolex Fastnet, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht and the Newport Bermuda Races, this 607-mile course has more than lived up to the expectations of her creators and left us with many stories of great seamanship, unwavering courage and, perhaps above all, passion.
Racetype: Long Distance Race
Host Club: Royal Malta Yacht Club
Homepage: http://www.rolexmiddlesearace.com
15 November 2023 – 19 December 2023
Location: Gran Canaria (Spain, Canarisch Islands) - St Lucia (Caribbean)
The ARC is a ‘must do’ for many sailors, and attracts over 200 boats and 1200 people every year to sail 2700 NM across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia.
Racetype: Long Distance Race
Host Club: World Cruising Club
Homepage: https://www.worldcruising.com/arc/arcitinerary.aspx