Tuesday 14 June 2016

Excitement Builds for Palma's 20th Superyacht Cup

Temperatures have started to soar in pretty Palma and, hopefully, with the arrival of sun-drenched days we can also count on the bay's sea breeze to persist in paying us a daily visit. Along with the temperature, excitement has also started to build: there's only one week to go until we can sink our teeth into three days of hair-raising regatta action during the annual Superyacht Cup. The 20th edition of this 'sailor's regatta' will again take place in the Mediterranean's most popular superyacht haunt, sunny Palma de Mallorca.

For the last two decades, the SYC has attracted the globe's shiniest sailors and the most marvelous superyachts to compete in an exhilarating face-off. This year's spectacular line-up will prove no different. This silver edition boasts a perfect balance of first-time entries, like the 32m Southern Wind Sea Wave (with three bullets she was the undisputed champion during The Rolex Capri International Regatta last month) to long time competitors, such as the powerful Perini P2 (this year's St Barths Bucket Regatta and Loro Piana Caribbean Regatta, Class B victor).

The performance Perini P2 has already claimed victory twice this year. Photo: ©www.clairematches.com

We're also very pleased to announce that many of our official suppliers have returned to be part of the event this year. Complete Marine Freight, our shipping, storage, and logistics partner, have teamed up with us for the seventh time. These yacht transport and shipping service specialists provide an array of logistics and services to nearly the entire fleet: ensuring 'smooth sailing' before, during, and after the regatta.

Another returning partner are RSB Rigging Solutions. The number of SYC entrants past and present who are loyal customers of these rigging supremos, such as the 45m Salperton or the 31m Gaia, is a testament to their superb work. RSB Rigging have also taken care of the running rigging for the newly launched Vitters-built Unfurled. As a matter of fact, almost all of this year's entrants have had RSB refit their rigs, repair their winches or supply new racing lines and halyards, resulting in a fully tuned fleet that's ready to race!