
Point and end for a maystatic edition of the Superyacht Cup in Palma waters
Point and end for a maystatic edition of the Superyacht Cup in Palma waters
In the waters of the Bay of Palma the Superyacht Cup, in which 13 spectacular maxis yachts have participated with a length of more than 24 meters... in Class A has been imposed the "Win Win," in the B the victory has been for the "Topaz" and in the C the "Bequia" the winner.
21 / 09 / 2019: "Win Win," "Topaz" and "Bequia" winners of the second act of the Superyacht of Palma
Today's test of the Superyacht Cup in Palma Bay had Win Win in Class A, Topaz in Class B and Bequia in Class C, leaving these three ships as leaders of the general classification, in the absence of a single test to complete the race, which will be held tomorrow Saturday.
With two partial wins in the two trials held, Win Win, a 33-meter-long boat designed by the Majorcan Javier Jaudenes leads the general ranking, with the second place for Nilaya and third for Open Season. And the greatest smile for this victory is that of Salmon Angombe, an 18-year-old from Namibia who is in Palma with Marine Inspirations, a social program that offers disadvantaged young people and children in southern Africa the opportunity to have a career at sea.
Meanwhile, in Class B Topaz he was holding his brother Velsheda, reversing yesterday's result and placing the youngest in Class J at the head of the general classification, tied to points with the current title defender. So, in Class B everything is about to be decided tomorrow Saturday.
While today's winner in Class C was Bequia, who leads the general table with a second square yesterday and a victory today, the second ranked after the first two days of race, Huckleberry, has been able to celebrate today another victory: that of having won the award awarded by North Sails to the Boat of the Day.
20 / 06 / 2019: "Nilaya" of 34 meters in length wins in real the Pantaenius Race in the Superyacht of Palma

The bay of Palma today has hosted the Pantaenius Race, the first test of the Superyacht Cup Palma, the most long-lived superyacht race in Europe in which some of the most spectacular vessels in the world of more than 24 meters in length participate.
The twenty-third edition of the Superyacht Cup Palma has started today with excellent navigation conditions for the 13 impressive units... the powerful Nilaya, a dark-hull balander and 34-meter long black candles, has been the first to cross the line of departure of the Pantaenius Race, which has started with the Class A. fleet.
And while the real-time arrival has been completely reverse to the order of departure, after the time compensation applied with the ORCsy system, the boat designed by the mallorquin Javier Jaudenos, Win, was made with the victory of the day in its class, followed by Open Season and with Nilaya in third position.
Class B has certainly starred in the most challenging competition, with the current title advocate, Class J Velsheda, making the victory only 15 seconds ahead of his Class J partner, Topaz. "We are always very equal and we love to start together - we play clean but we play hard" assured the bow of Topaz, Peter Holmberg. "It is very good to compete against Velsheda, which is the class's reference, with its speed and team work, they always do very well," he says.
Huckleberry, who debuts this year at the Superyacht Cup, has achieved a tight victory in Class C, over the Yol Spirit of Tradition Bequia, with the modern Kealoha classic, by Hoek Design, completing the podium... on the other hand, the 52-meter Meteor, the largest boat in the race, takes home the fourth place of the day.
19 / 06 / 2019: The great show of the Majorcan waters begins: the Superyacht Cup of Palma

The Superyacht Cup Palma lifts the curtain in the bay of Palma with the start of the competition, which will start with the Pantaenius Race, an inaugural race in which you can see in action 13 of the most impressive superyachts in the world
Tomorrow the competition in the sea of the twenty-third edition of the Superyacht Cup Palma... the most longevous superyacht race in Europe, in which some of the most spectacular boats in the world compete.
The inaugural test will be the Pantaenius Race, after which they await two exciting days of race under the magnificent conditions of Palma Bay.
In addition, the second day of competition will have an added incentive, following the announcement of the new North Sails Award to the Boat of the day that will be delivered to the boat that will achieve better results on Friday, June 21.
1 / 06 / 2019: Superyacht Cup Palma the great quote of the most outstanding "superyachts"

The aroma of the race is already in the air: the most spectacular superyachts in the world begin to meet for the beginning of the Superyacht Cup Palma, which will be held next week in Palma Bay
Next week, Palma Bay will bring together 14 impressive examples of nautical design and technology, ranging from the 52-meter Meteor gulet to the classic Stay Calm, a 24.9m Nauthor's Swan, to participate in the 23rd edition of the Superyacht Cup Palma, to be held from 19 to 22 June.
The most long-standing superyacht race in Europe has a differential feature: that the absolute winner trophy of the Superyacht Cup Palma is within reach of all the shipowners and teams involved, which is evident in the diversity of ships that have occupied the possible since 1997.
In this edition, for example, two former champions, the venerable Velsheda, a 1933 Class J, will be present and the 2018 title and the light carbon flyer Win Win, a design of Baltic Yachts, will come to sea ready to repeat its 2016 victory.
Among the participants is also Topaz, who will try to take away the title of Class J champion to Velsheda. The competition between Nilaya, Missy, Open Season and Child of Lir in the range of 30 to 34 meters is also very challenging.
For their part, the debuts of the Superyacht Cup Palma, Kealoha and Huckleberry will try to leave their mark, as well as the modern classic Tulip and the yawl spirit of tradition, Bequia.
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