Moonbeam IV: pure pleasure The weather was perfect for Moonbeam IV as the first regatta of the Voiles d’Antibes got underway on Thursday 1st of June 2006. It had snowed overnight in the Alps, but now the bay was bathed in sunlight and the south-easterly wind was blowing at 15 knots. On board, 20 pairs […]
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In less tan 24 hours nearly 150 yachts will dock out the Vieux Port in Cannes for the opening day of the 36th edition of the Régates Royales de Cannes – Trophée Panerai.
Continue Reading ...10/2006 – Spring is in the air At the second edition of the Trophée Pasqui, from May 18th to 21st 2006, the classic yachts gliding around the bay of Villefranche sur Mer began their regatta season in French waters. In Spring, the sea picks up almost as quickly as the wind. Fresh from their winter […]
Continue Reading ...06/2006 – Wednesday May 24th: 1st race Is this really the Mediterranean? Under a leaden sky, the sea dark as ink, with cool showers, the quay of honour looked more like Brittany, but the preparations for the first race were well underway, though much like the weather, things seemed somewhat slow and heavy due to […]
Continue Reading ...05/2006 – A celebration of marine carpentry. From May 18th to 21st, Villefranche-sur-Mer hosts the second Trophée Pasqui, which is the second stage of the 2006 Mediterranean Circuit after Majorca in Spain. Under the patronage of the Odyssée d'Ulysse Yacht Club, the event in the Bay of Villefranche is a gathering of some of the […]
Continue Reading ...08/2010 – After the Imperial Regattas, Corsica had to organize a racing rally with old rigs. This is done with the first Corsica Classic to be held from August 30 to September 5 2010. This race is a friendly regatta open to all “Yachts of tradition”CIM and gauged the “Spirits of Tradition” gauged IRC 2010. […]
Continue Reading ...05/2007 – The Voiles d’Antibes are back. From May 30th to June 3rd 2007, the Mediterranean yachting season opens, as every year, with the Voiles d’Antibes. The event is now the first stage of the Trophée Panerai and since 1996 has marked the annual return of these prestigious yachts. After a tough winter season, like […]
Continue Reading ...10/2006 – Full sail ahead in Antibes The 11th Voiles d’Antibes, held from May 31st to June 4th 2006, is now another prestigious stage of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, along with the likes of Imperia and Cannes. This change was decided last year, to celebrate the regatta’s 10th anniversary. For both participants and the […]
Continue Reading ...06/2006 – Seaway: original elegance and spirit Sitting aboard the Seaway on May 19th, enjoying the sunshine and following the fleet of classic yachts gathered in the Bay of Villefranche for the Trophée Pasqui regatta, is truly a unique and privileged position to be in. The TSMY Seaway was loaned by her owners to the […]
Continue Reading ...The schooner Atlantic was involved in her first regatta in the Mediterranean 32nd Régates Royales in Cannes. Rebuilt by Ed Kastelein, to whom we owe the restoration of Thendara and the launch of Eleonora, her outings have been one of the major attractions of the regattas.
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