ICE Yachts: Italian Sailing Excellence as Told by Marco Malgara
From boutique shipyard to forward-looking projects: a journey through the world of ICE Yachts with its founder and CEO.
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Wally presents the new wallyrocket71 at the Loro Piana Giraglia 2025
The 2025 sailing season continues to gather pace, marked by strong performances and bold new ventures
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CNB Rendez-Vous 2025: 23 Yachts gather in Porto Rotondo
CNB celebrated its annual Rendez-Vous in the stunning setting of Costa Smeralda with a fleet of 23 yachts converging in Porto Rotondo for a weekend of sailing, camaraderie, and elegance on and off the water
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IMA Maxi Europeans get underway today with 70th Regata dei Tre Golfi
The fourth edition of the International Maxi Association’s Maxi European Championship sets sail today (Friday 16 May) with the start of its offshore component, the Regata dei Tre Golfi; the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia's offshore race this year celebrating its 70th edition
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Palmavela: changing sailing's normal narrative
They have only been together for nine days but Tilakkhana II is second of the Maxi class at the Sandberg PalmaVela. This impressive Wally Cento, the former Magic Carpet Cubed, is led by French female owner Pascale Decaux and has eight women on board, certainly an unusual sight for these big boats
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Big Boats Return for the 21st PalmaVela
With the 21st edition of one of the Mediterranean’s most iconic regattas just a month away, the Real Club Náutico de Palma (RCNP) and its renowned bay are set to host the world debut of Magic Carpet E, the latest 100-foot Maxi yacht. Launched in early 2025 by Persico Marine, this state-of-the-art vessel was designed by the acclaimed Guillaume Verdier for British owner Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, marking his fourth addition to the legendary Magic Carpet racing lineage
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Unveiling Magic Carpet e: the ultimate expression of performance yachting
A technical pre-launch sneak peek ahead of the official debut in spring 2025
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41 strong maxi fleet for Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez season concluder
The International Maxi Association’s annual inshore series will be finalised this week with Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, the last of the five events in the 2024 IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge (MMIC)
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Leopard 3 claims inaugural Rolex IMA Maxi World Championship
A prolonged Mistral may have restricted racing this week at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, but the Costa Smeralda saved the best to last, with a dramatic adrenaline-fuelled final day that saw winds reaching the mid-20s.
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Racing postponed at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
The particularly complex and unstable weather situation which has brought strong winds with squally showers, has proven a continuous challenge to the Race Committee who have been busy monitoring the evolution since the early hours of the morning, looking for a viable weather window to run the coastal race which was scheduled for all classes
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