Magic Carpet E, the latest 100-foot Maxi yacht launched in early 2025 by Persico Marine, will make her debut at the 21ª Sandberg PalmaVela © María Muiña
By Palmavela
26/03/2025 - 13:04

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
By Persico Marine
08/11/2024 - 11:36

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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Claus-Peter Offen's Wally 101 y3k heads towards Saint-Tropez. Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget
By International Maxi Association
29/09/2024 - 20:12

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
By International Maxi Association
15/09/2024 - 09:00

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 on the fourth day of racing, Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2024. Photo credit: YCCS/Daniele Macis
By Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
12/09/2024 - 16:55

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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Wendy Schmidt at the helm of her 85ft Deep Blue, early leader of the Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship. Photo: IMA / Studio Borlenghi
By International Maxi Association
11/09/2024 - 20:27

Early lead to Deep Blue in Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship

fter two days of strong winds it was third day lucky at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship. With more strong conditions expected, the race committee brought forward the start time by two hours to 1000

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A valiant effort was made by the race committee on day two of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, but sadly the wind didn't abate.
By International Maxi Association
10/09/2024 - 18:28

Excess wind for a second day at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

Anticipation was high for the second day of racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup after the cancellation of day one of the world's premier maxi yacht regatta, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, in conjunction with the International Maxi Association.

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The largest maxis on the outer dock in Porto Cervo, awaiting the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup start. Photo: James Boyd / IMA
By International Maxi Association
08/09/2024 - 20:55

Big breeze and hot competition forecast for Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

With 20+ knots and gale force gusts predicted, crews and the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s race management team will have their work cut out for this week’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – the pinnacle event in the International Maxi Association’s Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge

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Maximus sets Ibiza JoySail Mallorca to Ibiza race record
By Comunicati
08/09/2024 - 13:11

Maximus sets Ibiza JoySail Mallorca to Ibiza race record

Superyacht racers who have been heading to Ibiza JoySail have always had the opportunity to attempt the record from Punta Cala Figuera, Mallorca to Tagomago island Ibiza

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By J Class
06/09/2024 - 14:43

Svea and Velsheda set to line up at showcase Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

A breezy week seems to be in prospect for competitors at this year’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup which starts on Monday out of Porto Cervo, Sardinia.

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