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Sunday, September 18th 2011
Cannes, the capital of classic yachting
The world-famous Croisette will, once again, be centre stage for classic
yachting; from September 19th to 25th the Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai
will gather an incredible fleet of more than sixty Dragons and a real armada
of over eighty yachts, some over a century old. A colourful show that will
welcome for the first time Manitou, the Olin Stephens’ design once owned by
US President John F. Kennedy.
Description : 110918RRC_1122Just a few days after the Boat Show, Cannes will
go back a few decades in yachting history when it greets the gaff rigs,
schooners, cutters, sloops, yawls, J Class boats, last century’s
one-designs, 12M and much more for the regatta. Five days of racing off the
spectacular Lérins Islands for a diverse fleet divided according to size,
age and rig. An exceptional gathering of big and small boats with some
bright stars like the majestic Elena (55m, by Nathanaël Herreshoff), Cambria
(40m, by William Fife), Mariquita (38,20m, by William Fife), Sunshine (38m,
by William Fife Jr), the J Class Shamrock V (36,50m, by Charles Nicholson)
or the two Moonbeam III and Moonbeam IV (31m, by William Fife)…
Say “33”!
For the 2011 edition, Cannes will also celebrate the 33rd anniversary of the
Régates Royales new format, still one of the oldest sailing events in the
world as the debut dates back to 1929 when the event was created to honour
King Christian X of Denmark… The organising yacht club de Cannes is also one
of the most venerable clubs in France, founded in 1859 when local yachting
enthusiasts Messieur Béchard, Tripet-Skrypitzone, de Colquhoum and Bucquet
created the Société des Régates and launched the first ever event, a race in
in the bay of La Napoule for the big Léro, Olga, Jeannette, Touriste as well
as other local and fishermen’ small boats.
The Régates Royales will also be the final rendez-vous of the Panerai Trophy
2011, a true classic yachts world championship. Will Graham Walker’s Rowdy
keep its winning momentum? The Fighting Forty designed by Nathanaël
Herreshoff in 1916 is nearly invincible in stiff breeze … What will happen
with the ongoing battle between Kelpie (the 1903 Albert Mylne’s design),
Bona Fide (the 1899 dated gaff cutter created by Sibbick) and Oriole (1905
by Nath Herreshoff)? Will the 15M Mariska, (a 1908 William Fife III design)
stand up to last year’s victory?
From seventeen countries…
It has become a tradition: several dozens Dragons will convene in the bay of
Cannes for one of the class most crowded races of the season with more than
sixty-five crews from seventeen different countries. Some come from very far
away like Tam Ngyuen (Zephyr) representing the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club,
whilst others such as France with sixteen boats are on home territory.
Northern Europe is well represented too with Prince Henrik of Denmark (on
White Lady), one of the best Dragon sailors Poul-Richard Hoj-Jensen (Danish
Blue), or Finland’s Christian Borenius (Thouban). Not to mention Russian
Anatoly Loginov (Annapurna) who won in Cannes last year and who will have to
face adversaries of the calibre of Olympic medallist Laurie Smith (Alfie) or
class veteran Ivan Bradbury (Blue Haze), silver at the Régates Royales 2010.
This year an emblematic character of offshore racing, Hasso Plattner
(Drachen II), will also aim for gold among the Dragons.
Once more the Régates Royales de Cannes will provide action and suspense
aplenty…
Key dates Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai
Monday September 19th Welcome and registrations
Racing – first
start signal at 11.00 - Dragons
Pétanque
tournament
Welcome Cocktail
at the race village
Tuesday September 20th Racing – first start signal at 11.00
- Dragons
Racing – first
start signal at 12.00 - Classics
Football match at
the race village
Pasta party and
rock concert at the race village
Wednesday September 21st Racing – first start signal at 11.00 -
Dragons
Racing – first
start signal at 12.00 - Classics
Tug of War
Pasta party at the race village
Thursday September 22nd Racing – first start signal at 11.00 -
Dragons
Racing – first start signal at 12.00 - Classics
Panerai dinner
Friday September 23rd Racing – first start signal at
11.00 - Dragons
Racing – first start signal at 12.00 - Classics & metre classes
Painting contest
Prize giving ceremony for the Dragon class
Pasta party at the race village
Saturday September 24th Racing – first start signal at 12.00
- Classics
18.00: Prize giving ceremony at the race village for Classic and Spirit of
Tradition Yachts
Sunday September 25th Relay regatta to Saint-Tropez
organised by the Yacht Club de France
For more info please visit:
www.regatesroyales.com
Press office – French media Mille & une vagues
Soazig Guého
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