{"id":2065613,"date":"2026-07-03T11:46:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/2026\/07\/03\/richard-mille-superyacht-cup-palma-thirty-years-of-wind-sails-and-precision\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:50:04","slug":"richard-mille-superyacht-cup-palma-thirty-years-of-wind-sails-and-precision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luxsure.fr\/en\/2026\/07\/03\/richard-mille-superyacht-cup-palma-thirty-years-of-wind-sails-and-precision\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Mille Superyacht Cup Palma: Thirty Years of Wind, Sails, and Precision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In 1996, a handful of superyachts gathered in the Bay of Palma for what felt more like a gathering of enthusiasts than a regatta. Thirty years later, the Richard Mille Superyacht Cup Palma has become one of the must-attend events of the Mediterranean season. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The Club de Mar as a Reunion<\/h2>\n\n

The 2026 edition marks a return to its geographical roots: the regatta is returning to the recently renovated Club de Mar-Mallorca, bringing together the regatta village, the boats at dock, and the event\u2019s evening festivities all in one place. \u201cIt\u2019s a recreation of the atmosphere and the dockside festivities from our early days,\u201d explains Kate Branagh, owner and director of the event\u2014one of only two women in the world to own and run a superyacht regatta. This physical gathering is no small matter: it restores what thirty years of growth had at times fragmented. <\/p>\n\n

The 2026 Fleet: Classic and Modern<\/h2>\n\n

Five competitive racing classes will compete in the waters of the bay. The J-Class yachts Rainbow and Svea, a legendary duo with pre-war silhouettes, will be joined by a new generation of multihulls\u2014Allegra, Gaea, Highland Fling, and Layla\u2014which represent \u201cthe new luxury class\u201d in performance sailing. The first division of multihull catamarans in the event\u2019s history marks a turning point: the superyacht is no longer synonymous solely with a monohull and traditional sails. <\/p>\n\n

Richard Mille: Thirty Years of Partnership, the Same High Standards<\/h2>\n\n

The partnership with Richard Mille, the event\u2019s title sponsor, is no mere coincidence of timing. It brings together two worlds that share the same obsession: performance achieved through technical mastery and invisible engineering. A Richard Mille chronometer and a 58-meter hull both embody decades of expertise in what, from the outside, appears disarmingly light. What the public doesn\u2019t see\u2014the hidden mechanisms, the unlikely materials, the minute tolerances\u2014is precisely what makes this performance possible. <\/p>\n\n

“A celebration of superyacht history”: that\u2019s how the organizers describe this 30th-anniversary edition. But what makes the Superyacht Cup Palma unique isn\u2019t its history\u2014it\u2019s its refusal to become a museum. The presence of newcomers, first-time participants, and emerging classes serves as a reminder that tradition only has meaning if it continues to engage with what lies ahead. <\/p>\n\n

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The Superyacht Cup Palma 2025\n, June 27, 2025\n\u00a9 Sailing Energy \/ The Superyacht Cup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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