Boat International – September 2019

PHOTOGRAPHY:

SAILING

ENERGY/SUPERYACHT

CUP

PALMA

he33-metreBalticYachts-built

WinWinliveduptohernamein

PalmathisJune,seizingthetitle

ofoverallwinnerofthe 2019

SuperyachtCup–securinghersecondand

thirdwinsaheadofNilayabyahair’sbreadthof

18 and 33 secondsoncorrectedtime.

“Youcanneverfeelsureofwinning,asthe

handicapsystemissosophisticatedbynow

thatyoujustcan’taffordanymistakes,”saysthe

yacht’sowner,KimSchindelhauer,whowas

delightedwiththevictory.“Thehandlingand

manoeuvresduringallofourraceswere

exceptionallygood,thankstoagreatcrewthat

feltconfidentinwhattheyweredoing.We

alsoreadthewindright–inthesecondraceat

thelastdownwindleginparticular,wewere

fortunatetodoabetterjobthanotherboats.”

ClassAwasn’ttheonlycategorytohaveafew

closecalls–eachraceinClassBwaswonbya

differentyacht,andintheenditwasthe

Right place,

right time

Close-runracesledtoaWinWin situationatthisyear’s

SuperyachtCupinPalma,saysCharlotteHogarth-Jones

Meteorcamefourth

inherclass.Below:

OpenSeasonheads

forthirdplace

Top:WinWinonher

waytovictory.Above:

Kealohatiedonpoints

inClassC.Topright:

T

turquoise-hulledJClassTopazthatwon,just

asinglepointaheadoflastyear’soverallvictor

Velsheda.TheClassCtitlewenttothe28-metre

Bequia,whileHuckleberryandKealohatiedon

pointsinsecondandthird.

“Everyonehadsomeonethattheyhadto

workhardtobeat,andtherewerenoforegone

conclusions,whichalwaysmakesitmore

exciting,”sayseventdirectorKateBranagh.

“Everyyeartherearetweakstothewaythe

ratingsarecalculatedtokeepimprovingthe

formulatoreflectthesehugelydifferentboats,

andwecannowreallyseehowcloseitis.”

Inadditiontothrillingracing,ownersand

theirguestsenjoyed“superbrestaurants,

first-classshopping,andprobablythebestbase

intheworldforsuperyachtservices,”explains

Branagh.WinWincaptainRyanTayloragrees:

“It’sjustsuchabeautifulplacetosail.”

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