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The leading international classic and vintage sailing circuit announces its 2013 calendar which this year takes in Naples for the first time
The Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, the leading international circuit for vintage and classic sailing craft, is making ready for the 2013 season, and is also pleased to announce the addition of a new host city and event to its ranks. Naples, one of the world’s most extraordinary cities, joins the PCYC’s Mediterranean circuit this year, with its legendary Bay providing the backdrop for the 10th edition of “Le Vele d’Epoca a Napoli” between June 26th and 30th 2013.
This debut on the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge international circuit is an acknowledgement of the Neapolitan regatta’s burgeoning status on the classic sailing scene. It also crowns the partnership between its organisers of the last decade, the exclusive Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia (www.ryccsavoia.it) and the Italian Navy’s Staff Sailing Office, and the Officine Panerai haute horlogerie brand, itself a sponsor of the circuit for the last nine years, thanks to its historic links to the sea and seafaring.
The 2013 Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge opens, as per tradition, with the big Antigua regatta in the Caribbean. The long-standing events on both international circuits (Mediterranean and North America) also return as does Cowes on the Isle of Wight which is gaining in impetus with each passing year.
The full calendar for the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge 2013 is as follows:
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta (Antigua and Barbuda)
18th -23rd April 2013
Les Voiles d’Antibes (France)
29th May – 2nd June 2013
Argentario Sailing Week (Italy)
13th – 16th June 2013
www.ycss.it/argentariosailingweek.htm
Vele d’Epoca a Napoli (Italy)
26th – 30th June 2013
Panerai British Classic Week – British Classic Yacht Club (United Kingdom)
6th – 13th July 2013
www.britishclassicyachtclub.org/regatta
Marblehead Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta (USA)
9th -11th August 2013
Nantucket Opera House Cup (USA)
15th – 18th August 2013
Mahon, X Copa del Rey de Barcos de Epoca (Spain)
27th – 31st August 2013
Newport, Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta (USA)
30th August – 1st September 2013
Cannes, Régates Royales (France)
24th – 28th September 2013
In 2012, the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge regattas attracted more than 600 entries in the course of the 10 international events on the calendar. All of the most important yachts from sailing history took part in at least one of the rounds, in fact. The winners of the Mediterranean Circuit were Moonbeam IV in the Big Boat category, Leonore in the Vintage class, and Naïf in the Classic. On the other side of the Atlantic, the 12-metre Valiant took the overall trophy on the American circuit.
OFFICINE PANERAI
Founded in Florence in 1860 as a workshop, shop and school of watch-making, for many decades Officine Panerai supplied the Italian Navy in general, and its specialist diving corps in particular, with precision instruments. The designs developed by Panerai in that time, including the Luminor and Radiomir, were covered by the Military Secrets Act for many years and were launched on the international market only after the brand was acquired by the Richemont Group in 1997. Today Officine Panerai develops and crafts its movements and watches at its Neuchâtel manufacture. The latter are a seamless melding of Italian design flair and history with Swiss horological expertise. Panerai watches are sold across the world through an exclusive network of distributors and Panerai boutiques. www.panerai.com
PANERAI CLASSIC YACHTS CHALLENGE
In honour of its historic links to the sea, Officine Panerai has promoted classic sailing culture for many years through its sponsorship of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, the leading international circuit for these vintage craft. In 2007, the company also acquired and restored the Bermudan ketch Eilean. Built in 1936 by the legendary Fife yard at Fairlie in Scotland, she is now the brand’s ambassador at vintage and classic boat rallies and regattas.
