Challenging offshore race launches Ibiza JoySail in style

  • Moat is first name to go on new Mallorca-Ibiza Perpetual Trophy 
  • Sapma and Hyperion win first race in their classes 
  • Three days of friendly racing around Ibiza and Formentera to follow
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Ibiza JoySail got underway on Thursday with the diverse superyacht fleet taking on the challenge of a 70-mile offshore race from Mallorca to Ibiza, the opening act in what will be four days of competitive, friendly racing and entertaining shoreside celebrations. 

Light winds greeted the fleet as they headed out from their initial base located at Ibiza JoySail’s co-organiser the STP Palma yard, with the crews focused on the route to their destination in Marina Ibiza, also a regatta co-organiser.

Foremost in many of the owners, skippers and crews’ minds was the unique opportunity to have their boat name the first to be inscribed on the new Mallorca-Ibiza Perpetual Trophy.

Described as a race within a race, the trophy was on offer to the superyachts which set a record time in their division on the 48 Nm leg between the lighthouses at Punta Cala Figuera off Mallorca and Tagomago Island off Ibiza’s east coast.

With the breeze later building to 11 knots from the north, the fleet was eventually able to reach directly down the course – and after some seven hours of focused racing the results were in.

Moat emerged as the first to see her name on the Perpetual Trophy in the 110-120′ range, the Swan 115 making a clear statement of intent as she attempts to defend her Ibiza JoySail title won at last year’s inaugural event. Other yachts will be named as early record holders in their respective length divisions in due course.

Moat’s delighted skipper Guillermo Parada said: ‘We now hold the first record between Palma and Ibiza, which should last for one year at least!

‘The owner is happy and we have the blue ribbon as the first to cross the finish line and that will stay forever. It was a bit slow and winds were light, but we are happy.’

However, once the handicap ratings were applied the Swan 80 Sapma emerged the winner of the first race in the Performance Class, ahead of the Y9 90 Bella II, Moat and the SW-RP90 All Smoke.

Meanwhile the giant 155′ Hyperion was the winner of the World Cruising Class, with the sloop finishing ahead of Windrose of Amsterdam and the YD120 Bliss on corrected time.

‘It was a very intense battle in the World Cruising division,’ said Ibiza JoySail Race Director Nacho Postigo, who took the opportunity to race aboard Hyperion.

‘Bliss was sailing exceptionally well, as usual, and Windrose surprised us with a really good performance in light conditions, so hats off to them too.

‘We were faced with two different tactical options – Hyperion opted for the more southerly route with the others closer to the rhumb line, and we were favoured by the wind gods,’ added Postigo.

Once ashore in Marina Ibiza the entire fleet – with several yachts having elected to motor ahead in the light breeze – were able to celebrate the opening day with well-deserved sundowners.

Racing continues at Ibiza JoySail on Friday with coastal races planned off Ibiza.

ENTRY LIST – 2022

TEAMMODELSHIPYARD
ALL SMOKESW-RP90Southern Wind
BELLA IIY9 90Y Yachts
BLISSYD 120Yachting Developments
CHAMPAGNE HIPPYOyster 825Oyster Yachts
DARK HORSESwan 80Nautor Swan
HYPERIONFrers 155Royal Huisman
MAKAIY8 80Y Yachts
MISS SHELLY7 70Y Yachts
MOATSwan 115Nautor Swan
PATEAWarwick 95Aila Yachts
SAPMASwan 80Nautor Swan
WINDROSE OF AMSTERDAMDykstra 152Holland Jachtbouw
Y NOTY8 80Y Yachts


REGATTA PROGRAMME

Wednesday 21st September
10:00 – 18:00 – Registrations and berthing at STP Shipyard Palma

Thursday 22nd September
09:00 – Welcome at STP
10:00 – Skippers’ Briefing
11:00 – Offshore Race from Palma to Ibiza
18:00 – 23:00 – Welcome BBQ at the Hospitality Area (Marina Ibiza)

Friday 23rd September
09:00 – 12:00 – Coffee Service at the Hospitality Area (Marina Ibiza)
10:00 – Skippers’ Briefing
13:00 – Races in Ibiza & Formentera
16:00 -19:00 – Sundowner at the Hospitality Area (Marina Ibiza)
20:00 – 23:00 – ROTO Club Dinner – 80s Party

Saturday 24th September
09:00 – 12:00 – Coffee Service at the Hospitality Area (Marina Ibiza)
10:00 – Skippers’ Briefing
13:00 – Coastal Races in Ibiza and Formentera
16:00 – 19:00 – Sundowner at the Hospitality Area (Marina Ibiza)
20:00 – 23:00 Filin Dinner – Corsairs Night

Sunday 25th September
09:00 -12:00 – Coffee Service at the Hospitality Area (Marina Ibiza)
10:00 – Skippers’ Briefing
13:00 – Coastal Races in Ibiza
16:00 – 19:00 – Sundowner at the Hospitality Area (Marina Ibiza)
17:00 – Prize Giving Ceremony 

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STP Shipyard Palma was the starting point for the Offshore regatta from Mallorca to Ibiza.

Best location in Mallorca for refit & repair. 130.000m2 of open slipway with more than 600 industrialists of international prestige in the refit sector.

STP Shipyard Palma is Europe’s leading refit and maintenance facility which, thanks to its open slipway model, is unique in the sector. In the privileged setting of Palma de Mallorca, it offers the best service for vessels of up to 120m in length or 1,000 tonnes in weight.

https://www.stp-palma.com/en

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More than a marina, it’s a lifestyle and it was the venue that hosted the event on the island of Ibiza.

It is a unique tourist and nautical destination in the world. Located in the golden mile of Ibiza town, with moorings for boats up to 100m in length, it offers a mix of gastronomy, luxury shopping and entertainment that no other port in the Med can offer.

Marina Ibiza’s services live up to the expectations of the most demanding clients. It includes a Concierge Service from which they can request anything they need for their stay in Ibiza, even before arriving at the port.

https://marinaibiza.com/en/

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The racing division of the legendary Swan shipyard includes the Ibiza Joysail in its annual calendar of recommended regattas.

A representative of Swan Global Service presented the special “Spirit of Swan” prize among all the Swans who participated

https://www.nautorswan.com/clubswan-racing/

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A representative of the German shipyard that builds under the slogan “keep it simple”, presented a special prize to the Best Qualified YYachts

https://www.yyachts.de/en/

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The Club Náutico de Ibiza, the second oldest sailing club in the Balearic Islands founded in 1925, with exhaustive knowledge of the waters of Ibiza & Formentera as a regatta course… and the Real Club Náutico de Palma, one of the most prestigious social and sporting entities in Spain, with tradition and experience in major international sailing events…are Clubs that support the Ibiza Joysail with their technical team.

These, together with the rest of the members of the Ibiza Joysail’s Race Committee, with a long professional career in international regattas and managed by Nacho Postigo, form part of the best technical team that a top-level regatta could have.

http://www.clubnauticoibiza.com/site/home.php

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The Club Náutico de Ibiza, the second oldest sailing club in the Balearic Islands founded in 1925, with exhaustive knowledge of the waters of Ibiza & Formentera as a regatta course… and the Real Club Náutico de Palma, one of the most prestigious social and sporting entities in Spain, with tradition and experience in major international sailing events…are Clubs that support the Ibiza Joysail with their technical team.

These, together with the rest of the members of the Ibiza Joysail’s Race Committee, with a long professional career in international regattas and managed by Nacho Postigo, form part of the best technical team that a top-level regatta could have.

https://www.rcnp.es/

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The Consell de Ibiza and FECOEV, as a department for the national and international promotion of sporting events of tourist interest, collaborate with the Ibiza Joysail Regatta with the aim of promoting the “Ibiza” brand in events like this one, focused on quality tourism.

https://www.conselldeivissa.es/

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The Department of Tourism of Ibiza Town Council, following its policy of supporting sporting events of tourist interest, collaborates with the Ibiza Joysail.

As a Unesco World Heritage City, the Town Hall wants to reach out to the participants by providing them with all the guided tours of the walled city and the emblematic quarters of the city.

https://www.eivissa.es/portal/index.php/es/

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Ibiza JoySail is a “SYRA Sanctioned Regatta”.

The SuperYacht Racing Association (SYRA) is a non-profit organisation open to any superyacht owner who participate in regattas or any other superyacht event, with the mission to determine a timely way forward to educate, advise, and inform boat captains and yacht owners regarding onboard safety.

Safe sailing and fair racing are meaningful challenges to the organisers and race committees who manage superyacht regattas. The SYRA was established to address these essential elements and maximize the enjoyment of any participating or prospective superyacht owner.

Contact:
Jeanne Kleene – +1 781 639 9501, or jeanne@superyra.org
www.supersyra.org

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The ORC rating system does not compare the characteristics of one boat to another; it measures how a racing crew can reach their boat’s theoretical performance potential.
Thanks to the VPP, ORC can calculate the theoretical speeds that a boat should achieve on a given race course in the given conditions.

ORC supports Ibiza JoySail with two representatives in the regatta who assisted participants with any doubt or claim regarding ratings.

Contact:
Alberto Pindozzi – +39 380 4153025, or alberto@orc.org
www.orc.org

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