Destination Ibiza and raring to race
The Ibiza JoySail got underway today from the Bay of Palma. While the record attempt for the fastest time between Mallorca to Ibiza was put on hold for 2021 due to lack of wind, the sailors enjoyed heading out of Mallorca together to celebrate the start of this new exclusive regatta for Maxis and Superyachts.
With the fleet set to arrive at Marina Ibiza from 1900 CEST tonight, the crew will be rewarded with welcome drinks as the sunsets in this beautiful location.
Despite the wind gods not playing ball for the first day of the event, the weather forecast looks promising for the rest of the weekends racing. With Friday now kicking off the first official race, the Race Committee will work on a route that best suits the conditions to ensure the fleet can enjoy fantastic coastal racing while taking in the very best of Ibiza and Formentera.
With entries including the newly named, Moat (formerly the Swan 115 Highland Fling 15), Bliss (the Dubois designed YD 120), Darkhorse (Swan 80) and Shamanna (Swan 115) there is sure to be plenty of action and a great atmosphere at this unique regatta.
STP Shipyard Palma was the starting point for the Offshore regatta from Mallorca to Ibiza.
More than a marina, it’s a lifestyle and it was the venue that hosted the event on the island of Ibiza.
The racing division of the legendary Swan shipyard includes the Ibiza Joysail in its annual calendar of recommended regattas.
A representative of the German shipyard that builds under the slogan “keep it simple”, presented a special prize to the Best Qualified YYachts
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.
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.
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.
The Department of Tourism of Ibiza Town Council, following its policy of supporting sporting events of tourist interest, collaborates with the Ibiza Joysail.
Ibiza JoySail is a “SYRA Sanctioned Regatta”.
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.