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Biggest sailboat race in the world. Aka the Auld Mug The most prestigious regatta and match race in the sport of sailing and the oldest active trophy in. This ship racing championship has Olympic International and Offshore classes. Cowes Week more than 1000 yachts 8000 competitors since 1826 Volvo Ocean Race the premiere offshore event formerly the Whitbread America s Cup gets mainstream TV coverage and may actually be worth.

When is the Round The Island Race. This article lists active sailing yachts in excess of 110 feet 34 m in sparred length. SATURDAY 3rd July.

51st Barcolana Race Barcolana 51 years ago 47 yachts took part in the first edition of Barcolana. AMERICAS CUP - since 1851. Largest Offshore Race in the World Published on March 15th 2017 The worlds largest most prestigious offshore sailing event will take place this summer in.

An ANNUAL EVENT the WORLDS BIGGEST SAILING EVENT attracting over 1400 BOATS and around 15000 SAILORS. Guinness World Records January 16 2015 Barts Bash was the largest ever sailing race in 24 hours - 9484 boats set sail at 237 locations for a charity event organised in memory of The Olympic Games gold medalist Andrew Bart Simpson who died at the age of 36. Kieler Woche Kiel Week Germany As its name says the largest sailing event in the world that attracts around 5000 sailors 2000 ships and three million people every year is organized in Kiel Germany in the last week of June.

First held in 1969 by a small group of sailing enthusiasts Barcolana is now hailed as the largest sailing race in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Entries to the Hoya Round the Island Race 2001 the largest and most popular yacht race of its type in the world have exceeded last years number of entries by soaring to 1609 yachts. Celebrate the largest sailing race in the world with this beautiful photographic companion book.

Worlds Top 15 Major Sailboat Yacht Racing Events. THE SALAMANDER LUXURY SPECTATOR BOAT on the water VIP HOSPITALITY spectating with close-up viewing of THE ROUND THE ISLAND RACE. This list features vessels with sails which were classed as yachts when they were launched as well as any vessels which were subsequently converted to operate with sails and re-classed as yachts.