By International Maxi Association
13/09/2026 - 08:56

Leopard and North Star crowned World Champions at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

After a dramatic 25 knot penultimate day at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, Saturday’s concluding race took place in more benign conditions.

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V leads a blasting Magic Carpet e around the top mark and on to the run in today's first race in the Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship. Photo: IMA / Studio Borlenghi
By International Maxi Association
11/09/2026 - 06:35

Breeze up at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

Following Wednesday’s layday, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup community awoke this morning to Porto Cervo in a different mood; the sky overcast thanks to a passing front, more breeze and, mercifully, less heat. For the third day of maxi yacht racing’s pinnacle event, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, the northwesterly Mistral was blowing at 20+ knots

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Success today for Leopard 3 in the Rolex IMA Maxi 1 World Championship. Photo: IMA / Studio Borlenghi
By International Maxi Association
09/09/2026 - 09:00

Leopard 3 claws her way back on day two of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

To avoid a significant soft patch directly off Porto Cervo, the second day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, saw all six classes dispatched northwest on coastal courses of varying lengths, around the La Maddalena archipelago, to make the most of the available wind

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By International Maxi Association
08/09/2026 - 07:03

Blistering double bullet start for North Star III at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

A light but solid easterly over northwest Sardinia eased the fleets gently into competition at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association.

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Maxi 1 sets sail for its Rolex IMA World Championship during the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2025. Photo: IMA / Studio Borlenghi
By International Maxi Association
06/09/2026 - 13:15

Maxi racing’s annual highlight sets sail on Monday

A fleet of the most competitive maxi yachts is gathering in Porto Cervo, Sardinia preparing for the annual Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association. From 43 entries, 32 monohulls and six multihulls will race over five days, starting on Monday 7 September with a layday scheduled for Thursday, conditions permitting

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