The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda was founded in Porto Cervo, Sardinia in 1967 by current president H.H. the Aga Khan and a group of founder-members as a non-profit sporting association for fellow sailing enthusiasts. The YCCS is renowned for organizing international sailing events such as the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, the Audi Sardinia Cup and the Rolex Swan Cup as well as World and European championships for top one-design fleets. In recent years the Club has focused on promoting new superyacht events such as the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, the Dubois Cup and the Perini Navi Cup. The Club has also promoted international challenges such as Azzurra - the first Italian challenger for the America's Cup in 1983 which became a legendary Italian brand and was relaunched by the YCCS in 2009 with a victorious participation in the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice - the participation in the Volvo Ocean Race with a two boat campaign one of which had an all-female crew, and the motor yacht Destriero which to this day holds the transatlantic crossing record set in 1992. The YCCS continues to expand its activities and in 2012 inaugurated its winter base in Virgin Gorda overlooking the island's new YCCS Marina. The Club now runs regattas year-round on both sides of the Atlantic.
2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the Club's foundation and sees the launch of a new initiative, supported by Princess Zahra Aga Khan, in which YCCS adds its voice to the global conservation effort. www.yccs.com - www.oneoceanforum.org
Young Azzurra, the Under-25 foiling team representing the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, sailed for the first time in their home waters this week
It was a perfect last day of racing at the Audi Sailing Champions League that saw the German team cinch the highest spot on the podium
With just one day of racing left before the conclusion of the event, the Italian team Aeronautica Militare has captured the lead
Day two of racing was intense for the twenty-seven teams that are participating in the final event of the Audi Sailing Champions League
Today was the first day of racing at the Audi Sailing Champions League, an event that is organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda
The Audi Sailing Champions League Final is set to get underway tomorrow, with 27 teams representing 13 nations meeting in Porto Cervo
The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda has decided to cancel the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Swan Cup
The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda has confirmed that the traditional September regattas, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex Swan Cup, will take place this year
The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda will reopen its doors on 20 June, resuming its services and all activities in a safe manner
YCCS has postponed the opening of its base in Porto Cervo until the end of June/beginning of July, and in the meantime is preparing to get safely underway
The final day of the Audi 52 Super Series Sailing Week, an event organised by the (YCCS) with the support of title sponsor Audi, was a thrilling one
No racing took place on the third day of the Audi 52 Super Series due to strong mistral winds
Typical Sardinian weather conditions with sunshine and a mistral wind made for a lively first day of the Audi 52 Super Series Sailing Week
An increasingly strong mistral wind blowing at an average of over 25 knots, and gusting at up to 40.
