Regatta / Boat Show Update - March '08

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March is one busy month for the International Yachting with as many as 14 boat shows happening within a span of 30 days - including the most prestigious ones like the Dubai International Boat Show (11th to 15th) and the Madrid Boat Show (12th to 16th).


Meanwhile, regattas and boat shows go hand-in-hand nowadays in order to hype-up a upcoming boat show - and thanks to the corporate backing nowadays, there is a lot of participation and awareness surrounding these.

BOAT SHOWS THIS MONTH

1) Mar 1-9 Stockholm International Boat Show (Stockholm, Sweden)

2) Mar 4-9 HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

3) Mar 5-9 Yacht Vision ’08 (Auckland, New Zealand)

4) Mar 6-9 Austrian Boat Show (Tulln, Austria)

5) Mar 6-9 Japan International Boat Show (Yokohama, Japan)

6) Mar 6-9 Auckland International Boat Show (Auckland, New Zealand)

7) Mar 11-15 Dubai International Boat Show (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

8) Mar 12-16 Madrid Boat Show (Madrid, Spain)

9) Mar 13-16 Wind and Water Boat Show (Warsaw, Poland)

10) March 19-23 World Match Racing Tour (Vitoria, Brazil)

11) Mar 27-30 Palm Beach Boat Show (West Palm Beach, Fla., USA)

12) Mar 28-30 International Rolex Regatta (St Thomas, US Virgin Islands)

13) Mar 28-30 Swan Maxi Trofeo Aurora Regate di Primavera (Portofino, Italy)

14) Mar 31-Apr 6 BVI Spring Regatta (Tortola, British Virgin Islands)


REGATTAS THIS MONTH

Two major Regattas - the Clipper Round the World Race, and the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race are this month.

While another sailboat got dis-masted in the Clipper Race, Durban 2010 and Beyond, one of the ten yachts competing in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race has been dismasted during the race from Qingdao, China, to Hawaii.


Durban 2010 and Beyond’s dismasting is not thought to have been caused in the same manner as westernaustralia2011.com’s rig failure on Wednesday 5 March.

Meanwhile, challenges will come from several quarters for the eight Mooloolaba Yacht Club boats racing in this year’s 308 nautical mile 60th anniversary Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race.


The fleet of up to 90 monohulls and multihulls will meet on the two start lines at 11am on Easter Friday for the coastal dash to Gladstone.

A very important development in world sailing events is the annual Lion of Africa’s Yacht Race. South Africa’s women sailors are given an opportunity to take part in the only race of its kind in Africa at the Royal Cape Yacht Club on Saturday, March 15.


Only female skippers and crews are allowed to enter the race, which is a fairly familiar concept internationally but in its sixth year in South Africa, this has become a fixture on the local sailing scene.

If necessary, the yacht owner or their representative (even if it’s a man) will be allowed on the boats to observe only.

Watch this space for further updates and final results on the above events.