The Ibiza JoySail will put an end to the season of Superyachts

Next week the Ibiza JoySail 2023 will be in full motion. The regatta that will close the season of Superyachts in the Mediterranean, will count on in this third edition with its most participants in history, with 15 boats. This year the Ibiza JoySail has been invitational and will feature, in addition to the traditional superyachts, two J Classes as guest classes.

This regatta, organized by the STP and the Marina Ibiza, have received a special interest among the participants because it combines a competition at sea sailing in “agua pituisas”, with the attention to the participants on land; a successful combination that has been consolidated in only two editions.

The fleet is divided into four categories: World Cruising, Performance Cruising, Performance and J Class.

The arrival of the two J Class like “Svea” and the “Topaz” have also marked on the map of the Ibiza JoySail for this category, that arrive directly from Porto Cervo. Precisely the champion at Porto Cervo was “Svea”, a ship with a length of 43,6 meters constructed by Vitters. “Topaz” is the other vessel of the J class that will be at the Ibiza JoySail, it is a meter long shorter than “Svea”, with a length of 42,6 meter, constructed by Holland Jachtbouw.

Regarding the superyachts, we review the entries from the longest to the shortest of length:

“Scorpione of London” (Baltic 151) is a tailor-made vessel and its first name was Pink Gin, launched in 2006. When it was called Pink Gin, it won the New Zealand Millennium Cup in its first year of construction, among others.

“Moat” (Swan115) is currently the great reference of the Ibiza JoySail, it consists of a Swan 115 which has been the absolut winner of the two first editions. Its design is optimized to navigate in favor of the wind and it is a result of the collaboration between Nautor Swan and German Frers. It was part of the saga of the Highland Fling, the fifthteenth.

“JASI” (Swan 115) designed specifically for regattas, with a specially designed hull, deck, navigation systems, mast and keel. It features wireless technology for easy sail handling. Her original name was Odin.

“Aurelius” (Dystra 111) is a classic-modern design by Dykstra and is a result of the work of its own owner and partner, that they created their own shipyard to construct it. It will make its debut in the regatta.

“Kiboko Tres” (SW 105), consists of a Southern Wind ship launched in 2018 and optimized for the Mediterranean circuits of superyachts. It has a larger warplane and twin rudders.

“Alarife Cien” (Custom 99) is a unique sloop built in Tarragona to a design by German Frers. It has crossed the Pacific and rounded Cape Horn on its various crossings, even reaching New Zealand.

“Aragón” (SW 94)  is another boat constructed at the shipyards of the Southern Wind that had its debut in 2013 and earlier on was named Windfall. It has won many regattas, and was the second of three models of SW94 designed by Reichel-Pugh Yacht Design, furthermore it has a carbon mast, rigging and boom.

“Prevail” (Tripp 90) is a vessel of the YYachts constructed with carbon fiber and counts with a furling mast with hydraulic boom and self-tacking jib.

“All Smoke” (SW RP 90), is the second classified at the Ibiza JoySail 2022, another ship personalized by the Southern Wind with a unique single rudder, removable bowsprit, lifting keel and a generous sail plan of 469 m2.

“Dark Horse” (Swan 80) is another of the loyal boats at the Ibiza JoySail from its beginnings. Last year's race it got third place, winning the Corinthian prize for non-professional skippers.

“Y Not” (Y8 80), constructed in France 1993, has a length of 24,26 meters. It is the only model Maxi 78. It consists of a design by Farr Yacht Design. It’s maximum velocity us of 10,5 knots.

“Shambho” (Y7 70) is a spectacular boat of the YYachts of the last generation. Constructed with carbon, this boat is 22 meters long, weighs only 20 tons and has a sail area of 300 m2.

Ibiza JoySail will be celebrated from the 27th to the 30th of September, with an outing on Wednesday from the facilities of the SPT at the island of Mallorca, where the fleet will take part in the Palma-Ibiza record and from Thursday to Saturday the fleet will be based at Marina de Ibiza, from where they will compete in coastal races in the waters of Ibiza and Formentera.