Superyacht Cup Palma 2026: Clear trends across all classes

The 30th Anniversary Race Day at the Richard Mille Superyacht Cup, Palma secured second place in the race in better wind conditions in the Bay of Palma. In Class B, the 27-metre Hoek Design ‘Atalante’ made the most of the fresh breeze to claim the day’s victory ahead of the 39-metre Tripp Design ‘Cervo’ and the 37.4-metre Oyster ‘Archelon’. The Perini Navi ketch “Burrasca” rounded off the field. “There was more wind than yesterday in the first half of the race, and we had significantly more downwind legs. That allowed us to keep up with the larger boats and achieve a good result,” explained Dylan Warwick, skipper of the “Atalante”. “When we crossed the finish line, we thought we’d done OK, but winning the class was the icing on the cake,” said Warwick. In the overall standings after two races, “Cervo” leads with three points, ahead of “Atalante” on four points.

“Win Win” dominates Class A

In Class A, “Win Win” repeated its opening-race victory and could thus be on course for its third overall victory at the Superyacht Cup Palma. The Swan 88 “Spiip” once again took second place ahead of the Swan 100 “Point Counter Point”. The 30.9-metre Wally “Inco” brought up the rear. “Win Win” leads the overall standings with two points, followed by “Spiip” on four points. The gaps in this class remain consistent, with both boats delivering a steady performance across both races.

YYachts class with stable conditions

The YYachts class also saw a repeat of the first day’s results. The 23.80-metre-long Judel/Vrolijk-designed “Beati” won ahead of the identical “Distancia”. The biggest leap in the six-boat fleet was made by the 26-metre “Calabash”, which moved up from fifth to third place. YYachts founder and owner Michael Schmidt was on board. “It was a brilliant day for sailing here. I also like the onshore location at the Club de Mar, with all the boats and owners moored at a single jetty – the best thing for all owners at an event like this is a good party,” says Schmidt. “Beati” leads the overall standings by two points ahead of “Distancia”, which has four points. “Makai” is in third place with seven points, just ahead of “Calabash”.

“Highland Fling” wins again in the multihull class

In only the second multihull classification in the history of the Superyacht Cup Palma Richard Mille, the 24.65-metre VPLP-designed “Highland Fling” once again came out on top. This time, it finished ahead of “Allegra” and “Layla”. The 19.8-metre Morelli & Melvin “Gaea” finished in fourth place. “Highland Fling” leads the overall standings with two points. “Allegra” and “Layla” share second and third places with five points each, whilst “Gaea” follows with eight points.

The J-Class duel continues

The J-Class yachts “Svea” and “Rainbow” continued their match race, a tradition deeply rooted in the DNA of this class. “Svea” added a third victory to the two it had secured on the first day. However, “Svea” was unable to start the first race of the day due to a technical problem. “Rainbow” owner Peter Harrison accepted the trophy with a smile at the evening awards ceremony at the Club de Mar Mallorca. In the overall standings, “Svea” leads with six points, ahead of “Rainbow” on seven points.

Superyacht Cup Palma Day 2 results:

Class A:

• 1. Win-win: 2 points
• 2. Spiip: 4 points
• 3. Point Counter Point: 6 points
• 4. Inco: 8 points

Class B:

• 1. Cervo: 3 points
• 2. Atalante 1: 4 points
• 3. Archelon: 5 points
• 4. Burrasca: 8 points

YYachts:

• 1. Beati: 2 points
• 2. Distance: 4 points
• 3. Makai: 7 points
• 4. Calabash: 8 points
• 5. Bella: 9 points
• 6. Lucid: 13 points

Multihulls:

• 1. Highland Fling: 2 points
• 2. Allegra: 5 points
• 3. Layla: 5 points
• 4. Gaea: 8 points

J Class:

• 1. Svea: 6 points
• 2. Rainbow: 7 points

This is how the first day went of the Superyacht Cup Palma 2026.