Luxury villas in pole position to watch September’s Rolex Regattas
The Costa Smeralda is the place to be in September for the pinnacle of the region’s magnificent summer regatta season. Courageous crews in magnificent yachts take to the clear Mediterranean waters to compete for glory in two international races: the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2024, now in its 34th edition, held from the 8th to 14th September this year, followed by the Rolex Swan Cup, first held in 1980, from the 15th to 21st September.
Both events are held in Porto Cervo at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, one of Europe’s most illustrious and elegant marinas. It was founded in 1967 by H.H. Aga Khan and soon became a byword for international sailing excellence with a membership equally as elegant as the assembled yachts. The club has held annual and biennial world-class events since the 1970s and in 1981 launched the first Italian challenge for The America’s Cup. Today, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is twinned with prestigious clubs including Yacht Club di Monaco, The New York Yacht Club and Royal Yacht Squadron UK.
For spectators, the excitement of watching the on-water action, a true adrenaline-filled experience as around 100 elite yachts manoeuvre at high speed, is matched by the spectacular setting. The yachts must navigate ‘Bomb Alley’, the nickname for the rocky passage between Porto Cervo and La Maddalena, a wonderfully natural and protected archipelago of around 60 islands and islets that provides its own dramatic backdrop.
If you would like to experience this visual performance, Rebecca in Sardinia still has availability at three superb luxury villas, all with sea views and all within five minutes of the marina by car. Porto Cervo Marina One sleeps 12 guests in six bedrooms, Pantogia Seaview One sleeps up to nine guests in five bedrooms and Porto Cervo Seaview One sleeps up to 16 in eight bedrooms. All three villas come with air conditioning and daily housekeeping – Porto Cervo Marina One with a full-time housekeeper, cook and butler – and all three offer stylish and private indoor-outdoor living with ample space to entertain.
Every year, yacht owners and crews participating in Porto Cervo’s regattas choose to stay in villas from Rebecca in Sardinia’s luxury portfolio, taking advantage of the safety, service and supreme comfort on offer. This year, why don’t you join them and watch the offshore action from one of Sardinia’s most prized holiday homes.
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