The 33rd Règates Royales in Cannes wound up the seventh Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, the international regatta circuit reserved for vintage and classic yachts, with the presentation of the overall prizes for the Mediterranean Circuit.

The Rowdy team, winner of the Marconi Vintage over 15 meters category.

The Vintage category was won by the 1916 Rowdy, winner of the PCYC in 2008 and 2010, while victory in the Classic category went to the 1965 Stella Polare, one of the Italian Navy training vessels. Moonbeam IV of 1914 topped the Big Boats category.

The wonderful spectacle offered by the 70 participating boats in the Régates Royales was a befitting finale to this classic yachting season of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, which once again this year brought together many of the most famous vintage and classic yachts still sailing in the waters of the Mediterranean, the Solent, the Caribbean and New England.

For each year of the circuit, Officine Panerai produces a special limited edition watch. For the 2011 event, it’s the Luminor Submersible 1950 Regatta 3 Days GMT Automatic Titanio - 47mm: a professional underwater watch, water resistant up to 30 atmospheres (approximately 300 metres), fitted with a rotating bezel with graduated scale to calculate dive duration and a hand indicating the second time zone.

Source: Panerai

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