44Cup Puntaldia, 22 – 26 April 2026, Puntaldia, Sardinia, Italy | With the 44Cup Puntaldia, Black Star Sailing is set to begin its RC44 campaign for the 2026 season. Following the deliberate decision to skip the 44Cup season opener in Lanzarote in early February, the focus now shifts entirely to the first Mediterranean stop – […]
Cape 31 – Princess Sofia Trophy Palma, 24.–27. March 2026, Palma, Mallorca, Spain | The Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma marks the start of Black Star Sailing’s 2026 campaign in the Cape 31 class. The team returns to the Bay of Palma having already used the C31 Palma Winter Series – Act 3 at the […]
In December and January, preparations for the yachts and team line-ups were in full swing. Now we are starting the eighth season of the Black Star Sailing Team with enthusiasm, buoyed by the experience we have gained, new insights, fresh ambitions, and a clear strategic direction.
44Cup World Championship 2025 Scheveningen, 27 – 31 August 2025, The Hague, Netherlands | With the start of the second half of the 2025 season, a major event is just around the corner: the RC44 Class World Championship. This regatta is the highlight of the regatta year for many reasons. After many different venues in […]
The RC44 World Championship in Scheveningen was undoubtedly the highlight and also the final event of Black Star Sailing’s 2025 season. In 2026, the team intends to return stronger than ever, focusing on RC44 and targeted talent development.
Cape 31 Med Circuit 2025 – Round 4: Imperia Regatta, 18 – 20 July 2025, Imperia, Italy | After the fresh breezes and long days in the far north at the RC44 Regatta in Marstrand, Black Star Sailing is now setting course for the south again. From 18 to 20 July, we will be visiting Imperia […]
After a solid start to the season with the RC44 in Porto Cervo, we were about to return to Marstrand. While the population in Switzerland was groaning under a heatwave, we were almost looking forward to the Swedish summer with temperatures of around 13 degrees and 20 knots of wind.
44Cup Marstrand, 24 – 28 June 2025, Marstrand, Sweden | With the fourth regatta of the current 44Cup season, Black Star Sailing returns to a place that has long been a fixture on the calendar: Marstrand. For the fourth time, we are traveling with our RC44 yacht to the far north, where Sweden’s west coast […]
After some delay, the start of the season in the RC44 class was finally approaching. With the decision not to start the season with the Black Star RC44 Team in the British Virgin Islands and to skip the 44Cup Nanny Cay, it was clear that the 44Cup Porto Cervo would be the first real test of the season. Thanks to close coordination with the class association, we were granted two additional days of training under strict regulations – which we intended to use intensively.
Cape 31 Med Circuit 2025 – Round 2: Porquerolles Regatta, May 28 – June 1, 2025, Porquerolles, France | No sooner have the last lines been hauled in at the 44Cup Porto Cervo than the Cape 31 team from Black Star Sailing is off to the next regatta: from 28 May to 1 June, the […]