Everything is ready at the piers of the Versilia Nautical Club of Viareggio, host of the October 13-16 12th edition of the annual Viareggio Gathering of Historic Sailboats.

The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is one of the most intently fought contests in the yachting calendar.

Since the first event of the circuit in May and the resulting first place for Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing, Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s team has kept the pressure up for the whole season and has dominated the competition.

The great and good of Maxi yacht racing are gathered in Porto Cervo the spiritual home for this the most glamourous and impressive class.

The time has come, all the entrants are in Saint Tropez and getting ready for tomorrow, Thursday, a day that will celebrate once more some of the oldest and most stunning classic yachts on the planet with a race specially conceived for them: The Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy.

A quality vintage best describes the 12th Palermo-Montecarlo which wound up this Friday 26th August in Monaco after six days of racing.

Mission accomplished for Pierre Casiraghi and his team on Malizia who lined up on the start at Sotogrande with one goal in mind - to remain in the top five of the provisional overall ranking for the 2016 season.

At 10.00pm on Tuesday Rambler 88 helmed by Brad Butterworth crossed the finish line of the 12th Palermo-Montecarlo to take line honours.

The 38th edition of the Régates Royales de Cannes debuted on Sunday with the fist races of the 5.5 Metres class.

The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, the Mediterranean yachting event, which throughout its long history has inspired a string of superlatives, is set to scale new heights in 2016.

In two weeks' time, some of the most fascinating old ladies of the classic yachting circuit will reunite again for the 6th Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy.

Epic medal races for the 470 Men and 470 Women brought to a climax six days of 470 Class racing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Closing event of the Panerai Trophy, that started last April, the 38th edition of  Régates Royales de Cannes embodies a unique mix of elegance and competition.

William Fife’s magnificent FI 15 vessels bring back the regattas from the early XX century in the XXII Illes Balears Clàssics Trophy. A scale models exhibition will honour the late Xavier Pastor Quijada, one of the world’s greatest experts in maritime patrimony.

American Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente retained her Rolex Maxi 72 World Champion’s crown at the conclusion of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and the International Maxi Association.

An unmissable rendezvous on the classic yachting circuit, the Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai are going to celebrate their 38th anniversary, from 18 to 25 September.