Officine Panerai, a Florentine based watchmaker, once the exclusive supplier of high-precision instruments to the Royal Italian Navy in the early nineteen hundreds, now highly coveted timepieces that blend Italian style, Swiss technology, and the companies passion for the sea.
For nine consecutive years, Panerai, has sponsored the North America Classic Yacht Circuit. Three different venues, that are steeped in rich traditions.
The first venue is Marblehead, Massachusetts, the birthplace of the American Navy, home to six prestigious yacht clubs, the Boston Yacht Club, Corinthian Yacht Club, Eastern Yacht Club, Marblehead Yacht Club, Dolphin Yacht Club, the Pleon Yacht Club, and past home to three distinguished yacht designers. L. Francis Herreshoff, W. Starling Burgess and Frederick E. “Ted” Hood. In 1814, Marblehead harbor gave refuge to “Old Ironsides” the USS Constitution, which was being pursued by two British frigates through the rocky waters. Many of the crewmen were from Marblehead and, being familiar with there home waters, piloted the Constitution to safety.
2012 Results
Overall winner: Vailant
CORINTHIAN CLASSIC YACHT REGATTA
EVENT: Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta
DATE: August 10th & 11th
WOODENBOAT REGATTA SERIES: Event 2
PANERAI CLASSIC YACHTS CHALLENGE NORTH AMERICAN CIRCUIT: Event 1
NOTICE OF RACE: Racing Instructions
EVENT SCHEDULE: Two Races
August 10th
0930 – Skippers Meeting
1100 – Harbor Start
1200 – Warning Signal Race 1
1630 – Hospitality
August – 11th
0930 – Skippers Meeting
1100 – Harbor Start
1200 – Warning Signal Race 2
1600 – Hospitality
LOCATION: Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead, MA USA
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The second venue is Nantucket, Massachusetts, Nantucket is an Algonquian, meaning “faraway land or island”, and was the Whaling Capital of the World. There are two exclusive yacht clubs, the Nantucket Yacht Club, and the newly formed Great Harbor Yacht Club. Two shipyards, Grey Lady Marine is located in the main harbor, and Madaket Marine, located on the Western Shore, with shallow waters.
2012 Results
Overall winner: Quest
OPERA HOUSE CUP
EVENT: Opera House Cup
DATE: August 18th
WOODENBOAT REGATTA SERIES: Event 2
PANERAI CLASSIC YACHTS CHALLENGE NORTH AMERICAN CIRCUIT: Event 2
NOTICE OF RACE: Racing Instructions
EVENT SCHEDULE: One Race
August 18th
0800 – 0900 – Final Scratch Sheets-Class Assignments-Panerai Hospitality Tent
0930 – OHC Harbor Start
1100 – OHC First Warning Signal
1800 – 2200 – OHC Awards Party at Jetties Beach
1900 – OHC Awards Presentation
2200 – 0100 – The celebration continues at the Chicken Box, 5 Dave Street
August 19th
0800 – Beach Clean Up at Jetties Beach
Yacht Club: Nantucket Yacht Club + Great Harbor Yacht Club, Nantucket, MA USA
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The third and final venue is Newport, Rhode Island, home to Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a major United States Navy training center. “Summer White Houses” of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy administrations. Five exclusive yacht clubs, the New York Yacht Club, Ida Lewis Yacht Club, Newport Yacht Club, Goat Island Yacht Club, and the Coaster’s Harbor Navy Yacht Club. Four notable shipyards, Newport Shipyard, Narragansett Shipwrights Inc, Brewer Street Boatworks Ltd, and Seaton Marine.
2012 Results
Overall winner: Quest
12 metre: American Eagle
Classic A: Valiant
Classic B: Quest
Museum of Yachting Classic Yacht Regatta
EVENT: MoY Classic Yacht Regatta
DATE: August 30th – September 1st
WOODENBOAT REGATTA SERIES: Event 3
PANERAI CLASSIC YACHTS CHALLENGE NORTH AMERICAN CIRCUIT: Event 3
NOTICE OF RACE: Racing Instructions
EVENT SCHEDULE: Two Races
August 30th
1730 – 1900 – Registration and Check-in
1800 – 2000 – Welcome Party
August 31st
0830 – 0930 – Check-in
0930 – Mandatory “Skippers” Meeting
1155 – Initial Warning Signal
1800 – Cocktail Party
September 1st
1030 – Classic Yacht Parade Begins at Harbor Entrance
1155 – Initial Warning Signal
1830 – Cocktail Party
1930 – Awards Dinner
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