Dear Islander,
Well, as the regatta season draws to a close here in the Med this month, the boat show season is now in full flow, with Southampton and Cannes already reporting good levels of business and both reported an optimistic outlook for the 2016 season.
As we go to print, the Monaco yacht Show is about to open its doors, and this is the big one for the Superyacht industry. All the signs beforehand seem cautiously optimistic, and we shall have a full report in our November issue.
The Ibiza Rendezvous takes place this month, with encouraging signs of growth from last year’s inaugural event. The regatta organiser Spike Thompson , also founder of The Palma Superyacht Cup , back in the day, knows a thing or two about these type of events, so I’m sure it will grow into one of the “ must dos ” before long. I think it’s just a shame that by the end of the season people can be short on holidays and can be a bit “sailed out”, thus limiting the number of entries.
This month also sees the restart of many of the social activities associated with our industry, starting with the Rolling Stock Go Kart Grand Prix on October 10th.
The following week sees the annual Pinmar Golf tournament return to Son Gual for the golf itself and then Mood Beach hosts the Friday night cocktail party with Pueblo Español once again holding the Gala Dinner on the Saturday night and for those with enough energy Pacha will be holding the after party until late !
On the dinghy sailing front, we are now seeing increased numbers each Saturday at Cala Nova for some really good Laser Racing. This is great fun and open to all abilities/ ages/ sex etc !! We rent the boats from the marina for a very modest sum and normally sail for a couple of hours and then retreat for a beer or two afterwards. Go to the Facebook page “ Racing Club of Palma” and register your interest.
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