Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2026 Set for 6–12 September in Porto Cervo

The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2026 will take place in Porto Cervo from 6 to 12 September, returning one of the Mediterranean’s established large-yacht regattas to Costa Smeralda. Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is hosting the event with Rolex as title partner, placing the week-long programme at the centre of the late-summer sailing calendar.

The official event page is already live with an official notice board and a provisional entry list available ahead of the opening day. That gives owners, crews and followers a current reference point for the event as the fleet prepares for racing in Porto Cervo.

Six days in Porto Cervo

The 2026 edition is scheduled from Sunday 6 September through Saturday 12 September. The dates create a full week of activity around Porto Cervo, with the event once again based at Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and drawing attention to one of the Mediterranean’s best-known large-yacht sailing venues.

For the yachts taking part, the timing places the regatta at the transition between the main summer cruising period and the autumn Mediterranean calendar. For the host venue, it also brings another major international sailing event to Costa Smeralda during a period when the region remains active with visiting yachts and crews.

Yacht Club Costa Smeralda hosts the event

Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is the official host of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2026. The club’s event page provides the formal event information and documentation, including the notice board that teams use for race communications and the provisional entry list published before the regatta begins.

The Porto Cervo base gives the event a familiar setting, combining the club’s race organisation with the surrounding waters of north-eastern Sardinia. That setting has made Costa Smeralda closely associated with high-level maxi-yacht competition and major international sailing events.

Rolex returns as title partner

Rolex remains the title partner of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, continuing its association with the event under the official 2026 branding. The partnership keeps the regatta within a long-running programme of high-profile sailing events connected with the Swiss watchmaker.

The title partnership also reinforces the event’s international positioning ahead of the September start. With the official event infrastructure already online, attention now shifts toward the final composition of the fleet and the racing programme once competitors assemble in Porto Cervo.

Entry information already online

The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda event page currently lists both an official notice board and a provisional entry list. Those resources provide the clearest current reference for participation and event administration before racing begins on 6 September.

For Superyacht Guide readers, the immediate development is the approach of the 2026 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup itself: Porto Cervo will host the event from 6 to 12 September, Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is the organiser, and Rolex remains title partner. The event now enters its final pre-regatta phase with official documentation and entry information already available online.