First prize comes to you with registration for the VELA Cup 2025

There are many new features in the VELA Cup 2025: online registration, free moorings, gift bags and merchandise, prizes at the end of the race for (almost) everyone, and Classic Boat…. Let’s have some clarity.

How much does it cost to participate in the VELA Cup

As in past editions, one registers for a single leg and the fee is related to the length of the boat overall and costs less than you think: 110 euros for boats up to 10 meters, 150 euros from 10.01 to 14 meters, and 200 euros over 14.01 meters.

Here are the stages:

• VELA Cup Liguria
  Friday, May 2 / Sunday, May 4 (regatta: Saturday, May 3)
  Chiavari, Marina Calata Ovest
• VELA Cup Tuscany
  Friday, May 23 / Sunday, May 25 (regatta: Saturday, May 24)
  Rosignano/Castiglioncello, Marina Cala de’ Medici
• VELA Cup Puglia
  Friday, May 30 / Sunday, June 1 (regatta: Saturday, May 31)
  Brindisi, Marina di Brindisi
• VELA Cup Marina di Porto Rafael- Palau
  Friday, June 27/Sunday, June 29 (regatta: Saturday, June 28)
  Marina di Porto Rafael, Palau

• VELA Cup SardiniaWednesday, August 20 / Friday, August 22 (regatta: Thursday, August 21)
  Gulf of Cugnana / Porto Rotondo, Marina Cala dei Sardi
• VELA Cup Procida
  Friday, September 26 / Sunday, September 28 (regatta: Saturday, September 27)
  Procida Island, Marina di Procida
• VELA Cup Sicily
  Friday, Oct. 3/Sunday, Oct. 5 (regatta: Saturday, Oct. 4)
  Capo d’Orlando/Eolie, Capo d’Orlando Marina

To register you need to go to the VELA Cup 2025 website, choose the stage and fill out the dedicated form, it is very important to select the category of participation between Cruising Boat and Sport Boat because there will be different rankings for each category. Once you have completed the boat registration, you will be redirected to the payment methods. Please note: registration for the various stages will be open while places last.

The benefits if you sign up

By making the enrollment you will gain three benefits immediately:

• Mooring space is free, on the night of the event, for registered boats arriving “from outside.” Rates for the days before and after the regatta, thanks to partnerships with host marinas, are at reduced prices (subject to availability). If you want to have a long weekend with your boat, friends and family, the VELA Cup is a great opportunity to have a guaranteed spot in some of Italy’s most beautiful harbors.
• On the day of the event, an important Gift Bag filled with products from the Journal of Sailing and additional useful gadgets for your boat and merchandise provided by our partners is given to each registrant.
• Finally, by signing up there is a chance to win fantastic raffle prizes in addition to placing in the rankings.

The Awards and how they are awarded:

With more than 50 prizes awarded at each individual stage, (almost) everyone is rewarded at the Vela Cup.

When the race is over, real time finishes are taken and compensated rankings are compiled based on the new secret rating system proposed by the Journal of Sailing. Using the rating system, everyone is allowed to compete and win with their own boat and participate in the Vela Cup according to their own style. Prizes are awarded in real time:

• the first boat in each category: Cruising Boat and Sport Boat.
• the last boat to cross the finish line.

They are awarded respecting the compensated system based on the secret formula of the Journal of Sailing:

• The top three boats in each class divided by length in each of the two categories Cruising Boat and Sport Boat.
• The overall stage winner, who will take home (or boat) the Leg Winner award

Classic Boats, i.e., boats over 25 years old, also compete for their own ranking, in which the first in each length class and participation category are awarded. Independently of the rankings, two special prizes are awarded by the jury:

• Elegant Award: the most elegant and beautiful boat at the event
• Gentlemen‘s Award: given for the special fairplay of the owner and crew

And if you are lucky

But that’s not all: there are plenty of raffle prizes offered by our partners that are awarded to the luckiest at each stage. There is only one unavoidable condition to be able to win them: be present at the big stage award party!

What is the VELA Cup 2025

The VELA Cup is the regatta/festival circuit organized by the Giornale della Vela in the most beautiful places in Italy, from May to October with prizes for (almost) all participants. A perfect opportunity to experience the sea, whatever your spirit and boat: on the water and on land, experience a weekend of excitement.

For more information, visit the website or email velacup@velafestival.com

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