Please select your home edition
Edition
Allen Dynamic 40 Leaderboard

CNB Rendez-Vous 2023 a great success

by CNB Yachts 21 Jul 2023 06:08 BST 16-18 June 2023
CNB Rendez-Vous 2023 © CNB Yachts

The 14th edition of the CNB Rendez-Vous was a great success. Set it in the idyllic surrounding of Yacht Club Punta Ala and marina.

An important date with CNB owners, the event attracted yachts from the CNB 60 to CNB 76 with the owners and crew enjoying both the shore side hospitality and some competitive racing.

A well proven formula: the event has become an important date with CNB owners and their crews who gathered in Punta Ala from 16th to 18th June. As many as 14 of the French yard's yachts ranging from 60 feet (18 metres) to 76 feet (22 metres) attended the event. The yachts and crews arrived on the 16th of June to a warm welcome of the CNB Team at the Marina Punta Ala thanks to the direction and support of the Punta Ala Yacht Club. The regatta took place over the following two days. On Saturday, while waiting for the breeze to fill in, Champagne Thiénot, one of the trusted event partners delivered to all the participants a bottle of champagne ready for toasting. In the early afternoon a westerly breeze of 7-9 knots came up in the early afternoon, more than enough to complete two races on a coastal course between the Sparviero Island and the Gulf of Punta Ala with a distance of around 6 miles.

The fleet were divided into two classes; the eight Bordeaux 60 in the first group and six CNB 66 and CNB 76 in the second group. John Reardon's Maltese Bordeaux 60 The Rock and Swiss owner Sven Hansen's CNB 76 Uconic lead the two classes in all three races.

Saturday evening the owners and crew gathered for the gala dinner hosted by the Punta Ala Yacht Club in the clubs' gardens.

Back on the water on Sunday for the third and final race and with the help of the sirocco wind of around 12 knots the crews made light work of the final race. The rendez-vous ended with a well-attended prize-giving ceremony at the Punta Ala Yacht Club. In the CNB 60 category, Richard Bedere's French Mr Beelzebuth (half time scores: 2, 2, 3) and Hans Peter Howald's German Dumia (5, 1, 5) as well as the Maltese team of The Rock (1, 3, 1) mounted the podium.

In the category of CNB 76 and CNB 66, Uconic (1, 1, 1) was followed by Renato Mazzeschi's CNB 66 Anna Bolina 3 in the second position and Italo Mariani's CNB 76 Bele of London in the third postion.

The new venue of Punta Ala was a great location and proved to be a wonderful opportunity to start the summer season, meet again and share the spirit and passion of CNB owners and friends.

"We are proud that so many boats and owners, who have recently joined the Solaris family, took part in the event," said Sales Director Vincent Arnaud, "especially on this occasion, which is a "première" for us, since last year CNB and Solaris had participated together in the Solaris Cup in Porto Rotondo. This year we have returned to the traditional format and have 'separated' the two events, but it is with great pleasure that we note that the enthusiasm is unchanged Punta Ala proved to be the perfect choice in terms of weather conditions and the hospitality of the Punta Ala Marina and Yacht Club".

CNB acquired by Solaris Yachts in 2021, is one of the world's leading producers of offshore sailing yachts produced in series. The Rendez-Vous attracted examples from all of CNB fleet: the Bordeaux 60, the CNB 66 and the CNB 76, which is now the world's best-selling maxi yacht produced in series with over 35 units at sea.

There are new models coming soon, starting from the CNB 78 that will be launched in world premiere in September at the Cannes boat show, but also the CNB 88 and soon a CNB 6X! A big thanks to all the participants, we look forward to 2024, this promises to be an exciting event as it will also mark Solaris Yachts' 50th anniversary.

Our thanks go to the cooperation and assistance of the Yacht Club Punta Ala and the Marina Punta Ala.

Related Articles

Australian Sailing Team and Element 6 Evolution
Elite Partnership Continues Towards LA 2028 The Australian Sailing Team's (AST) ILCA program is built on a legacy of excellence, underpinned by world-class athletes, a strong squad culture, and elite equipment. Posted today at 4:59 am
58th Governor's Cup Match Racing Day 1
Cole Tapper (AUS) and Justin Callahan (USA) lead 6-0 There are always favorites before the start of major sailing events, but there are usually a few surprises as well. However, after the first day of the 58th Governor's Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship, there were no real surprises. Posted today at 4:48 am
2025 ORC Europeans at Copa del Rey MAPFRE Day 2
Short Offshore Challenge Shakes Up the Leaderboard The second day of the 2025 ORC Europeans as part of the 43rd edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE, brought a true offshore test as all four ORC classes tackled a light and tactical short offshore race, with course lengths between 38 and 57 nautical miles. Posted on 30 Jul
43 Copa del Rey MAPFRE Day 2
Early Bird rises to coastal challenge to retain perfect scoreline The four divisions which are competing for the ORC European Championships titles at the 43rd Copa del Rey raced their statuary coastal race around the Bay of Palma and out to its western fringes today. Posted on 30 Jul
2025 iQFOiL Youth & Junior Worlds, day 6
Medal Series line-up locked in With just one day to go before the champions are crowned, Day 6 at the 2025 iQFOiL Youth & Junior World Championships delivered high-stakes racing and emotional turning points. Posted on 30 Jul
Rolex Fastnet finishers wait with bated breath
Aiming to claim the elusive prize for IRC Overall Celebrations were finally subsiding this morning in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin's Port Chantereyne following Peter Harrison, Pierre Casiraghi and the Yacht Club de Monaco team's superb victory in the successfully rejuvenated Admiral's Cup. Posted on 30 Jul
Musto Lark Nationals at Abersoch overall
Tom Gillard and Rachel Gray wrap up the win The fourth and final day of the Lark Nationals 2025 dawned with 6-12 knots forecast. The majority of the fleet were pleased to see lighter conditions after a big day yesterday, and everyone was pleased that most of the broken boats had been repaired. Posted on 30 Jul
Cadet World Championship preview
Avengers Assemble! As the 2025 Cadet National Championships conclude on the English Riviera, we start to think ahead to the Cadet Worlds on Lake Lipno in Czechia. Posted on 30 Jul
Cowes Week 2025: The countdown to race time begins
Anticipation is building for one of the world's most iconic regattas With just a few days to go, Cowes Week 2025 is shaping up to be another unforgettable celebration of sailing and summer. Entries are already ahead of last year, and anticipation is building for one of the world's most iconic regattas. Posted on 30 Jul
Merlin Rocket circuits come to Shoreham
Olympic medallists win the most prestigious (and most eggy) competition of the weekend Shoreham Sailing Club welcomed 30 Merlin Rockets to their Craftinsure Silver Tiller and Allen South East Series open on the weekend of 26 and 27 July. Posted on 30 Jul