2026 · ClubSwan 28
- 2Black Swan
- 1Anya RaceGiulio Gatti
- 3Marcello
- Type
- Mixed · 26 nm
- Scoring
- One-design
- Classes
- ClubSwan 50 · ClubSwan 42 · ClubSwan 36 · Swan 45
- Usually
- September · biennial, even years
- Next
- Sep 2028 (usual month; dates not announced)
- Organiser
- Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with Nautor Swan
- Waters
- Tyrrhenian
- First held
- 1980 · 46 years ago
Where and when
Race dates
Usually in September
Race days 2026
Wind and waves at the venue: monthly climate 2021–2025 and the last edition's race days (ERA5 and marine reanalysis, Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0).
Six seasons
| Year | Winner (handicap, corrected) | Line honours (first home, elapsed) | Boats | Wind and sea | Toughness | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202613 Sep 2026 – 19 Sep 2026 | Anya RaceClubSwan 28Giulio Gatti | Not published | 170 | NW 5.9 kn, gusts 24.5waves up to 0.48 m | 40 | Official |
| 2025No edition | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 202415 Sep 2024 – 21 Sep 2024 | MarcelloClubSwan 28 | Not published | 101 | N 6 kn, gusts 25.9waves up to 0.78 m | 42 | Official |
| 2023No edition | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 202211 Sep 2022 – 18 Sep 2022 | Mascalzone Latino XXXIIIClassic Sparkman & Stephens | Not published | 84 | SW 10 kn, gusts 46.8waves up to 1.4 m | 57 | Official |
| 2021No edition | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Line honours go to the first boat home, on elapsed time. Overall winner is the best on handicap (IRC or ORC corrected time), so they are often different boats. Wind is the daily mean at the start venue over the racing days; gusts and waves are the highest of those days. Open-Meteo historical weather (ERA5) and marine APIs, CC BY 4.0; venue point only, not the full course.
Won it most
- Freya2022 · 2024 · 20263yrs
- Mascalzone Latino XXXIII2022 · 20242yrs
- Nadir2022 · 20262yrs
- From Now On2024 · 20262yrs
Boats that won here (overall, line honours or a class) in two years or more.
Podiums and class winners
2026 · 21 results
FinalSource: yccs.itAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Nadir · ESP
- 2.Pez de Abril
- 3.Raving Swan
- 1.Lunz am Meer · AUT
- 1.Katia
- 1.Pride
- 1.Shirlaf
- 1.Freya
- 1.Azzurro
- 1.Arobas
2024 · 19 results
FinalSource: yccs.itAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
- 1.Fra Martina · ITA
- 2.Cuordileone
- 3.Black Seal
- 1.Canopo · ITA
- 2.Pez de Abril
- 3.Andante 4 · BEL
- 1.Freya · CAY
- 1.Sea Quill · IVB
- 1.Isabella · GER
- 1.Mascalzone Latino XXXIII · ITA
- 1.Katima · GER
- 1.From Now On · ARG
- 1.Ulika · ITA
2022 · 16 results
FinalSource: yccs.itAs published by the organiser; we copy places, not scores.
Race metrics
Toughness
Compare all races- Wind 8.8/307.3 kn mean
- Gusts 10.8/1532.4 kn
- Sea 4.5/200.9 m waves
- Distance 12.6/2526 nm
- Duration 10/107 days
How the score works
Our own index, not an official rating. Five inputs, each scaled to its share of 100: mean wind (up to 25 kn → 30 points), strongest gust (45 kn → 15), highest waves (4 m → 20), course length on a log scale (700 nm → 25) and days of racing (7 days → 10). Wind and waves are ERA5 reanalysis at Porto Cervo (Open-Meteo) on the race days, so an offshore course can see more than the venue does. A missing input counts as zero and is marked. Roughest edition we hold: 2022 (57).
Weather calendar · Porto Cervo
Month by month at the venue, 2021–2026 (ERA5 and marine reanalysis). Race months in orange.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean windkn | 10.4 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 8.6 |
| Windy days% ≥ 20 kn | 24 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 17 |
| Wavesm, daily max | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| From | W | W | W | NW | NW | N | NW | NW | NW | SW | W | W |
Typical wind at Porto Cervo
Mean knots by month, 2021–2025. Race months in full colour.
Where the wind comes from
Share of days by direction in Sep.
Fact sheet
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- Race
- Rolex Swan Cup
- Kind
- offshore and inshore sailing race from Porto Cervo, Italy
- First held
- 1980
- Editions on record
- 3 since 2021
- Typical fleet
- 101 boats (170 in the latest edition)
- Nations in the results
- 9
- Course
- 26 nautical miles
- Organiser
- Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with Nautor Swan
- Next edition
- usually Sep 2028
Results as published by the organiser Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0 Dates as announced
Sources
- nautorswan.com — previously recorded
- yccs.it — previously recorded
- yccs.it — YCCS 2026 event page; press: coastal courses 27 and 15.5 NM, 26 NM (Swan Maxi) to 16 NM (Legacy/Pure Cruise), plus windward-leeward races