Time to Set Sail

The second Richard Mille Cup saw a fleet of century-old yachts race across the English Channel

By Amrita Katara

You would have been forgiven for believing you’d travelled back in time if spent any time along England’s south coast earlier this summer. The Richard Mille Cup 2024 took place in the English Channel between June 2 and 15, where ten restored vintage yachts—all bar one of them at least a century old—clashed in a gruelling test of nautical skill. This was no genteel parade of floating antiques; it was a white-knuckle regatta spanning 255 nautical miles (473km) of offshore racing over eight days, along the English coast and across to France. The participating yachts represented a who’s who of early 20th-century naval architecture. Mariquita, the overall winner of the Richard Mille Cup 2024, is a gaff cutter built by renowned Scottish yacht designer William Fife III in 1911. This…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

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