2026 Preliminary Maxi sailing programme

IMA Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge 2025/2026

best 3 of 7 races, comprising:

• Rolex Middle Sea Race, Valletta to Valletta (Malta) 2025
• La Larga, Balearic islands, (Spain) 2026
• Regata dei Tre Golfi, Naples to Naples (Italy) 2026
• 151 Miglia, Trofeo Cetilar, Livorno to Punta Ala (Italy) 2026
• Loro Piana Giraglia, offshore race: Saint-Tropez to Genoa (France & Italy) 2026
• Aegean 600: start and finish off Sounio (Greece), 2026
• Palermo-Montecarlo, Palermo (Italy) to Montecarlo, 2026

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IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge 2026

best 3 of 5 (which must include MYRC), comprising:

• PalmaVela, Palma, Mallorca (Spain)
• IMA Maxi European Championship inshore series, Sorrento (Italy)
• Loro Piana Giraglia inshore series, Saint-Tropez (France)
• Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup (MYRC), Porto Cervo (Italy) - MANDATORY
• Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, Saint Tropez (France)

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IMA Australian Maxi Challenge 2026

must include all of:
- Australian Maxi Championship (including Cabbage Tree Island Race, inshores and SOLAS Big Boat Challenge)
- Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

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Notes on IMA Challenges:

- Only IMA Members are eligible for the IMA Mediterranean Maxi Offshore and Inshore Challenge trophies.
- For the IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is compulsory and will have a higher scoring co-efficient.
- If more than the minimum number of events required are sailed for each Challenge, the worst result will be discarded.
- A Perpetual Trophy will be awarded to the winner of each of the Challenges at the end of the season.