Y9 Bella concluded the 2026 Ibiza JoySail with second place in Performance Cruising 2 and first place in the Corinthian division. The result followed three days of varied coastal racing around Ibiza and Formentera, in a fleet of 19 yachts ranging from 80 to 147 feet.<\/p>\n
The opening day remained a shoreside affair. With an official weather warning in place and a strong front approaching the Balearic Islands, the organisers kept the fleet in port. Racing began the following day with a 21.43-nautical-mile course around the south-eastern side of Formentera. Squalls remained visible on the horizon, while the wind increased from around 12 knots at the start to approximately 18 knots along the lower part of the island. In these conditions, accurate timing during sail changes was particularly important.<\/p>\n
On the second race day, the fleet started west of Ibiza at Cap des Falc\u00f3 before passing Es Codolar and Punta Yondal and continuing towards Es Vedr\u00e0. Stronger winds and relatively flat water suited Bella well. The course also offered greater tactical scope, with both upwind and downwind sections and frequent changes in pressure and direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Y9 Bella concluded the 2026 Ibiza JoySail with second place in Performance Cruising 2 and first place in the Corinthian division. The result followed three days of varied coastal racing around Ibiza and Formentera, in a fleet of 19 yachts ranging from 80 to 147 feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":36116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n