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Puig, 100 years of tradition and high performance
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A special link with classic yachting and two regattas steeped in history
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New in 2014: the America’s Cup Challenge
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The return of the classics: the VII Puig Vela Clàssica Barceona
III.
A company with a special relationship to the city in which it was founded:
100 years of Puig history in Barcelona
IV.
The Real Club Náutico de Barcelona
V.
A world-class sporting, cultural and social event
VI.
Sports organizations
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Appendix I: Winners of previous editions
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Appendix II: Classifications
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Appendix III: About 12-meter boats
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I
PUIG, 100 YEARS OF
tradition and high performance
When Antonio Puig founded a small
cosmetics company in 1914, few could
have imagined that a century later a third
generation of the Puig family would stand
at the helm of what has become Spain’s
corporate leader in fashion and fragrance
and the world’s sixth-ranking company in
this sector with products sold in more than
140 countries.
Over the past 100 years, Puig has successfully managed to transform its business
to meet the challenges faced by each new
generation and to adapt to the industry’s changing trends without losing the
family spirit, which was so important to the
founder, Antonio Puig. The firm’s greatest
strength is its ability to build strong brands
and distinctive brand images in line with
the latest fashions, skillfully translated to
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the fragrance world by means of compelling storytelling and a relentless pursuit of
excellence.
The Puig portfolio includes its own brands
such as Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, Paco
Rabanne, and Jean Paul Gaultier, as well as
products produced under licensing agreements with firms such as Prada, Valentino,
and Comme des Garçons, and fragrances
created especially for celebrities such as
Antonio Banderas and Shakira.
The company generated a net income of
€176 million in 2013. Looking toward the
future, it hopes to raise its share of the
international selective perfume market to
12 percent and occupy the number-three
position in this sector by 2020.
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A SPECIAL LINK WITH
CLASSIC YACHTING
and two regattas steeped in history
Throughout its history, Puig has had a
special connection with nautical sports and
a keen interest in sailing. The entire family
has always shared a love of this sport that
embodies so many of the values on which
the company was founded. As the sponsor
of the Copa del Rey from 1984 through
2006, Puig worked hard to make this event
one of the most exciting, elegant and prestigious sailing events on the international
yachting circuit. In the same spirit, one of
the family’s company yachts, Azur de Puig,
participated in the world’s most exclusive
regattas for more than 15 years. The Puig
Vela Clàssica Barcelona is a natural outgrowth of the company’s long and successful association with the Copa del Rey and a
perfect reflection of the unique relationship
between Puig and sailing.
This regatta was created in 2008 out of
a desire to revive the nautical spirit and
tradition that has been so much a part of
Barcelona throughout its history. It is an
event brimming with beauty, elegance and
tradition, showcasing the great historic
value of the boats that come to compete.
The Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona is already
well respected as an important leg of the
international regatta circuit, but this year it
will include a unique additional event that
promises to make it an irresistible mecca for
serious yachting fans: the Puig 12mR World
Championship, a competition that will unite some of the world’s finest examples of
boats in this particular class. This legendary
international fleet, which has more than a
century of history, was a major protagonist
during some of the most glorious decades
of the America’s Cup competitions— from
the 1950s through the 1980s.
The Puig 12mR World Championship will
kick off on July 13, just a few days before
the beginning of the Puig Vela Clàssica
Barcelona, which starts on July 16. Both
competitions will conclude on July 19,
wrapping up an exceptional week that
will bring almost one hundred wonders of
naval technology together off the coast of
Barcelona and transform the city into an
unforgettable and extraordinary floating
museum.
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New in 2014: The America’s Cup Challenge
For one week in July, Puig will imbue Barcelona with the spirit of one of international
yacht racing’s most time-honored events:
the 12-meter regatta. The long, fast boats
manned by large crews that will participate
in this year’s Puig 12mR World Championship have played a significant role in the
development of sailing during 20th century.
They have been designed by some of the
world’s finest naval architects, including
Fife, Burgess, Nicholson and Stephens.
Since the inception of this class in 1907,
196 12-meter sailboats have been constructed. Some of them have competed in
sporting events of great importance such as
the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympic Games;
the elegant regattas held in Great Britain
and continental Europe during the 1930s;
and the ten America’s Cup Challenges held
between 1958 and 1987. Their design and
achievements have made them genuine
naval treasures whose home ports are located at different points around the globe,
from Australia to the United States, not to
mention the boats registered in Northern
and Southern European fleets.
One of many curiosities of the 12-meter class is its name, as the designation
“12-meter” does not refer to the length of
a boat’s hull but rather the sum of components included in the complex formula that
governs its design and construction. That
said, 12-meter sailboats range from around
20 to 23 meters in length with masts reaching a height of approximately 26 meters.
By modern rules, 12-meter sailing boats
are divided into five categories: Grand Prix,
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Modern, Traditional, Vintage and Antique.
The boats participating in the Puig 12mR
World Championship in Barcelona represent all of these categories, except the last.
Nearly 20 boats hailing from eight different
countries (the United States, Great Britain,
France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, Argentina
and Portugal) will compete in the event. A
fine example is the Vim, one of the most
highly regarded 12-meter sailboats in the
world today. The Vim was built in 1939 and
featured an innovative aluminum mast. Its
owner took it to England where it won 19
of the 28 regattas in which it competed.
The boat was shipped back to the US during
World War II.
Another iconic boat in this class is the Nyala, commissioned by the president of Standard Oil as a wedding gift for his daughter
Lucie who married the famous yachtsman
Briggs Cunningham, known for inventing
a downhaul device bearing his name that
increased the speed of racing sailboats and
for his success as skipper of the Columbia,
which he sailed to victory during the 1958
America’s Cup race.
Not to be forgotten is the legendary Kookaburra II, designed by John Swarbrick and
Iain Murray, which played an important
role in the 1987 America’s Cup, in which
it came in third behind the Kookaburra III
and the Australia IV. The participation of
these sailboats will make the Puig 12mR
World Championship a historic event that is
bound to thrill spectators in Barcelona this
July 13 -19.
The return of the classics:
the VII Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona
Heading towards a historic seventh edition,
the Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona has become recognized as one of the main regattas
on the international classic sailing calendar.
The exclusive atmosphere of the event and
the prestige of the competitors it attracts
are only two of the reasons why year after
year more yacht owners and sailing connoisseurs are becoming unconditional fans
of this event.
The VII Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona will
also host a number of boats known for
key moments their histories, such as the
Moonbeam IV, on which Grace Kelly and
Prince Rainer III of Monaco and spent their
honeymoon in 1956. Another legend that
will be sailing into the Barcelona harbor is
the elegant Mariette, requisitioned by the
US Coast Guard during World War II as a
West Coast patrol boat.
Nearly 50 classic and vintage boats from
Spain and countries such as England, France, the United States and Italy will provide a
vast array of nautical splendor rarely seen in
major cities such as Barcelona.
In keeping with the International Mediterranean Committee (CIM) regulations, boats
competing in this regatta will be divided
into three categories based on each boat’s
model and year of construction: Vintage
Boats, Classic Boats, and Big Boats.
July 16 through the 19, the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona (Barcelona Royal Yacht
Club) will host a maritime legacy that almost defies description: unique, century-old
boats, more contemporary vessels that
combine the purist lines of classic yacht design and the latest naval technology, and a
select gathering of yachtsmen and women
who not only compete with the same fierce
rigor demonstrated by champions in other
types of nautical sports but also bring a
style and elegance born of tradition and the
spirit of competition that will make this an
unforgettable, one-of-a-kind event.
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III
A COMPANY WITH A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
TO THE CITY IN WHICH IT WAS FOUNDED:
100 years of Puig history in Barcelona
The history of Puig is closely linked to the
history of Barcelona. From the company’s
very beginnings to the present day, Puig
and Barcelona have had a shared history
and destiny. They have grown together,
each one an inseparable part of the other’s
identity for a century. It is therefore not at
all surprising that the firm has maintained
its headquarters here even when it became a major international corporation. To
celebrate the first 100 years of its corporate
history, Puig has inaugurated Puig Tower,
designed by CGA Arquitectos and world-renowned Spanish architect Rafael Moneo,
winner of the Pritzker Prize and the Prince
of Asturias Award for the Arts.
Strategically located in the Plaza Europa of
L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, the company’s
new 100-meter-high headquarters spans
15,000 square meters of floor space rising
up 23 stories. Majestic in appearance, it is
also highly sustainable: it is one of a select
group of only nine office buildings in Spain
to have obtained LEED Gold certification.
Furthermore, six years ago Puig put Barcelona back on the coveted list of major
Mediterranean cities that host prestigious
international sailing competitions. The first
sailing competition organized in Barcelona was held in 1883, but it was not until
1886 that the city began to regularly host
regattas involving small racing boats. Since
1929, when the city was the one of the
hosts of the World Mediterranean Cruise,
which coincided with the Barcelona World
Exposition, the city has served as the site
of numerous sailing competitions. Many
of the boats that now participate in the
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Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona first put out
to sea during the early decades of the 20th
century.
The seventh edition the Puig Vela Clàssica
Barcelona offers the general public a rare
opportunity during any given year or place
in the world to see historically and culturally significant boats in action, an experience
usually reserved for a privileged few. The
regattas organized almost simultaneously
for the Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona and
the Puig 12mR World Championship will
together constitute an unparalleled international event that will mark the 100th
Anniversary of the firm and its passionate
commitment to the capital of Catalonia.
No other city in the world hosts a regatta
with classic boats of this caliber. Among
the most exclusive venues where classic
yachts gather to compete (Antigua, Antibes, Newport, the Isle of Wight, Cannes,
etc.), only one is a major international
city: Barcelona.
The dates chosen for this year’s regattas in
Barcelona, July 13-19, fit perfectly into the
international yachting calendar, as the majority of the world’s classic sailboats spend
the summer participating in an elite circuit
of competitions held at key points along the
Mediterranean coast.
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de Barcelona
THE REAL CLUB NÁUTICO
With more than 140 years of history, the
Real Club Náutico de Barcelona (RCNB) is
a major reference in the world of Mediterranean sailing. The club is a founding
member of the International Mediterranean
Committee (CIM), the Spanish Yacht Club
Association (AECN) and Barcelona Sports
and Culture and is affiliated with such organizations as the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV), the Catalan Sailing Federation
(FCV), and the Real Asociación Nacional de
Cruceros (RANC).
The RCNB has been the recipient of various
awards honoring its distinguished contribution to the community as a sports organization. In 1999, it received a Royal Order
of Merit gold plaque from the Spanish
government, and in 2003 it was awarded
a gold Medal for Sporting Merit from the
Barcelona City Council. It received the Royal
Spanish Sailing Federation’s Golden Anchor
Award in 1998 and was designated as the
best sports organization in Catalonia by
Mundo Deportivo in 1997.
The RNCB has sister yacht clubs in various
European countries and a range of reciprocal membership agreements with clubs and
organizations such as the Yacht Club de
Monaco, the Yacht Club Italiano, the Yacht
Club de France and the Circolo del Remo e
della Vela italiano.
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A world class
SPORTING,
CULTURAL AND
SOCIAL EVENT
July 13 through the 19, the Real Club Náutico de Barcelona will be buzzing with social
activity: there will be mid-morning pre-race
meetings, seafood lunches, post-regatta
refreshments and cocktail receptions as the
sun slips below the horizon every afternoon.
Due to the greater number of participants
in this year’s dual event, the entertainment
area has been enlarged to accommodate up
to a thousand yachtsmen and women.
The Village, which will serve as a place to
meet and relax overlooking the sea, will also
be the site of the opening and awards ceremonies and a farewell party that will move
to the beat of The Tall Tutsies.
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This spot is where yacht owners and crew
members mix and mingle with local authorities and an elite group of local and international guests each year in an informal
and relaxing atmosphere.
Year after year, major sponsors such as
Bombay Sapphire, Nespresso, Coca-Cola,
Damm, and ISDIN help make the Village
a great place to stop and relax during the
regatta.
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organizations
SPORTS
Royal Spanish Sailing Federation
International Mediterranean Committee
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Appendix I
WINNERS
of previous editions
2013 winners:
MARCONI CLASS
1. Peter
Claudio Mealli
(1+1+2) 4 points
2. Manitou
Philip Jordan
(3+2+3) 8
3. Mercury
Jordi Cabau
(2+3+6) 11
GAFF-RIGGED CLASS
1. Avel
Avel, LTD
(1+1+2) 4 points
2. Marigold
Richard Glen Allan
(3+3+1) 7
3. Marigan
Tim Liesenhoff
(2+2+4) 8
CLASSICS
1. Yanira
R.C.R. Alicante
(2+1+1) 4 points
2. Alba
Damián Ribas
(1+4+2) 7
3. Outlaw
Mike Horsley
(3+5+3) 11
BIG BOATS
1. Moonbeam III
Laurence Waechter
(3+1+1) 5 points
2. Moonbeam IV
Longriver Corporate LTD.
(1+4+2) 7
3. Mariquita
Mariquita LTD
(2+2+4) 8
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2012 winners:
MARCONI CLASS
1. Manitou
Manitou 1936 INC
(1+1+3) 5 points
2. Amorita
Claudio Mealli
(3+3+1) 7
3. Cometa
Richard Herbert
(2+5+5) 12
GAFF-RIGGED CLASS
1. Malabar X
Navilier S.L.
(1+1+3) 5 points
2. Avel
Avel, LTD
(2+2+1) 5
3. Kelpie
Pelham Olive
(3+3+2) 8
CLASSICS
1. Alba
Damián Ribas
(1+2+1) 4 points
2. Outlaw
Outlaw Marine LTD
(2+3+2) 7
3. Argos
Luciano Diez-Canedo
(3+4+3) 10
1. Moonbeam III
Laurence Waechter
(1+2+1) 4 points
2. Thendara
Peter Engels
(3+1+3) 7
3. Moonbeam IV
Longriver Corporate LTD.
(2+3+2) 7
BIG BOATS
2011 winners:
MARCONI CLASS
1. Amorita
Claudio Mealli
(1+1+1+1) 4 points
2. Mercury
Jordi Cabau
(2+3+2+3) 10
3. Lucia A
George Embiricos
(4+2+3+2) 11
GAFF-RIGGED CLASS
1. Gipsy (ESP)
Ricardo Rubio Vilar
(2+1+2+1) 6 points
2. Marigan (ESP)
Liesenhoff
(1+2+1+2) 6
3. Tigris
Voile Marine Limited
(5+5+5+5) 20
CLASSICS
1. Alba (ESP)
Damián Ribas
(5+1+1+1) 8 points
2. Guía (ESP)
Ramón María Roses
(2+2+2+3) 9
3. Emeraude
Vittorio Cavazzana
(1+3+4+2) 10
1. Moya
Pelham Olive
(1+1+1+1) 4 points
2. Freya
Celeghini/Jahier
(2+2+2+3) 9
SPIRIT OF TRADITION
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2010 winners:
MARCONI CLASS
1. The Blue Peter (GBR)
Mathew Barker
(1+1+3) 5 points
2. Sonata (ESP)
Jordi Cabau
(3+2+1) 6
3. Almarán New York (USA)
Manel López Wright
(4+6+2) 12
1. Marigan (GER)
Tim Liessenhof
(2+2+1) 5 points
2. Pesa
JY Roubinet
(1+1+4) 6
3. Malabar X
Manuel J. Lermo
(4+4+2) 10
GAFF-RIGGED CLASS
CLASSICS
1. Yanira
Antonio Puig
(2+1+1) 5 points
2. Argos (ESP)
Luciano Diez-Canedo
(3+2+5) 10
3. Alba (ESP)
Damian Ribas
(1+8+2) 11
BIG BOATS
1. Moonbeam III (FRA)
Laurence Waechter
(1+1+1) 3 points
2. Stella Polare
Marina Militare Italiana
(2+2+2) 6
3. Halloween
Mick Cotter
(3+3+3) 9
2009 winners:
Enric Puig Trophy Winner
THE BLUE PETER (GBR)
Mathew Barker
GAFF-RIGGED CLASS
1. Marigan (GER)
Tim Liessenhof
(1+3+3) 7 points
2. Windekin (ESP)
Alfonso Echegarai
(6+2+1) 9
3. Ilex (ESP)
Germán Ruiz
(4+1+5) 10
1. The Blue Peter (GBR)
Mathew Barker
(3+3+1) 7 points
2. Sonata (ESP)
Jordi Cabau
(1+5+3) 9
3. Peter (ITA)
Claudio Mealli
(5+2+2) 9
MARCONI CLASS
CLASSICS
1. Argos (ESP)
Luciano Diez
(3+4+2) 9 points
2. Alba (ESP)
Damian Ribas
(8+1+1) 10
3. Guía (ESP)
Ramón Mª Roses
(2+5+5) 12
BIG BOATS
1. Moonbeam of Fife (FRA)
Laurence Waechter
(2+1+2) 5 points
2. Thendara (GBR)
Peter Engels
(1+2+3) 6
3. Moonbeam IV (MAL)
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2008 winners:
MARCONI CLASS
1. Amorita
Claudio Mealli
(1+1+1+1) 4 points
2. Mercury
Jordi Cabau
(2+3+2+3) 10
3. Lucia A
George Embiricos
(4+2+3+2) 11
GAFF-RIGGED CLASS
1. Gipsy (ESP)
Ricardo Rubio Vilar
(2+1+2+1) 6 points
2. Marigan (ESP)
Liesenhoff
(1+2+1+2) 6
3. Tigris
Voile Marine Limited
(5+5+5+5) 20
1. Alba (ESP)
Damián Ribas
(5+1+1+1) 8 points
2. Guia (ESP)
Ramón María Roses
(2+2+2+3) 9
3. Emeraude
Vittorio Cavazzana
(1+3+4+2) 10
CLASSICS
SPIRIT OF TRADITION
1. Moya
Pelham Olive
(1+1+1+1) 4 points
2. Freya
Celeghini / Jahier
(2+2+2+3) 9
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Appendix II
CLASSIFICATIONS
VINTAGE YACHTS
These are yachts built in wood or metal from original plans and launched prior to December
31, 1949.
They are divided into three categories according their sails and rigging:
• CLASS A: Vintage boats with gaff-rigged sails also known as gaffs.
• CLASS B: Vintage boats with Marconi (Bermudan) sails and ketch, yawl, or schooner rigging.
• CLASS C: Vintage boats with Marconi sails and sloop or cutter rigging.
CLASSIC YACHTS
These are yachts built in wood or metal from original plans and launched prior to December
31, 1975. Boats built as part of a series are not accepted in this class.
They are divided into two categories according to their sails and rigging:
• CLASS B: Classic boats with Marconi (Bermudan) sails and ketch, yawl, or schooner rigging.
• CLASS C: Classic boats with Marconi sails and sloop or cutter rigging.
BIG BOATS
Vintage or classic boats more than 25 meters long. A minimum of three boats must enter
to form a group.
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TYPES OF VESSELS
Sloop: A single-masted vessel normally rigged fore and aft with
mainsail and jib. These small, swift sailing vessels were used by
navies to carry military orders from one ship to another.
Cutter: A vessel with a single mast located some two-thirds of the
way from the transom with a sail plan of mainsail and two jibs.
Yawl: A two-masted vessel with either Bermuda or gaff-rigged
sails. The main mast is stepped at the center and the mizzenmast,
which is very small, is located at the stern behind the ship’s wheel.
Ketch: A vessel with two masts equipped with Bermuda or Marconi
rigs (triangular sails) or, alternatively, with gaff-rigged sails (trapezoidal sails).
Goleta or Schooner: A sailing boat with two or more masts rigged
with different types of sails. On a double-masted schooner, the
mainmast is located on the stern aft of the ship’s wheel and is taller than the foremast, which is stepped in the bows, in the forward
30 percent of the boat. These two masts may be of equal height,
but the one in the stern always takes the mainsail and the one in
the bows, the foresail. The sails originally hoisted on this type of
ship were gaff-rigged, also known as Gaff sails, although many
crews preferred Bermuda rig sails.
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TYPES OF SAILS AND THEIR SHAPES
Gaff-rigged or gaff: trapezoidal sail (generally the mainsail).
Bermuda or Marconi: triangular sail.
Mizzen: “driver” sail or stern mast on a yawl or ketch.
Jib: generic name for all cutter and triangular sails that are joined
together or in a stay on the foremast, which is to say that they
extend from the head of the foremast to the jib boom or bowsprit.
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Appendix III
sailboats
ABOUT 12-METER
The international 12M rule is based on
a formula that determines a particular
vessel’s category and takes into account its
length at the waterline.
Twelve-meter yachts are divided into five
categories: Grand Prix, Modern, Traditional, Vintage and Antique, which are each
defined as follows:
THE 12-METER FORMULA:
• Vintage (Vintage & Antique): sailboats
constructed before the Second World War
with wooden hulls and a luxurious interior fitted out with cabins, a living area, a
kitchen, and a bathroom.
12= L + 2D + √S – F
2.37
A sailboat in the 12-meter class measures
20 and 23 meters in actual length and its
displacement can be anywhere between
20 and 25 tons. The maximum height of its
mast is set at 26 meters and its total sail
area works out to between 180 and 190
square meters. The average 12-meter yacht
is manned by a crew of 14.
• Modern (Grand Prix, Modern & Traditional): sailboats designed and built after 1958
specifically for the America’s Cup competition thanks to a modification of the rules,
and often built with modern materials and
cutting-edge technology.
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