Top 16 regatta ready luxury yacht charters

This classically styled 28.35 metre sailing yacht is ideal for a small group to enjoy a regatta. Based in Rhode Island, Tree of Life can sleep up to six guests in three traditional cabins.

Delivered in 1991 by Covey Island Boat Works, she's available for a number of tall ships festivals and classic yacht regattas, including FIGAWI Cape Cod to Nantucket, Opera House Cup & Nantucket Race Week, Block Island Schooner Festival, Newport Classic Yacht Regatta and the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race.

Tree of Life is managed for charter by Nicholson Yachts and has a weekly charter rate starting from $15,000.

Designed exclusively for racing,_ Firefly _was unveiled at the 2011 Superyacht Cup in Palma de Mallorca and she has been a popular regatta sailing yacht ever since. The 35.2 metre Claasen superyacht features a vibrant red spinnaker as well as sleek and minimalist design by Hoek Design Naval Architects, which offers a traditional feel and modern racing technology.

Currently managed for charter by Thompson, Westwood & White Yachts, her regatta rate starts from €75,000 and she’s available from May 30 to June 3 for the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta.

Capable of speeds up to 40 knots Leopard 3is one of the world’s fastest superyachts and is one of the best luxury yachts for charter in the Caribbean. During races, she carries a crew of 25 to handle sails on the 47 metre mast. Race charterers are provided with a full crew kit of clothing and gear. Designed by Farr Yacht Design and built by McConaghy Boats, the yacht has a Ken Freivokh interior with four cabins.

One of the newest Perini Navis, State of Grace is sloop rigged and can accommodate nine guests in four cabins. The sumptuous interior is ready for dinner and cocktail parties, and the yacht has a dedicated gym to work off the calories from the gourmet chef’s cuisine. After the regatta, the yacht features a teak “beach” extending from the stern for watersports.

Legendary yacht Andromeda La Dea was the first Perini to circumnavigate the world and visit both the Arctic and Antarctic. Ketch-rigged, she was completely refit in 2011 and her interior features four staterooms as well as a fireplace. The flybridge is perfect for enjoying the racing, while her stunning underwater lights make her stand out dockside.

If you want to sail under acres of canvas, ketch-rigged Perini Navi Antara has double headsails as well as a mizzen staysail. A prize winner at St. Barth’s Bucket and the Perini Navi Cup, she has an upper deck Jacuzzi spa and a shaded afterdeck lounge. Refitted in 2007, she can accommodate 10 guests in four cabins.

Designed by Phillipe Briand and built by Perini Navi to be a high-performance yacht with a luxurious interior, P2 swept the 2014 Newport Bucket with straight wins. She has a flexible arrangement that provides three cabins for up to six guests. Sensitive in light air yet fast in a breeze, the 2008 yacht carries more than 13,000 sq. ft. of sail downwind.

A modern and stylish yacht designed by Sparkman & Stephens, Kawil was built in America by Derecktor Shipyard. Carrying six guests in three cabins, the yacht has a spacious pilothouse that provides wind and sun protection. Placing third in the 2014 Newport Bucket, Kawil is a proven competitor.

If you want to stop traffic, then legendary J-Class yacht Endeavour, delivered in 1934 and built by Camper & Nicholsons, is sure to do it. Sleeping up to eight guests in four cabins, this yacht was refit in 2012 and carries a massive spread of sail.

Built by Perini Navi and refitted in 2012, Parsifal III sleeps up to 12 guests in five cabins. Ketch-rigged, she has a flying bridge to enjoy the racing action, and she includes a plunge pool on the upper deck. She claimed first place finishes in the 2013 Lora Piana Caribbean Regatta.