Copa del Rey MAPFRE
Copa del Rey MAPFRE takes place Early August 2027 (dates TBC) in Palma, Mallorca, Spain. The dress code is Light summer clothing built for heat: sun hat, sunglasses, high-SPF sunscreen. Regatta-village evenings and the closing prize-giving are smart-casual, with polo shirts and dresses the norm. Typical cost ranges from 300 to 2500 EUR per person.
The Bay of Palma's flagship regatta, sailed under Spanish royal patronage since 1982 and reliably powered by the afternoon Embat sea breeze. Around 150 boats across ORC, Swan, ClubSwan and maxi classes race offshore courses by day and return to Real Club Nautico de Palma each evening. Members of the Spanish royal family have raced in it, which gives the prize-giving an unusual charge.
- When
- Early August 2027 (dates TBC)
- Where
- Palma, Mallorca, Spain
- Dress code
- Light summer clothing built for heat: sun hat, sunglasses, high-SPF sunscreen. Regatta-village evenings and the closing prize-giving are smart-casual, with polo shirts and dresses the norm.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 300 to 2500 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 28 - 32C, hot and sunny with the reliable Embat afternoon sea breeze that powers the racing
- When to book
- The first week of August is peak Mallorca - book hotels and flights 4 - 6 months out and reserve a Paseo Maritimo table for prize-giving nights
- Getting there
- PMI (Palma de Mallorca), 20 min to the Paseo Maritimo and Real Club Nautico de Palma
- Where to stay
- Cap Rocat (grand, a converted fortress across the bay), Hotel Nakar (city hotel with a rooftop pool, 10 min walk to the club), Hotel Can Alomar (boutique, in a palace on Passeig del Born)
- Official site
- https://www.regatacopadelrey.com/
How to attend
Free to watch from Palma's Paseo Maritimo and around Real Club Nautico de Palma, where the regatta village, the boats and the evening prize-givings are open to the public. To race, enter an eligible boat through RCNP and the Spanish sailing federation, with entries opening in spring. Spectator-boat charters run from Palma marina on race days, typically 100 to 250 EUR per person. Crew places on ORC boats are sometimes advertised through Palma's large professional sailing community in June and July.
Free to watch from Palma's Paseo Maritimo and the regatta village; no spectator ticket is sold, and only boats entered through Real Club Nautico de Palma pay anything.
Insider tip
Racing happens well offshore, so the real spectacle is the evening: the fleet comes back into Real Club Nautico between roughly 5 and 7pm and the public prize-givings and village run nightly on the waterfront.
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