Giraglia Rolex Cup
Giraglia Rolex Cup takes place Mid-Jun 2027 (inshore series off Saint-Tropez then the offshore start to Genoa; the 2026 offshore start was Jun 13) in Saint-Tropez, France. The dress code is Riviera resort-casual ashore: polo shirts, linen and boat shoes. Yacht club evening functions lean smart-casual with a jacket. Crew need full technical foul-weather gear for the night passage. Typical cost ranges from 600 to 4000 EUR per person.
An early-summer Mediterranean classic dating to 1953: several days of inshore racing off Saint-Tropez, then a 241-nautical-mile offshore leg around the Giraglia rock at the northern tip of Corsica, finishing in Genoa. It is run jointly by the Yacht Club Italiano and the Societe Nautique de Saint-Tropez and draws a serious international fleet. The event now sails as the Loro Piana Giraglia, Rolex having ended its title sponsorship.
- When
- Mid-Jun 2027 (inshore series off Saint-Tropez then the offshore start to Genoa; the 2026 offshore start was Jun 13)
- Where
- Saint-Tropez, France
- Dress code
- Riviera resort-casual ashore: polo shirts, linen and boat shoes. Yacht club evening functions lean smart-casual with a jacket. Crew need full technical foul-weather gear for the night passage.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 600 to 4000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 20 - 26C and generally sunny on the coast; the offshore leg can bring Mistral gusts or windless patches and cool nights at sea
- When to book
- Saint-Tropez in June is expensive and full - book 6+ months out, or stay in Sainte-Maxime and take the shuttle boat across the gulf
- Getting there
- TLN (Toulon Hyeres), 70 min to Saint-Tropez; NCE (Nice) is 2 hr; GOA (Genoa) for the finish
- Where to stay
- Hotel Byblos, Saint-Tropez (grand, the village landmark), Hotel Sube, Saint-Tropez (small, directly on the old port with the best quayside view), Hotel Lou Cagnard (simple and genuinely affordable a few streets back)
- Official site
- https://www.yachtclubitaliano.it/
How to attend
Free to watch the inshore racing and the offshore start from the Saint-Tropez old port quays and the mole, and later from Genoa's Porto Antico as boats finish. Racing entry requires a suitable rated boat and affiliation to a recognised yacht club, registered through the Yacht Club Italiano, with entries opening in the spring. Harbourside restaurant terraces on the Saint-Tropez quay are the paid alternative to a spectator boat and need booking well ahead. Crew places occasionally surface through Italian and French offshore crew networks in May.
Free to watch the inshore racing and the offshore start from the Saint-Tropez quays; the Yacht Club Italiano sells no spectator ticket and only registers competing boats.
Insider tip
Hotel Sube's first-floor bar looks straight down the Saint-Tropez mole and is the best seat in town for the offshore start without getting on a boat - go an hour early, because it fills with owners and crew.
Get inside Giraglia Rolex Cup
Booking matters here: saint-Tropez in June is expensive and full - book 6+ months out, or stay in Sainte-Maxime and take the shuttle boat across the gulf. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
Free while in beta. One email when your invitation is ready, nothing else.