Panerai Transat Classique 2012 in Cascais

The classic sailing world is preparing for the most spectacular event of the season which this year also celebrates a first-time alliance of absolute excellence. Officine Panerai, the Italian sports haute horlogerie brand and long-time promoter of classic sailing through the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, is the Atlantic Yacht Club’s new partner in the Panerai Transat Classique 2012, a regatta that will see a fleet of dozens of stunning classic sailing yachts cast off on December 2nd to race their way across the Atlantic Ocean. The participants will be sailing 4,000 miles of ocean on crafts that in certain cases are over a century old: the great ladies of the sea taking part in the Panerai Transat Classique 2012 cast off from Cascais, in Portugal, home to the prestigious Clube Naval de Cascais, bound for the Caribbean haven of Barbados.