Regattas & Awards
Dark Horse has proven herself on the racecourse, blending high-performance sailing with versatility. Her racing pedigree was established early, winning her class in the 2014 Fort Lauderdale to Palm Beach Race. Since then, she has competed in prestigious regattas across the Mediterranean and beyond, balancing competitive racing with long-distance cruising.
With a modified keel design, she delivers outstanding performance while maintaining practical cruising capabilities, giving her the flexibility to excel in both high-stakes regattas and open-water adventures.
Explore Her Racing History Below
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2024 May
‘Palma Superyacht Cup’2nd in class
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2024 September
‘Ibiza Joy Regatta’2nd in class
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2023 September
‘Ibiza Joy Regatta’1st in class
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2023 June
‘151 Miglia’ (151nm Offshore regatta)2nd in class
4th out of 126 yachts
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2022 September
‘Ibiza Joy Regatta’3rd in class*
*1st place daily in inshore races. DNF in offshore
Articles & Press
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Veterans and first-timers share the honours at Superyacht Cup Palma 2024
June 20, 2024 - Orc.org
Palma de Mallorca, Spain - A bigger breeze and brighter skies welcomed all competitors on the first day of full fleet racing at the Superyacht Cup Palma 2024 with debutants and returnees sharing the honours.
Pantaenius Race Day took the fleet on a 20-plus nautical mile coastal course taking in the whole of the Bay of Palma, with a solid sea breeze delivering reliable racing conditions.
The 39m cruiser turned racer Cervo marked her first SYC appearance with an opening race victory in Class A, though benefitting from a penalty picked up by the mighty 59m ketch Maximus for making an early start which dropped her and her 50-strong crew to second place ahead of the Hoek Truly Classic duo of Vijonara and Atalante.
Meanwhile in the equally evenly matched Class B, defending Superyacht Cup Palma title holder Rose continued her winning ways, ahead of the Nautor Swan pair Umiko and Dark Horse — only 51 seconds apart after over two and a half hours of racing — with Calabash rounding up the group.
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Moat, Dark Horse, Aurelius and Svea, winners of Ibiza JoySail 2023
October 1, 2023 - Orc.org
Palma, Spain - The third edition of Ibiza JoySail culminated with the victories of Moat (Performance), Dark Horse (Performance Cruising), Aurelius (World Cruising) and Svea (J Class) after competing in three races off Ibiza and Formentera. The whole event was a roaring success with a record number of participants enjoying the competition at sea and the activities on land.
Moat (Swan 115) is still the queen of Ibiza JoySail after having gained victory in all three editions of this superyacht regatta premiered in 2021. Juan Ball's yacht can now claim to be one of the true superstars of the event, along with the Performance Cruising winner Dark Horse (Swan 80), who are the only two boats to have raced in all the editions of Ibiza JoySail.
In Performance Cruising, Dark Horse finished in front after showcasing an incredible evolution in just three years, winning Ibiza JoySail for the first time ever. The American yacht Prevail finished second and Shambho (Y7 70) — in her first Ibiza JoySail — came third and also won the Corinthian prize in her class.
The anticyclone that hovered over the Mediterranean throughout the week meant that the Palma-Ibiza record couldn't be set on the first day. Once in Ibiza, and even though the wind barely topped six knots on all four days, the Race Committee led by Gaspar Morey, Pablo Ferrer and Arianne Mainemare successfully held a nearshore race every day despite very tricky conditions. There were a total of three routes during the event, challenging the fleet to the max but resulting in huge admiration for Marina Ibiza and a burning desire to repeat next year.