X-Yachts is throwing this years biggest sailor party and X-regatta in Aarhus, Denmark from 17-20 August.

And this is your last chance to secure a ticket as registration closes on Tuesday 1 August.

Get ready for three days filled with racing, fun, social activities and, most importantly, some great days together with fellow X-sailors and enthusiasts.

Taking stock of the current situation around COVID-19 and gatherings for large events, X-Yachts and Sailing Aarhus have agreed to postpone the X-Yachts Gold Cup 2021 from May to August.

Seventy X-Yachts are now registered for the event from 26-29 August which will coincide with Sailing Aarhus week, where the Danish Sailing League will be running its second-division regatta.

“It makes good sense to place both events in this period, as X-Yachts is one of the main sponsors for the Danish Sailing League,” X-Yachts chief executive Kræn Brinck Nielsen said.

Elaborating on the decision to move the cup, Nielsen added: “We were very much in doubt whether or not to postpone the event. Our purpose has been to create an awesome Gold Cup event, so with the current status of gathering limits, we needed to make a firm decision about postponement in which we now fully believe.”

Jon Koch Hansen, CEO at Sailing Aarhus, concurred: “Under the given circumstances, this is the best solution for everyone. There can be some challenges with the participants registered for May not being able to participate in August. But in that case we will refund their registration fee.”

By this weekend, all registered X-Yachts owners were expected to receive a message about the postponement with guidelines for the procedure onwards.

“We are very pleased to continue the planning of this event together with X-Yachts and hope that as many as possible will support the August event,” Hansen added.

Registration for the X-Yachts Gold Cup in Aarhus next summer opens this Sunday 15 November.

As previously reported on Afloat.ie, the event will be held from 21–23 May 2021 — and in close cooperation with Aarhus International Sailing Centre.

The event will feature a family class for those who enjoy distance sailing, and a sports class for those who are more racing-oriented.

For boaters with an X-model over 50 feet, there will also be a special class for this version — as well as a new double-handed class that will be introduced during the weekend.

“We have big expectations for this event,” X-Yachts chief executive Kræn Brinck Nielsen says.

“Our cooperation with Sailing Aarhus works fantastic and we are working with the same overall purpose — to organise an unforgettable event where racing and social aspects go hand in hand in fine balance.”

Sailing Aarhus chief Jon Koch Hansen also looks forward to the coming months: “It will be very interesting to follow the number of registrations for the event during the coming two-and-a-half months where we operate with an early bird price concept.

“In 2019, when X-Yachts held their latest Gold Cup, they had to create waiting lists more than six months before the event. We hope for the same registration success for 2021.”

Registration for the X-Yachts Gold Cup opens this Sunday on the Sailing Aarhus website, and find out more about the event on the X-Yachts website HERE.