By Yacht Week
Posted on 20th August 2026
Two VIP days at the festival, then a week to recover on the water
Mixmag Netherlands announced the Yacht Week x Ultra Europe collaboration on 19 June 2026, ahead of the collaboration's July launch. Writer Laura Liendo's piece covers the format itself, two VIP days at the festival, then a week sailing the Adriatic, rather than any first-hand account of the trip.

The piece lays out the shape of the week: it runs 11 to 18 July, beginning in Split with two-day VIP access to Ultra Europe at Park Mladeži Stadium, where the bill includes Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix and Dom Dolla. From there, guests board a multi-yacht fleet for a seven-day sail through Hvar, Bol and Vis.
Liendo names the same signature stops that have shown up across most of this year's Ultra Europe coverage: regatta racing, raft parties, and evenings at Carpe Diem Beach and Fort George. More than 500 participants are expected, spread across multiple yachts, with the route looping back to Split for a final day at sea. The piece closes by placing the collaboration inside Yacht Week's wider 20th-anniversary programme, alongside routes in Greece, Sicily and French Polynesia.
Read the piece on Mixmag Netherlands