Words: Autocar
Published 11 July 2026
Rolls-Royce has unveiled Phantom Regatta, a one-of-one Phantom commission built to salute the racing yachts of England’s south coast.
The waters – and neighbouring Chichester Harbour – are visible from the Goodwood Estate, where the car will debut at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
There’s a personal tie too: marque co-founder Sir Henry Royce’s beloved home, Elmstead, sat in the coastal village of West Wittering, just eight miles from Rolls-Royce’s current headquarters.
Outside, the car wears Regatta Blue over an English White lower body, hand-laid in a two-tone split that mimics where a yacht’s hull meets the waterline. It rides on 22-inch fully polished disc wheels, styled to echo a racing yacht’s polished steel winches.
Inside, Navy Blue leather up front gives way to Grace White in the rear, suggesting sailcloth and wake, with piping, stitching and the wheel picked out in both tones and RR monograms embroidered in turquoise Turchese.
The veneer mixes Piano Milori with Open Pore Royal Walnut, hand-finished to a “yacht deck” effect on the picnic tables – 16 bookmatched walnut “planks” separated by 2mm strips of Black Bolivar wood standing in for deck caulking. Each table took around 120 hours to complete.
A hand-painted Gallery piece called Watercolour spans the dash, built using a new paint-blending technique refined over two weeks. Above, a Bespoke Starlight Headliner uses 1,307 fibre-optic “stars” patterned on tidal currents around the Isle of Wight.
The hidden touch: each air vent carries engraved coordinates, revealed only when tilted – Goodwood House (50°52’12″N 00°44’24″W) on the passenger side, Rolls-Royce’s home (50°51’13″N 00°44’40″W) on the driver’s side, tying the car to its birthplace.
