One of the best ways to track the intensifying competitiveness of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is the number of teams taking time to train in Newport in advance of this year’s edition, which is scheduled for September 6 to 13 at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I.
The final day of the 2025 ILCA 6 Youth World Championships delivered a full spectrum of sailing conditions — from nearly glassy waters to full hiking breeze — giving sailors one last challenge before the titles were claimed.
Corinthian Yacht Club won the 22nd edition of the Morgan Cup Team Race by two points, but it wasn’t nearly that close. Over the course of three days, the Marblehead-based club showed why it has become a dominant force in team racing over the past few years.
After all racing was abandoned on Saturday, the GL52 fleet was eager to get back to the racecourse to settle the scores at the 2025 Ugotta Regatta, hosted by the Little Traverse Yacht Club.
Nine boats strong, the GL52 fleet sailed their first three races of the 2025 Ugotta Regatta on Friday.
After sweeping results in the Bayview Mackinac and Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac, Bob Huges reflects on Heartbreakers offshore success and the strength of the GL52 fleet.
The final group of skippers to be announced for the 2026 New York Yacht Club International Women’s Championship radiates enthusiasm for this groundbreaking opportunity in one of the world’s most famous sailing cities.
The 116th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust reminded competitors that no two “Mac Races” are ever the same, delivering the kind of dynamic challenge that has made it one of the world’s most iconic offshore races and a fixture on every sailor’s bucket list.
The Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta wrapped up with a full podium and high spirits, marking a thrilling conclusion to a week of elite racing in the iconic waters off Southern California.
In the early morning hours, the sleek fleet of Great Lakes 52s sailed under the Mackinac Bridge and past the iconic Round Island Lighthouse to finish at Mackinac Island, completing their 333-mile journey in the 116th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust.
The 2025 Transpacific Yacht Race celebrated its Final Awards Ceremony and Closing Party on Saturday, July 19, at the Kaneohe Yacht Club, in Kaneohe, Hawaii.
For the third time in four years, Steve Liebel’s New Wave team emerged victorious in the the IC37 National Championship, sailed over the weekend out of the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I. The seventh edition of this annual championship was highlighted by a 26-boat fleet, the biggest ever for the one-design keelboat.
Whitehawk, the beautiful wooden 104-foot ketch owned by Peter Thornton, is the first boat to finish the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust, finishing Sunday at 12:51 p.m. ET / 11:51 a.m. CT for an elapsed time of 1 day, 20 hours, 31 minutes.
A slow-motion thriller is shaping up in the 333-mile Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust, with multiple section leaders within shouting distance of each other on Lake Michigan, swapping tacks and trading leads as they claw their way through the Manitou Passage and up into the Mackinac Straits.
Overnight and into the morning, the 285 sailboats racing in the 116th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust are making steady progress up Lake Michigan.
Conditions soften for penultimate day of racing
While yesterday’s theme was Super Death Reaching and survival, today was a 10…stay in the pressure!
The 116th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust is officially underway, as the Racing Division set sail earlier today under rainy skies and light winds.
At the top of their classes, competitors got Long Beach’s finest on Thursday, wind gusting to 18 with waves and sunshine….perfect conditions. The steady offshore breeze and classic Long Beach conditions will deliver tight races between competitors.
Light winds prevailed for the final day of the WASZP Pre-Games, seeing the racing postponed as sailors waited for the breeze to make up its mind. Eventually, a shifty southwesterly filled in just enough to get a race away for the Blue flight and the 6.9m rigs, who had missed out on Race 7 yesterday.
The second day of the WASZP Pre-Games served up a classic British summer’s day as sailors launched beneath a blanket of grey cloud and with a hug of fresh drizzle. The lighter breeze delivered a new set of challenges — and opportunities — as competitors navigated the shifts and pressure bands that defined the day.
The WASZP Pre-Games got underway in Weymouth today with all the ingredients for a great day on the water: a steady WSW breeze, sunshine, and plenty of smiles heading out onto the racecourse in Portland Harbour.
The racing for the first 5 classes of the Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta wrapped up with a twist in conditions and breeze just to mix it up for the competitors.
Honoring the first of three rounds of trophy winners & celebrating Transpac’s bright future
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