The underdogs continue to give the established teams a run for their money at the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, the premiere international regatta for Corinthian sailors.
On a day when Rhode Island Sound served up some very shifty conditions, helmsman Cristian Frers and the Yacht Club Argentino crew posted a dominant scoreline of 2-1-2 to take the early lead at the eighth Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, the premiere one-design regatta for Corinthian sailors, with the low score of 5 points.
Of the many illustrious clubs from around the world that have competed in the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, the premiere fleet regatta for Corinthian crews, two have most consistently demonstrated the slick boatspeed and smooth crew handling that are the hallmarks of winning one-design crews: Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans and Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (above) of Australia.
The 2023 U.S. Melges 24 Nationals currently has 32 entries! Don’t miss out on this major anniversary regatta on beautiful Lake Geneva!
World number 1 ranked match racer, Chris Poole and his Riptide Racing defeated New Zealand’s Gavin Brady and his True Blue Racing team this weekend to claim victory at the Oakcliff International, stage 12 of the 2023 World Match Racing Tour hosted by Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, NY.
While racing today fell short for the United States SailGP Team at the France Sail Grand Prix, there is positive momentum from which to build: two top-three finishes and a top-half overall finish, which moved the American squad up to sixth place in the Season 4 championship standings.
Three intense and thrilling races completed the 2023 Six Metre World Championship in style a day early. Knowing that the final day of the regatta was likely to be windless, the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Race Officer Peter Saxton made the wise decision to run all three remaining races on the penultimate day. With both Open and Classic Divisions still wide open it was to be a day of intense and spectac
“It’s a sign of strength in our team to come back after a bad first race, and to score two keeper races,” said Jimmy Spithill, United States SailGP Team CEO and driver, as the American team earned a third place and its first race win of the season today, recovering from an opening ninth-place finish at the first day of France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez.
The E Scow Class celebrates 100 years with 126 boats on the line for their national championships in Madison, Wisconsin.
The Transpacific Yacht Club mourns the recent passing of Andrew Robert Martin, also known by his preferred name Sandy, in Newport Beach, California. He was 80 years old. Born in La Habra, California on January 2, 1943, Sandy was the beloved son of Andrew M. Martin and Patty Martin Yale.
Caught off guard in between practice races today, the United States SailGP Team capsized when a wind gust hit the 95-foot (29-meter) wingsail as the F50 catamaran executed a slow-speed downwind maneuver.
The true beauty of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup lies in the seamless daily transition from spirited competition to genuine camaraderie. With identical provided boats and sails, on-the-water umpiring and strict rules regarding competitor eligibility, sailors come ashore each day eager to connect with like-minded people from around the world and without any protests to contest or m
There was no worm waiting for the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club team when they arrived at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court promptly at 9 am on Wednesday morning. Instead, the first team to check in for the eighth edition of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup got something much more valuable: a suite of new sails from North and the opportunity for three full days of additional practic
On September 8-10, 144 of the top team racers in the US will descend on Mission Bay Yacht Club for the 2023 AeroVanti Yacht Club U.S. Team Racing Championship. Past event winners, ICSA Team Racing national champions, ICSA All Americans, and other accomplished team racers will battle for the George R. Hinman Trophy at US Sailing’s largest adult championship.
Now the dust has settled over the end of the Albacore Internationals, which was held at South Caernarfon Yacht Club Abersoch, the class has already begun the planning for the next Internationals to be held in USA in March 2025.
In a heart-pounding who-beats-who final race, Jake Julien and his formidable Rated X team were crowned champions of both the M32 North American Championship and the M32 Midtown Cup series.
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The enduring allure of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is most evident in the teams and sailors from around the globe that return to this seaside city every two years to compete in sailing’s premiere Corinthian big-boat regatta.
The 2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship is all set to take place on October 6-8, hosted by the Lake Geneva Yacht Club (LGYC) in Fontana, Wisconsin — the birthplace of the Melges 24. As the Melges 24 continues celebrating its 30th anniversary, the U.S. Class anticipates this will be one of the most memorable regattas in its history. With 27 teams already committed to race, a robust fleet of 3
The Inland Lake Yachting Association (ILYA) Annual Championship, or “Big Inland,” was held from Wednesday, August 16th to Sunday, August 20th, hosted by Lake Geneva Yacht Club in Fontana, Wisconsin. Sailors from all different fleets gathered for the big regatta of the summer – A Scow, C Scow, E Scow, and MC Scow.
After three days of racing marked by inconsistent breeze, Team BAAM (Allie Blecher, Katja Sertl, Beka Schiff, Ali Blumenthal) overtook Bow Down Racing (Bridget Groble, Maddie Bashaw, Lucy Klempen, Samantha Foulston) with two straight wins in the finals to claim their third U.S. Women’s Match Racing Championship title.
Team racing is a sport of split-second decisions. A moment of hesitation can quickly undo a promising race. A good day on the water can often be broken into a series of smart moves that can seem extrasensory in nature. But there’s still a lot of value in long-range planning and a methodical approach. Just ask Phil Lotz, the captain of the New York Yacht Club team that won the Grandmasters Team Rac
Day six was a big waiting game for the Olympic classes as postponement flags took up real estate on every boat park flagpole until the afternoon. Gold fleet 49ers were the first to start racing at 2:00 pm, and the last boats came in off the water just after 8:30pm. Competitors are hunkering down for what’s looking like a similar schedule on day seven.
Twenty-six teams are currently registered to race the 2023 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship hosted by Lake Geneva Yacht Club… and there’s room for plenty more!
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