It might seem some cruel twist of fate that, having spent the past 25 years coaching para sailors to be the best that they can be, Betsy Alison now finds herself competing as a para athlete in her own right.
The International Lightning Class Association held their 2023 North American Championship hosted by Toms River Yacht Club from August 5 – 11th. Yet another successful regatta for a community known for its competitive spirit and warm hospitality!
Starting strong is important in any team race regatta. Equally as valuable is improving along the way. The victories earned by the New York Yacht Club – McDowell team over the first two days of the New York Yacht Club Invitational Team Race Regatta for the Commodore George R. Hinman Masters Trophy put the home team in a position to challenge Southern Yacht Club for the title. But the losses provid
When they seek to defend their world title in Barcelona in two weeks time at the Rolex TP52 World Championship in Barcelona, Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing powered by American Magic will have their five times 52 SUPER SERIES title winner Terry Hutchinson on board as tactician, substituting for John Kostecki who is still recovering from a medical procedure which he underwent in late May.
After participating in a morning parade around Newport Harbor that was punctuated by cannon salutes from yacht clubs and other prime waterfront viewing spots, ten historic 12 Metres moved on to Rhode Island Sound for Saturday’s final race of the 12 Metre World Championship.
The path to Eastern Yacht Club’s second straight win in the Morgan Cup Team Race, held over the weekend at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court, was almost the exact opposite of its inaugural win last August.
With six races under their sailing belts, the 12 Metre sailors here for the 12 Metre World Championship are more than halfway through their scheduled nine-race series.
The last weekend of July, in Newport, R.I., traditionally means one thing: Folk Fest. At the height of summer, the legendary music festival takes over Fort Adams State Park, and the surrounding waters, for three days of music and social harmony. When the sea breeze comes in, the music filters across the harbor and into downtown Newport.
US Sailing is proud to announce the 19 athletes who will take the international stage for one of the premier global sailing events every four years: the Pan American Games.
Swampscott Yacht Club (SYC), home to the oldest active fish house in the United States, today announced that it will host the 2023 US WASZP Class Association (WASZP USA) North American Championship Regatta on August 3-6, 2023.
The 2023 Melges 24 North American Championship will be hosted by the National Yacht Club in Toronto, Canada on September 15-17th. It’s the perfect warm-up/lead-up to the U.S. Nationals in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin on October 6-8.
Irish Sailing Association president John Twomey was a fierce cyclist in his teens, competing in the Rás, Ireland’s annual international cycling race. However, a bicycle crash at the age of 15 left him paralyzed from the waist down. The accident could not dampen his natural competitive spirit, though.
The maxi trimaran Sails of Change set out from New York at 13:10:08 UTC on Thursday in an attempt to break the trans-Atlantic record.
Another successful Race to Mackinac is in the books, with today’s award ceremony taking place on the great lawn of Mission Point Resort. The race known as ‘America’s Offshore Challenge,’ delivered in spectacular fashion yet again with its mix of squalls, calms and most of all, new memories for the 240 teams competing.
The dreaded “light and variable” wind forecast has descended upon the boats still racing in the 114th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust, stalling the fleet in northern Lake Michigan.
The year 2023 marks exactly 40 years since the U.S. lost the America’s Cup to Australia on the world stage of Newport, R.I.
With less than 48 hours until the start of the 114th Chicago to Mackinac Race, the docks are buzzing with crews arriving from all over the world to compete in the iconic Midwestern race.
After three year spell confined to racing only in Europe, the 52 SUPER SERIES circuit expands its horizons once again for the 2024 season when it will return to race two key regattas in the USA.
Two race wins in two classes kicked off a great week of sport for the US Sailing Team at the Paris 2024 Test Event in Marseille, France. Now 375 days out from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the USA Team is leaving Marseille with invaluable racing experience on future Olympic waters in a high-pressure scenario.
For the second straight year, Steve Liebel’s New Wave is the IC37 National Champion. Liebel and his veteran team were nearly unstoppable over the course of five races, winning three and not placing worse than fourth in the competitive 16-boat fleet. The final margin of victory over second place was an astounding 16 points.
With a resounding ALOHA the final awards ceremony of the 52nd edition of the Transpac concluded last night at Kaneohe Yacht Club on the windward side of Oahu. There are a total of 75 perpetual trophies in the Transpacific YC collection, many of which were awarded on Tuesday and Thursday ceremonies, with the balance awarded tonight.
This evening at Hawaii Yacht Club the podium finishers for Divisions 4, 5 and 6 who started their race on Thursday June 29th are being celebrated for the 52nd edition of the Transpac. This group was blessed with some of the most favorable conditions in the race: eight of the top ten in overall corrected time are from these divisions.
It’s quiet today around the Ala Wai Marina: the first awards party last night packed Waikiki Yacht Club into the late hours and there are no new finishers at Diamond Head until late tonight when Doug Pasnik’s Andrews 70 TRADER is expected.
The 2023 12mR World Championship, sanctioned by the International Twelve Metre Association and hosted by the 12 Metre Yacht Club Newport Station in partnership with Organizing Authority Ida Lewis Yacht Club, starts Sunday, July 30 and will continue with five days of racing (Monday through Friday August 1-5).
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