Pacific Cup race organizers are happy to report that Andy Schwenk (57, Point Richmond, CA) has been brought safely to land by a combination of Coast Guard, Air Force, commercial shipping, and assistance from a fellow yacht. A rapidly-spreading infection required the action.
Alison spent some time at her home yacht club, South Shore Yacht Club, over their summer and was able to get out to snap some shots during their weekly Wednesday night racing!
You are now able to view the photos from this year’s Newport Bermuda race and eight bells for Talbot Wilson, who died last month.
The West Marine US Open Sailing Series enters the sixth and final event of the 2022 circuit in spectacular San Francisco, a sailor’s paradise, as sailors from around the nation will come together for three days of racing in five classes.
There’s an element of equity in annually changing the location of a sport’s premiere event. Would the Super Bowl be as popular if it were held in the same stadium each year?
Dates have been announced for the 58th Congressional Cup regatta and Ficker Cup qualifier hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club
After a four-year layoff, amateur sailors representing two dozen of the top racing yacht clubs in the United States will once again gather in Newport for the sixth edition of the Resolute Cup, a Corinthian Championship for U.S. Yacht Clubs.
11th Hour Racing Team has set off from its homeport of Newport, Rhode Island bound for France, after two months of community engagement and racing in the State.
Three races were completed yesterday on the final day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship, due to the lack of racing on Day 5, and Eve McMahon of Ireland and Italy’s Mattia Cesana claimed the ILCA 6 Youth World Champion titles.
There were ‘sail-off’ races to determine the overall winner of the 1969 and 1978 JJ Giltinan World Championship regattas, but two contests held on Sydney Harbour in 2003 and 2004 produced the most amazing finales to determine the winner of each one.
No races were completed yesterday at the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship due to storm cells moving through all day and the sea breeze never developing.
Jeffrey Petersen (USA) of host Balboa Yacht Club, the defending champion of the Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship presented by DISC Sports & Spine Center, took a big step toward the defense of his title
“It’s turnaround time” for the United States SailGP Team according to CEO and Driver Jimmy Spithill, who is eager for this weekend’s racing to begin at the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Plymouth.
Almost 100 boats head to Harbor Springs, Michigan, for the Ugotta Regatta that is held by Little Traverse Yacht Club. This year, on the 61st running of the event, it will count toward the TP52 Great Lakes Series and will be the J/111 Great Lakes Championship.
Two races were completed on the fourth day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship. It was another day of consistent weather, with a midday sea breeze building for the afternoon.
The 113th Chicago – Mackinac Race was an eventful ride for the entire fleet and, overall, very quick for those who finished! Running the weather forecasts before the race agreed on one thing – it would be a wet and wild ride on Saturday night as squalls came from the west carrying lightning and heavy winds!
Day 2 of BYC Governor’s Cup: Jeffrey Petersen & Co. maintain their lead, with only three points separating the next nine teams
In a strong thermal breeze of 15 knots, there were some aggressive starts, which led to general recalls and a few disqualifications. The competitors on the outer loop of the trapezoid, closer to the ship channel, enjoyed surfing the occasional freighter wake.
The 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship kicked off racing on Monday, July 25 under clear skies with a warm breeze.
In a race that will be remembered as “one for the books,” the 113th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust finished today with the Sailors Celebration, hosted for the first time on the great lawn of Mission Point Resort.
The two largest freshwater races in the US have been held in succession within the last 10 days and provide a study in contrasting offshore racing challenge.
You could be forgiven for thinking that Newport Harbor Yacht Club was the home team at the 2022 Global Team Race Regatta.
In one punch after another, storm cells rocked the racing and cruising divisions throughout Saturday night during the 113th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac presented by Wintrust.
It’s that time of year again! The 113th edition of the Chicago Mackinac Race “The Mac” presented by Wintrust begins today in Chicago, Illinois and boats are rolling into the harbor and to get settled before the race up the Lake.
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