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Sailing wins IOC gold for Tokyo 2020 coverage
Another gold for sailing at Golden Rings Awards following wins for Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Sailing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games has won Gold in the Best Coverage
A Double Dose of Reineke Lifts Lauderdale Yacht Club to Women’s 2v2 Team Race Championship
Two teams built in very different ways clashed in the deciding race of the second annual Women’s 2v2 Team Race, hosted over the weekend the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court.
Shaking It Up At Congressional Cup: Poole Joins Canfield, Berntsson & Monnin In Semis
LONG BEACH, Calif. 18 September 2021 – – It wasn’t just the sudden 4.3 earthquake that shook things up at the Congressional Cup this weekend. The spirited racing, which had
Regatta Eve for the Kaszube Cup Regatta out of South Shore Yacht Club
The 2022 Kaszube Cup regatta starts tomorrow at South Shore Yacht Club (SSYC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! There will be over 75 sailors sailing in this year’s regatta from 8 sailing programs from around Lake Michigan!
Less than one week to historic US-hosted 2024 ORC World Championship
In less than one week and for the first time in 24 years an ORC World Championship will commence at the New York Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island. This event, co-organized with the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC), features competitive inshore and offshore racing among 43 yachts from throughout the US and around the world that range in size from 30 to 52 feet in length.
Kjaer, Borch, Perry and Holz Move to Semi-Finals in Ficker Cup
Ficker Cup defending champion Emil Kjaer (DEN) continued his domination on the race course today, as the international field of competitors battled for advancement to the semifinal stages in this Grade 2 match racing regatta.
Defending champion Kjaer undefeated on Day 1 of Ficker Cup 2022
It didn’t take but an instant for Ficker Cup competitors to get their game on, on the first day of racing for the Ficker Cup trophy and a berth in next week’s Congressional Cup!
2023 Montego Bay-Pineapple Cup now open for entries
The seasons are starting to change in much of the northern hemisphere, signaling the time is now to plan your winter sailing races. And there’s no better race to put on the calendar than the Pineapple Cup-Montego Bay Race!
Irish Sailing Legend to Compete in Chicago this Weekend
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.
Full-time Focus Required to Win Long Offshore Race at ORC Worlds
After 23 to 30 hours of racing and sailing courses varying in length from 157 to 203 miles, the fleet has now finished, and the results are in for the first race of the 2024 ORC World Championship held at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court. These results are significant for all of the 43 teams competing because they are not discardable in the final score tallies.
Acrobatica Captures 2024 Atlantic Cup Title!
After claiming first-place in the first leg (Charleston, S.C. to Newport R.I.) second leg (Newport to Portland, M.E.) and day one of the third leg (Coastal Series) – Acrobatica becomes just the second team (2016 Spanish team Tales II) in Atlantic Cup history to win each leg of competition raced; a testament to the world-class skill and dominance of Riva and Marre.
New challenges in Newport RI as the 52 SUPER SERIES races heads to the historic home of US racing
In the 13 year history of the 52 SUPER SERIES it is hard to remember a level of excitement shared so universally through the fleet ahead of next week’s first ever circuit regatta to be hosted by the New York Yacht Club on the historic racing waters off Newport, Rhode Island.
Illusion, Warrior Won, Prevail, Argo and Groupe 5, Victorious in 52nd Newport Bermuda Race
Overnight, the great majority of the 186-boat fleet arrived in Bermuda and yesterday’s provisional divisional leaders have all been confirmed as the winners in the 52nd running of the Newport Bermuda Race.
22 Questions with Matt Mitchell
He tacks to give himself a break from hiking! In the header image, he’s just taking a rest. Captured nicely by Chris Coad. Welcome to our third episode of 22
Hard reset: U.S. SailGP Team looks to correct its Season 3 trajectory in Plymouth
“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.
Sam Morgan – Less than a month to the worlds!
Over the school holiday break the training squad got smaller as the North Americans team (NAMS) have competed at their event and the Europeans team are competing right now in
Orma 60 Trimaran Areté Crushes Record Held by Volvo 70 Il Mostro on Chicago – Mac Course
The Chicago – Mackinac race is held every July on Lake Michigan. The course runs from Chicago, Illinois to Mackinac Island, Michigan at the top of the Lake – 289
Third Edition of Global Team Race Regatta Starts Friday
The first two editions of the Global Team Race Regatta, staged in 2018 in Newport, R.I., and 2019 on the Solent in Great Britain, had one striking thing in common: the same three teams finished on the podium.
Dave Perry Triumphs at Oakcliff International
The third event of the USA Grand Slam took place at Oakcliff International, where 12 teams from all around the globe came to compete. Dave Perry and Peter Holz took to the finals on a light wind day in Oyster Bay.
52nd ORC Congress looks forward to 2022…and beyond
Athens, Greece – The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Offshore Racing Congress was held in two parts: Zoom committee meetings held over 6-8 November followed by both in-person meetings in
