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Hannah Mills MBE and Eilidh McIntyre Female 2021 Rolex World Sailor of the Year
Hannah Mills MBE and Eilidh McIntyre were voted female 2021 Rolex World Sailor of the Year off the back of their Olympic gold medal in the 470 in the Tokyo
Tickets now on sale for United States Sail Grand Prix Chicago at Navy Pier, June 18-19, 2022
CHICAGO – March 7, 2022 – Tickets for the United States Sail Grand Prix Chicago launched today with a 15% early-bird discount to experience adrenaline-filled waterfront racing with the sport’s top athletes at Chicago’s Navy Pier, June 18-19, 2022.
The Revival of the Santa Maria Cup
East Port Yacht Club and Women’s World Match Racing Tour (WWMRT) have come together to resurrect the Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis, Maryland. Ten women’s match racing teams from around the world are competing in the sailing capital of the United States for the second event on the 2023 WWMRT Tour.
Rookie Clubs Reach for the Podium at Resolute Cup
One surefire way to gauge the quality of any sailing event is by the number of repeat participants. The New York Yacht Club’s Resolute Cup, a Corinthian Championship for U.S. Yacht Clubs, has one of the highest rates of returning competitors of any sailing event in the country.
Day 1 Ullman Long Beach Race Week Delivers on Schedule
Racing was tight across all fleets in perfect conditions for day 1 Long Beach Race Week. John Busch, LBYC Staff Commodore and PRO on Course Charlie (inside course), commented, “Day 1 was awesome, Long Beach’s weather showed up today – towards the end of the day, we had about 20+knots on our racecourse and all the boats behaved pretty well!
Chris Weis Captures Ficker Cup Title; Megan Thomson Second
In a stunning upset Chris Weis (USA) ousted Jeffrey Petersen (USA) in the Ficker Cup semifinals today, and advanced to the finals against Megan Thomson (NZL): going on to capture his first Ficker Cup title. Both Weis and Thomson will move on to the Congressional Cup Grade One match race championship which starts Tuesday April 18.
Passing Lanes in Transpac
After yesterday’s third and final start of the 2023 Transpac, the fortunes of the fleet of 57 entries can be ascertained from the PASHA HAWAII YB tracker system and reports coming in to race managers at Transpacific Yacht Club. There are some in this fleet there are starting to get a taste of the champagne sailing conditions that makes this race famous, while others are still days away from having
US Sailing Team: Day 1 of 6 Update – 2024 Trofeo Princesa Sofía
It may be April Fool’s Day, but the weather in Palma de Mallorca was no joke. Sailors faced steep, mountainous waves and 20-30 knot winds for the opening day of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía, keeping the iQFOiL Men & Women, 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 fleets from racing. The Women’s Kite, 470, and ILCA 6 & 7 fleets were able to get races off despite a challenging day.
DAY 2 OF 8 UPDATE: U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Sailing (ILCA 6 and ILCA 7)
Day two was not for the faint of heart out on the Atlantic Ocean for the ILCA 6s and 7s at U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Sailing. First a waiting game required athletes to stay mentally engaged as the wind threw some heavy shifts and caused a number of postponements and abandonments, then it was go time for one race in each fleet.
Reineke Leads Youthful Lauderdale Yacht Club Team into Women’s 2v2 Team Race
It’s not quite LeBron James rolling back into Cleveland wearing a Miami Heat uniform. But this weekend, there are likely to be a few New York Yacht Club members wishing Olympic contender Erika Reineke were again competing for the host club in the New York Yacht Club
Reunited After Four Years, Full Invitational Cup Family Prepares for Competition and Camaraderie
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
West Marine US Open Series Florida Announced
US Sailing is proud to announce its return to Florida for the third annual 2023 West Marine US Open Sailing Series. Beginning in 2021 but inspired by historically popular Miami Olympic Class Regattas (OCRs), the West Marine US Open Sailing Series provides a domestic regatta schedule for athletes racing Olympic class boats.
Final Four Advance to Casa Vela Cup Semis
Day 3 of the all-women Casa Vela Cup at the St Francis Yacht Club today finished the double round robin qualifiers and advanced the top four teams to the semi-finals: Nicole Breault (USA)/Vela Racing, Anna Östling (SWE)/Wings Team, Celia Willison (NZL)/ Edge Racing and Megan Thomson (NZL)/ 2.0 Racing Team.
Underdogs Turn Form Guide on its Head on Day 1 of Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup
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.
Dual Defending Champs Prepare for Eighth Edition of Corinthian Sailing Classic
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.
Poole and Borch to Square off in Final at Congressional Cup
Chris Poole (USA) remained undefeated in the first day of semifinal racing at the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup after sweeping the round robin series. As the world’s top-ranked match racing skipper, Poole and his Riptide Racing team continued to demonstrate just how they secured that standing, in Day Four of this Grade One, World Match Racing Tour event.
Big Breeze Challenges Even the Best on Day 2 Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week
Day two at Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week gave everyone plenty of breeze starting in the mid-teens out of the west, and the gift for the day was extra wind with gusts of 20+ toward the end of the racing, noted Bruce Cooper, owner of Ullman Sails Newport Beach and event lead sponsor. Most fleets sailed three races, racing was tight across all fleets with lead changes and new leaders emerging.
New York Vendee – Les Sables d’Olonne: the final confrontation before the Vendee Globe
On Thursday 6 July, the organisers of the famous non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round the world race revealed the Notice of Race for their transatlantic, the New York Vendée – Les Sables d’Olonne. This competition, which will start off New York on 29 May 2024, will be decisive for the next Vendée Globe in several respects. Here are some explanations.
Halfway point (for some) in Transpac
After yesterday’s third and final start of the 2023 Transpac, the fortunes of the fleet of 57 entries can be ascertained from the PASHA HAWAII YB tracker system and reports coming in to race managers at Transpacific Yacht Club. There are some in this fleet there are starting to get a taste of the champagne sailing conditions that makes this race famous, while others are still days away from having
Second Wave Heads to Hawaii in Transpac
Under sunny skies and a light westerly breeze, the second group of entries has started their 2225-mile journey to Honolulu in the 2023 Transpac. Nineteen boats divided in three classes Ocean Navigator Division 4, Cabrillo Boat Shop Division 5 and Pasha Hawaii Division 6 – set off from Point Fermin to first clear the West End of Catalina island 25 miles away and then out into the open Pacific Ocean
