Racing

The 35th America’s Cup starts next month, and the regatta will be held in Bermuda for the very first time. The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers and Challenger Playoffs run from May 26 to June 12, 2017 and the America’s Cup Match presented by Louis Vuitton will be held June 17 & 18 and 24 – 27, 2017.

“We truly believe that Performance Cruising has added another wonderful layer to this great regatta,” said AJ Evans, Chairman of Storm Trysail Club’s 27th Block Island Race Week, being held June 18-23.

Dinghy and catamaran sailors of all types are cordially invited to compete in the 7th Annual Connecticut River Dinghy Distance Race on Saturday, May 6, 2017.

Vestas 11th Hour Racing will be led by the American duo of Charlie Enright and Mark Towill.

This story of one-design sailing on Long Island Sound begins with a testimony to the dedication and contributions of Edward Austin “Ted” Jennings II (1929 – 2016) of Southport, Connecticut.

Racing is one of the best parts of sailing for many boat owners, and the members who sail at Thames Yacht Club (TYC) of New London CT are no exception.

Twenty-seventeen was a record setting year for the Fort Lauderdale to Key West Race (January 11 – 13). Fresh easterly winds allowed David and Peter Askew’s R/P 74 Wizard (Baltimore, MD) to shave a few minutes off the impressive mark set by Joe Dockery’s R/P 81Carrera in 2005 and propelled nearly all the fleet home before the sun rose in Key West.

If it’s late winter, that means it’s nearly time for America’s mega-regatta. Sperry Charleston Race Week runs from Thursday, April 20 through Sunday, April 23 in Charleston, SC, and sailors in the Northeast are getting pumped to head south. © Charleston Race Week/Tim Wilkes photo Sperry Charleston Race Week has built a reputation as a keystone event, signifying the beginning of the spring sailing season. Part of the event’s popularity is due to the competitor-centric outlook that…

The Cruising Club of America (CCA) is particularly proud of member Rich Wilson’s (Marblehead, Mass.) accomplishment in the just completed Vendée Globe race.

The 30th anniversary edition of Quantum Key West Race Week, organized by by the Storm Trysail Club, was held January 15 – 20, 2017 in Key West, FL. The regatta saw seven racing classes complete 10 or 12 races, all as scheduled.