Races and Regattas

On July 15th, junior sailors from throughout southern New England came to Niantic, CT to compete in the annual Larry White Junior Olympic Regatta hosted by the Niantic Bay Yacht Club (NBYC). This regatta is one of several held throughout the country as part of US Sailing’s Junior Olympic Sailing Festival. An instrumental advocate and contributor to junior sailing, Larry White is responsible for the growth of high school sailing throughout the USA, including starting the local…

Southold Yacht Club in Southold, New York hosted the 50th Annual World’s Longest Sunfish Race Around Shelter Island, NY (the “Race”) on Saturday, July 10 in changing and challenging conditions. For the last 49 races, this nautical marathon was a test of sailing skills, patience, endurance and “magic.” This year was an exceptionally grueling test as the light breezes blowing at the start decreased to almost complete calm within the first two hours. The 50th Race drew…

Ida Lewis Yacht Club and Narragansett Bay Yachting Association Collaborate for New Award NEWPORT, RI (July 8, 2021) – The Ida Lewis Yacht Club has teamed with the Narragansett Bay Yachting Association (NBYA) to announce a new trophy for a “Narragansett Bay Middle Distance Champion” in 2021. The trophy, made of pre-preg carbon fiber and gold-plated brass, will be presented to the PHRF skipper/team with the best overall combined performance in theIda Lewis Distance Race IN BAY race (Saturday,…

After last year’s pandemic-related cancellation, the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Regatta (GLIOR) is back on September 25 & 26, and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Storm Trysail Club (STC) and Columbia Yacht Club (ColYC) are joining forces as the Organizing Authority for 2021 and beyond.  “The new partnership this year between the STC and ColYC is something we are very excited about. STC brings a lot of experience, along with Larchmont Yacht Club, as…

The C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta and Oakcliff Sailing are pleased to announce that applications are open for an invitation to the 2021 Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Clinegatta hosted by The WaterFront Center in Oyster Bay, New York.   This year the Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Clinegatta will be held September 17-19 and will be sailed in the three-person Sonar which are being supplied by The WaterFront Center. Invitations will be sent to those sailors who contact Patrick Burk at regatta@oakcliffsailing.org to express…

By Nick Bowen The Twenty Hundred Club had their second race of the season on Saturday June 19.  The “Around Aquidneck” race starts just south of Hog Island near the Mount Hope Bridge, takes the sailors about 12 nautical miles (nm) south to buoy R2 at Brenton Reef. This mark is about 2 nm south of Castle Hill and there the boats turn east for a 5.5 nm run across Rhode Island Sound.  Then at the buoy…

Tomorrow, Friday, June 4, Dr. Philip Haydon will depart Newport, Rhode Island aboard his Quest 33S Cepheus, on Leg 1 of the Bermuda One-Two Yacht Race.  Aside from two of the world’s finest sailing destinations, the “1-2” is unique in that the first leg is sailed singlehanded and the second doublehanded.  Starting Thursday, June 17, Phil and co-skipper Joe Cooper are racing Cepheus back to Newport. For Phil and Coop, this race is about much more than…

Early interest from schools predicts one of the largest turnouts in the Regatta’s history Our friends at theStorm Trysail Club and Larchmont Yacht Club in Larchmont, New York are pleased to announce that the Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta Presented by ShopRite of Carteret is on for Columbus Day Weekend 2021. The eagerly anticipated return after so many pandemic cancellations is welcomed by the teams, clubs, and volunteers. “There is great interest on the schools’ behalf as much of…

Hosted by our friends at Mystic Shipyard in Mystic, Connecticut, the Sails Up 4 Cancer Regatta Weekend (Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19) supports a great cause.  Featuring activities for sailors and non-sailors alike, SU4C Regatta Weekend is one of the most enjoyable sailing events in the Northeast. Skipper’s Party: Friday, June 18 at Mystic Shipyard, 6:00 to 9:00 PM SU4C Regatta Weekend kicks off Friday night at Mystic Shipyard, with the Skipper’s Party and Cornhole…

With the unfortunate cancellation of this year’s Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race, the Bermuda Sloop Foundation (BSF) has a great alternative. The second annual Spirit of Bermuda Charity Rally is a fundraising event with a choice of starting lines in New England and the Chesapeake Bay, with innovative Sailing Yacht Research Foundation (SYRF) Offshore Scoring. SYRF has synthesized many practices in offshore racing to develop the “SYRF Offshore Scoring” system, which uses the predicted speed of…