Races and Regattas

Introduction by Brett Lyall, McMichael Yacht Yards & Brokers After winning the 2023 Bermuda One-Two at just 29 years old, Cole Brauer is back on the open ocean. She is one of five Americans on the roster of twenty skippers competing in the 2023 Global Solo Challenge. She is the only female sailor in the fleet, and if successful she will be the first American woman to have raced solo around the globe. As Cole said, “I don’t notice…

NEWPORT, R.I. — One of offshore racing’s great adventures will return in 2025. The New York Yacht Club and the Royal Ocean Racing Club, in partnership with the Royal Yacht Squadron and the Storm Trysail Club, are proud to announce Transatlantic Race 2025, which will start from Newport, R.I., on June 18, 2025, and finish off Cowes, England. The west-to-east Transatlantic Race was most recently run in 2011, 2015 and 2019. This slightly extended break has allowed the race to…

Our friends at Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut are hosting the 74th Dyer Dhow Derby on Saturday, October 21, from 10am to 5pm.  The Dyer Dhow Derby is open to all, and there is no fee for an individual or group to register for the use of a boat. There is a suggested donation of $20 from individuals to help support the sailing programs at Mystic Seaport Museum. For more information and to register, contact Liz…

Our friends at Essex Corinthian Yacht Club in Essex, Connecticut are hosting the Cross Sound Challenge (XSC) Regatta on Saturday, September 23rd. In its tenth year, the XSC is an ECSA sanctioned points race and offers crews a unique racing experience sailing cross current from the mouth of the Connecticut River to the vicinity of Truman Beach on the north shore of Long Island and back.  The course length is approximately 15 miles. The regatta is open…

Our friends at Thames Yacht Club in New London, Connecticut are hosting the second annual Thames River Finn Championship on Saturday, October 7. In the last year, Thames Yacht Club members have acquired and rebuilt seven classic Finns. Rob Scalia (pictured), who sailed Cazzy to victory in last year’s regatta, will be defending his title and Finn sailors from other clubs are looking forward to sailing again this year.  “Our goal is to have ten Finns sailing…

The 125th Larchmont Race Week is just around the corner and the Race Organizers are introducing a new schedule format for the nine-day event to offer something for every type of sailor and sailing fan on and off the water.  For distance sailing enthusiasts, the first night will kick off the overnight Execution Rocks Race, now a stand-alone distance race, on Friday, July 14, with a 1730 warning.   Then the first weekend, July 15 – 16, will be for…

First US team to win in the event’s 50-year history US offshore sailing outfit 11th Hour Racing Team has won The Ocean Race – the world’s longest and toughest team sporting event. The Newport, RI-based team is the first US-flagged entry to win The Ocean Race in its 50-year history.In unprecedented scenes, the crew heard about their win via a satellite phone call from team CEO, Mark Towill, as they delivered their 60-foot IMOCA, Mālama, to Genoa….

The Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association proudly announce that they have registered their annual Mudhead Benefit Cup (MBC) Regatta in support of Always Home, on July 15, 2023, as a certified Clean Regatta with the non-profit organization, Sailors for the Sea for the fifteenth year. In doing so, the Mudheads pledge their commitment to clean waters and shores, and vow to fulfill and encourage others to fulfill the goals and requirements set forth by Sailors for the…

Foul weather gear was the uniform of the day for the Eastern Connecticut Women’s Regatta sailed in Ideal 18s hosted by the Essex Corinthian Yacht Club in Essex, Connecticut on a foggy and rainy May 18. Sailors from the North Cove, Pettipaug, Essex, Essex Corinthian, Hamburg Cove, and Noroton Yacht Clubs braved the weather proving the adage: “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” In addition to the Connecticut clubs, honors to the most…

Newport, R.I. — Rating rules may make noise with the large custom raceboats, but it’s the rank and file that drive sustained success. The 74-foot Bella Mente will likely be the most eye-catching boat competing under the ORC rating rule at the 2023 edition of the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta, June 9 to 11. But it’s the plethora of racer-cruisers from 30 to 45 feet in length that are the real proof that ORC has established itself…