Racing

The US Sailing Match Racing Committee is thrilled to offer a competitive grant program for teams that want to take their game to the next level. The program provides reimbursement up to $5,000 per team to pay for expenses such as entry fees, travel expenses and lodging for one full calendar year. 1 male skipper and 1 female skipper will be selected, but applicants are encouraged to apply with a team in mind. 1. Introduction In 2019,…

NEWPORT, R.I. — On the heels of The Ocean Race win by its sponsored team, our friends at 11th Hour Racing are expanding their work beyond sustainability and ocean health to champion diversity, opportunity, and access in sailing. The organization announced that its first sponsorship to advance this work is with professional sailor Francesca Clapcich, who joins 11th Hour Racing’s global initiatives working toward a more inclusive, sustainable future.  11th Hour Racing will power Clapcich to further advance her efforts in cultivating…

All interested racers are invited to the Opening Announcement for the new ORC East End Cup on Friday, April 14 at 7:00 pm. Hosted by Mystic River Yacht Club in Mystic, Connecticut, the evening includes a social hour of sailing stories and ORC chat.  Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact orceastend@gmail.com Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/orceastendcup

On Thursday 16 March, at 1000 local time, The Ocean Race offered up a call with three of the boats currently in the Southern Ocean making tracks for C. Horn: Team Malizia (Skipper Boris Herman), 11th Hour Racing Team (Charlie Enright), and current race and leg leader, Holcim-PRB (Kevin Escoffier). Each boat gave up 20 minutes of their early morning hour to chat and answer written questions from a pool of about 35 journalists from around the…

Ida Lewis Yacht Club in Newport, RI will host the 19th sailing of the Ida Lewis Distance Race, one of New England’s most popular overnight offshore races, from Thursday, August 17 through Saturday, August 19 with help from Bluenose Yacht Sales, which returns for a third year as Presenting Sponsor. The round-trip adventure starts and finishes off Newport, R.I. and this year promises tighter competition for its ever-growing fleet with more courses to ensure that every team sails for…

Join the high-performance sailing world with a fully funded boat, or dip your toe in with free F18 Clinics. Our friends at the Narragansett Bay Adult Athletic Sailing Association (NAASA) is still accepting applications for scholarships for the 2023 NAASA F18 League season. Applications are March 1, NAASA Scholarships provide fully funded F18 Catamarans for the NAASA F18 League including summer storage at Sail Newport, entry fees, and coaching. Sailors can apply as a DUO, INDIVIDUAL, or a MULTI PERSON TEAM…

Our friends at the Connecticut River Frostbite Squadron based in Essex, CT, better known as FBYC (Frostbite Yacht Club) are kicking off their 90th season of racing!   “All sailors that are willing to brave a little cold weather are invited to join us for a great season of racing,” says FBYC Secretary Evan Cooper. “Currently we have four active fleets of Etchells, Lasers, Ideal 18s, and JY15s.”   “The club hosts a Spring Series (March 5 to April 30,…

Going strong at age 87, Rhode Island resident August “Gus” Miller is the oldest person ever to sail a Finn Gold Cup. Representing the Storm Trysail Club, Gus finished 53rd overall in the 2023 edition, hosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami, FL January 24-31. With 58 sailors from 16 countries, this event is the International Finn Class World Championship. Results are posted at https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=15268. Sailing Scuttlebutt reports: “The highlight was Race 7 when [Gus]…