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LOUIS VUITTON 37TH AMERICA'S CUP BARCELONA

Welcome to the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup taking place between August and October 2024 in the beating heart of beautiful Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia and one of the most visited cities on planet Earth. Situated around Port Vell and along the beach to Port Olímpic, the sailing world has made Barcelona their home for what promises to be one of the most intense America’s Cups in the event’s 174-year history.

WHAT IS THE AMERICA'S CUP: THE RACE WITH NO SECOND PLACE

It is the oldest international sporting trophy – dating back to 1851 – and stands as one of the hardest sporting endeavours. The New York Yacht Club, one of the most prestigious clubs in the world, held the trophy for 132 years before losing it in 1983 to Australia. Since then, the Cup has only been won by teams from the United States, Switzerland, and New Zealand. The current Defender of the America's Cup is Emirates Team New Zealand, representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

WHERE: BARCELONA, CATALONIA, SPAIN

“Like a jewel in the sun” was how Montserrat Caballé and Freddy Mercury described Barcelona in their famous song about the city. The cosmopolitan capital of Spain’s Catalonia region–known worldwide for its art, architecture and vibrancy–is shining even brighter as preparations are well underway to welcome the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup and its teams. All the teams’ bases are located within the Port Vell area and surrounded by the America’s Cup Race Village where tens of thousands of spectators can be accommodated daily. The racecourse, just outside the port entrance breakwaters, is set in front of significant fan zones, beach viewing platforms and a hospitality area to provide the perfect vista.

WHEN: AUGUST – OCTOBER 2024

The Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta starts on the 22nd August and the Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selection Series) will follow, leading up to the Louis Vuitton America's Cup Match starting on the 12th of October 2024. During 2023 and early 2024, three preliminary events will be held in Vilanova i La Geltrú, Jeddah, and Barcelona. In June 2023, all teams set up their bases and are training in Barcelona. Further details and race schedules will be published in due course.

WHO’S RACING: Emirates Team New Zealand, INEOS Britannia, Alinghi Red Bull Racing, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, NYYC American Magic and Orient Express Racing Team

The holders of the America’s Cup are Emirates Team New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, but some strong competition is coming for them. INEOS Britannia, the ‘Challenger of Record’ from the United Kingdom, are in charge of the Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selection Series) to decide who will race against Emirates Team New Zealand for the trophy. The unique format of the Cup sees the Defender of the trophy automatically entitled to race in the final Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup Match whereas the Challengers will undertake a series to find the top yacht to take on the New Zealand team. The additional confirmed entries are: Alinghi Red Bull Racing from Switzerland, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli from Italy, American Magic New York Yacht Club from the USA and Orient Express Racing Team from France.

WHAT BOATS: AC75 AND AC40

The AC75s are the pinnacle of foiling monohull yachts. Created for the 36th America’s Cup, they are a technological leap ahead of typical yachts as Formula 1 is to your daily driver. With foils that lift them out of the water and enable the yachts to generate so much momentum that they sail 4x faster than the wind.

For the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, the second generation of the AC75s will be even faster with wider foils and refinements all over. Eight crew will be aboard and some of the finest sailing talent will be charged with racing them.

The AC40s, meanwhile, are the boats used for the UniCredit Youth and Puig Women's America’s Cup events and as training vessels for the main teams competing in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup. Smaller but no less potent, with a four-person crew, these pocket-rockets were launched to much fanfare in September 2022, and their performance has been astonishing.

Event Format

The Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Barcelona will comprise several events that will eventually culminate in the October 2024 Match. The Preliminary Regattas will serve as warm-up races ahead of the Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selection Series), which decides who moves on and faces the Defender for the ultimate prize. The very best female and youth athletes from around the world will be thrust into America’s Cup level racing for the UniCredit Youth & Puig Women's America's Cup events, paving the pathway to the future of the America’s Cup itself.

LOUIS VUITTON CUP: SEPTEMBER 2024

The Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selections Series) will determine which team will face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match.

The Louis Vuitton Cup will comprise of a double Round Robin stage and a Semi-Final stage, followed by a two-boat Final. The top four teams will race in a first-to-five-points Semi-Final, with the two winners advancing to the Final Match Race. The winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup, the team to first score seven points, will face Emirates Team New Zealand, the Defender of the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup. 

LOUIS VUITTON 37TH AMERICA'S CUP MATCH: STARTS 12 OCTOBER 2024

The America’s Cup is the race with no second place. Either you win or you lose, and it has been like this for over 170 years.

In October 2024 the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand will face the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selection Series) in a 13-race Match. Each race will be a match race between the two teams. The winner of each race scores one point, the loser scores no points. The first team to score seven points will become the Defender of the 38th America’s Cup.

HOW TO WATCH

The America’s Cup Race Village is where you want to be in the middle of the action and experience the event's buzz off the water. The Race Village is completely FREE throughout all America's Cup events, and it will be located in Port Vell along Moll de la Fusta, connecting people to boats, team bases and events. The beaches between Port Vell and Port Olímpic will allow FREE race viewing for everyone.

There will be no ticketing arrangements and we encourage everyone to come and soak in the unique atmosphere of world-class America’s Cup racing that promises to be fast, furious and very close. Having witnessed the racing live, don’t forget to take a stroll through the Race Village to watch sailor presentations from the main stages as well as food, drink, sponsor and team activities daily.

For those spectators wishing to watch the races from their own vessels, areas will be dedicated for yachts and small crafts around the perimeter. Be sure you register your boat HERE to stay up to date with all the latest information

For those unable to attend the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup races in person and see the action just off the waterfront, don’t worry! The America’s Cup races will be live-streamed across the official America’s Cup website as well as available to watch on YouTube in most territories. The America’s Cup Social Media channels on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X (formerly known as Twitter) will also be fully activated and updated throughout the racing with a mix of multi-media, and daily race reports will be available on the America’s Cup website after racing.

Hospitality

Open for the duration of the competition, HOUSE OF AC37 is the exclusive and official land-based ticketed hospitality experience of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup. Situated within Port Olímpic and set alongside the UniCredit Youth & Puig Women's America's Cup Team Bases, House of AC37 benefits from one of the best locations in Barcelona at the heart of the competition. Finding a perfect balance between thrilling race entertainment and first-class gastronomy, ‘The House’ has been designed to cater to your home comforts while delivering a refined and authentic America’s Cup experience. With giant screens, expert commentary and Michelin quality dining, this is the prime spot to set up your race base for the competition. Click the link below and secure you official hospitality packages.

HOW TO FOLLOW

High quality coverage (live, highlights, clips and news) of the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup Barcelona will be distributed on the broadest possible basis to maximise the audience for the event. This will include distribution on TV, online and on mobile through partnerships with broadcasters and via the America's Cup website and its official social media channels.

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The 2024 calendar of major sailing races and regattas

2024 will be the year of solo round-the-world races. It begins with the start of the Arkéa Ultim Challenge - Brest and ends with the start of the Vendée Globe. But it will also be the year of the one-designs, with the Olympic Games being held in Marseille, France, and the America's Cup taking place on our doorstep in Barcelona. A rich year for sailing, for which we present you with the most exhaustive calendar possible!

Boat shows 2024 per month :

Arkéa Ultim Challenge âeuros Brest

• Departure January 7
• Location: Brest
• Circuit : Ultim

The Ultims, those big flying trimarans, are about to embark on a first: a solo round-the-world race. There will be 6 of them on the starting line for this brand-new race, a true initiatory experience.

Sail GP - Abu Dhabi Sailing Grand Prix

• January 13 to 14
• Location: Abu Dahbi
• Circuit : Sail GP

The Sail GP circuit continues its expansion with a grand prix in Abu Dhabi in mid-January. The nine-stop circuit will conclude in San Francisco on July 13 and 14, 2024.

RORC Caribbean 600

• Departure February 19
• Location: Antigua
• Circuit : IRC, CSA, MOCRA and Class40

This 600-mile race is one of the most renowned on the Caribbean circuit, with an eclectic mix of over 70 participating boats from all over the world. Starting and finishing in Antigua, crews must complete a course between the various Caribbean islands.

Armen Festival

• March 9 to 17
• Location: Saint-Tropez
• Circuit : OSIRIS-rated modern sailboats, Habitable, IRC

The Festival Armen brings together some 70 yachts for two weekends of regattas. The first from Saint-Tropez to Cavalaire and back, and the second in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. There will also be a Friday ski race in Auron on March 15. The name "ARMEN", a contraction of ARt MEr Neige, is of course also a nod to the lighthouse of the same name.

St Maarten Heineken Regatta

• February 29 to March 03
• Location: Saint-Martin (Caribbean)
• Circuit : Maxis, monohulls, multihulls

Originally a small event, the Heineken brand has made it one of the West Indies' must-see gatherings for over 40 years. Every year, some 150 sailboats - professional and amateur - come to race over 4 days, all in a convivial atmosphere.

Primo Cup - Credit Suisse Trophy

• March 7 to 10
• Location: Monaco
• Circuit : M32, Diam 24, Melges 20, J/70, Star, Smeralda 88

Since 1985, the Primo Cup has been held in Monegasque waters, marking the start of the Mediterranean season. It brings together some 800 sailors of 15 different nationalities for a one-design regatta. The special feature: a mix of amateurs and professionals.

Florence Arthaud Challenge

• Location: Marseille
• Circuit : All boats homologated in category A, B or C (for earlier units, minimum 5th navigation category), IRC, OSIRIS

Known as the Winter Challenge, the race has been renamed in tribute to the late yachtswoman. Groups will race on tactical or coastal courses in Marseille's Rade Sud and Rade Nord.

Arcipelago 6.50

• Location: Italy
• Circuit : Mini 6.50

It's the start of the Italian season in Livorno with this 220-mile course around the Tuscan archipelago: Livorno - Gorgone - Capri - Giannutri - Livorno.

Spi Ouest France - Banque Populaire Grand Ouest

• March 29 to April 1
• Location: La Trinité-sur-Mer
• Circuit: habitational yachts , monohulls and multihulls, one-designs and IRC and Osiris production yachts .

A major French sailing event, the Spi Ouest-France Destination Morbihan takes place every Easter weekend in Quiberon Bay. Organized by the Ouest-France newspaper and the Société Nautique de La Trinité-sur-Mer, over the years the Spi Ouest-France Destination Morbihan has become Europe's biggest springtime regatta for live-aboard yachts , bringing together amateurs and professionals, monohulls and multihulls, one-designs and IRC and Osiris production yachts .

• Circuit : IRC 2019-rated monohulls and one-designs (if 10 boats entered in the series)

This flagship Mediterranean regatta can be run as an IRC, ORC International or one-design event.

Plastimo Lorient Mini - PLM 6.50

• Departure April 4
• Location: Lorient

This is the first Atlantic race of the season for the Minis. A 250-mile warm-up between the Pointe de Penmarch' and Ile D'Yeuen, double-handed since the 2023 edition. In just a few editions, the Plastimo Lorient Mini (formerly the Lorient Bretagne Sud Mini) has become one of the most popular events on the circuit.

• Departure April 7
• Location: Le Palais, Belle-Ile
• Circuit : Class40

2024 sees the first edition of the Niji 40 , a transatlantic race reserved for Class40s on a course inspired by Laurent Voulzy's song, linking Belle-Île en Mer in Morbihan to Marie-Galante in the Guadeloupe archipelago. Raced in 3-person crews, the race takes crews to America, where they will be lining up at the start of the Québec Saint-Malo race on June 30.

Course Croisière Edhec

• April 12 to 20
• Location: Les Sables-d'Olonne
• Circuit : J70/J80, Grand Surprise, OSIRIS Habitable

The Course Croisière Edhec is Europe's premier student regatta. Organized for 55 years to democratize sailing, the Course Croisière Edhec welcomes more than 1,600 professional and amateur sailors who come to compete or simply have fun. This race is accompanied by two other trophies: land and sand.

Voiles de Saint-Barth

• April 14 to 20
• Location: Saint-Barthélemy (French West Indies )
• Circuit: Supermaxis, Maxis, and Minimaxis under the IRC rule, monohull Racings under the CSA > 0.800 rule, multihull Racings under the CSA multi rule, and Offshore Multihulls under the ORC mh rule

The 2024 edition is cancelled for lack of a sponsor. The 2025 edition is already scheduled for April 13 to 19, 2025, if the organizing team finds the funds...

Spi Dauphine Challenge

• April 12 to 19
• Location: Mediterranean
• Circuit : OSIRIS class 21 to 28

Every year, the Spi Dauphine brings together student sailing enthusiasts from all over France, as well as from neighboring countries such as England and Italy . Nearly 40 boats race on two courses, coastal and banana, in two host ports, with a ferry link between the two. The race is also open to people with disabilities, and embodies strong values.

Cap Martinique

• Departure April 14
• Circuit : Solo and Double, IRC Class

Created in 2022, the Cap Martinique is a single-handed or double-handed transatlantic race open to boats from 30 to 40 feet, with a TCC coefficient of 0.977 to 1.081 in the IRC rule. Aimed at amateurs of all ages, unlike the Transquadra , the race is non-stop. The yachts set off from La Trinité-sur-Mer, leaving Porto Santo in Madeira to starboard before reaching Fort-de-France in Martinique . A cargo return will enable those who wish to have their boats in France for the summer circuit.

Gasgogne 45/5

• April 18 to 21
• Location: La Rochelle
• Circuit : Solo/Duo IRC, OSIRIS, crew

A simple race whose start and finish port is La Rochelle , over a 2 to 3-day course that includes a single passage mark: the weather buoy anchored at 45°N and 5°W. New for 2024, the course will pass the Port Bourgenay safe-water buoy or the BXA at the entrance to the Gironde, depending on weather conditions.

Hyères Olympic Week - SOF

• April 20 to 27
• Location: Hyères
• Circuit : Light sailing

During the French Olympic Sailing Week, a traditional springtime event in the Var region of France, some 1,000 international athletes compete in ten light sail disciplines.

The Transat CIC

• Departure April 28
• Circuit : IMOCA , Class40 , Ocean Fifty

The Transat CIC will set sail from Lorient before heading for New York in the United States. On the menu: a demanding 3000-mile course across the North Atlantic between the European and North American continents. The Transat CIC is open to solo sailors in IMOCA , Class40 and Ocean Fifty classes, as well as Vintage monohulls and multihulls. For 2024, cargo sailboats will be on display.

Solo Maître Coq

• April 28 to May 5
• Circuit : Figaro

The first event of the Figaro Bénéteau Class season, the Solo Maître CoQ is raced single-handed on Figaro Bénéteau 3 yachts . Departing from Les Sables-d'Olonne, the Grande Course takes skippers around the islands of Ré, Yeu and Belle-Île.

Pornichet Select

• Departure May 4
• Location: Pornichet

Competitors set off from Pornichet on this selective 300-mile single-handed course. Traditionally, the first few miles are the most tactical up to Belle-Île, before a long descent to Les Sables-d'Olonne, then an equally long climb, often upwind, to Groix. It's here that fatigue makes itself felt the most. A few minutes of sleep are gained, but we have to hold on before entering the bay of La Baule. A hard, splendid race which, for many, sets the tone for the season.

• Departure May 6

Loop around the Balearic Islands from Barcelona to Mallorca, for solo sailors on the Mini 6.50 circuit

Belle-Île Tower

• Location: La Trinité
• Circuit : All boats over 6 m in the Grand Surprise, First 31.7, J80, J70, Pogo 8.50, Classe 6.50, Classe Open 7.50, Easy to Fly, Diam 24, Mini 6.50 (Protos and Series boats), Figar'one, Figaro 2, M34, Class 40, Multi 50, IMOCA handicap system, OSIRIS, IRC, Multi 2000 and Jauge Classique classes. All monohull or multihull yachts over 6 meters not belonging to one of these categories are grouped together in a class called "Classe Libre".

500 boats gathered on the same 3 km starting line in Quiberon Bay for a regatta on two courses: the Grand Tour, open to boats equipped for offshore sailing, a 42-mile course, and the P'tit Tour, about 37 miles, open to sailboats equipped for coastal sailing. Both consist of a loop starting and finishing in La Trinité, around Belle-Île-en-Mer .

Mini in May

• Location: Quiberon Bay

The second leg of the French Single-handed Offshore Racing Championship, the Mini en Mai has become a fixture in the Mini 6.50 class. The course, starting and finishing in La Trinité-sur-Mer, takes racers around a marker north of Sein, then down around a buoy off the Gironde before heading up towards Quiberon Bay, passing under the Ile de Ré bridge.

Tahiti Pearl Regatta

• May 8 to 11
• Location: Tahiti

A regatta in the middle of the Pacific, a 4-day sailing festival in the Leeward Islands of French Polynesia . Over the years, the "TPR", as the sailors call it, has become the finest regatta in the Pacific islands, and has established itself as an international nautical event. Every year, it attracts local and international crews in search of an extraordinary experience. The course changes with each edition. It takes in the islands of Raiatea, Tahaa, Bora-Bora and Huahine. An unforgettable voyage through the blue shades of the South Pacific.

ArMen Race and ArMen Race Uship Night

• May 9 to 12
• Location: La Trinité sur mer
• Circuit : Large Multihulls, Multi 50', Imoca , Class40 , One-designs, IRC Cruisers and Osiris Habitable

The Armen Race is a 360-mile non-stop offshore loop, which can be broken down into a shorter 120-mile course through the Nuit de l'Armen, which can be raced double-handed or with crew .

SNSM Var Trophy

• Location: Bandol
• Circuit : Monohull yachts up to 16 m long

Three days in the Mediterranean for sea rescuers, with a large gathering of 80 yachts for a regatta of 3 one-day coastal courses, crewed over the Ascension weekend. The Trophy is not open to solo sailors.

Grand Prix de l'Ecole Navale (GPEN)

• May 9 to 11
• Location: Crozon-Morgat peninsula
• Circuit : One-design French Championship (J80, Diam 24, Open 5.70, Corsaire, Seascape 18, J22, Longtze, Mach 650, Monotype 750)

The Grand Prix de l'Ecole Navale takes place every year on Ascension Day weekend. It's the perfect opportunity for all sailors who love equal-opportunity matches to come face-to-face at an event offering unique sporting and logistical facilities! More than 1,000 sailors from all over the world, as well as from a dozen European Union countries, are ready to do battle on six exceptional stretches of water, vying for the titles of French Champion and National Criterium.

Banque Populaire Grand Ouest BPGO Trophy

• May 15 to 25
• Location: Concarneau

The BPGO Trophy is a double-handed race reserved exclusively for Figaro-Bénéteau boats. A unique 800-nautical-mile format showcasing the know-how of the little-known territories of the 15 Ponant islands.

Transmanche double-handed or crewed

• May 17 to 21
• Location: Aber-Wrac'h
• Circuit: double or crewed, multihull or monohull

For 37 years, the Transmanche has been a race for sailors organized by sailors from the Yacht Club des Abers, at the tip of Brittany . The Transmanche allows sailors to cross the English Channel and back non-stop, racing 220 miles off the coast of Aber Wrac'h and Plymouth: 110 miles to round the breakwater at Plymouth, and as many to return to Aber Wrac'h, without setting foot on British soil. The average duration of the race is 35 hours. between 30 and 50 boats take part each year. The Transmanche is open to all, mixing amateurs and professionals on all types of boats. It's an original fleet: Pogo, Figaro Bénéteau , small and large production boats, 6.50 prototypes...

Paprec 600 Saint-Tropez

• May 20 to 26
• Circuit : IRC

Renamed "Au large de Saint-Tropez" in 2017, 2018 and 2020, this event was open to crews, then to solo sailors since 2015, and to double-handed crews since 2016, with a choice of 400 or 600 nautical mile courses. In 2023, PAPREC becomes the title partner of this beautiful offshore race offering a unique 600-nautical course in the Mediterranean. The event is thus renamed "Paprec 600 Saint-Tropez".

Voiles d'Antibes

• May 29 to June 2
• Location: Antibes
• Circuit : Vintage Yachts (built before 1950), Classic Yachts (built before 1976), Spirit of Tradition Yachts , Metric Classes (6 MJI, 8MJI and the 12 MJI competing in the America's Cup from 1958 to 1987)

Since 1996, Les Voiles d'Antibes, organized every year around the first week of June, marks the opening of the Mediterranean circuit for Traditional Yachts and Metric Classes. The event features a selection of the finest Vintage Yachts (built before 1950), Classic Yachts (built before 1976) and Spirit of Tradition Yachts , as well as the Metric Classes (6 MJI, 8MJI and the 12 MJI competing in the America's Cup from 1958 to 1987), which have shaped the great history of international yachting since the end of the 19th century.

Transat New-York - Vendée - Les Sables-d'Olonne

• Departure May 29
• Location: New York
• Circuit : IMOCA

The last qualifying race for the Vendée Globe 2024, this event is a real dress rehearsal for the IMOCA boats before the round-the-world race, which departs from the Vendée town six months later.

Marie-Agnès Peron Trophy - MAP Trophy

• May 30 to June 1
• Location: Mer d'Iroise

A success since its creation, this competition in the Iroise Sea and Southern Brittany is recognized by the ministries as a very technical and tactical race. The relatively short course means that this race is sailed at a sprinter's pace. The Douarnenez âeuros mer d'Iroise âeuros Bretagne sud âeuros Douarnenez course is 220 miles long.

Le Havre - Allmer Cup

• May 31 to June 8
• Location: Le Havre

Held every even-numbered year, this race brings together all the Figaro solo sailors. The 2022 event was won by Tom Laperche .

Rolex Giraglia

• June 8 to 12
• Circuit : Traditional Swan, ultra-modern Wally , Maxis, Beneteau 40.7, 47.7, Corel 45, Farr 40

The Rolex Giraglia Cup is truly a Mediterranean classic, bringing together around a hundred boats of different sizes and professional and non-professional sailors from all over the world.

The Bol d'Or Mirabeau

• June 14th to 16th
• Location: Geneva ( Switzerland ), at the far western end of Lake Geneva
• Circuit : Multihulls (M1 and M2 classes), Monohulls (Surprises, Grand Surprises, ACVL-SRS-rated Monohulls, ACVL-SRS-rated Monohulls)

It's the world's biggest closed basin regatta, showcasing Swiss sailing expertise. Over a round-trip course of around 123 km, amateurs and professionals compete for prizes and trophies. Each year, more than 500 boats are present at the start, with nearly 1,500 crew and 150 volunteers on shore.

Mini Fastnet

• Departure June 9
• Location: Douarnenez

It's the oldest, most prestigious and unmissable double-handed race on the Mini circuit. The 600-mile race starts from Douarnenez and circumnavigates the Fastnet lighthouse.

Ticket To Wight

• June 21 to July 6
• Location: Cherbourg
• Circuit : IRC and OSIRIS Habitable

The Ticket to Wight is a journey from Cherbourg to Cherbourg, bypassing the Isle of Wight in the direction they want.

Old Port Sails

• Dates to be determined for the 2024 edition in June
• Circuit: classic yachts

Every year, classic yachts , some of them hundreds of years old, come to race in the Bay of Marseille on the eve of summer, in wind conditions that can sometimes be sustained.

• June 26 to July 14
• Location: Dunkirk to ?

Formerly known as the Tour de France à la Voile , the Tour Voile was created in 1978. Originally raced exclusively on inhabitable monohulls, the 2015 to 2021 seasons saw the birth of a new Tour formula, in Diam 24. In 2022, the FFV, in collaboration with the Figaro Bénéteau Class, wanted to relaunch a crewed ocean racing competition (coastal and offshore races), to re-establish a bridge between the various sailing disciplines and Ocean Racing. The chosen boat is the Figaro Bénéteau 3, and crews are made up of 4 sailors, including at least one woman and two young people aged between 16 and 26.

Transat Québec Saint-Malo

• Departure June 30
• Location: Quebec City
• Circuit : Class40 , Ocean Fifty , Open Mono 45'-65', Open Multi 45'-60'

The Transat Québec Saint-Malo (TQSM) is a non-stop, crewed transatlantic race from west to east. Every four years since 1984, the ocean racers set out on the St. Lawrence River , between Quebec City and Lévis, before crossing the Atlantic by the North, to finally enter the English Channel. The Transat 2024 will mark the 10th edition of this legendary race.

La Trinité-Cherbourg by Actual

• Location: Trinité-sur-Mer
• Circuit: open to all classes authorized by the Rorc to race the Cowes-Dinard, in particular IRCs, Class40s, Multis...

Formerly Trinité-Cowes, the Trinité Cherbourg by Actuel is a 350-mile race starting from La Trinité-sur-Mer and finishing in Cherbourg via a port on the Isle of Wight, double-handed or crewed.

Tour des Ports de la Manche

• July 7 to 12
• Location Granville
• Circuit : OSIRIS

Celebrating its 40th edition in 2024, the Tour des Ports de la Manche is a regatta that links different marinas in the English Channel and Channel Islands every July: Granville, Barneville-Carteret, Jersey, Guernsey, Port-Diélette, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin and Saint Vaast-la-Hougue. Bringing together some 100 crews and 650 sailors, this regatta is one of the biggest sailing races in France and the most important in Normandy.

• July 11 to 21
• Circuit: All classes are invited

After a prologue in Cherbourg, the big race reaches La Trinité-sur-Mer, with three different courses depending on the speed of the boats. An opportunity to pit your cruising yacht against an Ultim Class trimaran or a Vendée Globe IMOCA ...

Les Sables âeuros Les Açores âeuros Les Sables

• Departure July 19

A major offshore race for Mini 6.50s, this event starts in Les Sables-d'Olonne, making a stopover in the Azores at Faïal before returning to the starting port. This event counts towards qualification for the Mini Transat .

Olympic Games

• July 28 to August 8

France hosts the Summer Olympics for the first time since 1924. That year, the sailing events were held on the Seine at Les Mureaux and Le Havre. For 2024, the Marseilles harbor has been chosen. Two events never before seen at the Olympic Games will see the light of day in 2024: IQ foil windsurfing and formula kite.

Sailing around Finistère

• July 29 to August 3
• Location: Depart from Roscoff and head for Port-La-Forêt
• Circuit : Osiris, IRC, double or solo (boats from 7 to 14 m)

This emblematic Finistère regatta brings together around a hundred boats racing over 190 nautical miles between Roscoff and Port-La-Forêt. This national event is governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing published by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), represented in France by the Fédération Française de Voile (FFV). It is open to boats from 7 to 14 meters.

Solitaire du Figaro

• August 19 to September 15
• Location: Course to be announced

In 2024, the 55th edition of the Solitaire du Figaro will take place. This legendary race is run single-handed on the Figaro 3 one-design boat. An ocean racing event that has marked every generation of skippers.

Louis Vuitton Cup Challenge

• From August 22
• Location: Barcelona
• Circuit : America's Cup

The America's Cup holders are Emirates Team New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, but they face stiff competition. The unique Cup format sees the defender of the trophy automatically allowed to race in the final "Match", while the Challengers will undertake a series, the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenge, to find the best to take on the New Zealand team. Confirmed entries are : Alinghi Red Bull Racing from Switzerland , Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli from Italy , American Magic New York Yacht Club from the USA and Orient Express Racing Team from France.

Azimuth Challenge

• September 10 to 15

Every year, the program includes speed runs, a 48-hour race and a tour of the island of Groix. A winning combo, as the event grows from year to year, attracting ever more competitors.

CIC Normandy Channel Race

• September 13 to 22
• Location: Caen

The Normandy Channel Race sets itself apart with a course of around 1,000 miles in the English Channel and Celtic Sea, starting and finishing in Caen, Normandy. This is a double-handed Class40 race. The course is varied, half coastal in France, the UK and Ireland, and half offshore in the English Channel and Celtic Sea. It's a demanding course, with complex navigation zones that allow for all kinds of tactical games, at a very high race pace, a real week-long sprint.

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez

• September 28 to October 6
• Circuit : Wally , traditional yachts , modern yachts and Maxis

Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is over 20 years old! For two decades now, the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez has been offering sail lovers a rare and unique opportunity to enjoy the many pleasures of the sea, every year before autumn. For two weeks, 300 boats, both classic and modern, and almost 4,000 sailors will once again celebrate a certain way of experiencing the sea, both on land and on the water, in a spirit of sharing and conviviality.

Vire Vire Banque Populaire Méditerranée

• October 6th
• Location: Rade de Marseille
• Circuit : IRC, old rigs, barquettes

Organized by the Société Nautique de Marseille since 1948, the Vire Vire Banque Populaire Méditerranée brings together some 150 boats each year to compete on a 13 nautical mile coastal course, passing buoys at Cap Pinède, Pomègues and La Madrague before returning to the starting point under the Corniche Kennedy, between Marseille's northern and southern roads.

America's Cup

• From October 22

After the Louis Vitton Cup Challenge, it's now time for the winner of the challengers to face off against Team New Zeland, winner of the previous edition.

Rolex Middle Sea Race

• October 21 to 28
• Location: Malta
• Circuit : IRC Solo and Duo and Class40

In the heart of the Mediterranean, the Rolex Middle Sea Race course is reputed to be one of the most beautiful in the world. It is often compared to the Rolex Fasnet Race, or the Rolex Sydney-Hobart, legendary races all run under IRC rules. Over 100 boats take part each year. Starting and finishing in Malta , the course is 606 nautical miles long, winding counter-clockwise around Sicily. The fleet aims for the Strait of Messina, passing the marks of the Aeolian Islands and the Stromboli volcano, heading west to the Egadi Islands, then south to Pantelleria and Lampedusa before reaching the finish in the port of Marsamxett.

• Departure November 10

Held every 4 years, the Vendée Globe is the legendary race for solo offshore sailors. On their IMOCA boats, the almost 40 competitors will race around the world without being allowed to make a stopover or receive assistance.

Rolex Sydney Hobart

• Departure December 25
• Location: Sydney
• Circuit: all classes of offshore boats

Over the past 75 years, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has become an icon of summer sport in Australia , ranking alongside national events such as the Melbourne Cup, Australian Open tennis and the Boxing Day cricket test. No regular annual yachting event in the world attracts such media coverage as the Boxing Day start on Sydney Harbour.

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August 7, 2024

Bermuda Race Collaborates with US Sailing for Review of Safety Incidents

July 9, 2024

The Loss of Solution on Return Delivery

June 29, 2024

Race Wrap Up – Historic 53rd Newport Bermuda Race Concludes with Prize-Giving

June 27, 2024

Navigators’ Forum Recap: Expert Insights and Winning Strategies

The Kids Are Alright: Sailing’s Next Generation Shines at the Newport Bermuda Race

June 26, 2024

A Family Affair: Bonds Between Loved Ones Strengthened in the Newport Bermuda Race

Carina Sails to Victory and into History Books, Summer Storm Takes Gibbs Hill 

In Their Own Words: Alliance Skippers Details Rescue

June 25, 2024

Gunga Din Abandons Ship 80 miles off Bermuda, All Crew Safe

June 24, 2024

Update Monday Afternoon: Summer Storm wins Gibbs Hill

June 23, 2024

Updates from the Fleet: Sunday PM

Newport Bermuda Race Update: Weekend Action

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Learn more about what makes the Newport Bermuda Race so special from its 100+ year history to the legendary sailors who have participated.

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New for 2024!

Starting line party & live show at fort adams.

Friday June 21st

1200 - 1600: Starting Line Party

Doors will open for spectators at Fort Adams State Park at noon with music from The Ravers and Poster Signing with Cole Brauer. Food trucks, the Regatta Bar featuring Goslings Rum and Whalers Beer and New England Fare, and Lawn Games will be open. Helly Hansen and TeamOne Newport will have retail tents open for business, and other sponsors will be there to welcome you as well.

1400-1600: Starting Line Live Show powered by Ørsted

Delivering an immersive viewing experience never done before. Expert commentary in partnership with North Sails from President Ken Read, professional sailor, Jesse Fielding, and first American woman to race around the world solo, Cole Brauer will be accompanied by captivating aerial footage to bring the excitement of the start close-up for those onsite and online. The live stream of the Starting Line Live Show will be on a giant screen in the park and streamed on YouTube.com/BermudaRace .

1400-1600: The Race Begins

The fleet is grouped into classes and starting groups that will cross the line off the western shore of Fort Adams every 10 minutes starting at 1400.

Race Village Attractions:

• Live Music from The Ravers (12-1:30)
• Poster signing with Cole Brauer (12-1)
• Food Trucks
• Regatta Bar featuring Goslings Rum and Whalers Beer and New England Fare
• Live Broadcast with Commentary on the big screen
• Shopping with Helly Hansen and Team One Newport
• Sailors for the Sea, The Sailing Museum, and other non-profit booths
• US Golf Championship Trophy viewing and putting green
• Artillery demonstration
• Fort Adams open for tours
• Oliver Hazard Perry Tall Ship tours

To receive detailed communications, RSVP for free:

How to Get to Fort Adams:

• Free Parking onsite
• Bike paths from downtown newport

Seastreak's Providence to Newport Ferry

• One hour and ten minutes each way
• Departs 9:30a & 12:30p from Providence to Perotti Park in Newport (then take Newport Harbor Shuttle, See below.)
• Parking at the ferry terminal in Providence is complimentary and on-site
• Departs 6:30 pm from Newport
• $24 Round Trip
• See seastreak.com to purchase tickets in advance

Jamestown Ferry

• Daily leaves Jamestown at 10:30, 12:00, 1:30, and 3:00
• Daily leaves Fort Adams 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, and 4:00
• $30 all day or $20 one way
• See jamestownnewportferry.com for details

Newport Harbor Shuttle

• Operated by Oldport Marine
• Departs from Perotti Park every 20 min starting at 11:00 am with 6 stops (see map)
• $15 hop on hop off all-day

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IMOCA Route

IMOCA - The Ocean Race 2022-23 visits nine iconic international cities over the six-month period, starting from Alicante, Spain in January 2023 and finishing in Genova, Italy at the end of June.

The start of the 14th edition of The Ocean Race will follow the Reyes holiday period in Spain, and sees the foiling IMOCA fleet departing on a 32,000 nautical mile (60,000 km) race around the world.

The first leg is a 1,900 nautical mile sprint from Alicante to Cabo Verde, the first time the Race has stopped at the African archipelago. Historically, the fleet has sailed past the islands as they head south down the Atlantic. Whilst in Cabo Verde, The Ocean Race will take part in its famed Ocean Week, with a focus on local and international sustainability issues.

Leg 2 will start on 25 January and see the fleet racing across the equator, south to Cape Town, the 12th time the Race has stopped in the southern tip of Africa, making it the most visited stopover in this edition of the event. This will also be the first of three ‘haul-out’ stops, where the boats will be lifted from the water for maintenance.

Next up is a record-breaking leg - the longest racing distance in the 50-year history of the event - a 12,750 nautical mile, one-month marathon to Itajaí, Brazil.

In the finest tradition of The Ocean Race, this leg takes the IMOCA sailors down to the Roaring Forties and Furious Fifties of the Southern Ocean. Antarctica is to the right and the fleet will need to pass all three great southern Capes - the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Leeuwin, and Cape Horn - to port, without stopping, for the first time.

There will be another extended, haul-out stopover in Itajaí, Brazil, following this epic southern leg before racing resumes heading north, through the doldrums, across the equator and up to Newport, Rhode Island, on the east coast of the United States.

From there, the Race returns to Europe, with a transatlantic leg to Aarhus, Denmark, followed by a Fly-By of Kiel, Germany en route to a stop in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Then, it’s the final offshore leg - the Grand Finale - to Genova, Italy, for a Mediterranean finish to the race.

Kiel fly-by

Genova the grand finale.

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SAILING EVENTS

Newport, ri 2024 sailing events.

EVENT: Bermuda One-Two DATE: June 6-11, 2024 HOST: NYC

EVENT: NYYC Annual Regatta DATE: June 14-16, 2024 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Newport To Bermuda Race DATE: June 21, 2024 WHERE: Fort Adams (start)

EVENT: Newport Yacht Rendezvous DATE: June 22, 2024 HOST: Safe Harbor

EVENT: Women’s Championship Regatta DATE: June 28-30, 2024 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Offshore 160 DATE: July 12, 2024 HOST: NY

EVENT: 40th Anniversary Newport Regatta DATE: July 13-14, 2024 HOST: Sail Newport

EVENT: TP 52 World Championship DATE: July 16-20, 2024 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: NYYC Race Week by Roiex DATE: July 17-20, 2024 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Queens Cup DATE: July 21, 2024 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: New England Solo-Twin DATE: July 26, 2024 HOST: NYC

EVENT: Safe Harbor Race Weekend DATE: August 9-11, 2024 HOST: Safe Harbor

EVENT: Opti New England’s DATE: August 13-15, 2024 HOST: Sail Newport

EVENT: ILYC Distance Race DATE: August 16, 2024 HOST: ILYC

EVENT: CYC Around The Island Race DATE: September 1, 2024 WHERE: Jamestown, RI HOST: CYC

EVENT: Resolute Cup DATE: September 9-14, 2024 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Newport Int’l Boat Show DATE: September 12-15, 2024 WHERE: Newport, RI

EVENT: IC 37 NA Championships DATE: September 20-22, 2024 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Sail for Hope DATE: September 28, 2024 HOST: Sail Newport

EVENT: Finn North Americans DATE: October 3-5, 2024 HOST: Sail Newport

EVENT: Halloween Howl DATE: October 326-27, 2024 HOST: Sail Newport

NEWPORT RI, 2023 PAST SAILING EVENTS:

EVENT: 169th Annual Regatta DATE: June 9-11, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Around Aquidneck Spring Race DATE: June 17, 2023 WHERE: Tiverton, RI HOST: Twenty Hundred Club & Tiverton Yacht Club

EVENT: Newport Yacht Rendezvous 2023 DATE: June 23, 2023 HOST: Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

EVENT: Tiedemann Regatta DATE: June 24-25 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: 2023 Newport Regatta DATE: July 7-9, 2023 HOST: Sail Newport

EVENT: ORC Event DATE: July 14-16, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: IC37 National Championship DATE: July 14-16, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Newport Charter Yacht Show DATE: July 19-22, 2023 WHERE: Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

EVENT: New England Solo Twin DATE: July 28-29, 2023 HOST: Newport Yacht Club

EVENT: King’s Cup DATE: July 29, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Morgan Cup Team Race DATE: August 4-6, 2023 HOST: NYYC    

EVENT: Hinman Masters Team Race DATE: August 11-13, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Safe Harbor Race Weekend DATE: August 11-13, 2023 HOST: Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

EVENT: Ida Lewis YC Distance Race DATE: August 18-19, 2023 HOST: Ida Lewis Yacht Club

EVENT: NYYC Grandmasters Team Race DATE: August 18-20, 2023 HOST: NYYC    

EVENT: Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup DATE: September 9-16, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Newport International Boat Show DATE: September 14-17, 2023 WHERE: Newport Yachting Center

EVENT: Safe Harbor Newport Brokerage Show DATE: September 14-17, 2023 WHERE: Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

EVENT: ILCA Masters North American Championship DATE: September 27-Oct 1 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: 2023 Sail for Hope DATE: September 30, 2023 HOST: Sail Newport   

EVENT: IC37 North American Championship DATE: October 6-8, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: 2023 Halloween Howl DATE: October 28-29, 2023 HOST: Sail Newport

For a summary of 2023 regional sailing events in southeastern New England click here.

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2023 Harbor Champion John Taylor, Freedom - DPYC 2023 Non-Spin Harbor Champion Jock & Lily McGraw, Tekeela – DWYC

2023 aocyc high point champion bob walker, amadeus - dpyc.

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				DPYC N2E Seminar Dick holmes, rookie regatta seminar & race, ensenada tune-up regatta (with ssyc), regatta network, dana point spring series 2, david veeneman. Dana Point Spring Series 3 Thirsty thursday races (first race), barry senescu, thirsty thursday races, dana point yc - opening day , dana point spring series 4, around catalina race (with cbyc), jason adamson,   regatta network, dana point spring series 5 & 6, seal beach to dana point race (with slbyc), thisty thursday races, dana point fall series 1, dana point fall series 2, rhd one design dinghy charity regatta, jeremy quinton, thirsty thursday races (last race), long beach to dana point race, richard henry dana charity regatta, dana point fall series 3 & 4 (doheny series), dana point fall series 5 (doheny series), dana point fall series 6, dana point harbor championship (phrf), dana point harbor championship (non-spin), pat shoemaker, 2020 race schedule. Jan 11 Jan 11 Dana Point Spring Series 1 David Veeneman Jan 18 Jan 18 2020 Rookie Regatta David Veeneman Jan 19 Jan 19 Racing Rules of Sailing Half-Day Seminar David Veeneman Jan 25 Jan 25 Dana Point Spring Series 2 David Veeneman Apr 10 Apr 10 Ensenada Tune-Up Regatta (with SSYC) Race Chair Cancelled Jul 11 Jul 11 Dana Point Spring Series 3 David Veeneman Jul 2 Jul 2 Thirsty Thursday Race 1 Barry Senescu Jul 9 Jul 9 Thirsty Thursday Race 2 Barry Senescu May 15 May 15 Dana Point YC - Opening Day DPYC Cancelled Jul 16 Jul 16 Thirsty Thursday Race 3 Barry Senescu Jul 11 Jul 11 Dana Point Spring Series 4 David Veeneman Aug 6 Aug 6 Thirsty Thursday Race 4 Barry Senescu May 29 May 30 Around Catalina Race (with CBYC) Jason Adamson Cancelled Aug 13 Aug 13 Thirsty Thursday Race 5 Barry Senescu Aug 20 Aug 20 Thirsty Thursday Race 6 Barry Senescu Jul 18 Jul 18 Dana Point Spring Series 5 & 6 David Veeneman Aug 27 Aug 27 Thirsty Thursday Race 7 Barry Senescu Jul 10 Jul 10 Seal Beach to Dana Point Race (with SLBYC) David Veeneman Cancelled Aug 8 Aug 8 Dana Point Fall Series 1 David Veeneman Aug 22 Aug 22 Dana Point Fall Series 2 David Veeneman Aug 14 Aug 14 RHD One Design Dinghy Charity Regatta Jeremy Quinton Cancelled Sep 4 Sep 4 Long Beach to Dana Point Race Race Chair Cancelled Sep 11 Sep 12 Richard Henry Dana Charity Regatta John Berry Cancelled Oct 3 Oct 3 Dana Point Fall Series 3 & 4 (Doheny Series) David Veeneman Oct 4 Oct 4 Dana Point Fall Series 5 (Doheny Series) David Veeneman Oct 17 Oct 17 Dana Point Fall Series 6 David Veeneman Oct 24 Oct 25 Dana Point Harbor Championship (PHRF) John Berry Oct 24 Oct 25 Dana Point Harbor Championship (Non-Spin) Pat Shoemaker Event Info & Current Entrants     Regatta Chair     NOR SIs Entry  Results Jan 12 - Jan 12 Dana Point Spring Series #1 Race Chair Jan 26 - Jan 26 Dana Point Spring Series #2 Race Chair Feb 9- Feb 10 SCYA Midwinter Regatta (Non-Spin & All Women) Regatta held at DWYC DWYC Race Results  Feb 16 - Feb 17 SCYA Midwinter Regatta PHRF Classes Midwinter Regatta Info John Berry  Mar 02 - Mar 02 Jeffrey Adam Memorial Regatta RS Tera | CFJ | 420 | Laser 4.7 & Radial | Capri 14 Jeremy Quinton   Results Mar 9 - Mar 9 Dana Point Spring Series #3 Race Chair Entry Form Mar 23 - Mar 23 Dana Point Spring Series #4 Series Info@Regatta Network Race Chair Entry Form  Results Mar 27 - Mar 27 NOSA N2E Seminar DPYC Office         Apr 13 - Apr 13 Ensenada Tune-Up Regatta   Race Chair Apr 26 - Apr 28 Newport-Ensenada Race NOSA Results Every Thurs May 9 - August 29 Barry Senescu May 18 - May 18 DPYC Opening Day           May 25 - May 26 Around Catalina Race Jason Adamson Jun 08 - Jun 08 Dana Point Spring Series 5 & 6 Series Info@Regatta Network Race Chair   Jul 06 - Jul 06 51st Annual Seal Beach to Dana Point   Jul 20 - Jul 20 Dana Point Fall Series #1 Race Chair Aug 3 - Aug 4 Aug 10 - Aug 10 Dana Point Fall Series #2 Race Chair Aug 17 - Aug 17 RS Tera | CFJ | 420 | Laser Junior & Senior Divisions Jeremy Quinton Aug 31 - Aug 31 36th Annual Long Beach to Dana Point Race Race Chair Sep 14 - Sep 15 21st Annual John Berry Sep 21- Sep 22 2nd Annual RS Tera North American Champs Jeremy Quinton   View View Entry Results Sep 28 - Sep 28 Dana Point Fall Series 3 & 4 (Doheny Series) Race Chair Sep 29 - Sep 29 Dana Point Fall Series #5 (Doheny Series) Race Chair   Oct 12 - Oct 12 Dana Point Fall Series #6 Race Chair Oct 19 - Oct 20 Dana Point Harbor Championship Regatta John Berry Oct 19 - Oct 20 Dana Point Harbor Non-Spin Championships Pat Shoemaker Dec 7- Dec 7 Rookie Regatta   View View Entry Results 2018 Race Schedule & Results Event Info & Current Entrants     Regatta Chair     NOR SIs Results Jan 13 - Jan 13 Dana Point Spring Series #1 Race Chair Jan 27 - Jan 27 Dana Point Spring Series #2 Race Chair Feb 10 - Feb 11     SCYA Midwinter Regatta (Non-Spin) Feb 17 - Feb 18 SCYA Midwinter Regatta PHRF Classes Barry Senescu Feb 22 - Feb 22 N2E Seminar by NOSA Open to the Public - Free to Attend Race Chair       Mar 03 - Mar 03 Jeffrey Adam Memorial Regatta CFJ | 420 | RS Tera | Laser | Opti | Capri 14 Senior Division will sail in RS Tera Class Dinner on March 4, 2018 at DPYC Jeremy Quinton   Mar 10 - Mar 10 Dana Point Spring Series #3 Race Chair Mar 22 - Mar 22 NOSA N2E Seminar OPEN 5:30pm for cocktails /  7PM speakers will cover   and all the   related to this race. DPYC Office       Mar 24 - Mar 24 Dana Point Spring Series #4 Race Chair Mar 28 - Mar 28 DPYC Newport to Ensenada Race Seminar DPYC's annual N2E race seminar with tactics, strategies, weather information and more.  OPEN TO ALL Dick Holmes       Apr 14 - Apr 14 Ensenada Tune-Up Regatta Race Chair Apr 27 - Apr 29 Newport-Ensenada Race NOSA May 10 - May 10 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu May 17 - May 17 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu May 24 - May 24 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu May 26 - May 27 Around Catalina Race   Jason Adamson May 31 - May 31 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Jun 07 - Jun 07 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Jun 09 - Jun 09 Dana Point Spring Series 5&6 Race Chair Jun 14 - Jun 14 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Jun 21 - Jun 21 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Jun 28 - Jun 28 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Jul 05 - Jul 05 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Jul 07 - Jul 07 50th Annual Seal Beach to Dana Point   Jul 12 - Jul 12 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Jul 19 - Jul 19 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Jul 21 - Jul 21 Dana Point Fall Series #1 Race Chair   Jul 26 - Jul 26 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Aug 02 - Aug 02 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Aug 04 - Aug 05 RS Tera North American Championship Hosted by Dana Point Yacht Club Jeremy Quinton Aug 09 - Aug 09 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Aug 11 - Aug 11 Dana Point Fall Series #2 Race Chair Aug 12 - Aug 12 RHD Charity Regatta® - One Design Regatta Jeremy Quinton Aug 16 - Aug 16 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Aug 23 - Aug 23 Thirsty Thursdays Barry Senescu Aug 30 - Aug 30 Thirsty Thursdays (Final Race) Barry Senescu Sep 01 - Sep 01 Long Beach to Dana Point Race 35th Annual Race Chair   Sep 15 - Sep 16 Richard Henry Dana Charity Regatta ® 20th Annual Race Chair Sep 29 - Sep 29 Dana Point Fall Series 3&4 (Doheny Series) Race Chair Sep 30 - Sep 30 Dana Point Fall Series #5 (Doheny Series) Race Chair Oct 13 - Oct 13 Dana Point Fall Series #6 Race Chair Oct 27 - Oct 28 Dana Point Harbor Championship Regatta John Berry Oct 27 - Oct 28 Dana Point Harbor Non-Spin Championships Pat Shoemaker Dec 08 - Dec 08 *Race Cancelled* Year End Regatta   Race Chair *Race Cancelled* Entry List & Results Tracker See you next year! The 77th Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race April 25 - 27, 2025 Latest News May 1, 2024 2024 Photos from Lisa Bronitt A huge thank you to Lisa Bronitt for capturing every thrilling moment from the starting line in Newport to the jubilant celebration at the awards ceremony in Ensenada! Her incredible […] April 29, 2024 2024 Race Recap The 76th annual Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race is in the books with sailors enjoying excellent sailing conditions over the three-day event. April 24, 2024 How to Follow the Racing Here is your ultimate guide with all the information you need to follow the 2024 Races. April 17, 2024 Newcomers and Veterans Make the Venerable N2E a Sailing Institution This year we will celebrate a 50th N2E for one sailor with many others celebrating big anniversaries but also many newcomers. Newport Ocean Sailing Association Newport Ocean Sailing Association is a non-profit organization run by a board of directors filled with highly experienced sailboat racers and U.S. Sailing Certified Race Officials who, along with a large group of volunteers, are the premier race management team who host the iconic Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race and others all-the-while promoting yacht racing in Southern California. NOSA provides financial assistance to junior sailing programs and other non-profit organizations that encourage and develop amateur watersports with an emphasis on sailing, boating and seamanship. Notice Board NOSA is now using Regatta Network to manage Registration and Results. Tracker is Live. Please turn on your YB Trackers to make sure they are working. More information. Support our Sponsors! BRIDGE SPONSORS FLAG SPONSORS SUPPORTING SPONSORS American Legion Yacht Club Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club Balboa Yacht Club Dana Point Yacht Club Del Rey Yacht Club Lido Isle Yacht Club Long Beach Yacht Club Newport Harbor Yacht Club PROTURISMO of Ensenada Ruby’s Diner Silver Gate Yacht Club Storm Trysail Club Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2024 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race | Entries Open The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is pleased to invite eligible boats to enter 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The 79th edition of the historic 628-nautical mile blue water classic will start on Sydney Harbour at 1300 hrs AEDT on Thursday 26 December 2024. 17 Sep, 2024 11:11:00 AM 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - 100 DayS to Race Day The countdown is officially on! In just 100 days, the starting cannon will signal the beginning of the 79th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. On December 26th, the world’s top sailors will once again converge in Sydney Harbour, ready to embark on one of the most iconic and challenging ocean races. 01 Aug, 2024 10:21:00 AM Maritimo Katwinchar – 120 year old yacht back and racing Maritimo’s Bill Barry-Cotter has once again demonstrated his passion and dedication to all forms of boating. 30 Jul, 2024 10:16:00 AM Winners Announced for the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race Twin brothers Louis and Marc Ryckmans' Voltstar Yeah Baby is the Overall Winner of the Peter Rysdyk Memorial Trophy for the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. URM Group has claimed Line Honours. 29 Jul, 2024 10:17:00 AM URM Group claims Line Honours of the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Race 27 Jul, 2024 10:19:00 AM Start of the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race A gentle start was delivered to those competing in the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. Fifty-one yachts assembled on the start line before the yachts crawled across Sydney Harbour and north up the Tasman Sea. Congratulations to all the divisional winners of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023 PHOTOS | 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Official Prizegiving PHOTOS | Day 5 Morning - Tasman Island and Storm Bay PHOTOS | Day 5 and Day 6 finishers PHOTOS | Official Presentation of Tattersall Cup and Rolex Timepiece to the Overall Winner 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - A Race for the Ages VIDEO | 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race - Rolex Daily Video Summary VIDEO | Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2023 VIDEO | 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Official Prizegiving VIDEO | Race Update - 31 December Morning AUDIO | 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Sked 10 AUDIO | 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Sked 9 AUDIO | 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Sked 8 AUDIO | 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Sked 7 AUDIO | 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Sked 6 Official rolex sydney hobart merchandise. Shop the official clothing range of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in person at the Club in New South Head Road, Darling Point or online below.   From casual to technical clothing, there is something for all occasions. Be quick as stock is limited! Yachting World Digital Edition The Ocean Race 2023 preview: What’s in store for the new race Matthew Sheahan January 4, 2023 Finally the new crewed lap of the planet, The Ocean Race is set to start this month, with 5 fully-crewed IMOCA 60s on the startline It’s been a long wait for the next fully crewed lap of the planet since the last one finished in 2018, but finally The Ocean Race will start from Alicante on 15 January. The total fleet is expected to comprise 11 boats in two classes, including the VO65 one-designs from the previous two events and a fleet of five fully crewed IMOCA 60 s. Compared to the previous race around the world under former sponsors Volvo, there have been several key changes. The course now has fewer stopovers and some significantly longer ocean legs. But the most recent alteration is that not all the boats are going all the way round. While the IMOCA 60s will complete a full lap of the planet, including seven legs to finish in Genoa, Italy, the VO65s will sail just the first and last two legs in what the organisers have called The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup . A new trophy will be awarded to the VO65 team which accumulates the best score across three legs of the race; Alicante, Spain, to Cape Verde; Aarhus, Denmark, to The Hague, the Netherlands; and The Hague to the overall finish in Genoa, Italy. The VO65 and IMOCA 60 fleets will both compete in the in-port races scheduled in those cities, although points scored in the in-port racing will only come into play for the overall trophy in the event of a tie-break. IMOCA 60s go crewed The last two years have been particularly difficult for the organisers of The Ocean Race. Finding a title sponsor has proved elusive, while enticing existing IMOCA 60 teams to consider reconfiguring their boats for a fully crewed round the world race has been challenging. The biggest hurdle has been the global pandemic and the year long postponement that was required. This not only created a huge level of uncertainty for the organisation and teams alike, but the delay presented a potential clash between The Ocean Race and the single-handed French classic, the Route du Rhum , in which 38 IMOCA 60s took part. Even with the will to do so, competing in both races was always going to be difficult for teams given the short time frame between the Route du Rhum finish in Guadeloupe and the start of The Ocean Race just a few weeks later. Getting the boat back across the Atlantic and correctly configured for a full crew was seen by many as being ambitious at the least. However, four of the five-boat fleet, including three of the newest IMOCA 60s – Paul Meilhat ’s Biotherm Racing , Boris Herrmann ’s Team Malizia and Kevin Escoffier ’s Holcim PRB – returned relatively unscathed from the solo transat and headed straight to Alicante to be made ready for their circumnavigation. The fourth was Benjamin Dutreux and Robert Stanjek’s GUYOT Environment-Team Europe , formerly Hugo Boss from the 2016-17 Vendée Globe Race and therefore more proven, which has helped to shuffle the odds in this fleet. Previously, having been first in the water and having completed far more sea miles than any of the others, Charlie Enright’s 11th Hour Racing Team was considered the outright favourite. But having not competed in the Route du Rhum means that the boat has not lined up against those that it will face from January onwards in a long offshore race. The IMOCAs are sailed by a complement of five crew, including an onboard reporter (OBR) that takes no part in the sailing. Each IMOCA 60 team has to include at least one female sailor. VO65s no longer go for a third lap of the planet. Photo: Robin Christol VO65s Sprint Although not delivering the original objective of getting two fleets around the world, the late addition of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup has provided incentive to teams that had been in the wings for some time but unable to commit to a full circumnavigation. A flurry of activity in recent months has resulted in six teams signing up. The 65s will have a crew of 11 including an OBR. At least three of the crew must be female and at least three of the crew has to be under 30 – the youngest, Polish sailor Mateusz Gwóźdź who is just 17 and competed in the Ocean Race Europe , is returning with the Wind Whisper Racing Team . The Ocean Race 2023 teams IMOCA 60s Photo: Amory Ross/11th Hour Racing 11th Hour Racing Team First to sign up and with way more current sea miles under the keel than any of the other teams, 11th Hour Racing Team skippered by Charlie Enright has been the favourite for some time. Designed specifically for this race and with plenty of runway to refine and develop the boat including four transatlantic crossings, this is the best prepared team. The crew line up is impressive too. Photo: Malizia – Seaexplorer Team Malizia Skippered by Boris Herrmann, who finished 5th in the 2020 Vendée Globe on his first attempt, his team launched their brand new, radical 60 with its distinctive central accommodation area last July. The boat was designed by VPLP to not only compete in the Ocean Race but also for Herrmann’s 2024 Vendée Globe campaign. Little is known about the true potential of this boat as Herrmann was forced to nurse the boat across the Atlantic after a problem with the mountings for one of the daggerboards. Photo: Eloi Stichelbaut/polaRYSE Biotherm Racing Another brand new boat is Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm Racing , which launched in August 2022. Having co-skippered with Charlie Dalin, Sam Davies and others, Meilhat is fully up to speed with the latest generations of IMOCA 60. While Meilhat and his crew, which includes Paralympic champion and IMOCA sailor Damien Seguin , have had little time to refine the new Biotherm , they will have gained a great deal of confidence in the boat following Meilhat’s 6th in the Route du Rhum. Team Holcim – PRB Designed by Guillaume Verdier for an Ocean Race team that fizzled out, Kevin Escoffier’s Holcim PRB is a modified version of the original design that Escoffier will also solo race in the Vendée Globe. Finishing 4th in the Route du Rhum has not only validated the boat’s potential in a very competitive fleet, but has underlined Escoffier’s credentials as a skipper. Having finished 3rd and 1st in his two previous fully crewed round the world races with Dongfeng , Escoffier also knows how to get to the front in this long-haul competition. Photo: ILP Vision/Charles Drapeau Guyot Environment Team Europe Winning the Ocean Race Europe in 2021 in an older, non-foiling IMOCA 60 provided the catalyst for Robert Stanjek and crew to compete in The Ocean Race. Co-skippered with Benjamin Dutreux their boat may not be the latest but as the former Hugo Boss it finished 2nd in the 2016-17 Vendée Globe and is widely considered to be both quick and proven. The Ocean Race 2023 Sprint teams – VO65s Ocean Race Europe winners Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team return with an all-Portuguese team skippered by António Fontes who competed as a sailor in the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo. Dutch Team Jajo is led by 27-year-old Jelmer van Beek with offshore legend Bouwe Bekking as a watch leader, an addition that must surely increase expectations. Polish Wind Whisper Racing Team is skippered by Pablo Arrarte. Viva Mexico is led by Erik Brockmann – aiming for a Mexican comeback of sorts after Sayula II ‘s historic win in the first edition of the race in 1973. Austrian Ocean Racing also returns, along with the Lithuanian Ambersail 2 team, led by London 2012 Olympian sailor Rokas Milevičius. The Ocean Race Course The course for The Ocean Race has a new first stopover mid-Atlantic at the Cape Verdes, before an extra long Southern Ocean leg of 12,750 miles from Cape Town, South Africa, to Itajai, Brazil. This new stage passes south of all three Great Capes and is expected to take 34 days. After this mammoth Southern Ocean leg, the fleet then moves onto a series of much shorter legs. From Brazil they head to Newport, USA. They then cross the Atlantic to Aarhus, DEN. 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