Monthly Archives: July 2016

San Francisco Bay whipped up a significant flood tide which, together with fearsome 20-27 kt winds, made for a challenging weekend for the 19 J/105s that made it out to the western face of Alcatraz for a weekend of windward-leeward racing in the Sausalito YC J/105 Invitational on July 23-24. Unlike racing anywhere in the…

The historic 118th running of Larchmont Race Week attracted 206 entries on its two weekend format of July 16-17 and 23-24 in Larchmont, NY. Eleven J/105s competed, and Paul Beaudin's loulou dominated the seven races, winning five, for just 8 net points. It was a tight battle for the next three positions, as Jeremy Henderson…

On its 151st anniversary, the Raritan Yacht Club, located in Perth Amboy, NJ, hosted the 70th annual Red Grant Regatta in Raritan Bay approximately 10 miles south of the Verrazano Bridge. The regatta continued its tradition as the largest keelboat regatta in NY Harbor/NJ coastal area. 46 boats raced in a various windward/leeward and point-to-point…

The fleet of 1,000+ sailboats all knew they were going to have their hands full round the back (southern side) of the infamous Isle of Wight in England for the Round Island Race. The race track is simple—start around dawn, head west out past the Needles Lighthouse, turn left around St. Catherine’s Point, sail eastward…