Sailors were treated to three good days on San Francisco Bay, sailing their annual regatta honoring famous sailors from St. Francis Yacht Club: the Aldo Alessio & Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup. For the Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Cup event, in the ORR C class, it was Ian Charles’ J/105 MAVERICK winning on a tie-breaker. Sergey Lubarsky’s…
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McMac Sweeps J/105s at Chester Race Week
Five J/105s raced in the Inshore 1 PHRF division at Helly Hansen Chester Race Week on Mahone Bay on the south shore of Nova Scotia. The McMac team of Sean McDermott and Rory MacDonald won all four races for the clean-sweep victory. Barry Eisener’s Buzz and James Mosher’s Mojo tied on points at 11 for…
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Sealark Flies at Verve Offshore Cup
As one of the largest offshore regattas in the Great Lakes, the Chicago Yacht Club’s Verve Cup Offshore has developed into a world-class regatta attracting many national and international competitors. From August 9-11, CYC hosted the 28th annual Verve Cup Offshore Regatta in an array of weather conditions over the three-day event. On Friday, a…
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Perfect Down The Sound Race
The Down The Sound Race is a double-handed overnight rally race in the Puget Sound hosted by the Sloop Tavern Yacht Club. The race goes from Seattle up to Gig Harbor on Saturday. Then after overnight festivities, race back on Sunday. Sailors enjoyed perfect weather conditions all weekend: 80 degrees, blue skies both days and…
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