LYC Bay Cup II Under hot Texas skies, the second race of Lakewood Yacht Club’s Bay Cup Series was completed on August 10. Beginning in Trinity Bay, crossing the Houston Ship Channel, and finishing near the Clear Lake entrance in Galveston Bay, this race totaled some 17.56 nautical miles. Winds […]

Annapolis Race Week 15 J/105s took to the waters of the Chesapeake Bay for Annapolis Race Week over the Labor Day holiday. Gearing up for next month’s North American Championship, also hosted by the Annapolis Yacht Club, the fleet lodged six races, with Hugh Bethell’s Jester winning the division. The […]

Texas Offshore Racing Circuit The Texas Offshore Racing Circuit (TORC) concluded on July 26 with Galveston Bay Cruising Association’s Texas Race Week (TRW) offshore Galveston. In addition to TRW, the TORC consists of two offshore distance races each of approximately 90 miles. Winds ranged from 5-15 on Thursday to Saturday’s […]

Ugotta Regatta The Ugotta Regatta, sponsored by Credit Suisse, took place from July 26-28 at Little Traverse Yacht Club in Harbor Spring, MI. Six J/105s competed. For the tour of bay on Saturday, the course was 18 miles under overcast skies with variable winds building to 18 knots over 4 […]