Monthly Archives: August 2022

The St. Francis Yacht Club hosted their annual Aldo Alessio Race and Phyllis Kleinman Swiftsure Regatta. Sailed from August 19-21 on the western end of San Francisco Bay between Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge, the fleet experienced classic Bay weather with fog, intermittent sun and plenty of breeze. As has been the case…

The Storm Trysail Club’s Ted Hood Regatta provided fleets great sailing over the three-day event, despite the challenging weather conditions. Hosting the fifth annual event from August 19-21 was Eastern Yacht Club, in conjunction with their local partners the Corinthian Yacht Club and the Boston Yacht Club. The J/105 fleet saw Ric Dexter's BROUHAHA rock…

The 31st annual Verve Cup Offshore Regatta featured three days of offshore buoy racing for a fleet of over 75 yachts. The regatta coincided with the Chicago Air & Water Show that features the US Navy Blue Angels flying acrobatic team in their F-18E Super Hornet fighter planes. The forecasted "postcard perfect" Friday went off…

Thanks to Kirsty Clarke for this report: Eighty women, 11 boats and one day of highly competitive racing: August 20, the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto held the second annual J/105 Ontario Women’s Championship. Hey Jude with skipper Karen McRae won the Championship, Jen Provan Paterson on Mandate took second, and Chantal Hearst on…