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Refinements to CRF 2022 for CRF 2023
By Jim Taylor, CYOA Technical Committee Chair Each year, the CYOA Technical Committee does an in depth review of the Classic racing held during the season just completed. Issues such as participation trends, race management and class assignments are all of interest to the group, but an especially close look is always taken at whether […]
CYOA Annual Meeting and Awards 2022 to be held the new Sailing Museum
November 11th at 6pm. All members please RSVP to attend or sign Proxy Form here
Classic Yacht Challenge Series Sees Participation Increase
2022 Awards to be handed out at the new Sailing Museum in Newport in November
Maine District Recap 2022 – Everyone wins
The Maine Regattas have wrapped for 2022 and we have new District Winners!
Camden Classics Recap 2022
Originally posted on Camden Classics Cup Website Camden, Maine, USA —July 31, 2022 — Great things happen when fresh breeze meets gorgeous yachts on a historic patch of New England brine. All three of these important actors were on stage during the final day of racing at the 2022 Camden Classics Cup, which took place […]
Recapping a Classic Yacht’s Journey in the Bermuda Race
By Jesse Terry, owner of Abigail, 1956 auxiliary ketch on getting ready for the 635-mile offshore sailing race.
CYOA will recognize Classics in the Bermuda Race with a new Trophy
To honor the sailors taking on Newport Bermuda Race, a massive undertaking, CYOA will present a new trophy for the Best Corrected Time for a CYOA Yacht in the Newport-Bermuda Race
Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta Returns
It was great to see the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta return earlier this month for its 33rd edition after two years of postponements with a few CYOA members in attendance as well.
Preparing a Classic Yacht for the Bermuda Race
By Jesse Terry, owner of Abigail, 1956 auxiliary ketch on getting ready for the 635-mile offshore sailing race.
What is new with CRF in 2022? Q&A with Jim Taylor, Chair of Technical Committee
Taylor took some time to explain what is new for CRF 2022.
Indian Harbor Classic Yacht Regatta
Indian Harbor’s spectacular Classic Yacht Regatta with boats of all sizes hosted September 11-12.
Iconic Herreshoff and 12 Metre Yachts Paint the New England Coastline During Summer Yacht Series
Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta and the Classic Yacht Challenge Series drew some of the most iconic yachts to the coast this past summer.
Dy Dave Schmidt for Cruising World
Annual Meeting Recap 2021
On November 13th, the Annual Meeting and CYCS Awards were hosted at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island. Thank you to all who traveled (through Tornado Warnings!) to join us in the celebration and to Pure Insurance, Gowrie Group, and Rumson’s Rum for making it possible.
Join us for the 2021 CYOA Annual Meeting & Fall Classic Party
The 2021 CYOA Annual Meeting & Winter Classic Party will take place on Saturday, November 13th at 5:30 pm at Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, RI brought to you by Pure Insurance.
Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta Celebrates 50th Jubilee Anniversary
Outlier sails past the Herreshoff Marine Museum on the Jubilee Anniversary of the institution. Photo: Alison Langley
Eggemoggin Reach Regatta sails
The Eggemoggin Reach Regatta had its 36th year of racing Saturday, August 7. The tradition was started in 1995 by Steve White and Frank Hull of Brooklyn Boatyard and features wooden and classic boats. This year was hosted by Brooklin Boat Yard and Rockport Marine.
Santana takes Castine Classic race
Castine, ME – The 22nd annual Castine Classic 19.6 nm race to Camden, sponsored by the Castine Yacht Club, was sailed on August 5, 2021 on Penobscot Bay.
5th Edition of the Camden Classics Cup Delivers the Best of Maine
84 Boats Raced in the July 29-31st Regatta. Photos – Alison Langley
Onawa, Blackwing Among Winners at Tiedemann Classics Regatta
After a four-year absence, the Robert H. Tiedemann Classics Regatta returned to Narragansett Bay last weekend, with more than two dozen classic yachts from 28 to 76 feet gracing the waters off Newport.
Photo: Paul Todd/ Outside Images
BHYC Regatta and Shipyard Cup Classic Challenge Thrills Racers and Spectators Alike
Photo above: Classic racers north of Squirrel Island Saturday / John Yrchik Photography Boothbay, ME – The 47th Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club (BHYC) Regatta and inaugural Shipyard Cup Classics Challenge fleets cut a breathtaking scene Saturday, July 24 as the over 50 classic and modern racing boats sailed under clear blue skies across Booth Bay […]
New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta Recap
This past weekend the summer sailing season kicked off with the 167th New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta in Newport, Rhode Island.
Photo: Paul Todd/ Outside Images
Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta – Marblehead
Summer’s short and the number of weekends few. Now’s the time to make sure you register for the Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta, August 14th – 15th – a weekend you don’t want to miss. Check us out here: Corinthian Classic The CCYR is a GREAT regatta sailed off of Marblehead. Been here since 1999!Low Entry […]
Changes to the Opera House Cup
March 12, 2021 NANTUCKET – The 49th Opera House Cup Regatta, the grand dame of classic wooden boat regattas and which benefits Nantucket Community Sailing, will be held in Nantucket Sound on Sunday, August 22, 2021. “We surveyed many Opera House Cup boat owners, and are pleased to announce that we are making some changes […]
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