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The mission of the New York Yacht Club is to attract and bring together a dedicated group of yachting and naval members to share and foster their interest in yachting and yacht racing; to sustain a leadership role in yachting, its history, its development, the preservation of its traditions, and the furtherance of good seamanship; to promote the highest form of Corinthian sportsmanship in national and international yachting forums and yacht racing competitions.

Stories from New York Yacht Club

On July 30, 1844, John Cox Stevens (1785-1857) and eight of his friends met aboard Stevens’ yacht Gimcrack, anchored off the Battery in New York Harbor. That afternoon, they established the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) and made three critical decisions that day: first, they elected Stevens as Commodore of the Club; second, they agreed to develop rules and regulations to govern the Club; and, third, they resolved to cruise to Newport, Rhode Island, initiating the enduring connection between the Club and New England. The Club’s young fleet of eight schooner yachts set sail from New York Harbor for Newport three days later, marking the Club’s first Annual Cruise. During the passage, they made stops at various ports on Long Island Sound and even held informal speed trials. Upon reaching Newport, the members met up with yachtsmen from Boston to socialize and engage in racing activities. On August 8, the Club hosted a fleet race around Conanicut Island, a popular racecourse today. The year that followed was a busy one for the Club. It adopted its Rules and Regulations, opened its first clubhouse and held its first Annual Regatta.

The New York Yacht Club held its first Annual Regatta–a fleet race for a prize cup–on July 17, 1845. Nine yachts started opposite the new clubhouse at 9 a.m. on the Hudson River. They sailed to a turning mark near Sandy Hook in the Lower Bay and returned—a 38-mile course. The yacht Cygnet won, earning fame as the first winner of North America’s longest-running sailing regatta. Today, the New York Yacht Club has its signature clubhouse, a National Historic Landmark, on West 44th Street in New York, and a waterfront clubhouse, Harbour Court, in Newport. The Club’s first clubhouse survives. It was installed on the grounds of Harbour Court in 1999, where it serves as a reminder of the Club’s origins.

The Club continues to run its Annual Regatta, presented by Rolex. The Club also hosts the biennial Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, for international Corinthian sailors representing their yacht clubs and nations and the parallel event for U.S. yacht clubs, the Resolute Cup. The Club also hosts and participates in other national, North American and world championships.

rom 1884 to 1900, the clubhouse was a townhouse at 67 Madison Avenue. By 1898, it was chockablock with “models, members, and memorabilia,” according to the New York Daily Tribune. It was then that Commodore J. Pierpont Morgan stunned fellow members by announcing he would donate three lots on West 44th Street to build a new clubhouse. The building, brilliantly designed with nautical motifs by Whitney Warren, opened in 1901. It is famous for its Model Room and Library. The New York Times wrote of the clubhouse in 1906, “Except for the absence of motion, one might fancy oneself at sea.”

In 1987, the New York Yacht Club acquired Harbour Court, the former summer home of Commodore John Nicholas Brown, in Newport, creating a new energy and focus. The waterfront clubhouse opened in 1988 with 1,500 members and guests in attendance. In 2019, Harbour Court hosted the Club’s Dosquicentennial Celebration for members and friends to celebrate the Club’s 175 years of history.

The New York Yacht Club has hosted Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex since 1998 and many other regattas in recent years including world championships for the Etchells, J/70, Farr 40 and Melges 20 classes, the J Class Worlds, the Global Team Race Regatta, the Transatlantic Race, and the IC37 National Championships to name a few.

The Club is also highly active in team and match racing. In 2006, the Club purchased 14 Sonars in dedication of these activities. In 2014, the fleet was increased to 22 Sonars, and today, team racing at the New York Yacht Club offers some of the most intense competition in the country.

Since 2009 the New York Yacht Club has conducted the biennial Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. After a successful decade of racing in the Swan 42, the eighth one-design class created by the New York Yacht Club since 1900, the Invitational Cup transitioned to using the Club’s fleet of 20 IC37 race boats in 2019. These purpose-built machines, combined with one-design sails from North Sails, identical gear and standardized rig tune, create a level platform for amateur big-boat racing. Yacht club teams worldwide and Corinthian (amateur) sailors flock to Newport to race in this competition. During the first Invitational Cup in 2009, 19 yacht club teams from 14 countries and four continents competed, and the New York Yacht Club emerged as the winner. Since 2009, more than 1,000 sailors, comprised of teams from more than 40 yacht clubs representing 21 countries and all six continents, have competed in at least one edition of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup.

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New england yacht clubs - the eight most notable, discover a variety of new england's best yacht clubs.

Clubs have been around for as long as mankind has shared common interests. In New England Yacht Clubs, the advent of yachting for pleasure rather than boating as a profession, plus the familiarity of famed yacht clubs in the United Kingdom and Europe, set the stage for these nautical groups.

Today, hundreds of yacht clubs from Connecticut to Maine operate from May to October. Some are known for racing, others are more social, several welcome both power and sail, many have junior programs, and just about all have full-service waterfront clubhouses. Most are private clubs rather than public recreational facilities.

That said, members of clubs either affiliated with U.S. Sailing or the National Association of Yacht Clubs can enjoy reciprocity. A letter of introduction prior to arrival paves the way. Beyond this, anyone can cruise by and admire the stately clubhouses as well as watch regattas underway. Here are eight notable New England yacht clubs.

Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club

‍ Boothbay Harbor, ME

‍ Called the Boating Capital of New England for the array of craft on its waters, Boothbay Harbor is a beacon for local and visiting yachtsmen who come to experience the fabled Down East cruising grounds and picturesque bay. Incorporated by the Maine Legislature in 1895, the club outgrew its original inner harbor location decades ago with its clubhouse, sailing center, tennis courts and docks now in West Boothbay Harbor. The signature fleet of locally designed 21-foot Boothbay Harbor One Designs launched in 1938 still sail. This year, the club added a vintage boat class to its annual regatta in July, a move that brings together its renowned racing tradition with the region's shipbuilding history. bhyc.net

Portland Yacht Club

‍ Falmouth, ME

‍ Founded in 1869 after several Portland area yachtsmen cruised to Boothbay Harbor and back, the club is one of the oldest continually operated in America and has counted U.S. presidents as members, including George and Barbara Bush. A key attraction is its location on the shores of Casco Bay, where the 365-some calendar islands make for excellent cruising and natural marks for racing. The club started its first one-design fleet with a Starling Burgess sloop in 1903. The tradition continues with J/24s and Etchells. There's also Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHF)-scored races for cruisers. portlandyachtclub.com

Boston Yacht Club

Marblehead, MA

‍ Located 17 miles north of Boston, this 1866-founded club counts famous naval architect Nathanael G. Herreshoff, then still a teenager, as one of its original members. The club operated in six different venues through the years, but all operations are now in Marblehead. The membership is keenly sailing oriented, so much so that the start line of many races was reconfigured to be spectator-friendly, having the fleet sail toward shore before heading seaward. Hundreds of land-lubbing onlookers and often 400-plus spectator boats watch as yachts depart on the world's longest-running offshore ocean race, the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, which starts July 11, 2021. bostonyc.org

Corinthian Yacht Club

‍ The who's who founders and members of this 1885-founded club on Marblehead Neck include past and present boat builders and sailmakers such as John Rhodes, John Alden, George O'day, Ted Hood and Robbie Doyle. Today, the club is a hot spot all summer long, from junior sailing programs to major regattas hosted almost weekly from June to August. The signature event is the century-plus-old Marblehead Race Week, where 200+ boats compete in classes such as International One Designs, J/70s, Rhodes 19s and Viper 640s. Members, guests and friends of regatta competitors enjoy a front-row view from the porch of the 19th century clubhouse. corinthianyc.org

Edgartown Yacht Club

‍ Edgartown, MA

‍ Located on Martha's Vineyard, what was once the main whaling wharf in Edgartown is now home to this club's facilities over the water. The first members in 1905 raced catboats, knockabouts and sloops followed by clambakes and ice cream socials. Nowadays, while dock space is limited, the town-run mooring field in the harbor is the best vantage point. The prevailing southwest breeze in the summer is extremely reliable, making for superb racing until winds lie back down in the evening. The club's major races, like its nearly century-old annual regatta, often maintain a crew board or listing of yachts looking for race crew. The quaint town, with its historic houses, restaurants and shops, is within walking distance. edgartownyc.org

Ida Lewis Yacht Club

Newport, RI

‍ Namesake of the famous 19th century keeper of the Lime Rock Light in Newport Harbor, the 1928-incorporated club is now rooted on this rock. The club's burgee gives a nod to Lewis, with the 18 white stars circling the blue lighthouse representing the number of lives she saved. Today, a small light on top of the clubhouse remains with a few artifacts on display, although the bulk of Ida Lewis memorabilia is displayed at the Newport Historical Society Museum. The club has an active summer-long racing and cruising calendar, with cruises to neighboring islands. ilyc.org

New York Yacht Club, Harbour Court

‍ Rules are strict on who gets into the prestigious New York Yacht Club in Newport, a century-old residence modeled after a French chateau that the club purchased in 1988. Even from the outside, cruising by on Brenton Cove or from Sail Newport across the water, this piece of architectural eye candy is equally impressive when its fleet is docked and characterizes quintessential New England yachting. Those lucky to be invited on the grounds by a member can see the first clubhouse, an 1845-built Gothic Revival building, which was moved to Harbour Court in 1999 and is still used for meetings. nyyc.org/harbour-court

Essex Yacht Club

‍ Essex, CT

‍ The Connecticut River and its beautiful view is the focal point for activities at this nearly 90-year-old club. Yacht racing happens most weekends in the summer. Regattas range from community-oriented events such as the Special Olympics Invitational Regatta in June on the club-owned fleet of Ideal 18's to highly competitive one-design, double-handed and distance races. Onshore sunsets are spectacular to see from the riverfront benches, grassy lawn or gazebo. The club is set in an easily walked nautical hub with the Essex Corinthian Yacht Club next door, the town dock next to that, followed by the Connecticut River Museum. essexyc.com

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Published on June 12th, 2022 | by Assoc Editor

NYYC Annual Regatta: it’s a wrap

Published on June 12th, 2022 by Assoc Editor -->

Newport, RI (June 12, 2022) – Harvey Jones had a specific goal when he built the 55-foot Outlier, a cold-molded wooden yacht designed by Marcelino Botin and built by Brooklin Boat Yard in Brooklin, Maine. He wanted all of the intangibles that come with a boat built primarily with natural raw materials, and he also wanted something more.

“I built the boat to drive innovation in wooden boats,” said Jones. “There are companies that spend their time maintaining wooden boats, which is great, but if you don’t have innovation in wooden boat building, you’ll lose the art over time.”

With a win in the PHRF 1 division of the 168th edition of the New York Yacht Club’s 168th Annual Regatta, Jones and his Outlier team showed that the wood is still good for raceboat hulls, even when matched against the carbon fiber and fiberglass found in many modern raceboats.

“We are very proud of our performance,” said Jones. “This was the first real regatta we’ve done this year, so there was some learning going on. We came in today thinking, ‘It’s a great regatta and we’re going to do okay.’ But we had no idea we were going to win the regatta. We were lucky enough to pull out two bullets today.”

The New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta was first sailed on the Hudson River on July 16 and 18, 1846. A similar competition the previous year was called a Trial of Speed. With a few exceptions for world wars and other global crises, the event has been held every year since. For the majority of its existence, the Annual Regatta was raced on waters close to New York City.

Since 1988, however, the event has been sailed out of the Harbour Court clubhouse in Newport, R.I., and has settled into the current three-day format, which includes a race around Conanicut Island, two days of buoy or navigator-course racing and nightly social activities on the grounds of the historic Harbour Court mansion.

Outlier looks like a classic yacht from the waterline up, but hides a 9-foot bulb keel underneath. She was built for Spirit of Tradition racing, but after a few years of success in SOT and classic divisions, Jones was eager to raise the bar. He entered PHRF at the Annual Regatta and found himself in a division with a 55-foot Jason Kerr design, a Tripp 65, a custom 60-foot Reichel/Pugh design and a modified Farr 40. “Chuck Allen, our tactician, called great starts, and we had the racecourse kind of mapped out,” says Jones. “We had pretty specific places we wanted to go on the course to take advantage of currents and wind conditions. Those decisions don’t always work out, but they worked out really well today.”

Chris Lewis had the same sentiment regarding his win in the 20-boat IC37 division, the regatta’s largest. “I’ve been leading going into the last day for two other IC37 events,” said Lewis. “This is the first time we’ve actually pulled it off.”

After a very strong start, Lewis and his mostly Texas-based crew on Qubit had their worst finish of the regatta, a sixth, in today’s first race. With 1984 Olympic silver medalist Terry McLaughin and the Defiant crew lurking in second, one point behind, the opening regatta of the IC37 season was effectively a dead heat with two races remaining.

Despite the pressure, Lewis and his crew stuck true to their game plan, sailing clean and working together. “We just really tried to get clean starts, not to do the high-risk starts at the boat or the pin end, which often get super crowded, especially in this fleet,” said Lewis. “The IC37 is all about teamwork, it’s a team effort.

“So I’m the skipper, but I don’t want all the accolades. It’s also about the trimmers and the tactician and the bow girl, the whole team working together. The IC37s go fast when you execute on the choreography.”

The Annual Regatta’s other big one-design class this year was the Shields. The boat has been a fixture in Newport for more than a half century. But this is only the third time the class has participated in the Annual Regatta. In 2020, when COVID forced the Annual Regatta to be held in October, the class pulled in 14 boats. This year saw a similar number and the same winner, John Burnham and Reed Baer on Grace.

“It was a day of shifts, shifts in the wind, shifts in velocity, shifts in the current,” said Burham. “While we there were plenty of fast boats in our fleet, our team sorted out the shifts and changed gears better.”

The local Shields fleet often puts 30 boats or more on the line for its Wednesday-night summer series. But strong weekday fleets don’t always transition easily to longer weekend regattas. Burnham is hopeful that participating in the Annual Regatta will become a regular component of the fleet’s season schedule.

“I should mention how much the class appreciates the chance to race in this regatta,” said Burnham. “We want to build the Annual Regatta fleet not just of locals, but of visitors from other fleets in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. It was great to have three boats sailing from Beverly Yacht Club in Marion this year.”

At the opposite end of the technology spectrum from the 60-year-old Shields were the three Maxi72s that swept the podium in the six-boat ORC A division, the Annual Regatta’s fastest fleet. First place ultimately came down to a two-boat battle between Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente and Jim Swartz’ Vesper in today’s final race.

While both teams are looking at a full season of events both in Newport and in Europe, it’s hard to put the reins on the competitive fire when two teams of 20 professional sailors, most with America’s Cup experience, meet with a regatta on the line.

“We’ve got to look after the boats,” said Sanderson, who serves as the sailing master for Bella Mente. “But it was all on in the pre-start. We were polite enough to each other, but we pushed hard, so it was really fun.”

The Bella Menta team earned the advantage off the starting line. The presence of a third Maxi72, Proteus, did occasionally complicate the race. But Sanderson and his team, including tacitican Terry Hutchinson, were able to hold the advantage over Vesper all the way to the finish line, winning the pivotal race by about 90 seconds on corrected time. After a disappointing spring performance at Les Voiles de St. Barths, when Vesper won five of six races, this regatta was a strong step in the right direction.

“We’re just trying to ramp up towards the Maxi Worlds at the end of the summer, so we’ve just got to make sure that we learn each time and really be really honest about what’s going well and what’s going badly,” said Sanderson.

“It’s been really nice here because we know what it takes to do well and we were able to do it. But don’t get me wrong, we’re a long way from being where we want to be with the boat and with our performance.” All three Maxi72s will continue the long path to the worlds at Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex in July.

The 169th edition of the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta in tentatively scheduled for June 9 to 11, 2023. The 2023 sailing calendar will be confirmed in the fall.

Top Finishers, Weekend Regatta

12 Metre (One Design – 5 Boats) 1. Freedom (M), 12 Meter 64, Takashi Okura , Alpine, NJ, USA – 1 -1 -3 -1 ; 6 2. Courageous (M), 12 Meter 66, Gary Jobson , Portland, ME, USA – 2 -2 -2 -2 ; 8 3. Columbia (T), 12 Metre 69, Kevin Hegarty Tony Chiurco , Newport, RI, USA – 3 -3 -4 -3 ; 13 4. Weatherly (T), 12 Metre 68, Steven Eddleston , Bristol, RI, USA – 4 -4 -5 -4 ; 17 5. Challenge 12 (M), 12 Metre 63, Jack LeFort , Jamestown, RI, USA – 6 -6 -1 -5 ; 18

ORC A (ORC – 6 Boats) 1. Bella Mente, Maxi 72 74, Hap Fauth , Naples, FL, USA – 1 -2 -1 -2 -3 -2 ; 11 2. Vesper, IRC 72 72, Jim Swartz , Forked River, NJ, USA – 2 -1 -3 -1 -2 -3 ; 12 3. Proteus, maxi 72 21.95, George Sakellaris , Framingham, MA, USA – 3 -3 -2 -3 -1 -1 ; 13 4. Denali, JV 66 66, Michael D’Amelio , Boston, MA, USA – 5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 ; 25 5. Arctos, Andrews 70 68, Charles Bayer , Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA – 6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 ; 33

ORC B (ORC – 6 Boats) 1. Vesper, TP52 52, David Team , Newport Beach, CA, USA – 1 -2 -1 -2 -1 -1 ; 8 2. FOX, Botin 52 52, Victor Wild , San Diego, CA, USA – 3 -1 -2 -1 -2 -2 ; 11 3. Gladiator, TP52 52, Tony Langley , Retford, Nottinghamshire, GBR – 2 -3 -3 -3 -6 -3 ; 20 4. Stark Raving Mad IX, Carkeek 47 47, Jim Madden , Newport Beach, CA, USA – 4 -4 -4 -5 -4 -4 ; 25 5. Interlodge IV, Botin 44 44, Austin and Gwen Fragomen , Newport, RI, USA – 5 -5 -5 -4 -3 -5 ; 27

ORC E (ORC – 10 Boats) 1. Rima98, Italia 11.98 39, John Brim , Palm Beach, FL, USA – 2 -1 -2 -1 -2 -2 ; 10 2. Bravo, J 111 36.5, Andrew Ward / Sedgwick Ward , Shelter Island, NY, USA – 1 -3 -1 -2 -3 -3 ; 13 3. Christopher Dragon, Italia 11.98 39, Andrew & Linda Weiss , Mamaroneck, NY, USA – 3 -2 -4 -3 -4 -1 ; 17 4. Leading Edge, J 109 35, Tom Sutton , Houston, TX, USA – 4 -4 -3 -4 -6 -5 ; 26 5. Vento Solare, J 109 35, Bill Kneller , Newport, RI, USA – 5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 ; 29

Classics 1 (CRF MkII – 4 Boats) 1. Marilee, NY 40 58’6, Ken Colburn , Boston, MA, USA – 2 -1 -1.5 ; 4.5 2. Onawa, 12 Metre 69, Christopher Culver , Newport, RI, USA – 3 -2 -1 ; 6 3. Blackfish (spin), Taylor 49 49.0, Ron & Carolyn Zarrella , Rochester, NY, USA – 1 -3 -5 ; 9 4. Wild Horses, W Class 76 76, Donald Tofias , Newport, RI, USA – 4 -4 -2 ; 10

Classics 2 (CRF MkII – 5 Boats) 1. Dorade, S&S 52 52.5, Matt Brooks , Fremont, CA, USA – 1 -1 -1 ; 3 2. Leaf, Luders 24 38, Ben Hall , Bokeelia, FL, USA – 2 -2 -2 ; 6 3. Angelita, 8 Metre 50.33, Skelsey Croll , Greenwich, CT, USA – 3 -3 -6 ; 12 4. Abigail (spin), Alden 39, Jesse Terry , New York, NY, USA – 4 -6 -6 ; 16 5. Marionette, Ketch 42.6, Alexander von Perfall , New York, USA – 5 -6 -6 ; 17

PHRF 1 (PHRF – 6 Boats) 1. OUTLIER, Botin 55 55’9, Harvey Jones , Nantucket, MA, USA – 3 -2 -1 -1 ; 7 2. IRIE 2, Kerr 55 55, Brian Cunha , Newport, RI, USA – 1 -1 -3 -2 ; 7 3. Prevail, Tripp 65 65, Dudley Johnson , Watch Hill, RI, USA – 2 -4 -2 -4 ; 12 4. Katahdin, Farr 40 40, Trevor W. Nelson , Hingham, MA, USA – 4 -3 -4 -5 ; 16 5. Laura, Westerly Marine RP 60 60, Francis Curren / William Titus , Newport, RI, USA – 5 -5 -5 -3 ; 18

PHRF 3 (PHRF – 13 Boats) 1. Mischief, Lyman-Morse 40 40, David Schwartz , Bristol, RI, USA – 2 -3 -2 ; 7 2. GRIMACE, J 100 33, Dawson Hodgson , Slocum, RI, USA – 5 -1 -3 ; 9 3. Hawk, Evelyn 32-2 32, Richard & Katie Barker , Newport, RI, USA – 1 -5 -4.5 ; 10.5 4. Blackwing, Herreshoff 28 28, George Hinman , Vero Beach, FL, USA – 11 -2 -1 ; 14 5. Dark Star, Evelyn 32 M 9.750M, Roger Lowlicht , branford, CT, USA – 3 -6 -6 ; 15

Shields (One Design – 12 Boats) 1. Grace, Shields 30, John Burnham/ Reed Baer , Middletown, RI, USA – 2 -6 -1 -1 -1 -1 ; 12 2. Helen, Shields 32, Ed Adams , Middletown, RI, USA – 1 -1 -2 -2 -4 -4 ; 14 3. Tinky, Shields 30, Clayton Deutsch , Newport, RI, USA – 3 -4 -4 -6 -3 -3 ; 23 4. Apollo 11, Shields 30, Joe Bardenheier , Newport, RI, USA – 4 -5 -8 -3 -6 -12 ; 38 5. Tantrum, Shields 30, Jonathan Hough , Jamestown, RI, USA – 12 -3 -7 -8 -2 -9 ; 41

PHRF 2 (PHRF – 13 Boats) 1. Vamoose, J 133 43, Bob Manchester , Barrington, RI, USA – 1 -1 -1 ; 3 2. Wicked 2.0, J 111 36.5, Douglas Curtiss , South Dartmouth, MA, USA – 3 -2 -3 ; 8 3. Incognito, J 121 40, Joe Brito , Bristol, RI, USA – 2 -4 -4 ; 10 4. Cavalino, W-37 37, Mike Toppa , Newport, RI, USA – 6 -3 -2 ; 11 5. Camelot, Brenta 38, Jonathan Litt , Greenwich, CT, USA – 4 -5 -7 ; 16

PHRF Non-Spinnaker (PHRF – 4 Boats) 1. Star Dancer, Freedom 35 35, David Pedrick , Newport, RI, USA – 2 -1 -1 -2 ; 6 2. Frolic, Luders Navy Yawl 44, Bill Doyle , Newport, Ri, USA – 1 -2 -3 -1 ; 7 3. Ponyo, Camden Class Knockabout 28, Paul Koch , East Greenwich, RI, USA – 3 -3 -2 -5 ; 13 4. FIDELIA, Hanse 348 34, Barbara Vietor , Newport, RI, USA – 4 -5 -4 -5 ; 18

IC37 (One Design – 20 Boats) 1. Qubit, IC37 37, Chris Lewis , Austin, TX, USA – 4 -1 -2 -6 -1 -2 ; 16 2. Defiant, IC37 37, Terry McLaughlin , Toronto, ON, CAN – 6 -4 -1 -3 -3 -3 ; 20 3. RAMROD, IC37 37, Rodrick Jabin , Annapolis, MD, USA – 8 -6 -11 -1 -7 -1 ; 34 4. New Wave, IC37 37, Steve Liebel , Tampa, FL, USA – 17 -2 -4 -9 -2 -8 ; 42 5. MO, IC37 37, Benjamin/Hannah Kinney/Swett , New York, NY, USA – 5 -5 -14 -4 -9 -6 ; 43

ORC C (ORC – 8 Boats) 1. Cool Breeze, Mills 43 Custom 43, John Cooper , Cane Hill, MO, USA – 1 -2 -3 -2 -2 -2 ; 12 2. Impetuous, Swan 42 42.5, Paul Zabetakis , Jamestown, RI, USA – 5 -5 -4 -1 -1 -1 ; 17 3. Tio Loco, Club Swan 42 42.5, Henry Brauer Steve Madeira , Northeast Harbor, ME, USA – 2 -4 -2 -3.5 -3 -5 ; 19.5 4. After Midnight, CTM41 41, Paul Jeka , Atlantic Highlands, NJ, USA – 3 -1 -1 -6 -6 -3 ; 20 5. Zammermoos, Swan 42 42, David Fass , Mamaroneck, NY, USA – 4 -3 -5 -3.5 -5 -4 ; 24.5

ORC D (ORC – 9 Boats) 1. Escape Velocity 2, Summit 40 40, Ben Chigier , Manchester, MA, USA – 1 -1 -1 -6 -3 -4 ; 16 2. Tarahumara, J 122 40, Jack Gregg , Jamestown, RI, USA – 2 -3 -7 -2 -2 -3 ; 19 3. Teamwork, J 122 40, Robin Team , Lexington, NC, USA – 4 -4 -6 -5 -1 -1 ; 21 4. elbow room, J 122 40, Doug Evans , Milwaukee, WI, USA – 3 -8 -2 -1 -6 -2 ; 22 5. Dark Storm, J 121 39.67, Ken Comerford , Annapolis, MD, USA – 6 -2 -4 -3 -9 -5 ; 29

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BOATING REPORT; New York Yacht Club Puts Boston on Itinerary

By Barbara Lloyd

• July 4, 1999

It sounds like that Yankee-Red Sox thing again. But this is about boats, not bats and balls. For the first time in more than a century, the New York Yacht Club has included Boston as a port of call during its annual cruise. The visit isn't going to fill a grandstand with fans. But it is apt to elicit some of that Fenway kind of pride.

''It's a big deal,'' said Bruce Berman, spokesman for Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, a nonprofit Boston environmental group. ''We've invested $3.6 billion in cleaning up our harbor, but it wasn't just for the seals and the porpoises. It was for the people, too. We thought we could make Boston a destination port, and New York's visit validates that.''

To include Boston was a surprising move for a club known to be more at home along the posh waterfronts of Newport, R.I., or Nantucket, Mass. But even the most idyllic seaports can begin to feel alike after a while. For all their New England charm, a weathered clapboard house in Edgartown, Mass., takes on the same gray tone as a sea-buffed porch in Northeast Harbor, Me. Neither has the look of the Boston skyline along commercial waterfront.

''After a while you can't keep going back to Edgartown and Nantucket,'' said George (Dooie) Isdale Jr., commodore of the New York Yacht Club. ''Boston Harbor has improved so much ecologically. And it's an interesting, historic place for us to visit.''

Isdale persuaded his colleagues to include Boston in the cruise itinerary. After all, a club with its home base on West 44th Street in New York has a certain attachment to city life. That being said, the club also has a popular waterfront annex in Newport.

The organization's first annual cruise, from New York to Newport in 1844, took place the year the club was founded. But commercial traffic and increasing pollution in New York's waterways forced members to seek purer and quieter passages after the turn of the century. Now habits are changing as the city's harbor gets cleaner. The club organized a weekend regatta in New York Harbor in 1994, and the annual cruise next summer is scheduled to begin there.

The Boston connection is far more remote. The last time the New York Yacht Club sailed to Boston was in 1871. But these days, Boston, too, is on the mend as city beaches become suitable for swimming. A decade ago, its bays were infamous for the telltale brown scum left along a yacht's waterline.

That's not to say all the murkiness is gone. After a heavy rainfall, city sewers temporarily force a tributary stream into the 47-mile stretch of Boston's island perimeter. But on a good day, the sea can be clear to 15 feet.

As many as 120 boats, both power and sail, are expected to participate in the cruise to Boston. Ranging in size from 30 feet to 135 feet, the yachts are being assigned dock accommodations all along Boston's waterfront.

The yacht club trip begins in Newport July 16. The schedule then calls for single-night stops in Massachusetts ports that include Hadley Harbor, Marion, Provincetown, Plymouth and Marblehead. The sojourn here in Boston, from July 21-23, is a two-night affair. Local marina owners, ferry operators, restaurateurs and tour guides are scurrying to get ready.

''The uncommon thing is the number of boats,'' said Tom Cox, general manager of Constitution Marina, a yacht harbor next to the Boston Navy Yard in the Charlestown section of the city. ''Last summer, we had 17 different flotillas here from yacht clubs within 100 miles of Boston. But this is different.''

The juxtaposition of yachts and commercial vessels is particularly graphic at the Navy Yard. Sharing the skyline with slender, twitchy sailboat masts is the U.S.S. Constitution, a slumbering giant of a hull that Americans know as Old Ironsides. Who among the visiting yacht skippers can envision standing watch on an 18th-century sailing vessel that had a 500-man crew and 43,000 square feet of sail?

Might the New York Yacht Club not be so noticeable in Boston after all? ''When you see that many yachts traveling in company, it will create a little stir here,'' said Lieut. Eric Hahn, Boston's harbor master. ''But they'll be assimilated into the city very quickly.''

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Elite Big-Boats and Crowded Starts: 170th New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta Promises High Drama

The 170th New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta, a storied event in American sailing, features a dynamic split in its ORC racing classes. In the limelight are Classes A and B, boasting the country’s elite big-boat programs. Class A includes four formidable 60- and 70-footers, while Class B is highlighted by four TP52s and a new, swift Botin ORC 45-footer. With professional sailors aplenty, achieving optimal boat speed around the track is paramount in these classes.

In contrast, Classes C and D, with 19 and 14 entries respectively, present a different challenge. The crowded starting line demands a clean getaway, as all the boat speed in the world won’t save a race if poor positioning and tactical missteps plague the first beat.

“We’ve had this boat two and a half years, and I think this is the most competitive class we’ve seen in ORC, and the tightest rating band,” says Andrew Weiss, skipper of the Italia 11.98 Christopher Dragon XII, sailing in ORC D. “It’s great. [The time allowances for a one-hour race] are going to be down to between no time on our sistership to a minute and a half. It’s a good precursor for the ORC World Championship in the fall.”

First raced on the Hudson River in 1846, the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta has a rich history. With few interruptions, it has been a yearly fixture, moving to Newport, R.I., in 1988 and adopting its current three-day format in 2004. The 170th Annual Regatta features a historic fleet of over 150 boats, including the prestigious 52 Super Series fleet, making its North American return since 2017. Sponsored by Helly Hansen, Safe Harbor Marinas, Peters & May, and Hammetts Hotel, this event is set against the picturesque Harbour Court clubhouse.

For the past two years, Andrew Berdon has been a key competitor in the ORC C and D classes, racing his J/111 Summer Storm. This year, he’s upgraded to a TP52, competing in ORC B, where there’s more space on the line but little room for error.

“I bought [the J/111] and refit her over the winter of 2022, and splashed her in July in time for the Club’s Race Week at Newport in 2022,” Berdon explains. “We then won our class in the Vineyard Race against some very stiff ORC competition. That gave me the confidence to campaign her over the winter of 2022-’23 in the SORC, the RORC 600, and BVI Spring Regatta. We had a great time sailing her, but at 36 feet, she was not enough boat for long distances.”

The decision to transition to a TP52 was influenced by the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s announcement to re-establish the Admiral’s Cup in 2025. Berdon aims to compete in the 2024 Bermuda Race and ORC Worlds in Newport, eyeing a potential Admiral’s Cup team spot.

Berdon’s early results with the TP52 have been promising, including an overall win in the Storm Trysail Club’s 186-mile Block Island Race. Now, he faces formidable competition in ORC B, including David Team’s Vesper, Victor Wild’s Fox, and the Prospector team, led by Larry Landry and Paul McDowell. A wild card in the mix is Wendy Schmidt’s new Botin ORC 45 Azulito.

“I’m looking forward to competing against some of the best-prepared and crewed TP52 teams in the world,” says Berdon. “We have a great group of sailors and a great boat, and we are very fortunate to be racing TP52s in Newport this summer.”

Racing begins with the traditional race around Conanicut Island on Friday, June 14, and continues with buoy and navigator racing on Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound over the weekend. The 52 Super Series, back in North America for the first time in seven years, will sail separately until June 13 before joining the Regatta. Nearly 1,000 attendees are expected for Saturday night’s Annual Regatta Dinner, underscoring the event’s enduring allure.

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Founded in 2007, the New York Yacht Club Foundation has granted more than $13.9 million to fund much needed capital projects in both New York and Newport thanks to the generosity of nearly 1,500 individuals and families.

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About the 44th Street Clubhouse

In 1897, Commodore J. Pierpont Morgan’s unexpected purchase and donation of a three-lot site on West 44th Street was the gift on which the New York Yacht Club would erect its first permanent Clubhouse. Designed by the celebrated Warren & Wetmore architectural firm and completed in 1901, the historic Landmark building—so designated by New York City’s prestigious Landmark Preservation Commission—is a preeminent example of Beaux Arts architecture.

About Harbour Court

Conceived by the Boston-based consortium of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson, the Renaissance Norman-style mansion was completed in 1906, five short years after the 44th Street Clubhouse. The former residence of the late NYYC Commodore John Nicholas Brown, Harbour Court was acquired by the Club in 1988, and has since evolved into the internationally recognized Clubhouse and sailing center that it is today.

About Station 10

In 1845, Commodore John Cox Stevens commissioned architect Alexander Jackson Davis to design the New York Yacht Club’s first Clubhouse—a distinctive structure influenced by the Gothic Revival school. Originally erected in Hoboken, New Jersey, it was later moved to Glen Cove, New York, where it was known as Station 10. The structure was later moved to Mystic Seaport in Connecticut before a final journey to its lasting home at Harbour Court.

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Over the next decade, with multiple projects on the horizon, in the planning stages, or under way at both Harbour Court or 44th Street, major funding is required to ensure that these Clubhouses are preserved for future generations. The ongoing restoration and preservation of these historic properties is made possible by the New York Yacht Club Foundation through your generous support.

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