New York Yacht Club - 2010 U.S. IC Qualifying Series

U.S. Qualifying Series for New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup

Eastern, Annapolis and Newport Harbor Set the Pace

NEWPORT, R.I. (September 12, 2010) – After four days of intense competition (September 8-11), the prevailing sentiment at the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup U.S. Qualifying Series, sponsored by Sperry Top-Sider and Jaguar North America, was that it had been a tough competition. During the first two days of racing on Narragansett Bay, in which 24 of the nation’s foremost yacht clubs were split equally into fleets designated Red or Blue, the competitors sailed half of each day’s races in either NYYC’s Sonars or Sail Newport’s J/22s. After 14 races were completed the top six teams from each fleet were combined into the “Gold” fleet to sail the final two days of the regatta in Sonars. The bounty for a top-three finish in the Gold fleet was a spot in the NYYC Invitational Cup presented by Rolex. That biennial event will see its second running in September 2011. View More

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Press Release 8/31,

BULLETINS

Bulletin #1 - Mar. 26	Bulletin #5 - June 8	Bulletin #9 - Aug. 27
Bulletin #2 - Apr. 19	Bulletin #6 - Aug. 11	Bulletin #10 - Sept. 1
Bulletin #3 - May 5	Bulletin #7 - Aug. 18	Bulletin #11 - Sept. 1
Bulletin #4 - May 25	Bulletin #8 - Aug. 23

GENERAL FORMAT

The 2010 NYYC IC U.S. Qualifying Series is an invitational fleet racing regatta to be sailed in Sonars and J/22s for qualifying and consolation rounds. Twenty-four yacht club teams from around the country will be divided into two twelve-team groups. After a two-day Preliminary Series, the top six in each group will meet in the championship division in Sonars, with the top three teams qualifying for an invitation to the NYYC Invitational Cup held in Swan 42 Class yachts in September 2011. The bottom six in each group will meet in a consolation series in J/22s.

This series is the only opportunity for U.S. Yacht Clubs to earn an invitation to the 2011 NYYC Invitational Cup.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tuesday, September 7	0900-1100 1100-1700 1700-1800 1800 1800 1830-2000	Registration Practice Registration Classification Protest Time limit Captains’ Meeting Opening Reception
Wednesday, September 8	1100	First Warning Signal
Thursday, September 9	1100	First Warning Signal
Friday, September 10	1100	First Warning Signal
Saturday, September 11	1100 1900-2300	First Warning Signal Final Awards Banquet