Video TestView MoreVideo33View MoreNYYC Congratulates BMW Oracle on Victory in 33rd America's Cup The New York Yacht Club extends its warm congratulations to Larry Ellison, Russell Coutts, Jimmy Spithill, Tom Ehman, the entire BMW Oracle Racing Team and the Golden Gate Yacht Club on their impressive victory in the 33rd America’s Cup. We also congratulate Vincenzo Onorato and the Club Nautico di Roma on their selection as the Challenger of Record for America’s Cup 34. While still in the early stages of planning, we are very pleased with the initial statements made by the new Defender and Trustee concerning the restoration of a multi-challenger format for the next event and the use of independent officiating and management. David K. Elwell Jr., Commodore New York Yacht Club Rolex Miami OCR January 30, 2010, Miami -- NYYC members Anna Tunnicliffe, left photo, and Amanda Clark, right, won their classes in the Rolex Miami OCR. Tunnicliffe, the Olympic Gold Medalist in the Laser Radial in 2008, won Women's Match Racing with crew of Molly Vandemoer and Debbie Capozzi; they defeated Lucy MacGregor’s team from Great Britain in a highly charged, best-of-five series. 2008 Olympians Amanda Clark and Sarah Chin won an impressive gold medal in the Women’s 470, after taking a year off since the 2008 Games in Qingdao, China. Leading into today’s medal races, they were two points away from the top (the top three were only separated by one point each) and finished fifth in today’s race, which secured their overall win. Andy Horton, of the NYYC, and crew James Lyne finished second in the Star Class, after leading the 24-boat fleet throughout the regatta. View MoreThe Glamour of Big Class Classic Yacht Racing Returns to Cowes in July 2010
29th January 2010, Cowes, Isle of Wight--The Royal Yacht Squadron (RYS) and two partner Clubs, the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) and Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM), are staging the Westward Cup regatta in Cowes from 5-10 July 2010 in collaboration with Boat International Media. The organisers aim also to establish an event that would eventually lead to a revival of Big Class classic yacht racing as it was known from the 1910’s – 1930’s.
View More NYYC Yachts in Key West 2010 Key West, Fla, January 23, 2010 -- Bella Mente, sailed by NYYC member Hap Fauth, won IRC Division 1 -- and in the process was first in eight of 10 races -- in Key West 2010. Austin Fragomen's Interlodge was second in the same class, and Irvine Laidlaw's Highland Fling XI was third. Le Tigre, sailed by Glenn Darden and Reese Hillard, won the J/80 Class. Bluto, skippered by Ben Hall and B. Berges won PH2. And Jim Richardson's Barking Mad was second in the Farr 40 class. Photo of Belle Mente by Billy Black. View More 26 U.S. Yacht Clubs Invited to Compete for Spots in Next NYYC Invitational CupU.S. Qualifying Series will be held in Newport September 8-11, 2010 Newport, RI, January 11, 2010 -- David K. Elwell Jr., commodore of the New York Yacht Club (NYYC), announced today that the club has invited 26 pre-eminent American yacht clubs to compete for places in the second New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, which will be sailed in Newport, R.I., September 10-17, 2011. Commodore Elwell explained that a number of yacht clubs in the United States had expressed interest in competing in the inaugural event, held in September of 2009. “This invitation for a U.S. Qualifying Series is in response to that interest,” he said. The Qualifying Series will be held in Newport on September 8-11, 2010. View More Anna Tunnicliffe and Bora Gulari Named Rolex Yachtswoman and Yachtsman of the YearOlympic Gold Medalist Tunnicliffe (2008) Is a NYYC Member
PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (January 6, 2010) – Semaine Olympique Française Laser Radial Champion Anna Tunnicliffe and CST Composites International Moth World Champion Bora Gulari today were named US SAILING’s 2009 Rolex Yachtswoman and Yachtsman of the Year. A shortlist of 10 male and five female sailors – determined from nominations submitted by members of US SAILING – was evaluated by a panel of sailing journalists who selected these two sailors for the noteworthy distinction. Established in 1961 by US SAILING and sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. since 1980, the Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards recognize the outstanding on-the-water competitive achievement of an individual man and woman in the calendar year just concluded. The winners will be honored and presented with specially engraved Rolex timepieces during a luncheon on February 26, 2010, at the New York Yacht Club in Manhattan. Photo Walter Cooper. View MoreNew Year's Eve at NYYC's Harbour Court 2009Dan Nerney Photos At the NYYC's Harbour Court in Newport 150 members and their guests enjoyed a gala end-of-the year celebration with dinner and dancing. Slideshow features photographs by Dan Nerney. View More Annual Holiday Party at Harbour Court The second annual Holiday Cocktail Party at the NYYC's Harbour Court was on Saturday, December 19. More than 75 members, their families and friends gathered to celebrate the holiday season. All this, despite the fact that the weather outside was -- or would be -- frightful. View More Shortlist of US SAILING’s Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year AwardsTwo NYYC Members Nominated: Anna Tunnicliffe and Jim Richardson PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (December 16, 2009) – It wouldn’t be December without the annual “year in review” and “best of” lists, and the release of US SAILING’s shortlist of nominees for the 2009 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards marks that traditional milestone for the sport of sailing in the United States. It was an outstanding year of achievement on-the-water during the 2009 calendar year: American men won nine world championships, while competitive excellence was achieved by American women in both fleet and match racing events. View More New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport presented by RolexPut Race Week on Your 2010 Competitive Calendar NEWPORT, R.I. (December 13, 2009) -- When it comes around again next summer, the seventh biennial New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex will be one of the most anticipated regattas in the country. No other sailing event has its unique split format for One-Design, Classic, 12 Metre and PHRF championships in the beginning of the week (Saturday, July 17-Monday, July 19) and IRC racing at the back end (Wednesday, July 21- Saturday, July 24) or the propensity for delivering that extra something that keeps it on the priority list for sailors serious about mixing hard-core competition with a compelling story line and good fun. In 2008, host New York Yacht Club embellished Race Week activities with the unforgettable 100th birthday celebration of America’s legendary yacht designer Olin J. Stephens; in 2010, the club will ramp up for the integration of the Rolex US-IRC National Championship, an annual event that last year was held on the West Coast and this year is expected to attract participants from all corners of the country. View More Annual Meeting 2009 The Annual Meeting of the New York Yacht Club was December 3, at the 44th Street Club House. More than 100 members, officers, trustees and committee chairs attended the meeting. Pictured are NYYC Commodore David K. Elwell Jr. and Vice Commodore Robert C. Towse Jr. Dan Nerney photo. View More NYYC Calendars2010 Sailing Calendar; 2010-2012 Cruising Calendar; 2010 Team Racing Calendar The 2010 Sailing Calendar of the NYYC is now online. The 156th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex is June 11-13; NYYC Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex is July 17-24; the 154th Annual Cruise is August 7-14 in Maine. The 2010-2012 Cruising Calendar of the NYYC is also online, as is the Team Racing Calendar. (Dan Nerney photo.)Annual Awards Dinner More than 200 members and guests attended the Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday November 12 at the NYYC's 44th Street Clubhouse. Here Phil Lotz, left, receives the Herreshoff Medal from NYYC Commodore David K. Elwell Jr. Lotz won the NYYC Invitational Cup in September and the NYYC Swan 42 Nationals. Also, James Richardson won the Mosbacher Trophy, the NYYC Yachtsman of the Year. Dan Nerney photo. View More Club Night: Piracy & Maritime Security with RADM Charles D. Michel, USCG On Thursday, November 5th Rear Admiral Charles D. Michel spoke at a club night in the Model Room of the NYYC on Piracy and maritime security -- a topic much in the news these days. 115 members and their guest attended. Michel is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy and the University of Miami Law School. He is the youngest Coast Guard Admiral and is considered the country’s foremost expert on piracy. RADM Michel is currently Chief of the Office of Maritime and International Law, USCG. Dan Nerney photo.
NYYC Invitational Cup Video with Gary Jobson On Wednesday, October 28, Gary Jobson entertained 100 members and guests who braved rather inclement weather to attend his new video on the NYYC Invitational Cup, sailed September 16-19. Here 19 yacht club teams from 14 nations competed in NYYC Swan 42 one-designs. The NYYC Invitational Cup was sponsored by Rolex, Sperry Top-Sider and Nautor's Swan. Next up for NYYC members and their guests, Gary Jobson brings his video to Harbour Court on Saturday, November 14th. Michael Levitt photo. View More Terry Kohler Awarded Herreshoff Trophy US Sailing, national governing body of the sport, has awarded its prestigious Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy to Terry Kohler -- a NYYC member -- for his outstanding contributions to the sport of sailing in the U.S. over many years. Kohler (Brule, Wis.) is President and CEO of the Windway Capital Corporation, a holding company for subsidiaries including North Sails Group. Under Kohler’s leadership, North Sails has become a world leader in sailmaking through an ongoing commitment to designing and producing faster, lighter, and stronger sails. Kohler has been active in the Women’s International Match Racing Association. He played in intricate role in a successful international campaign to get women’s match racing into the 2012 Olympics. Kohler is a major supporter of the Sheboygan Youth Sailing Center (Wis.) and has provided organizational leadership to Sail Sheboygan, a US SAILING Center. (Photo of Terry Kohler by Michael Levitt.) View More
The World According to Ken ReadNYYC Member Ken Read Was Featured at a Club Night on the Volvo Ocean Race Ken Read packed the house on Thursday, October 15th for a Club Night on the Volvo Ocean Race 2009-09, where his Puma finished second. The round-the-world race spanned nine months and featured 10 legs. Photo of Ken Read by Dan Nerney. View More New Members Reception A New Members Reception was held at the NYYC's 44th Street Clubhouse on Thursday, October 8. 100 members and guests attended the evening, hosted by Commodore David K. Elwell Jr., Vice Commodore Robert C. Towse Jr. and Rear Commodore Thomas J. Harrington. Photo shows Commodore Elwell at the podium welcoming new members. Michael Levitt photo. View More U.S. Offshore Sailing ChampionshipWon by Bruce Kuryla of the NYYC ANNAPOLIS, Md. (September 27, 2009) – Bruce Kuryla and his crew representing the New York Yacht Club posted a pair of second place finishes today to pull out a victory at US SAILING's 2009 U.S. Offshore Sailing Championship. Saturday’s leader, Mike Gable, and his Davis Island Yacht Club team slipped out of first by dropping a pair of sixth place finishes on Sunday. A race 6 protest propelled Kuryla into first place at the end of the day. (Photo by Jahn Tihansky.) View More 2009 12 Metre World ChampionshipSeems Like Old Times NEWPORT, R.I. (September 26, 2009) – While history didn’t quite repeat itself today, it came pretty close. The final races of the 2009 12 Metre World Championships were sailed on a sparkling Rhode Island Sound as helicopters buzzed and spectator boats jockeyed for front row seats to the action – evoking memories of 26 years ago to the day when the longest winning streak (132 years) in sporting history ended with the loss of the “Auld Mug” to Australia. On this day, however, instead of just two Twelves there were 17 making their way around the old America’s Cup stomping grounds off Brenton Point and with many of the same spectators there to pay homage as the helicopters droned above. (Photos by Michael Levitt)View More Bliksem takes Melges 32 World TitleSkippered by Pieter Taselaar, a NYYC Member Porto Cervo, Italy, 27th September 2009 -- Pieter Taselaar’s (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) Bliksem (USA) has taken victory in the Audi Melges 32 World Championship 2009, the first edition of the Worlds for the class, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo. Taselaar’s team included Jeremy Wilmot (Newport, R.I.) as tactician and his brother Nathan (Sydney, Australia), who is a 470 Men’s Olympic Gold medalist (2008). Other crew members were Americans Willem van Waay (San Diego, Calif.), George Peet (Detroit, Mich.), Alex Clegg (East Greenwich, R.I.) and Australians Paul Atkins and Michael Coxon. (Photo by Guido Trombetta/b-plan shows Pieter Taselaar.) View More Ziegler's Cove Rendezvous 2009
The popular Rendezvous at Ziegler's Cove was held September 26. 160 members attended by boat, by car and by foot and bike. It featured an old-fashioned family picnic atmosphere with a lobster bake and tasty seasonal foods. (Rae Derke photos.)
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Newport R.I., USA (Sept. 19, 2009) – No one knew quite what to expect, even though a year and a half of planning went into getting 19 teams from 14 nations to Newport, R.I., for the inaugural New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. The event, which started on Wednesday (Sept. 16) , and concluded today (Saturday, Sept. 19), was conceived and very well received as a high-profile regatta for amateur yacht club teams. To that end, the New York Yacht Club put forth its best effort not only to host the event but also to field its own team, which won after 11 spectacular races on Rhode Island Sound and Narragansett Bay. (Photo by Dan Nerney shows Phil Lotz's crew on Arethusa, after winning the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup.) View More.
Cruise-in-Company of the San Juan IslandsJoint New York Yacht Club and Seattle Yacht Club Cruise The Cruise in Company that began on NYYC Members in Ida Lewis Distance Race NEWPORT, RI (August 23, 2009) – NYYC-member Tom Hill’s (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Titan 153rd Annual Cruise 99 yachts sailed in the NYYC's 153rd Annual Cruise, August 1-8. The Queen's Cup on Sunday August 2nd was won by Rambler, George David, sailing in Class 1 IRC. Other class winners this day include Rush, Bill Sweetser, in IRC 2; Flapper, William Booth, in
Queen's Cup Sunday The 153rd Annual Cruise began with racing for the Queen's Cup on Sunday August 2nd. The Queen's Cup was won by Rambler, George David, sailing in Class 1 IRC. Other class winners include Rush, Bill Sweetser, in IRC 2; Flapper, William Booth, in Annual Cruise Captains' Meeting99 Yachts Participate in Signature NYYC Event 99 yachts are sailing in the 153rd Annual Cruise of the NYYC, August 1-8 of southern New England. These photos by Dan Nerney are from the Captains’ Meeting on August 1st at Harbour Court. Today -- Sunday -- is the Queen's Cup competition, a trophy donated by Queen Elizabeth II of England in 1953. View More 153rd Annual Cruise Starts Saturday August 198 Yachts Entered Fleet Captain Dr. Garry Fischer wants to remind members that the Captains’ Meeting will be held today, August 1st at 1800 at Harbour Court, kicking-off the start of this year’s 153rd Annual Cruise. 98 yachts are entered. Of these, 58 will be racing in some or all of the Squadron Runs as well as the traditional races: the Queen’s Cup and Astor Cup events. This year’s Cruise will offer Predicted-Log races, and currently 16 yachts have expressed interest. Also of note, 24 of the yachts were entered by Captains sailing their first Cruise. View More 'Consistency, Consistency, Consistency,' Thus Spoke ArethusaPhil Lotz's Arethusa Wins NYYC Swan 42 Nationals
Newport, RI, July 19, 2009 – Phil Lotz's Arethusa has won the NYYC Swan 42 Nationals on the final day in the final two races. He passed Andy Fisher's Bandit that dominated this regatta since the first race. Arethusa scored 50 points to Bandit's 57. In third place was Amelia, Alex Jackson. Celeritas, Malcolm Gefter, was fourth, and Interlodge, Austin and Gwen Fragomen, was fifth. 20 yachts sailed in the NYYC Swan 42 Nationals, July 16-19, at the club's Harbour Court clubhouse. For Lotz consistency carried the day. He notched a second in the final race, saving his best for last, and four fourths. His worst placing was seventh. (Photo by Dan Nerney shows Bandit, Arethusa and Celeritas.) Read More
Rambler Sets Course Record On Saturday, July 18, 43 yachts successfully sailed the 58.2-nm clockwise course around the island of Martha's Vineyard, MA. The course record was smashed by NYYC-member George David's Rambler with a five hour, 18 minute circumnavigation. She took fourth in the IRC class behind Pugwash (J/122 -David Murphy, Edgartown Yacht Club), Q (Melges 32 - Jim Swartz, NYYC/Edgartown Yacht Club) and Zaraffa (Reichel Pugh) Nick Bernard, Naval Academy). Five classes including IRC, PHRF spinnaker and cruising, had a fast, foggy, and at times rollicking trip. Rambler photo by Michael Berwind. View MoreNYYC Yachts in Marblehead-Halifax RaceRambler First to Finish and First Overall Halifax, Canada, July 10, 2009 --NYYC member and trustee George David was first to finish and first overall in the Marblehead-Halifax Race with his 90-foot Rambler, which captured the Herald and Mail Cup for the fastest time by a monohull yacht, as well as the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Cup, David P. Prince Cup and the Captain J. Albert Chambers Memorial Trophy. Captivity, sailed by Samuel Byrne, a NYYC member, was second overall. NYYC trustee Clayton Deutsch was third in IRC1 with Chippewa and Bella Pita, James Grundy Jr., also a NYYC member, was fourth, but was the second boat to finish, 14 hours after Rambler. 97 yachts started the 360-nm race. (Photo shows Rambler at the start.) View More Members Alex Mehran and Nick Halmos Dominate Bermuda 1-2NYYC Yachts in Block Island Race Week In the Storm Trysail's Block Island Race Week, presented by Rolex, NYYC member Mort Weintraub's Troubador, an Express 37 sailing in IRC35, was one of four winners of a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner timepiece for best overall performance on a race circle. Also winning their classes were Apparition, Ken Colburn in the NYYC Swan 42 Class and Storm, Rick Lyall in the J/109 class. (Photo of Troubador by Rolex/Dan Nerney.) View More Puma Finishes Second in Volvo Ocean Race St. Petersburg, Russia, June 26 -- After nine months, 10 legs and over 37,000 miles of racing around the world, NYYC member Ken Read, skipper of Puma, finished second in the Volvo Ocean Race to Ericsson 4 -- T
Barking Mad Wins Rolex Farr 40 Worlds 2009 Porto Cervo, Italy, June 27, 2009 -- Provisional results indicate that Barking Mad, sailed by NYYC member Jim Richardson, has won the Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. Nerone (ITA) was second and Joe Fly (ITA) third. Mascalzone Latino sailed by Vincenzo Onorato -- also a NYYC member -- finished fourth after winning the three previous Rolex Farr 40 Worlds. Plenty, sailed by the NYYC's Alex Roepers, was fifth. This is Richardson's third World Championship in this class. (Photo--Rolex/Kurt Arrigo--shows Jim Richardson steering and tactician Terry Hutchinson, also a NYYC member.) View More NYYC Yachts in Marion Bermuda Race Bermuda, June 24, 2009: Martin Jacobson (a NYYC member) drove his Swan 44 MkII Crescendo first across the line off St. David’s Lighthouse, Bermuda Wednesday morning at 5:47:13 ADT with an elapsed time of 111h:32m:13s. Sailing under storm trysail and a small jib, Crescendo finished in a 20-25 knot southerly wind and 8- 10 foot seas. Jacobson’s crew commented when told their little, Class B Swan 44 was first to finish and later to place first overall: “Amazing.” They had not known they were leading. As a celestially navigated entry, they had not been able to get any yacht positions on the internet or through their SSB radio. Member Chris Culver’s Cetacea, a Sou’wester 59, pictured here, finished second overall on elapsed time and was first to finish in Class A. She finished at 8:02:24 ADT and her elapsed time was 113h 32m 24s. Crescendo and Cetacea were also sailing as a team representing the NYYC with Hugh Balloch’s Dragon, which finished 14th. They ended up winning the I-Boat Track Marion Bermuda Team Trophy. Other NYYC members sailing on Chris Culver’s Cetacea were Tom Cagnina, John James, Pat McDonald and Johanna "Joey" Moffitt. NYYC member Caroline Jacobson Hon NYYC Defends MadCap Trophy The New York Yacht Club successfully defended the MadCap Trophy, a team-racing event with the St. Francis Yacht Club of San Francisco. New York started well, winning the first seven races on Friday, June 19. On Saturday, St. Francis got hot, winning four of the first five before the New Yorkers closed out the series to win 9-4. This is the sixth meeting of these two yacht clubs in the MadCap event, and the series is tied at three each. (Liisa Hunter photo) Wrap-up Annual Regatta When Newport’s local NBC affiliate aired a story this weekend about a recent run of foul weather affecting Southern New England’s tourism and commerce, the included coverage of the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) 155th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex served as a good-news sidebar to the piece. The three-day regatta, the longest running in this country’s history, attracted 105 boats, the most in a non-Bermuda Race year, and served up weather challenges that, while perhaps disappointing to beach-goers, delighted the 1000 plus sailors competing on Rhode Island Sound over three days. (Photo shows Hoss, winner of the Swan 42 Class Rolex/Dan Nerney photo.)View More Slideshow Annual RegattaPresented by Rolex The 155th Annual Regatta was a "weather feast," as Mark Twain might have put it. Friday was rainy. Saturday was sunny, warm but light, and Sunday the NYYC's Race Committee found -- likely -- the only wind in southern New England. Photo shows Will Crump's Hornpipe, a J/105. (Rolex/Dan Nerney photo.) View More Annual Regatta Saturday's Photos The “glass” was two-thirds full for the 105 yachts in the NYYC’s 155th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex. It was sunny, warm, clear and – most important -- there was plenty of racing. Indeed the only thing that kept Saturday from being a perfect 10 was a shy wind from the southeast. After Saturday's racing, Rosebud Roger Sturgeon was tied with Titan 15 Tom Hill in IRC1; Chippewa Clay Deutsch leads IRC2; Act One Charles Milligan is first in IRC3; Carina Rives Potts is first in IRC4. Gut Feeling Ted Herlihy is heading IRC5; Savasana Brian Keane is leading the J/105 class; Nefertiti Jon Wullschleger is at the head of 12 Metre Classic; Victory 83 Dennis Williams leads 12 Metre Modern; Black Watch Rear Commodore Tom Harrington heads Classics; Flapper Jacob Vargish is at the head of the Six Metre Class; Chris Dragon Andrew Weiss is first among the J/122; and Hoss Glenn Darden and Philip Williamson is first among the Swan 42s. (Thumbnail shows Rear Commodore Tom Harrington's Black Watch in the Classics Class Rolex/Dan Nerney.) View More Annual Regatta Friday PhotosSee and Be Seen! The "murkies" still held Newport in a tight grasp on Friday, June 12th, but there was plenty of racing in Narragansett Bay in the NYYC's 155th Annual Regatta, presented by Rolex -- the oldest regatta in America. Most of the fleet raced around Jamestown (Conanicut Island), while most of the Club Swan 42s began their eliminations for the Invitational Cup in drop-mark courses. After one race for the Swan 42s, Ken Colburn’s Apparition, leads, followed by Chris Culver’s Blazer, and Glenn Darden's and Philip Williamson's Hoss. Preliminary results of the Around the Island Race show Titan 15 Thomas Hill won IRC1; Chippewa Clay Deutsch won IRC2; Sarah Greg Manning IRC3, and Wings Michael Bruno, Tom Boyle and Jim Callahan won IRC4. Other class winners were Ciao! Philippe Paturel IRC5, DareDare Glenn Walters IRC6; Nefertiti Jon Wullschleger New York Yacht Club Confirms Rolex Watch U.S.A. as Official Sponsor of Invitational Cup New York, N.Y., USA (June 10, 2009) – Building upon a partnership established in 1994, the New York Yacht Club today announced that Rolex Watch U.S.A. has become an official sponsor of the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, to be held Sept. 15-19 in Newport, R.I. Rolex, the world’s most prestigious maker of timepieces and a long-time supporter of sailing, joins formerly announced sponsor Sperry Top-Sider, the iconic American brand best known for inventing the performance boat shoe, in presenting this unique regatta, which features world-class, Corinthian sailing among 18 teams representing premier yacht clubs from around the globe. The winning skipper of the Invitational Cup will receive a specially-engraved Rolex timepiece. View More New York Yacht Club 155th Annual Regatta Presented by RolexSailors at the Ready NEWPORT, R.I. (June 8, 2009) – Now that the Annapolis Newport race is winding up, crews are prepping for the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) 155th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex, which starts Friday, June 12 and runs through Sunday, June 14. Entries for this, the longest-running regatta in America, have topped 100 boats, so there looks to be plenty of well-rounded racing in store for racers. View More Annapolis Newport Race Newport, RI, June 9, 2009 – The volunteers who stand watch both in the A2N Race Committee Headquarters at Harbour Court and at the Lighthouse had a steady stream of activity in the past 24 hours with 37 finishers between 1300 on Monday and 0900 on Tuesday. All but one class has finished all their competitors, and if the forecast holds the last two boats should finish by the first daylight shift on Wednesday morning. With the rain Gods on our side once the boats made the turn at Chesapeake Light, a light drizzle has taken up residence in the extended finish area so no doubt that boats bringing up the rear are even more eager to complete their journey. (Seen here is
Rambler, the 90 footer skippered by George David that was first to finish the Annapolis-Newport Race in 44 hours, 36 minutes and 6 seconds. The course record held by Carrera, Joe Dockery, is 42 hours, 58 minutes and 12 seconds.)The Leukemia Cup RegattaJune 5-6th at NYYC The Leukemia Cup was held June 5-6th at the NYYC’s Harbour Court with 42 yachts competing and auctions, raffles and barbecues. Sponsors are Rolex and Sperry Top-Sider. Class winners include Act One Charles Milligan in Class 0 IRC; Arethusa, Phil Lotz in Class 9 Swan 42; Cat Came Back Lincoln Mossop in Class 1 PHRF; Bluto, Ben Hall in Class 2-PHRF; Epiphany Jeff Roy in Class 3 PHRF; NightHawk Richard Barker in Class 4 PHRF; Top Cat James Lengel Class 5 PHRF NS; Good News John Howell in J/30; and Cuillin Dan Faria in Shields.
Anna Tunnicliffe Wins NYYC Women’s Match Racing Regatta The final day of the New York Yacht Club Women’s Match Racing Clinic & Regatta brought lighter and shiftier northeasterly winds and a variety of current conditions that challenged the sailors in the semi-finals and finals. Anna Tunnicliffe, second from right in the photo, and Sally Barkow started the morning by closing out their semi-final series with their third straight wins over Lotte Pedersen and Genny Tulloch, respectively, to move into a much-awaited finals match-up. Barkow started strongly in the best-of-five finals with two convincing wins, controlling the side of the course with less current in both races. Tunnicliffe rallied back with a decisive win in the third race. In the fourth race, Barkow pushed Tunnicliffe over the line early and opened up a commanding lead. However, on the first run, she ran out of breeze, and Tunnicliffe brought up a new breeze line to close the gap and just get an inside overlap at the leeward mark and stole a comeback win. In the final race, the two were side by side around the first lap before Barkow was penalized for jibing too close at the end of the run. She was able to take her penalty and round right behind Tunnicliffe but wasn’t able to pass, and Tunnicliffe went on to win the finals by a 3-2 score.Gary Jobson Receives New York Yacht Club Medal At the 22nd Commissioning of Harbour Court on May 16th, Gary Jobson received the New York Yacht Club Medal from Commodore David K. Elwell Jr. The medal is presented in recognition of achievements and particular merit or outstanding contributions to the Club or yachting in general. Commented Commodore Elwell, “Today, I’m honored to present the New York Yacht Club Medal to a member and former trustee who has done it all. His broad accomplishments as a racing sailor and a supporter of our sport are truly exceptional… He has televised everything there is to televise in the world of sailing including the America’s Cup, the Olympics and the Volvo Ocean Race.” Michael Levitt photo. (Also watch video of the award.) View More 22nd Commissioning of Harbour Court Despite "partly cloudy" weather, 300 NYYC members and guests enjoyed the 22nd Commissioning of Harbour Court on May 16. NYYC Commodore David K. Elwell Jr. welcomed members and guests, including guest commodores from as far away as the Real Club Nautico Barcelona and St. Francis YC in San Francisco. Then Commodore Elwell offered highlights of the 2009 season: the Leukemia Cup, Annual Regatta presented by Rolex, Annual Cruise, Swan 42 North Americans, etc. for the schedule Click Here. Also at Commissioning Gary Jobson was awarded the NYYC Medal. Dan Nerney photo. View More New Members Reception at Harbour Court NYYC Commodore David K. Elwell Jr. welcomed new members and their sponsors to the New Members Reception at Harbour Court on Friday May 15. The event jump starts Commissioning Weekend. Michael Levitt photos. View More America's Cup Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySponsored by Rolex April 30, 2009 -- Inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame in Bristol, RI were John Biddle, the late filmmaker; John Longley, a member of the crew of Australia II and co-author of the IACC Rule, and Thomas Ratsey, the late sailmaker. The presenting sponsor was Rolex, and the induction ceremony was held at the New York Yacht Club in New York. Daniel Forster photos. View More Galapagos Expedition First picture from the Galapagos Expedition of the New York Yacht Club on the M/V National Geographic Endeavour. Photo by Maureen Koeppel. Writes Candy Isdale, "Everyone enjoying the food. lectures, meeting new members and especially viewing the incredible sea and bird life. Another amazing expedition." Previous expeditions Open Letter to the Société Nautique de Genève and the Golden Gate Yacht ClubAbout the 33rd America's Cup This is an open letter to the Société Nautique de Genève and the Golden Gate Yacht Club from the commodores of the five yacht clubs that either set the America’s Cup competition in motion: the Royal Yacht Squadron, or have been a former trustee of the Cup: the New York Yacht Club, the Royal Perth Yacht Club, the San Diego Yacht Club and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. We write to encourage you to negotiate together for a fair and equitable multi-challenger competition for the thirty-third defense of the America’s Cup. We believe that such an event, as opposed to a “Deed of Gift” defense, is in the greater interest of the sport of sailing in general and of members of the broad America’s Cup community, who have invested their time and resources to make the event a true international competition of the highest order. We hope that the current challenger and defender will work together to find a way through their differences to bring about such an event for the good of yachting and the America’s Cup.The Lord Iliffe, Commodore Royal Yacht Squadron David K. Elwell Jr., Commodore New York Yacht Club Mark Fitzhardinge, Commodore Royal Perth Yacht Club R. Andrew La Dow, Commodore San Diego Yacht Club Scott Colebrook, Commodore Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Exumas Cruise-in-Company 2009 The NYYC’s Exumas Cruise-in-Company was held March 28-April 3. It began with a welcome dinner at the Sampson Cay Club and then continued northward through the Exuma District of the Bahamas, ending up in Highbourne Cay. Photo of Misty is by Glenn F. Fuller. View More Gary Jobson to be Nominated as Next President of US SAILING PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (March 28, 2009) – US SAILING, the national governing body of the sport, announced Saturday at US SAILING’s Annual Spring Meeting in Denver that the Nominating and Governance Committee intends to nominate Gary Jobson of Annapolis, Md. as the organization’s next president. The position of president will be elected by the board of directors at US SAILING’s Annual General Meeting in Houston on October 25, 2009. “US SAILING is a vital component of our sport,” said Jobson. “At this time in my life, I look forward to serving the sport that has been so good to me for so many years.” Photo shows NYYC-member Gary Jobson with Olympians Amanda Clark, left -- a NYYC member -- and Nancy Rios at the Golden Spinnaker Gala, a fundraiser at the NYYC for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Teams. View More Rolex Yachtsman & Yachtswoman of the Year Ceremony New York, N.Y. (Feb. 27, 2009) – While it may be moored in the concrete canyons of Manhattan, the New York Yacht Club’s unequivocal ties to the sea were on full display today during US SAILING’s Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards luncheon. The club’s renowned Model Room was the setting for celebrating Terry Hutchinson’s (Annapolis, Md.) and Anna Tunnicliffe’s (Plantation, Fla.) 2008 competitive sailing achievements as family, friends, sailing dignitaries and members of the press looked on. Emceeing the event, which included video highlights of Hutchinson and Tunnicliffe’s rise to the top of the sport, was sailing’s most familiar media personality, Gary Jobson, with additional tributes from US SAILING Executive Director Charlie Leighton and 2007 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Jeff Linton. Rolex Watch U.S.A.’s Vice President and Director of Communications Peter Nicholson awarded each winner with a specially engraved stainless steel and platinum Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master. Photo Rolex/Dan Nerney shows (L-R), Peter Nicholson, Anna Tunnicliffe, Terry Hutchinson -- a NYYC member -- and Charles Leighton. View More Sperry Top-Sider® Partners with the New York Yacht Club®Sperry Top-Sider Exclusive Footwear Sponsor of Invitational Cup New York, N.Y. (March 10, 2009) – Sperry Top-Sider®, an iconic American brand best known for inventing the first performance boat shoe, and the New York Yacht Club®, one of the pre-eminent yacht clubs in the world, today announced a multi-year partnership to celebrate their shared passion for the sea and commitment to promoting the sport and lifestyle of sailing. Through the new alliance, Sperry Top-Sider will serve as the exclusive footwear sponsor of the inaugural and much anticipated New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup to be held September 15-19, 2009, in Newport, R.I., as well as be involved in additional New York Yacht Club events. View More Rich Wilson Finishes Vendée GlobeNYYC Member Is Ninth March 10, 2009 -- Crossing the finish line off Les Sables d’Olonne at 12h 43m 19s GMT Rich Wilson completed the 24,840 mile Vendée Globe solo non stop round the world race in ninth place. Wilson's highly creditable result is testament to his excellent seamanship skills, deep determination, careful planning and prudent execution, as the race has shown the highest attrition rate yet. Wilson finished 121 days 00 hours, 41 minutes and 19 seconds after leaving Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday November 9th. While 19 of the 30 skippers who started the Vendée Globe on November 9th had to retire from the race, the most grueling challenge in solo ocean racing, Wilson, the race’s senior skipper at 58 years old, stuck rigidly to his watchwords of safety and conservatism, showing huge determination to complete the course as the pinnacle of a sailing career that already included three ocean-passage records. Wilson was racing for his Ocean Challenge Live!, which allowed more than a quarter-million school students to follow his journey online and in newspapers. The race was won by Michel Desjoyeaux in Fonicia. For more on Wilson in the the Vendée Globe, Click Here. For More on Wilson's Sites Alive! website, Click Here
Annapolis-Newport RaceNew York Yacht Club Rejoins Organizing Authority The 2009 Annapolis to Newport Race will start June 5th, the 62nd anniversary of the race. The race has had four hosts since its start in 1947: New York Yacht Club, Annapolis Yacht Club, Ida Lewis Yacht Club and the Naval Academy Sailing Squadron. The first five races were run from Newport to Annapolis. In 1957 the route was reversed, and the popularity of the race blossomed. The race has been run from Annapolis to Newport in alternate years ever since. The NYYC and AYC shared the primary responsibility for running the race up until the mid-eighties when NYYC handed over primary responsibility to AYC. Recognizing the history and importance of the race, this year the NYYC reaffirms its commitment to the race and rejoins AYC as co-organizing authority. (Thumbnail shows Carrera, sailed by NYYC member Joe Dockery, that holds the course record -- Dan Nerney photo.) View More New York Yacht Club Team Defends its Title at ISAF Team Racing World Championship Team USA 1 from the New York Yacht Club is the 2009 ISAF Team Racing World Champions, defeating the local AUS 1 team in the final in Perth, Western Australia to successfully defend the title it won two years ago. The American team of Clay Bishoff, Lisa Keith, Colin Merrick, Amanda Callahan, Peter Levesque and Liz Hall lived up to its billing as favorites to sweep to victory in Perth. The team from the New York Yacht Club has proven to be a class apart over recent years and arrived in Perth as hot favorites to defend the ISAF Team Racing World Championship title they won in Gandia, Spain two years ago. Despite fierce competition from the best team-racing outfits from around the world, the Americans dominated the racing from day one. Of their 52 matches against 14 teams spread over four round robin series, they won 47 – a 90% winning record – way ahead of the next best AUS 1 at 71%. Team USA 1 was even more dominant in the knock-out stages – sweeping to victory 2-0 against the home favorites AUS 1 from the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, joint hosts of the 2009 Team Worlds. View More
Palm Beach Rendezvous The Palm Beach Rendezvous, organized by the Cruising Committee of the NYYC, was held on Saturday, January 31st, at the Sailfish Club in Florida. 167 members and guests attended the Rendezvous, including Commodore David K. Elwell Jr. and Rear Commodore Thomas Harrington. Former-Commodore Charles Townsend and former-Commodore Chip Loomis were there as well. The photo shows Robb Aley Allan, left, and NYYC-Trustee John Brim. Robb Allan organized the event with Glenn Fuller. Julie Park photo. View More NYYC Members at Rolex Miami OCR Jan. 31, 2009, Miami -- Erin Maxwell and Isabelle Kinsolving -- the latter a NYYC member -- finished second in the Women's 470 class at the Rolex Miami OCR to Henriette Koch, of Denmark. Also, NYYC member Paul Callahan with Roger Cleworth and Tom Brown finished second in the Sonar class to John Robertson. Erin Maxwell explained that had it not been for a mishap yesterday (they capsized in the last race), things might have been quite different. “We had a huge lead on the fleet in that race, and we were saying to ourselves ‘all we have to do is beat the Danish (which we were doing) and don’t flip!,’” said Maxwell, explaining that had they not, they would have won and simply had to have beaten the Danish in the medal race today to take gold. “We knew it was going to be a big breeze in the medal race and that would be to our advantage.” As Maxwell foreshadowed in her story, she and Kinsolving won today’s race while the Danish team finished second, leaving a point spread of four points between them. Maxwell and Kinsolving, current World Champions, won a spot on the U.S. Sailing Team AlphaGraphics. Photo of Maxwell and Kinsolving by Rolex/Dan Nerney View MoreNYYC Members at Acura Key West 2009 At Acura Key West 2009, held Jan. 19-23, Mascalzone Latino (pictured here), a Farr 40 skippered by Vincenzo On Marine Art & History Month Continues Through Feb. 14 On January 7 NYYC Historian John Rousmaniere -- pictured here -- opened Marine Art and History Month with a lecture in the Model Room on the founding fathers, like John Cox Stevens and his brother Edwin. The evening was hosted by Vice Commodore Robert C. Towse Jr. and Rear Commodore Thomas H. Harrington. The elder Stevens was one of the club’s founders who became its first commodore. His brother Edwin was elected to fill a vacancy in 1859 and served as commodore until 1865. Three other presentations are offered, “Built for a Commodore: The History of Harbour Court” with Diana Waite on January 22 and “Carleton Mitchell: Poetry in Motion” with Mary Anne Stets on January 28th. Then on March 14, Rousmaniere will speak on "Crisis and Revival in the Making of the NYYC" at Harbour Court. To sign up, go to calendar on the Members side. The extraordinary exhibition continues in the Palm Court until February 13; it should not be missed. (Photos on John Rousmaniere's presentation by Michael Levitt)
View More Terry Hutchinson Named Rolex Yachtsman of the Year for 2008 The 2008 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year is Terry Hutchinson (Annapolis, Md.), a NYYC member. Hutchinson earned the coveted award on the fourth time he was shortlisted for the honor. Members of the selection panel remarked that in 2008 Hutchinson had “redefined himself” after he “emerged from the America’s Cup to be an awesome fleet racer.” (He was tactician aboard Emirates Team New Zealand in the 32nd America’s Cup). Hutchinson got the year rolling as tactician aboard NYYC-member Jim Richardson’s Farr 40 Barking Mad, which won Acura Key West and Acura Miami Grand Prix. Switching to the TP52 and moving into the skipper’s position, Hutchinson racked up four major victories in Europe, including the Trophy of Sardinia and Copa del Rey regattas, which led to his overall win of the Audi MedCup series. A month later, in Spain, Hutchinson crowned his stand-out season in the class by winning the TP52 World Championship aboard Quantum Racing. The Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year was Laser Radial Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Tunnicliffe, Established in 1961 by US SAILING and sponsored by Rolex Watch U.S.A. since 1980, the Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards recognize the outstanding on-the-water competitive achievement of an individual man and woman in the calendar year just concluded. The winners will be honored and presented with specially engraved Rolex timepieces during a luncheon on February 27, 2009, at the NYYC in Manhattan. View More NYYC Files Amicus-Curiae Brief on 33rd America's Cup The New York Yacht Club files amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief to the Court of Appeals State of New York adjudicating issues involving the 33rd America’s Cup. View More
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