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2008 NYYC Race Week at Newport Presented by RolexSlideshows 173 yachts gathered for the 2008 New York Yacht Club's Race Week at Newport, presented by Rolex. 53 raced in the Classics Regatta and Olin J. Stephens 100th Birthday Celebration, July 18-20. Another 120 yachts raced in the Handicap and One-Design portion, from July 23-27. Primary photography Rolex/Dan Nerney, including the thumbnail of Blue Yankee -- Robert and Farley Towse -- that sailed in IRC 1.
New & Big!Slideshow from New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta Presented by Rolex A number of really interesting boats -- big boats -- made their debut at the NYYC 154th Annual Regatta Presented by Rolex. They include Speedboat, Belle Mente, Moneypenny, Rosebud/Team DYT, Puma and Numbers. A slideshow featuring photos by Dan Nerney and Michael Levitt. View More
Sailing Center at Harbour Court OpensIn Memory of Commodore Robert G. Stone Jr. Friday May 9, 2008 saw the official opening of the new Sailing Center at Harbour Court, made possible by the generous support of the membership. The Sailing Center is in Memory of Commodore Robert G. Stone Jr. Attending the special evening were contributors and 22 members of the family of Commodore Stone. Dan Nerney photo of NYYC Commodore Charles Townsend and former-Commodore George Hinman. For a slideshow of the opening: View More
Video of Golden Spinnaker GalaFundraiser for US Olympic & Paralympic Sailing Team A fundraiser for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Team was hosted by the New York Yacht Club in November 2007. This is Gary Jobson's video of the gala evening. View More
Swan 42 Class U.S. National ChampionshipA Video by Gary Jobson Gary Jobson provides this video on the New York Yacht Club's Swan 42 U.S. National Championship sailed at Harbour Court in Newport, September 14-16, 2007. Not only did Jobson, a NYYC member, make the video, but his Mustang finished second to Amelia, skippered by Alex Jackson. The Swan 42 Class, which is just one year old, is a new one-design class commissioned by the New York Yacht Club in collaboration with Nautor’s Swan. This is an owner-driver class with limits on both professional sailors and sail inventory. Eighteen boats, many of them competing in their first event, participated in the championship. View More
America's Cup Panel DiscussionVideo of the Event at the NYYC Gary Jobson moderated a discussion of the 32nd America’s Cup in Spain, featuring prominent guest speakers Terry Hutchinson, the tactician from Emirates Team New Zealand -- pictured here -- Tom Whidden who has participated in eight America’s Cup races, Clay Oliver, a naval architect who has helped design almost every winning boat since 1984, Halsey Herreshoff, navigator for several Cup defenses ending in 1983, and the NYYC's Brad Dellenbaugh, the Cup Umpire. View More
Amanda Clark and John Dane -- NYYC Members -- Make US Olympic Sailing Team Amanda Clark and Sarah Mergenthaler have qualified as the
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