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| Posted On Monday, August 12, 2019 |
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| | Bowe and Firey in J/70 Top 20 - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | Over the weekend, AYC members journeyed to Harbor Springs, MI, to compete in the J/70 Class Corinthian National Championship. The event drew competitors from as far away as California, Virginia, New York, and Canada to compete in one of the most welcoming sailing venues. | | |
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| Posted On Thursday, August 8, 2019 |
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| | Long Distance Double-handed Race - by Gary Jobson | | |
| | Racing sailboats across a long distance has inspired generations of sailors. The Annapolis Yacht Club announces a new 24-hour race for double-handed crews to start on Saturday, September 28, 2019 off the entrance to the Severn River. | | |
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| Posted On Monday, July 29, 2019 |
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| | New Format Success for Annual Regatta - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | The 83rd AYC Annual Regatta took place over the weekend with a two-day, multi circle format that offered a River Course for Alerion 28s, Cal 25s, and Harbor 20s, and a Bay Course for J/22s, J/30s, J/70s, and J/80s. | | |
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| Posted On Monday, July 22, 2019 |
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| | New York Yacht Club Celebrates Major Milestone with Regatta - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | To celebrate the 175th anniversary of its founding in 1844, NYYC hosted a regatta at their Harbour Court Clubhouse in Newport. A number of members were on the water during the week-long event, many of whom are also members of New York Yacht Club. | | |
| | A New Olympic Discipline with an AYC Twist - by Kathy Parks | | |
| | The newest event on the club’s racing calendar has quite a bit of buzz behind it, which was clear to the organizers when over 75 sailors from around town attended a seminar hosted by the Events Committee on June 25 at the Sailing Center. | | |
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| Posted On Monday, July 15, 2019 |
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| | 12 Metre Worlds Champion Includes Past AYC Jr. Sailor - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | With a spectacular array of vintage and modern versions of this classic yacht, the 12 Metre Worlds wrapped up in Newport this weekend, with long time junior program participant Porter Kavle on board contributing to the strategy team. | | |
| | AYC Hosts Competitor Party for Labor Day Regatta - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | After hosting the Awards party in temporary quarters for two years in a row, we are back on track with the opening of the Sailing Center, with the Competitors Party taking place at AYC on Saturday, August 31. | | |
| | EYC’s Boomerang Regatta – What a Beautiful Night! - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | There’s nothing better than being out on the water with breeze on a hot summer’s night. EYC’s Boomerang Regatta begins and ends outside of Annapolis Harbor. | | |
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| Posted On Monday, July 1, 2019 |
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| | Jimmy Buffett and P/C McNeil Winners at Block Island Race Week - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | We’re not sure whose performance was more memorable, but hats off to the crew of Seabiscuit, P/C Kevin and Amanda McNeil’s Farr 30, who won a hard fought battle in PHRF 2. | | |
| | AYC Women's Team at American Yacht Club for the WITR - by Gina Henderson | | |
| | This past weekend the AYC women’s team headed up to American Yacht Club in Rye, NY, for the Women’s Invitational Team Race regatta. | | |
| | Etchells World Championship - by Ric Crabbe, Protest Committee Chair | | |
| | Thirty seven Etchells came to Corpus Christi, Texas, this week to race in near-perfect winds for the World Championship, including AYC’s own Jose Fuentes. | | |
| | Two Day Schedule for AYC Annual Regatta - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | After looking over the past few years of entries and taking input from competitors on the format, the Sailing Committee decided to change things up a bit and offer both windward leeward courses as well as a distance race with drop and government marks over a period of two days. | | |
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| Posted On Monday, June 24, 2019 |
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| | Team AYC at Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | AYC team racers enjoyed another spectacular weekend in Oyster Bay, just off of Long Island, NY, racing against yacht clubs from across the country. | | |
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| Posted On Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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| | Don Backe Memorial CRAB Regatta - by P/C Peter Gordon | | |
| | The weather conditions this past Saturday were excellent for the 27th CRAB Regatta with winds in the 5-15 knot range and higher gusts in the afternoon. Five races were completed starting at the Clubhouse and going to drop marks near the end of the Naval Academy seawall and over to Horn Point. | | |
| | 37th Biennial Annapolis to Newport Race – One For the Books - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | It was one for the books with a dismasting, two boats with minor electrical fires, multiple entries dropping out due to seasickness, a double-handed entry winning its start against fully crewed boats, and a new location for the awards party and trophy presentation. | | |
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| Posted On Thursday, June 13, 2019 |
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| | La Defonce Presented with C. Gaither Scott Trophy for Corinthian Spirit - by Bill Wagner | | |
| | La Defonce was presented with the C. Gaither Scott Trophy for Corinthian Spirit during the Annapolis-to-Newport Race prize-giving ceremony, held Wednesday night At the Deck of Waites Wharf. | | |
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| Posted On Wednesday, June 12, 2019 |
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| | Phantom Captures Line Honors Among Saturday Starters - by Bill Wagner | | |
| | Phantom, an XP 44 skippered by Chris Schoen, sailed an impressive race and cleaned up as a result. Phantom captured line honors among Saturday starters and placed first overall among the 19 boats racing under the ORC rating rule. | | |
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| Posted On Tuesday, June 11, 2019 |
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| | History made as double-handed team takes line honors for Annapolis-to-Newport Race - by Bill Wagner | | |
| | Gavignet and Givry became the first double-handed team in Annapolis-to-Newport Race history to capture line honors. They were both on deck when La Defonce, a Beneteau-designed Figaro 3, crossed the line off Castle Hill Light at 9:38 Monday morning. | | |
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| Posted On Monday, June 10, 2019 |
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| | Annapolis to Newport Start Reports - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | Picture-perfect conditions greeted the Friday fleet of starters for the 2019 Annapolis-to-Newport Race, which got underway at 11 a.m. on the Chesapeake Bay. | | |
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| Posted On Monday, June 3, 2019 |
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| | Leukemia Cup - One and Done! - by Linda Ambrose, Regatta Manager | | |
| | With better breeze than expected, the Race Committees from all participating Yacht Clubs or Sailing Associations knocked out one race for their competitors and sent everyone back to shore to prep for the Rock the Dock party at EYC. | | |
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