NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA (May 14, 2023) – Less than three months away and on the heels of the Ocean Race stopover, the 2023 12mR World Championship will be the next world sailing competition in Newport, R.I. Sanctioned by the International Twelve Metre Association and hosted by the 12 Metre Yacht Club Newport Station in partnership with Organizing Authority Ida Lewis Yacht Club, the event is scheduled for July 30-August 5 and will see nine or more historic 12 Metres sailing on Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound.
Continue ReadingOakcliff Trainees to Race Historic 12 Metre Courageous (US-26) in World Championship
OYSTER BAY, NY, USA (March 23, 2023)– Oakcliff Sailing will campaign the historic 12 Metre Courageous (US-26) for the 2023 World Championship in Newport, RI, Oakcliff executive director Dawn Riley announced today. The boat will be raced by a young and diverse team of sailors selected from Oakcliff’s Acorn and Sapling training programs.
Continue ReadingInternational Twelve Metre E-Newsletter, March 2023
ITMA’s March 2023 E-Newsletter contained updates from President, Chris Winter, our 3 regional fleets in Southern Europe, Northern Europe and the Americas, 12mRs for Sale, 12mR History and more.
Continue ReadingVANITY V (K-5)
Own a vintage beauty; 12mR Vanity V (K-5) is available for purchase and ready to race!
Continue Reading55th Coupe de France Race Series
55th Coupe de France Race Series
Continue ReadingInternational Twelve Metre E-Newsletter, October 2022
ITMA’s October 2022 E-Newsletter contained updates from President, Paul Buttrose, our 3 regional fleets in Southern Europe, Northern Europe and the Americas, 12mRs for Sale, 12mR History and more.
Continue ReadingLEGACY (KZ-5)
KZ-5 was the second in a development series of the three “Plastic Fantastics” (KZ-3, KZ-5, KZ-7) built by McMullen & Wing for the 1987 New Zealand Americas Cup Challenge in Perth, Western Australia. Well maintained and stored professionally, she was chartered by a Swedish Syndicate for the 2019 World Championships in Newport and claimed first place in the Grand Prix Division.
Continue ReadingDame Pattie (KA-2): An Owner’s Restoration Adventure
Frédéric Rolland reports on his “incredible adventure: becoming the owner of Dame Pattie (KA-2)” and shares a photo gallery of detailing the extensive restoration in progress
Continue ReadingAMERICAN EAGLE’S (US-21) ALL-WOMENS TEAM PREVAILS AT Nantucket Regatta
At the 2022 Nantucket Regatta, the women aboard American Eagle (US-12) claimed first place in Division 3, soaring past six other boats to victory.
Continue ReadingGrand Prix 12mRs Return to Racing in the French Med
France (F-1), French Kiss (F-7) and Kiwi Magic (KZ-7) Compete at REGATES ROYALES and YCF COUPE d’AUTOMNE
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