Americas’ Fleet

RACE for UKRAINE: 12mR Sailors Unite On Narragansett Bay

April 22, 2022 – NEWPORT, RI – The International Twelve Metre Association (ITMA), in full support of the people of Ukraine and in solidarity with our Northern Europe 12mR fleet, is honored to endorse RACE FOR UKRAINE, a fundraising regatta around Conanicut Island, coordinated by the 12 Metre Yacht Club Newport Station to be held on June 4, 2022.

Victory ’83 (K-22)

Victory ’83 is for sale! Victory’83 (K-22) is an International 12 Metre yacht based in Newport, RI. Over the past twelve years,…

8 Bells: Dr. Robin Wallace

In Recognition of Dr. Alan “Robin” Gordon Wallace March 21, 2021 Dear Members of ITMA, It is with a heavy…

12MYC Releases 12mR: An Enduring Legacy

12 Metre Yacht Club Releases 12mR: An Enduring Legacy A film by Gary Jobson features the 2019 12mR World Championship…

In Recognition of Harry Anderson

In Recognition of Harry Anderson ITMA has lost one of its longest-standing friends and allies with the passing of Harry…

8 BELLS: CHARLES ROBERTSON

February 12, 2020: It is with great sadness that we write to inform you of the passing of Charles…

US SAILING Awards 2019 12mR Worlds Organizers

US Sailing awarded their annual St. Petersburg Yacht Club Trophy to the Ida Lewis Yacht Club and 2019 12mR World…

ITMA President, Wm H. Dyer Jones Inducted to America’s Cup Hall of Fame

At a spectacular event held at the Robbe & Berking Yachting Heritage Center in Flensburg Germany on November 16, 2019, ITMA President, William H. Dyer Jones was inducted to the America’s Cup Hall of Fame along with Henry Racamier and Bill Trenkle.

12 Metre North American Championship: An Exciting Experiment

NEWPORT, R.I. (September 23, 2019) – The 12 Metre North American Championship, hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club over September 19-22, finished with Courageous (US-26) at the top of the scoreboard to win not only its Modern Division but also the newly contested 12 Metre North American Cup.

Courageous Wins Inaugural ROAD to the WORLDS Waypoints Series

NEWPORT, R.I. (August 28, 2019) – In the first-ever ROAD TO THE WORLDS Waypoints Series, it came down to the last day of the last regatta – the 2019 12 Metre World Championship held over July 8-13 in Newport, R.I. – to determine Courageous (US-26) as the overall Series winner.