We invite all sailors with monohull and multihull vessels (30 feet or greater in length overall) to join us for our summer sailing regatta featuring a variety of classes including our Superyacht class! Enjoy three unforgettable days of shoreside events, revelries and racing excitement at Safe Harbor locations in Newport, Portsmouth and Jamestown, Rhode Island.
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2024 NYYC Race Week presented by Rolex
The biennial NYYC Race Week has become a favorite of sailors due to the spectacular sailing conditions, unparalleled onshore hospitality and the great race management provided by the Club’s all-volunteer race committee. True race weeks are a rarity in today’s time-crunched world and the Club is proud to keep that traditional alive with six days of racing and activities
2024 NYYC 170th Annual Regatta
North America’s oldest annual regatta will feature three great days of racing including the separately scored Around-the-Island Race on Friday. Competition will take place in ORC, PHRF and one-design classes, as well as for classic yachts and multihulls.
International Twelve Metre E-Newsletter, July 2023
ITMA’s July E-Newsletter is chock-full of 12mR Class sailing news including updates on the 2023 12mR World Championship in Newport and exciting events happening in the N. European and S. European 12mR fleets! Topics include: 12mR Worlds, Coupe de France, Restorations and Database Updates, 12mR History, Meet the ITMA Team, AGM Announcement, Links of Interest and more…
Continue Reading2023 12 Metre World Championship: Ready to Roll
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Continue Reading2023 12 Metre World Championship: The Next Big Thing
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 ReadingRACE for UKRAINE: 12mR Sailors Unite On Narragansett Bay
UPDATE, June 8, 2022: Race for Ukraine raises $19,100 for Heart to Heart International.
Continue ReadingSafe Harbor RACE WEEKEND
Safe Harbor Race Weekend, 12mR Dockage reservations available at Safe Harbors Newport Shipyard
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2023 12mR World Championship
Scheduled for July 31 – August 5, and hosted by the Ida Lewis Yacht Club, the 2023 12mR World Championship will be held during the traditional 12 Metre sailing season established during 25 years (1958-1983) of America’s Cup competition in the waters off Newport, RI.