NOOD Marblehead Regatta
Vineyard is home to this week of combo coastal, offshore and round- the-island racing hosted by Edgartown Yacht Club. “The history, charm and summer activity on Martha’s Vineyard is a meaningful draw, in addition to fantastic wind and ideal sailing conditions,” says Alex Nugent, one of the event’s co-chairs. “Plus, we typically host a big welcome party that’s sponsored by Mount Gay Rum.” New is the ‘Round-the-Sound series of races, which features 20-some nautical mile coastal sprints around Vineyard Sound and Nantucket Sound and replaces the around-the-buoy series. There’s monohull and multihull, racing and cruising, double-handed and many-handed entrants including teams from state and federal service and maritime academies. edgartownyc.org
kiteboarders, radio-controlled model boats and some of the country’s top sailors competing in high-performance big boats and classic wooden yachts. “This year we celebrate the 50th Opera House Cup Regatta, the grand dame of classic wooden boat regattas. The Cup, named after a legendary Nantucket restaurant, attracts some of the finest wooden boats on the East Coast and Europe. There is a big awards party on the beach after the race,” says Diana Brown, chief executive of Nantucket Community Sailing. The Parade of Wooden Boats offers a brochure that describes each participating boat. The public can watch the parade from Brant Point Beach. nantucketraceweek.org
sight of 100-plus spinnakers running north in the West Passage of Narragan- sett Bay from Fort Adams, Castle Hill or Beavertail Light is breathtaking. Entries are invited to one-design classes, and boats more than 24 feet race under a variety of handicaps. “The Annual Regatta is one of my perennial favor- ites,” says Paul Zabetakis, NYYC commodore and a regular participant on his Swan 42, Impetuous . “The race management is impeccable with multiple course configurations. Few other venues offer the perfect combination of offshore racing in Rhode Island Sound and inshore racing on Narragansett Bay.” The Saturday night regatta party is one of the biggest occasions of the Newport regatta season with sailors converging on Harbour Court for cocktails and dinner. nyyc.org/168th-annual-regatta Newport to Bermuda Race June 17 The lawn at Castle Hill Inn in Newport and Fort Wetherill in Jamestown are ringside seats to watch nearly 200 vessels start in the East Passage on a
RHODE ISLAND Annual Regatta June 10-12
Nantucket RaceWeek August 13-21 Nine days of racing, parties and
Hosted by the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) out of its facilities in Newport, this is North America’s oldest continu- ously held sailing event going on its 168th year. The format features two days of buoy racing, prefaced by a race around Conanicut Island. The
awards ceremonies take the concept of race week to the extreme. There’s something afloat for everyone: kids in Optis and 420s, women in Rhodes 19s,
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