Championships

2023 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship

Event Details

Date:
June 21, 2023 – June 25, 2023

Location:
Sheboygan Yacht Club
Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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Previous Winners

Scandone Sportsmanship Award Winners

  • 2023 – Bayview Yacht Club: Michael Kirkman, Dougie Cowan, Sophia Hacket, and Ryan Hexter
  • 2022 – Newport Harbor Yacht Club: Jack Flores, Max Kleha, Brook Wood, Ian Wells
  • 2021 –  Mount Desert Island Community Sailing Center:  Alec Fisichella, Sofie Dowling, and Nate and Luke Ingebritson
  • 2020 – Event not held
  • 2019 – Fort Worth Boat Club: Christophe Chaumont, Peter Vaseliades, Celia Houston, Taft Buckley
  • 2018 – Wayzata Yacht Club: Conrad Vandlik, skipper, Carl Eaton, Emma Aubuchon, Nathan Olmstead
  • 2017 – Balboa Yacht Club: Porter Killian, skipper, John Horton, Robert Garrett, Victoria Thompson
  • 2016 – Centerport Yacht Club: Sean Cornell, skipper, Scott Ewing, Thomas Pluchino
  • 2015 – Oakcliff Sailing Center: Colin Kennedy, skipper, Alec Caterson, Austin Colpaert
  • 2014 – Lakewood Yacht Club: Dane Byerly, skipper, Howdy Hughes, Collin Scoville
  • 2013 – Balboa Yacht Club: Christophe Killian, skipper, Jack Martin, Harrison Vandervort
  • 2012 – Portland Yacht Club: Charlie Lalumiere, skipper, Myles Everitt , Chase Quinn, Mac Agnese
  • 2011 – Annapolis Yacht Club: Michael Carr, skipper, Jack Ortel, Austin Ortel
  • 2010 – Annapolis Yacht Club: Michael Carr, skipper, Jack Ortel, Brady Stagg

Rose Cup (hosts) and winners:

  • 2023 – Lake Geneva Yacht Club: Chapman Petersen, Thomas Sitzmann, Samara Walshe, Luke Woodworth
  • 2022 – Newport Harbor Yacht Club: Morgan Pickney, Peter Sangmeister, Will Glasson, Ashley Highland
  • 2021 –  Balboa Yacht Club: Jeffrey Petersen, Max Brennan, Reade Decker, and Samantha Hemans
  • 2020 – Event not sailed
  • 2019 – Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club: Cameron Feves, Lukas Kraak, Justin Zmina, and Taylor Milefchik
  • 2018 – Riverside Yacht Club: Jack Parkin, Ashton Borcherding, Bram Brakman, Wiley Rogers
  • 2017 – Balboa Yacht Club: David Wood, skipper, Max Brennan, Catherine Reynolds and Jeffrey Petersen
  • 2016 – San Francisco Yacht Club: Romain Screve, skipper, Jackson Ritter, Sammy Shea
  • 2015 – Balboa Yacht Club: Christophe Killian, skipper, Jack Martin, Harrison Vandervort
  • 2014 – Balboa Yacht Club: Christophe Killian, skipper, Jack Martin, Harrison Vandervort
  • 2013 – San Francisco Yacht Club: Scott Buckstaff, skipper, Corey Lynch, Sammy Shea
  • 2012 – Chicago Yacht Club: Will Holz, skipper,Wheeler Morris, Madeleine Cooney, Alex Woloshyn
  • 2011 – San Diego Yacht Club: Nevin Snow, skipper, Jake LaDow, Jake Reynolds
  • 2010 – Newport Harbor Yacht Club: Chris Segerblom, skipper, Connor Bathen, Kieran Chung

Resources

More information on Match Racing and Youth Match Racing opportunities The Dial Up – the free North American match racing e-newsletter US Sailing Regulations Hosting a US Sailing Championship  US Sailing Bylaws

About This Event


FINAL REPORT

2023 EVENT PHOTOS

2023 Interview with the Champions (scroll down to unmute)

2023 US Youth match racing championship Results

2023 USYMRC Event Brochure 

The U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship (“USYMRC”) for the Rose Cup is an invitational event open to sailors who have reached their 16th birthday but not their 21st birthday during the calendar year in which the event is held. The Championship features world-class coaching and race management and serves as an outstanding training ground for young sailors who are interested in match racing and focused on competing at the next level. Invitations are by resume only. Requests for invitations received by April 1st will receive preference.


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Championship History


The Rose Cup started as an invitational youth match racing event in 2010. It was founded by members of Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach, California, and the Newport-Balboa Sailing & Seamanship Association (“NBSSA”). Its mission is to assist in the promotion of youth match racing in the United States and improve the quality of US competitors in national and international competition. Thanks primarily to the efforts of US Sailing Match Racing Committee Vice-Chair and five-time US Match Racing Champion, Dave Perry, US Sailing made the event one of its three match racing championships, and it officially became the U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship in 2015.
At each USYMRC, the presentation of the Nick Scandone Sportsmanship Award is always a highlight. This trophy, named for the late US Paralympic Gold Medalist Nick Scandone who, in addition to winning the Gold Medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, was beating both able bodied and physically challenged competitors throughout the last year of his life as he fought ALS or “Lou Gehrig’s Disease”. Nick’s persistence against seemingly insurmountable odds provides inspiration to winners of the Scandone Sportsmanship Trophy and to all sailors. The Rose Cup was named by NBSSA for America’s Cup, Congressional Cup and offshore tactician Andy Rose, for his contributions to youth match racing for the Governor’s and Rose Cups.

Championship Facts

  • Type of Event: Invitation Only
  • Fleet: Provided Keelboats
  • Competitors must have reached their 16th birthday but not their 21st birthday during the calendar year in which the event is held
  • The U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship (“USYMRC”) for the Rose Cup is an invitational event based on Requests for Invitation from qualified skippers
  • Teams will consist of crews of four (4) with at least one male and one female and a maximum crew weight of 680 lbs
  • The event is expected to be a World Sailing Grade 3 Event
  • Teams may be composed of members from different yacht clubs or sailing associations

Invitations for the Governor’s Cup

  • At least the top skipper in the USYMRC will receive an invitation to the Governor’s Cup to be held at the Balboa Yacht Club, Newport Beach, California, provided he or she has requested an invitation to the Governor’s Cup. Click here to request an invitation to the Governor’s Cup
  • Governor’s Cup Information