2023 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship

Event Details

Date:
June 21, 2023 – June 25, 2023

Location:
Sheboygan Yacht Club
Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Competing for:

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Results & Reports

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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

Previous Championship Archive

2022 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship

2021 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship

2020 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship

2019 U.S. Youth Match Racing Championship

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.

Media

Photos

Photos from the 2023 Event

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