Jet Lag Captures Hinman Trophy, Wins 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship
This weekend’s 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship for the George R. Hinman Trophy featured a “who’s who” of college sailing’s present and past.
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Qualifying Round Robin Series Starts at Hinman 2017
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 20, 2017) – The 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship for the George R. Hinman Trophy, hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, got underway on Friday. Fourteen teams raced under clear and sunny skies with light breeze in the first of three days of racing on Oyster Bay this weekend. Despite the…Read More
Hinman Trophy up for Grabs at 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 19, 2017) – The excitement and fast-paced action of team racing takes the spotlight this week in Oyster Bay at the 2017 U.S. Team Racing Championship, hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. Teams will be racing for the historic George R. Hinman Trophy over three days beginning Friday, October 20 through…Read More
Storrs Earns Prince of Wales Bowl; Potts is U.S. Match Racing National Champion
David Storrs and his international team won the Prince of Wales Bowl but it was second place finisher Pearson Potts and the Yankee Creole Racing team who walked away with the title of U.S. Match Racing Champion.
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U.S. Match Racing Championship – Day 1 Report
[caption id="attachment_38286" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Peter Holz and team. Photo by Oakcliff Sailing.[/caption] Report by Francis K. George, Oakcliff Sailing OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (October 13, 2017) – Peter Holz added an Aussie touch to his Midwestern team and sailed a brilliant undefeated first day at the U.S. Match Racing Championship at Oakcliff Sailing. A perfect…Read More
U.S. Match Racing Championship – Day 2 Report
[caption id="attachment_38302" align="aligncenter" width="563"] Chris Kennedy and Team Oakcliff[/caption] Report by Francis K. George, Oakcliff Sailing OYSTER BAY, NY (October 14, 2017) – ‘You’re not out until you’re out’ was proved again at day two of the U.S. Match Race Championships. Nevin Snow finally ended Peter Holz's undefeated streak in the 9th and final…Read More
Oakcliff Sailing Hosts 50th Edition of the U.S. Match Racing Championship
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 12, 2017) – The 2017 edition of the U.S. Match Racing Championship for the Prince of Wales Bowl marks the 50th Anniversary of this historic and highly competitive event. Oakcliff Sailing is hosting this US Sailing National Championship over three days, this Friday, October 13 to Sunday, October 15, 2017. Match…Read More
Steve Benjamin Takes First at Championship of Champions
In a unique test of skill and teamwork, 2017 Etchells World Champion, Steve Benjamin and his crew Phil Trinter (South Bend, Ind.) and Christopher Larson (Annapolis, Md), won the 2017 Championship of Champions, hosted by the WaterFront Center in Oyster Bay, NY.
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Class Titlists to Race for Championship of Champions in Sonars
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (October 5, 2017) – US Sailing’s Championship of Champions is recognized as one of the more unique adult racing events in the country. All sailors have qualified for this event by winning a one-design class National, North American, or World Championship in the qualifying years (2016 – 2017). These champions will be…Read More
Chicago’s Kennalley and Team Win 2017 U.S. Offshore Championship
The 10 teams racing in Navy 44 sloops at the 2017 U.S. Offshore Sailing Championship, hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy Sailing Squadron, completed their third and final day of racing on Chesapeake Bay in the best conditions of the weekend. In the end it was Brian Kennalley of the Chicago Corinthian Yacht Club and his team of six crew who prevailed.
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