NYYC Race Week Archives - Classic Sailboats

On this Day (March 17) – The Schooner Silvia C. Hall

by adminNYYC Race Week, On this day March 16, 2017March 18, 2017No Comments

Only 48 days had passed since the U.S. Life Saving Service and the Revenue Cutter Service had merged January 28 to form the U.S. Coast Guard. The ill- fated Silvia C. Hall was about to become the service’s first major rescue. The schooner was hit by a howling southeast gale near Cape Lookout, N.C. With …

2012 New York Yacht Club Race Week

by adminNYYC Race Week, Regatta's November 10, 2013December 21, 2014No Comments

New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex will have three parts. Part I is the Classics Weekend on July 14-15 with Classics, 12 Metres, 6 Metres and Herreshoff ‘S’ Class racing. Part II is the Around-the-Island Race on Wednesday, July 18 and is open to all yachts with no additional entry …