June has been an enormously successful month for ILCA sailors in the American Yacht Club family, with Daniel Escudero winning the ILCA 7 fleet in the US Championship in Oyster Bay, Paul Clifford and Jean-Yves Fillion coming in 1-2 in the ILCA 6 at the US Masters Championship in Chicago,
AYC sent a team of four talented young sailors to represent the club at the Baldwin Cup at Newport Harbor Yacht Club over April 10th-12th. The team, including Austen Freda, Audrey Fung, Michelle Lahrkamp and Lindsay Powers, put in an amazing performance and were thrilled to represent AYC, where each
The American Yacht Club hosted its 46th annual Spring Regatta, running a coastal race on May 2nd and both coastal and winward/leeward racing on May 3rd and 4th. Wind conditions kept the sailors on their toes. On both Friday and Saturday, the wind clocked around completely, providing the remarkable
It's been a productive start to 2025 for Peter Duncan in the J/70 in his boat Relative Obscurity. First they won Event #2 of the Bacardi Invitational Winter Series (they didn't participate in Event #1) in January against 41 boats, then they won the Bacardi
Every new year, we look forward to the bright bursts of daffodils and the fast-fading blush of cherry blossoms, but the turn of the season also marks a busy rush to get the bigger boats in the water just in time for the American Yacht Club's Spring Regatta
If you’re wondering who was wild enough to be out kite boarding in the middle of Long Island Sound about four weeks ago, when the temperature was 25 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind was blowing a steady 40 knots with gusts up to 50, you can wonder no more.
Following an impressive second place finish in the College Sailing Match Race Nationals last month, we took the opportunity to catch up with AYC member Katherine McNamara. Katherine is in her Junior year at Brown University. She grew up sailing at AYC and fondly remembers her many JAYC summers, as
Daniel Escudero has chalked up quite a 2024, which combined disappointment at the US Olympic trials along with major victories at events like ILCA North Americans and most recently winning college nationals in the ILCA 7. He also recently became a member of the American Yacht Club. We caught up
This past Labor Day, Maddy Ploch joined the team of Patriot to race in the Annapolis J/105 Women's Regatta. They won the regatta with a bullet and two seconds. We took the opportunity to catch up with Maddie about her experience. Bell 42: Congratulations on your victory
When you try to imagine the life of a professional sailor, what do you picture? Long stretches of time riding an ocean swell? Moments of fast action crossing a super-maxi at the start of the Sydney-Hobart? While the job differs depending on the boat and program, we took a peek
American Yacht Club's Friday Night Sunset Series is a cherished event for sailing and non-sailing members alike. Held weekly on Friday nights during the summer sailing season, this year’s Series once again combined competitive racing, fun with family and friends, and the picturesque beauty of sunsets on
In the wake of her being named Seahorse Magazine's August sailor of the month, we took the opportunity to catch up with AYC member Michelle Lahrkamp. Michelle is wrapping up an incredible stretch of sailing at Stamford University. Among her many accomplishments, she helped (with sister Vanessa!) Stamford