2024 AYC Spring Regatta Around the Corner

AYC

06 Mar 2024 — 2 min read

The 2024 Spring Regatta is once again coming to the Long Island Sound hosted out of the American Yacht Club (sign up on Yachtscoring). It will be a 3-day affair, with a Friday coastal race on May 3rd and then the 2-day Spring Series on May 4th and 5th offering both coastal and windward-leeward options to sailors.

The Friday Coastal Race is open to boats with a YRALIS PHRF rating of 165 or less, which includes Doublehanded and Non-Spinnaker boats, boats with a ORCi or ORC Club rating with a GPH of 660 or less.

The Spring Series Windward/Leeward Racing is open to boats with a ORCi or ORC Club rating with a GPH of 660 or less and the J/88, J/105, J/109, and J/44 One Design classes.

The Spring Series Coastal Racing is open to boats with a YRALIS PHRF rating of 165 or less, which includes Doublehanded and Non-Spinnaker boats.

And as always, there will food and entertainment aplenty hosted at the American Yacht Club clubhouse.

Get that boat ready to splash and come kick off a wonderful season of big boat sailing at the 2024 Spring Regatta.

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