newport classic yacht regatta 2023

Classic Yacht Challenge Series Regatta

Newport Classic Yacht Regatta Presented by IYRS

September 2-3, 2023 - Newport, RI

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Number of Races: 3

The 44th Annual IYRS Newport Classic Yacht Regatta will bring classic yachts from around the world to Newport, Rhode Island over Labor Day weekend 2023 for two days of competition and camaraderie in the sailing capital of the United States. Come enjoy the best of Newport!

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Newport Classics

Reserve now for a once in a lifetime adventure, cruise  itinerary.

Embark on an unforgettable sailing journey aboard the storied schooner Rebecca as you take part in the prestigious Newport Classic Yacht Regatta, hosted by the esteemed International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS). Nestled in the picturesque coastal city of Newport, Rhode Island, this regatta combines the rich maritime history of the area with thrilling yacht racing. Immerse yourself in the charm of Newport, known for its historic mansions, quaint cobblestone streets, and vibrant waterfront. Discover the city's fascinating history, from its Gilded Age opulence to its role as a prominent sailing destination.

As you compete in the regatta, showcasing your sailing skills among a fleet of classic yachts, appreciate the exceptional craftsmanship and dedication to maritime heritage fostered by IYRS. This renowned trade school focuses on teaching traditional and modern yacht building, restoration, and composites technologies. Engage with fellow sailors, sharing stories and experiences, while also celebrating the preservation of classic yachts and the art of boatbuilding.

During your stay in Newport, take time to explore the city's attractions, such as the Newport Mansions, including The Breakers and Marble House, which offer a glimpse into the lavish lifestyles of the past. Stroll along the vibrant Newport Harbor, where you can witness the bustling maritime activity and savor delectable seafood at local waterfront restaurants. Don't miss a visit to the International Tennis Hall of Fame or a leisurely walk along the Cliff Walk, offering breathtaking ocean views.

Embarking on the Newport Classic Yacht Regatta aboard Rebecca is not just a racing experience but a chance to immerse yourself in Newport's captivating ambiance, embrace its rich history, and celebrate the enduring passion for classic yachts and the art of restoration fostered by IYRS.

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The charterer and client are responsible for providing the following:

Crew Gratuity: The charter package does not include crew gratuity. It is recommended to provide $100 to $150 per day per crew member, or a group gratuity of $200 to $300 per day. Cash in an envelope at the end of the charter is preferred, but Venmo is also accepted.

Alcoholic Beverages: The charterer (client) is responsible for supplying alcoholic beverages. Beverages other than water and a small soda selection are not included in the charter package. Bringing your own beverages (BYOB) is allowed and encouraged.

Dietary Restrictions and Allergies: The charterer and guests must inform the Owner and/or the Captain about any dietary restrictions or allergies at least 3 days prior to the charter.

Additional Expenses: The charterer is responsible for paying for any expenses not included in the package, such as restaurants, transportation to and from the boat, tours, excursions, and other costs that may arise during the charter.

Crew Meals: If the charterer takes the crew out to dinner, it is the charterer's responsibility to pay for the crew meals within reason.

Things to bring:

Sufficient clothing without excess, as storage is limited on a yacht. Include options for wet and cooler weather.

A bathing suit, a hat, sunglasses, and sun cream.

While a variety of snacks are provided on board, you are welcome to bring your favorite snacks if you have specific preferences.

What the Owner and charter package provide:

Fresh linens and towels.

Two crew members: a Captain and a Mate who share cooking and cleaning responsibilities.

Plates, cutlery, cookware, coolers, ice, glasses, and cups for the charter.

Provisions for three meals a day, including a light breakfast, sandwiches during racing and sailing, and dinner.

Water and Sodas.

Dockage and/or mooring fees included in the charter package.

Charter Registration and entry.

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Newport ri, 2023 sailing events:.

EVENT: 169th Annual Regatta DATE: June 9-11, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Around Aquidneck Spring Race DATE: June 17, 2023 WHERE: Tiverton, RI HOST: Twenty Hundred Club & Tiverton Yacht Club

EVENT: Newport Yacht Rendezvous 2023 DATE: June 23, 2023 HOST: Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

EVENT: Tiedemann Regatta DATE: June 24-25 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: 2023 Newport Regatta DATE: July 7-9, 2023 HOST: Sail Newport

EVENT: ORC Event DATE: July 14-16, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: IC37 National Championship DATE: July 14-16, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Newport Charter Yacht Show DATE: July 19-22, 2023 WHERE: Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

EVENT: New England Solo Twin DATE: July 28-29, 2023 HOST: Newport Yacht Club

EVENT: King’s Cup DATE: July 29, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Morgan Cup Team Race DATE: August 4-6, 2023 HOST: NYYC    

EVENT: Hinman Masters Team Race DATE: August 11-13, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Safe Harbor Race Weekend DATE: August 11-13, 2023 HOST: Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

EVENT: Ida Lewis YC Distance Race DATE: August 18-19, 2023 HOST: Ida Lewis Yacht Club

EVENT: NYYC Grandmasters Team Race DATE: August 18-20, 2023 HOST: NYYC    

EVENT: Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup DATE: September 9-16, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Newport International Boat Show DATE: September 14-17, 2023 WHERE: Newport Yachting Center

EVENT: Safe Harbor Newport Brokerage Show DATE: September 14-17, 2023 WHERE: Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

EVENT: ILCA Masters North American Championship DATE: September 27-Oct 1 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: 2023 Sail for Hope DATE: September 30, 2023 HOST: Sail Newport   

EVENT: IC37 North American Championship DATE: October 6-8, 2023 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: 2023 Halloween Howl DATE: October 28-29, 2023 HOST: Sail Newport

For a summary of 2023 regional sailing events in southeastern New England click here.

NEWPORT RI, 2022 SAILING EVENTS:

EVENT: Women’s 2v2 Team Race DATE: June 4-5, 2022    HOST: NYYC

EVENT: 168th Annual Regatta DATE: June 10-12, 2022    HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Newport to Bermuda Race DATE: June 17, 2022    HOST: Safe Harbor Marinas

EVENT: Women’s Championship Regatta DATE: June 24-26, 2022 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Bermuda Short-Handed Return start DATE: June 26, 2022 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex DATE: July 13-16, 2022 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Queen’s Cup DATE: July 17, 2022 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Global Team Race DATE: July 21-23, 2022 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: Safe Harbor Race Weekend DATE: August 12-14, 2022    HOST: Safe Harbor Marinas

EVENT: Morgan Cup Team Race DATE: August 12-14, 2022 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: 2022 Distance race DATE: August 18-20 HOST: ILYC   

EVENT: Hinman Masters Team Race DATE: August 19-21, 2022 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: NYYC Grandmasters Team Race DATE: August 26-28, 2022 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: 43rd Annual Newport Classic Yacht Regatta DATE: September 3-4, 2022 HOST: IYRS

EVENT: 2022 Shields Nationals DATE: Sept 7-10, 2022 HOST: ILYC

EVENT: Sail For Hope DATE: September 11, 2022 HOST: Sail Newport

EVENT: Resolute Cup DATE: September 12-17, 2022 HOST: NYYC 

EVENT: Newport International Boat Show DATE: September 15-18, 2022

EVENT: J 80 North American Championship DATE: September 23-25, 2022 HOST: Sail Newport

EVENT: ILYC Club Championship DATE: Sept 25, 2022 HOST: ILYC

EVENT: IC37 North American Championship DATE: September 23-25 HOST: NYYC

EVENT: J 80 World Championship DATE: October 4-10, 2022 HOST: Sail Newport

EVENT: Halloween Howl DATE: October 29-30, 2022 HOST: Sail Newport

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Tiedemann Classic Yacht Regatta, Newport RI

June 24, 2023 - june 25, 2023.

Tiedemann Regatta will kick off the CYOA Challenge Series in 2023

The New York Yacht Club has announced dates for this year’s Robert H. Tiedemann Classics Regatta, to be held in Newport June 24th and 25th. The regatta will be the first event in the 2023 Classic Yacht Owners Association’s Challenge Series.

The CYOA Challenge Series includes a number of regattas throughout the northeast, from Rhode Island to Maine to Massachusetts to Long Island Sound. As with these other events, the Tiedemann Classics Regatta will have divisions for Vintage, Classic, Modern Classic, and Spirit of Tradition boats. One-design divisions may also be offered.

The Tiedemann Classics Regatta honors the legacy of Robert Tiedemann, remembered for his historic contribution to the preservation of classic yachting and promotion of the 12-metre class. Tiedemann, who passed away in 2006, was known for helping establish Newport as a center for the 12-meter class’s racing activities. He also famously restored two classic 12-metres: Gleam and Northern Light as part of the revitalization of the fleet. A recently restored Gleam will be returning to the regatta again as part of the celebration.

https://nyyc.org/2023-tiedemann-classics-regatta

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Classic yachting and regattas in new england, join the spectator fleet to witness the beauty and racing action.

Sailing yacht regattas are a New England summertime tradition. From July to early September, competitive yacht races take place from Nantucket to Northeast Harbor every weekend. No other region quite compares to New England’s yachting community.

Chartering a yacht in New England during “regatta time” means you will get the opportunity to spectate or even participate in some of our cherished New England yachting traditions.

Top photo, the glorious 141ft Eastern Shipbuilding Group S/Y COLUMBIA in full sail

The Best in Summertime Entertainment

And of all yacht races, classic regattas – featuring beautifully maintained, wooden and Spirit of Tradition sailboats – are some of the most exciting to watch.

Not only are the classically-designed vessels some of the most historical boats in the world, but the racing is also inspiring, conjuring up the spirit of yachting lore according to writer Carol Baruether in a recent article . In other words, sailors and spectators alike get treated to the best in summertime entertainment on the water.

Dockside Upside

The races are a thrill to watch, and the dockside social soirées, awards ceremonies, and parties enable attendees to chat with New England’s finest yachtsmen. For yachters, there isn’t a better way to spend a summer weekend in New England, the article notes.

Which sailing regattas should you attend?

MarinaLife Magazine has the insider’s scoop on some of New England’s most prestigious summer sailboat races. We have added a few of our favorites. Try to make it to a few – and of course, a sailboat charter for race day offers the best seat to take in all the thrilling action!

Regatta Calendar

 All of these regattas have active websites where 2023 dates will be posted.  While the calendar dates change a little each year, New England regattas follow an easy pattern in that most of the cherished events have been taking place for over 50 years – usually in or around the exact same weekend each and every summer. Here are some of the most notable:

Eggemoggin Reach Regatta – Brooklin, ME  (August 6, 2022)

Considered one of the best-kept secrets in Maine, the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta began humbly in 1985 with thirteen wooden boats and a dream. Organizer Steve White along with Frank Hull of Brooklin Boatyard first envisioned the race as an opportunity for wooden boat owners to get together and enjoy each other’s company as well as to compete. The race quickly grew to 125 boats and is now co-hosted by Brooklin Boatyard and Rockport Marine, according to the article. The Regatta’s 15-mile course has remained the same over the years. Additionally, the Camden Feeder Regatta and the Castine Classic Yacht Race soon joined the ERR to create a truly spectacular three-day event.

Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta – Marblehead, MA  (August 13-14, 2022)

Corinthian is a name synonymous with New England sailing. For more than 125 years, the Corinthian Yacht Club has called Marblehead, MA home, and in that time, they’ve produced numerous racing champions including several America’s Cup defenders. The Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta was started nearly 40 years ago, and it’s become of the largest celebrations of “classic yachts and characters.” Just as spectacular as the racing, though, is the onshore atmosphere, another compelling reason to go, the article notes.

Opera House Cup & Nantucket Race Week – Nantucket, MA  (August 13 -21, 2022)

Nantucket Race Week is a full nine-day experience that marshals the entire Nantucket community together for a fun-filled week of regattas, awards ceremonies, and parties. Races provide sport for everyone from young dinghy sailors and families in household one designs to grand prix racers at the very top of their profession. Racing begins Saturday.

The Opera House Cup

A cherished tradition, the Opera House Cup Regatta, is held on the third Sunday of every August on Nantucket. It was the first all-wooden, single-hulled classic boat regatta on the East Coast, and it attracts some of the finest sailboats in the country. Past participants include former America’s Cup winners (Intrepid, Weatherly, Columbia), well-known competitors ( Ticonderoga, Wild Horses, Blackwatch ), and such other notable yachts as the Mystic Seaport schooner Brilliant  and General Patton’s  When and If . 

*Three of these winning yachts are featured at the end of this post so you can learn more about how to charter a regatta-level boat.

Gloucester Schooner Festival – Gloucester, MA  (September 1-5, 2022)

Newport classic yacht regatta – newport, ri  (september 3-4, 2022).

 Annual Newport Classic Yacht Regatta presented by IYRS School of Technology & Trades  draws on classic yachts that are both cherished in Newport and also lovingly restored and refurbished. The International Yacht Restoration School along Thames Street is a perfect setting for this regatta, and like many of the classic events happening in New England each year, many have a scheduled boat parade on the final day of the event.  Newport is a natural amphitheatre for yachts of all kinds but there is nothing quite as breathtaking as watching the classics, which are cherished here, out stretching their legs and racing like the thoroughbreds they are.

Vineyard Cup – Martha’s Vineyard, MA  (July 7-9, 2023)

Held in Martha’s Vineyard, this regatta features more than 100 participating yachts and a full slate of races over three days. The event – which was launched in 2006 – is sponsored by Sail MV, and it’s quickly become one of New England’s premier regattas. Not only is the racing spectacular, but attendees can also enjoy a wide range of onshore events. Although this isn’t strictly a classic regatta – there are many different classes of boats and races courses – the Vineyard Cup is a must-see for classic yacht enthusiasts, the article notes.

The Friendship Sloop 62nd Homecoming Days – Rockland, ME   ( July 20-23, 2023)

Friendship Sloop Days is an annual event that has taken place each summer in Rockland, Maine for half a century. It is sponsored by the Friendship Sloop Society. Sloops of the Friendship design, and their sailors, gather from all over the east coast to celebrate and commemorate the famous style of gaff-rigged sloop that originated in and is named for the small coastal town of Friendship, Maine.

Camden Classic Yacht Regatta – Camden, ME  (July 27-29, 2023 )

For more than 30 years, classic yachts have gathered at the Camden Yacht Club for the annual Camden Classic Regatta. Featuring a challenging 15+ mile course, the yacht runs from Camden to Brooklin, ME. This, along with the Castine and Eggemoggin races, make up a wonderful three days of classic yacht racing on Penobscot Bay. Camden, Maine is one of the prettiest towns on the coast, and for those not participating, it offers amazing shops, restaurants and an opportunity to really soak in the beauty of mid-coast Maine.

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Herreshoff classic yacht regatta, presented by bonhams cars & bristol marine.

August 25-27, 2023

Part of the CYOA Classic Yachts Challenge Series

Celebrating 100 years of the Watch Hill 15

The 2023 Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta will take place Friday-Sunday, August 25th-27th. The following is a preliminary schedule of events (subject to change). One ticket to Saturday evening's clambake and prize giving is included in the entry fee. Additional tickets are available for purchase here .

This year's regatta celebrates the 100th birthday of the iconic Watch Hill 15! We'll be holding a special race for 15-footers, so if you are the owner of a Herreshoff 15-footer of any type (Watch Hill, Buzzard's Bay, or Newport), please bring your boat to Bristol and join in the fun! If you can't bring your boat, please come join us for the shoreside social events on Friday and Saturday evenings. DINNER TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!

Join us for the inaugural HMM Cruise leading up to the annual Classic Yacht Regatta. Enjoy the camaraderie and beautify of classic yachting in this new, relaxingand stress-free event! Cruise registration is $100 per boat and includes one Saturday dinner ticket.

Friday, August 25th

1300 First Warning Signal

The Friday Feeder Race is canceled due to inclement weather

1700 Living Boat Show

Saturday, August 26th

0900 Coffee & Light Breakfast

1000 Competitor Briefing

1200 First Warning Signal

1730 Cocktails

1830 Regatta Dinner & Prize-giving

Sunday, August 27th

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Only Available until Aug 31st!

All yachts must have a valid CRF 2023 certificate.

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The Mitchell Columbus Day Regatta is an annual race from Newport to Block Island started by Newport Yacht Club member and past commodore Cliff Mitchell and was named in honor of his father Earl L. Mitchell. Since Cliff’s passing in 2011 the regatta is now being called simply the Mitchell Columbus Day Regatta. The regatta is a relaxed event with an emphasis on fun.  The race is non-spinnaker only and uses a staggered start with starting times based on PHRF time-on-distance. One-design classes are also possible with a minimum of three boats required for a class. First, second, and third place trophies are awarded in each class, and the John E. Rebello team race recognizes the best combination of finishes amongst teams made up of three boats from different classes.

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Memorial Day Past Results

The Mitchell Memorial Day Regatta is an annual race from Newport to Block Island started by Newport Yacht Club member and past commodore Cliff Mitchell and is named in honor of his grandfather Owen L. Mitchell. Since Cliff’s passing in 2011 the regatta is now being called simply the Mitchell Memorial Day Regatta. The regatta is a relaxed event with an emphasis on fun. The race is non-spinnaker only and uses a staggered start with starting times based on PHRF time-on-distance. One-design classes are also possible with a minimum of three boats required for a class. First, second, and third place trophies are awarded  in each class, and the John E. Rebello team race recognizes the best combination of finishes among teams made up of three boats from different classes.