What People Are Saying

"I’ve come back to Newport many times since my America’s Cup win. It’s always a great thrill to get back on the Twelve Meters and race them again. Real thoroughbreds."

Ted Turner, Turner Broadcasting Company

Regatta Racing

America's Cup Charter's 12 Meters race in many organized regattas each season, see Calendar of Events. Our racing regattas fall into three general categories: major regattas, private regattas and fundraising regattas. Each type of regatta requires a different level of sailing experience.

Major Regattas

These are events generally sailed under the organizational authority of a yacht club or entity such as Sail Newport, and are available to qualified charterers and their team. Yachts typically utilize full racing sail, including maximum sized over lapping genoas and spinnakers where applicable. These regattas demand the highest level of sailing experience, skill and athleticism of any of our events, necessitating a well rounded and fit crew. A practice day is required prior to racing.

The 12 Metre Golden Year of racing celebrates fifty years of sailing with the yacht that dominated and defined the 10 America's Cup challenges in America's classic sailing capital, Newport, RI. Beginning in the fall of 2008 and ending in 2009 with the New York Classic Week it is proving to be a landmark season of 12 Metre sailing. There is still availability to participate in this Golden Year, please Contact us for more detailed regatta information and availability.

2009 Regatta Schedule

Date Regatta Host Location

June 12-14 New York Yacht Club 155th NYYC Newport, RI

Annual Regatta

June 27, 28 The Robert Tiedemann Newport, RI

Classic Regatta

July 25, 26 Newport Trophy Regatta 12 Metre Class/ Newport, RI

Ida Lewis YC

Aug 8, 9 Edgartown Yacht Club Edgartown YC Edgartown, MA

12 Metre Regatta

Aug 13, 14 Nantucket Yacht Club Nantucket YC Nantucket, MA

12 Metre Regatta

Aug 16 Opera House Regatta Nantucket Nantucket, MA

Community

Sailing

Sept 5, 6 Museum of Yachting MOY/IYRS Newport, RI

Best of Life Classic

Yacht Regatta

Sept 22-26 12 Metre World 12 Metre Class/ Newport, RI

Championships NYYC

Oct 2, 3 New York Classic Manhattan New York, NY

Week Sailing Club

Private Regattas

These are usually corporate outings or inter-yacht club challenges and are sailed with two or more yachts and require no prior sailing experience. For corporate groups, running their own America's Cup Regatta is a spectacular venue for entertaining clients or Teambuilding with the company. Whether co-workers or customers, racing the 'Twelves require teamwork and communications that result in lasting friendships. Our corporate customers frequently tell us that our regattas are the best company outing that they have ever experienced. Contact us for a winning event!

For the yacht club sailor, our classic Twelve Meters provide the ultimate "fantasy camp". The yachts are powerful, graceful, challenging and all posses storied histories in the annal of yachting. Level racing aboard these actual America's Cup contenders can be the highlight of your club's season. If your believe that your club has the best sailors in your area, you can prove it with an inter-club challenge! Come to Newport or Contact us about an event in your home waters, we're happy to discuss the merits of both venues.

Fundraising Regattas

We partner with several nonprofit organizations each summer to coordinate fundraising regattas that utilize our America's Cup Twelves as fundraising vehicles. These regattas provide an exciting and competitive forum vailable to participants from novice through expert sailing ability. Contact Us for details on how we can assist you to meet your fundraising goals for the charity of you choice.