American YC Spring Regatta 2025 Preview

(Rye, NY)- Looking forward to hosting their annual opener for the summer sailing season on Western Long Island Sound will be the American Yacht Club. Their Spring Regatta is taking place from Friday to Sunday and will feature both ORC and PHRF handicap fleets. Dozens of J/crews from around the region will be looking forward to dusting off the accumulation of winter’s cobwebs, shaking out the creases in their sails, praying the electronics still work, and getting their crews functioning as well-oiled machines, whipping them into shape with a hundred gybes, tacks, spinnaker sets & takedowns!

ORC Division
Participating in this ten-boat fleet will be Al Minella’s J/112E THE ROCC and Trevor Roach’s J/121 TOUCH OF GREY.

PHRF 1
In this dozen-boat fleet will be Erik Asgeirsson and Tom Stokes’s J/45 ACADIA (past class winner!), Len Sitar’s J/160 COUGAR, two J/133s (Ron Richman’s ANTIDOTE and Steve Brownlie’s ASSARAIN IV), Constantine Baris’s J/122 DIRE WOLF, and John Pearson’s J/111 RED SKY 4.

PHRF 2
Leading the charge in this eight-boat fleet should be Albrecht Goethe’s J/46 HAMBURG II, Bill Ingraham’s J/124 TENEBRAE, and Richard Wests’s J/120 CHARLOTTE.

PHRF 3
With nine of the twelve boats registered are J/Teams, it’s likely a sweep of the top five is a possibility. Some of the top teams may include Robert Schwartz’s J/109 CAMINOS, John Greifzu’s J/109 GROWTH SPURT, Ray Warner’s J/99 AGENT 99, Todd Aven’s J/99 THIN MAN, and Kevin Marks’s J/99 VELOCITY 2.

J/99 and J/100 Classes
In addition to the J/99 teams mentioned above, some of the top J/100 teams may include William Hennes’s LIBERTY, Nick Everett’s RESOLUTE, and the BLUEFIN trio (Tom Boiyle, Bob Clyatt, & Doug McKiege).

For more American YC Spring Regatta sailing information
https://www.yachtscoring.com/emenu/16312