(Newport, RI)- The 2014 New York YC U.S. Qualifying Series for the 2015
NYYC Invitational Cup is taking place this weekend. With 22 teams
hoping to qualify for the top spots for next year’s event, the sailors
will have to demonstrate they know how to sail high-octane, one-design
J/70 speedsters over the course of a four-day regatta. Starting on
Wednesday, the teams will be rotating through Sonars and J/70s on an
elimination basis. For the last two days, the top teams will be racing
J/70s in the Championship Fleet to determine the ultimate winners and
qualifiers that will be sailing the 2015 event. Over the course of the summer, each yacht club that has been “invited” to this qualifying event has been hard at work on crew work and hoping their teams “gel” in time to put on good performances in Newport this coming weekend. One of the leading teams, Eastern YC’s Billy Lynn, hopes to repeat their previous performance to qualify as a top team— their win in the J/70 class in last week’s Marblehead ONE Regatta may improve their prospects. Lynn will be up against a host of other top college All-American and J/70 teams, including Brian Keane’s Beverly YC crew, Stu Hebb’s Coral Reef YC team, Jamie Cummiskey’s Indian Harbor YC crew, Mike Menninger’s Newport Harbor YC gang, Ryan Glaze’s Rush Creek YC team and Shawn Bennet’s San Francisco YC crew, amongst many other very talented teams. For more New York YC US Qualifying Series sailing information
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