(Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, MA)- Regularly attracting entrants from
the Eastern Seaboard and beyond, Edgartown Race Weekend delivers
exceptional racing opportunities for IRC, PHRF Spinnaker, PHRF
Non-Spinnaker and HPR handicap divisions (specific classes for
Double-Handed, One Design, and Classic yachts are added when at least
three entries are entered for each), with ‘Round-the-Buoy Races on
Thursday and Friday (July 23-24) and a 56 nautical mile
‘Round-the-Island Race, which circumnavigates Martha’s Vineyard, on
Saturday (July 25).A Welcome Reception on Wednesday night (July 22), the Mount Gay-sponsored “Jump-Up” Party on Friday night, and award ceremonies on both Friday and Sunday (July 26) round out the schedule for competitors who are entered in one or the other, or both, of the racing sessions. (Sailors can also compete for trophies in just one or the other of the two ‘Round-the-Buoy days.) For more information, go to the Round Island Race site here or contact EYC Race Admin here via email.
J/70 Spring Tune Up Weekend: June 20
The one-day event, organized by North Sails and Edgartown Yacht Club, invites the J/70 class to participate in a variety of dockside and on-the-water clinics to help prepare for the summer racing season. For more information, visit the EYC site here.
The Edgartown Yacht Club Annual Regatta: July 16-18
In its 92nd year, the Annual Regatta welcomes competitors to Edgartown Yacht Club for a weekend of buoy racing on Nantucket Sound. The three-day event is open to one-design classes, including J/70s. For more information, visit the EYC site here.
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