The format has been different in past years, with the 2018 participants determined by submission of their team’s C.V. and selected by a U.S. Adult Sailing Committee to determine the twelve crews sailing in the round-robin format, providing three days of challenging racing by sailors from around the country.
Those twelve teams are the following:
- BBYRA- Sean Bradley, Jarret Lynn, Russell Schon- Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
- Detroit YRA- Matthew Debois, Ellen Debois-Gossman, Kip Stoneburner- Detroit, MI
- Gulf YA- Benz Faget, Randal Richmond, Josh Deupree- New Orleans, LA
- Inland Lake YA- Mike Hanson, Tim Siemers, Mark Swift- Wayzata, MN
- Inter-mountain Lakes- Robin Jackson, David Baker, Greg Shertz, Jeanne Strathamns- Littleton, CO
- Hawaii YRA- Maddey Kennedy, Mike Van Woerkom, Morgan Stevenson, Karina Berry- Honolulu, HI
- Interlake YA- Ryan Lashaway, Connor Madden, Ryan Kyel- Rocky River, OH
- Texas SA- Fred Meno, Marc Nilsson, Mike Schwinn- Fort Worth, TX
- Twin Cities RSA- Mike Schmid, Uta Moncur, Mike Miller- Minneapolis, MN
- YRA San Francisco- Vaughn Seifers, Kurt Lahr, Nick Nash- Foster City, CA
- Duluth SA- Susan Mattis-Turnhan, Monica Bertani, Ann Heimbach, David Turnham- Duluth, MN
- Southern Massachusetts SA- Paul Wilson, Allison Coleman, Natalie Coleman-Fuller, Christina Persson- Oak Bluffs, MA