Santa Maria Cup

Beautiful action filled day one - check out Ted Morgan’s photos - Women's World Match Racing Tour and the results.

The first round robin was completed on day one of the 2026 Santa Maria Cup and Allie Blecher and her Team BAAM! look intent to defend their title.


Eastport Yacht Club
Women's World Match Racing Tour
Women's International Match Racing Association (WIMRA)

*LATEST NEWS*
BLECHER SETS THE PACE AS SANTA MARIA CUP GETS UNDERWAY 🇺🇸

ANNAPOLIS, USA (June 3, 2026) – The opening day of the Santa Maria Cup, Stage 2 of the 2026 Women’s World Match Racing Tour, delivered a thrilling start on the waters of Annapolis as ten of the world’s top women match racing teams battled for early supremacy.

Defending Santa Maria Cup champion Allie Blecher (USA) and her Team Baam wasted no time laying down a marker, emerging from the first day with 8 wins and just one loss. Close behind are Sweden’s Anna Östling and Team Wings together with Julia Aartsen (NED) and Team Out of the Box, both posting impressive 7-1 scores.

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Santa Maria Cup

The teams are here and the racing is great!


Things are looking sweet at Eastport Yacht Club as the teams arrive for the 2026 Santa Maria Cup with the Women's World Match Racing Tour plashing color around the club!

Ted Morgan, the 2025/2026 Santa Maria Cup photographer, shot the cover photo for SpinSheet Magazine June issue, which is great, but we are even more thrilled with the article inside previewing the 2026 SMC!

Pages 63-64 in this link: https://issuu.com/spinsheetpublishingcompany/docs/spinsheet_magazine_june_2026/63

Ted Morgan took the June cover shot at the windy, record-breaking EWE Spirit Cup May 16. It's going to be a beautiful weekend, so get out on the water and start snapping your own shots to enter in our Summer Cover Contest. Entries due by July 10.
Spirit Foundation

The boats are getting ready and they'll be waiting for the sailors when they arrive on Monday! Can't wait!

The Request For Invitation window is still open for the 2026 Santa Maria Cup at Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, USA!

Visit https://www.santamariacup.org/news/2026-01-24-notice-of-race-posted-for-the-2026-santa-maria-cup/ for more information and https://www.santamariacup.org/invite/ to request an invitation.