09/15/2025
Each edition of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is special, but this year will surely go down in event history. The camaraderie and kinship among competitors, the inclusion of younger Club members and blending of generations in each team, and especially the tight competition, which culminated in a final race so exciting (and stressful) that we watched from between our fingers, have all left a mark on the event that will last forever.
Congratulations to all sailors on a hard-fought regatta, and to our podium finishers:
1. San Diego Yacht Club
2. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
3. Royal Vancouver Yacht Club
4. Corinthian Yacht Club
5. Royal Cork Yacht Club
In addition to their second-place finish, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club also won the Resolute Trophy for being the highest placing Club from outside of North America.
Finally, congratulations to the Royal Thames Yacht Club team, who were voted the winner of the Corinthian Spirit Award by their fellow competitors and the Race Authority. After the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club team suffered rig damage on the first day of this year’s event, William Edwards and the Royal Thames Yacht Club team quickly offered their personal IC37 to the RVYC so they could continue to compete.
Thank you to all of the yacht clubs and sailors who participated this year, the New York Yacht Club staff and volunteers who put so much effort and care into hosting the event, and to the families and supporters who watched and cheered from home (or your Club’s bar). This event would not be possible or special without all of you.
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The 2025 ROLEX New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup was held Sept. 6-13 at the New York Yacht Club Harbor Court in Newport, R.I. Racing began Tuesday September 9, and was live broadcast here on Facebook and Youtube on September 10 - 13.
For more information about this year’s event, visit: https://nyyc.org/2025-rolex-nyyc-invitational-cup
Final Results: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICResults
2D Race Tracking: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICTracking
📷 ROLEX / Daniel Forster
Helly Hansen Peters & May Safe Harbor Marinas
09/13/2025
A Van-Tastic Day of Racing Lifts Canadian Club to Second in Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup: “In preparation for the 2025 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club acquired an IC37 in the hope that better familiarity with the regatta’s platform would lift the team into podium contention after a 12th in 2021 and a ninth in 2023. However, without another one within 2,000 miles, their training in the boat was limited to solo efforts on English Bay, which, as any one-design yachtsman will tell you, is far from ideal; you never lose a one-boat regatta.
With a 5-1-1 on the course today and a vault into second place in the regatta, clearly the solo training was nonetheless quite effective. Tomorrow, the Canadian team will start the final race of the regatta with a top-4 position locked in and first place within reach.
Despite a tough day on the water, a first followed by a 16th and a ninth, San Diego Yacht Club remains in first and will fly the leader’s yellow spinnaker on the final day. But the lead that started the day at 17 points is now effectively 7 points. The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club remains in contention, 9 points out of first. Behind the top three is a gaggle of five boats, separated by 12 points, fighting for the final two spots on the five-deep podium. The forecast is for light winds in the morning, so the race committee has delayed the start of the final race until 1 p.m. The race area will be determined in the morning.”
Our live broadcast of racing continues tomorrow with the twelfth and final race of the 2025 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. First warning for Race 12 is 1300 EDT, and we will be going live at 1250 EDT to bring you the action.
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The 2025 ROLEX New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup will be held Sept. 6-13 at the New York Yacht Club - Harbor Court in Newport, R.I. Racing begins Tuesday September 9, and starting on September 10, you can watch every tack, jibe, duck and cross, with expert commentary and 3D tracking right here on Facebook.
For more information about this year’s event, visit: https://nyyc.org/2025-rolex-nyyc-invitational-cup
Preliminary Results: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICResults
Live 2D Race Tracking: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICTracking
How to Follow Guide: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICHowtoFollow
📷 ROLEX / Daniel Forster
Helly Hansen Peters & May Safe Harbor Marinas
09/12/2025
Nail-biting start to racing here in Newport, on Race Day 4 of the 2025 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup! The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC) and San Diego Yacht Club teams drag-raced around the course, so far ahead they were in a race of their own. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club took an early lead, but it was the San Diego Yacht Club team who inched their way to the front and captured their fourth race win in the series.
Now we’re half-way through Race 10, Royal Vancouver Yacht Club is in the lead, and it looks like we’ll have a shuffle on the overall results by the end of racing today. Tune into our live broadcast of racing to who will move up, and might move their way down the leaderboard.
Our live broadcast of racing continues with Race 10, beginning soon, right here on Facebook.
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The 2025 ROLEX New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup will be held Sept. 6-13 at the New York Yacht Club - Harbor Court in Newport, R.I. Racing begins Tuesday September 9, and starting on September 10, you can watch every tack, jibe, duck and cross, with expert commentary and 3D tracking right here on Facebook.
For more information about this year’s event, visit: https://nyyc.org/2025-rolex-nyyc-invitational-cup
Preliminary Results: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICResults
Live 2D Race Tracking: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICTracking
How to Follow Guide: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICHowtoFollow
📷 ROLEX / Daniel Forster
Helly Hansen Peters & May Safe Harbor Marinas
09/11/2025
It was a day of threes: Today was the third day of racing at the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, held in a third race area, with a third set of completely different conditions. And, for the third time, we saw a new group of three teams claim victories in today’s racing.
In Race 7, the first of the day, Itchenor SC led the race wire-to-wire, all the way across the finish line to win their first race since 2015. Most impressively, their win comes after receiving a last-minute invitation to this year’s event, only having a few months to prepare, unlike other teams who have campaigned for over a year.
Corinthian Yacht Club, an early podium favorite, finally broke away from their mid-fleet finishing streak and took the gun in Race 8.
Ultimately, it was Eastern Yacht Club who won the day, posting a second and a sixth in each of the day’s races, respectively.
Another early day off the water means the teams are treated to another beautiful afternoon on the lawn under the hospitality tent, enjoying the shore-side, post-racing festivities. Tonight, they will gather for the famed Lobster night – our mid-week relief from the weight of competition and the one thing the sailors seem to look forward to as much as racing.
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The 2025 ROLEX New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup will be held Sept. 6-13 at the New York Yacht Club - Harbor Court in Newport, R.I. Racing begins Tuesday September 9, and starting on September 10, you can watch every tack, jibe, duck and cross, with expert commentary and 3D tracking right here on Facebook.
For more information about this year’s event, visit: https://nyyc.org/2025-rolex-nyyc-invitational-cup
Preliminary Results: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICResults
Live 2D Race Tracking: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICTracking
How to Follow Guide: https://bit.ly/2025ROLEXNYYCICHowtoFollow
📷 ROLEX / Daniel Forster
Helly Hansen Peters & May Safe Harbor Marinas
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