Registration is open for the 40th biennial Marblehead to Halifax Ocean race which will leave Marblehead Harbor on Sunday, July 6. Started in 1905, it is the oldest ocean race in North America. The 361 nautical mile race is sponsored by the Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron.
A World Sailing Category 2 event, the race is open to all yachts meeting the Offshore Safety Regulations requirements published in the Notice of Race as modified by the Race Committee. The race will offer scoring under ORR and PHRF-NE with racing and cruising divisions.
More info at marbleheadtohalifax.com.
The last race was run in July 2023 and David Greenstein’s Space Monkey, a Mills 68 with a crew of 15 out of Stamford, Connecticut, took Line Honors, first to finish in the ORR Division and Third in ORR-1. The 68-foot sloop crossed the finish line in one day, 23 hours, 18 minutes and 29 seconds. A total of 69 boats participated.
“We are delighted to be up and running for next year’s race,” said Boston Yacht Club Vice Commodore Kate Ferris Richardson, co-chair of the race, “and we are anticipating a brisk sign-up. Because available mooring space is limited, especially over the July 4th holiday, we are asking racers who require moorings to request them at the time of registration,” she said.
