Sailing - Marblehead Current

23 Jun

EYC finishes second in Women’s Invitational in Marblehead

Leigh BlanderSailing, Sports, Top Stories

The Corinthian Yacht Club’s fifth annual National Women’s Invitational Team Race for the Thayer Trophy took place outside Marblehead Harbor over the weekend. It is the first and only three-versus-three women’s regatta in keelboats with spinnakers. Six teams came from across the United States and England. Marblehead’s Eastern Yacht Club finished second, after Newport Harbor Yacht Club of California. Winds made the fifth annual National Women’s Invitational Team Race for the Thayer Trophy especially exciting. COURTESY PHOTO / HDFA Photography Tied with Eastern Yacht Club…

17 Jun

Corinthian hosts Women’s Invitational race this weekend

Leigh BlanderSailing, Top Stories

When the Corinthian Yacht Club launched the National Women’s Invitational Team Race for the Thayer Trophy in 2021, the goal was to give women sailors the opportunity to compete in a high-intensity format on par with the world’s most renowned team racing events. The first and only three-versus-three women’s regatta in keelboats with spinnakers started with an “If you build, it they will come,” approach meant to inspire clubs to develop women’s teams and provide a proving ground that would lead to those sailors playing…

04 Jun

Legendary vessel American Promise comes to Marblehead this weekend

Leigh BlanderCommunity Resources, Nonprofit corner, Sailing, Top Stories

The legendary sailing vessel American Promise, made famous by Dodge Morgan’s record-setting solo circumnavigation of the globe, is returning to Marblehead for a 40th anniversary celebration. The event marks four decades since Morgan’s remarkable 150-day, non-stop voyage that captured the imagination of sailors and adventurers around the world. The homecoming celebration will take place starting on Thursday, June 5, when American Promise will dock and be honored in a weekend of public festivities, maritime education and community reflection on one of America's greatest sailing achievements.…

04 Jun

Corinthian Yacht Club wins Racing World Championship

Leigh BlanderSailing, Sports, Top Stories

Congratulations to Marblehead's Corinthian Yacht Club, which won the 2025 Team Racing World Championship on June 1 in Newport, Rhode Island. After four exhausting days of intense racing (with 20 knot winds and choppy seas), CYC finished with 20 points. The team led the charge form day one, only losing five races of the 25 races they sailed through the competition. Stay with the Current for more sailing coverage this summer! NYYC, Sailing, “New York Yacht Club”, “Newport Rhode Island”, “Sonar keelboats”, “Team Racing”, “World Championship”,…

22 Apr

Canadian winner of Marblehead to Halifax race returns to race again

Submitted ContentSailing, Sports

With just 10 weeks to go before the start of this year’s Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, a total of 53 boats are signed up to compete in the event, co-sponsored by the Boston Yacht Club and the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron. The 40th biennial race will leave Marblehead Harbor on Sunday, July 6, continuing a proud tradition that began in 1905."It’s building into a really exciting diverse fleet, said BYC Vice Commodore and MHOR co-chair Kate Ferris Richardson, "with boats coming from all…

07 Jan

CURRENT EVENTS: Marblehead’s best bets

Leigh BlanderAbbot Public Library, Art, Culture, Gaming, Local News, Sailing

Current Events spotlights exciting happenings in the coming days. If you’d like to contribute a listing, please email Current Editor Leigh Blander at lblander@marbleheadnews.org. Designing for the America’s Cup Team Wednesday, Jan. 8, 7-8:30 p.m. Recently back from 2024 America's Cup races, JB Braun and his wife, Kelley, will discuss what goes into designing America Cup sails, having designed for several winning teams. The program is free and open to all. Marblehead Yacht Club, 4 Cliff St. RSVP at marbleheadyc.org. Dungeons & Dragons character creation workshopWednesday, Jan.…

23 Dec

Registration open for renowned Marblehead to Halifax race

Leigh BlanderSailing, Sports

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. Space Monkey won the 2023 Marblehead to Halifax Ocean race. COURTESY PHOTO / LEXI PLINE A World Sailing Category 2 event, the race is open to all yachts meeting the Offshore Safety Regulations…

28 Oct

CYC team returns from Italy as champions

Leigh BlanderSailing, Sports

The Corinthian Yacht Club sailing team is home after winning the 2024 Global Team Race in Naples, Italy. Team CYC went undefeated through the event, with Royal Thames and Newport Harbor finishing second and third. The race will shift back to the United States next year, with Newport Harbor Yacht Club serving as host. COURTESY PHOTOS / JOE FAVA

20 Oct

Current dispatch from the America’s Cup

Laurie FullertonSailing, Sports

The Current's sailing correspondent Laurie Fullerton has been reporting from the America's Cup in Barcenlona all week. Here is her final article. Game, set and match. The defender Emirates Team New Zealand won the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup Saturday, in Barcelona 7-2 against the challenger INEOS Team Britannia. Marblehead sail designer JB Braun was part of Team Britannia. The final race was extremely close with the leads sometimes down to a meter or two. Although the Kiwis were slightly ahead throughout the six legs…

18 Oct

Dispatch from America’s Cup; local sail designer optimistic

Laurie FullertonSailing, Sports

The Louise Vuitton 37th America's Cup is at match point with a score of six to two in a first-to-seven series. Now, the trailing INEOS Britannia's dreams of lifting the Auld Mug for the first time in the 173-year history on the event are beginning to fade. With racing scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 19, the British are on the backfoot now with no room to fail. One of the key factors to today's decisive wins has come down to picking the correct side of…