Want to know who dominated the 2024 BYC racing scene? Check out this quick recap of all the winners and top finishers across a range of exciting events, including the BYC Invitational Regatta, the Independence Day Series, and the thrilling Low-Tide Regatta. From seasoned skippers to rising stars, see who took home the gold in Flying Scots, Thistles, Singlehanded Boats, and more! Don't miss this chance to celebrate the achievements of these talented sailors.

Our beloved boat will soon be built in Rhode Island by a team that includes former workers from Vanguard, a previous manufacturer. Class leadership vetted several potential builders via a detailed and lengthy review process and is pleased to appoint Zim Sailing. World Sailing approved class rules changes to allow us to appoint a new builder, and also approved a new World Sailing agreement ensuring that we retain our International status.  

I wanted to take this opportunity to formally introduce myself to all of you and to update the membership on several priorities on which we are currently focused. I am honored to have been elected President of US Sailing and I look forward to serving the membership and all sailors during the coming four years.

Fall Work Day! Calling all members! Bring your gloves and boots to join us at the club house on Saturday Nov. 2nd at 9 a.m. for the annual fall cleaning and club house closing.

The Guardians-Indians had a fine season but it is over now. The Browns season is also probably over now. And the season for small boats at BYC may be over shortly as well. So let me share some observations on our sport of sailing, using the America's Cup (AC) as a reference of comparison. Full explanations for my evaluations may not all be included. The technology of foiler AC boats is remarkable. I would not have thought that physics could allow the delta between wind and boat speed that actually happens. - Whether in traditional displacement hulls or modern foilers, match racing between just two boats is seldom so good as fleet sailing. 

Not only is the America’s Cup the oldest competition in international sport, it is also one of the most idiosyncratic. So it was that, as New Zealand crossed the finish line in Barcelona, to seal an ultimately comprehensive 7-2 victory over Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Britannia and lift the Auld Mug for the third time in a row.