Regattas
A Message from the CYC Regatta Management Team:
CYC's leadership has been overwhelmed with the support we've received from our friends and fellow members at our regattas this year. We have an exciting slate of events ahead through the remainder of 2024 and we hope to see many more of you on the water soon! With your help -- whether for our Sunset Series or for a major championship event -- we're excited to continue leading the way in providing race management and sailing competition in this community. We hope you'll continue to join us for some fun too!
Saturday and Sunday, February 15 - 16, 2025
Regatta Chair: Julia Rychlik ([email protected])
Notice of Race
Online Registration
List of Competitors
Sailing Instructions
Results
View Starting Penalties
Saturday and Sunday, February 22-23, 2025
Regatta Chair: Brent Hamilton ([email protected])
Notice of Race
Harken Challenge Notice of Series
| Championship Fleet | Online Registration | List of Competitors | Sailing Instructions |
| Green Fleet | Online Registration | List of Competitors | Sailing Instructions |
Results
Local Weather Link:
UCLA Marine Aquatic Center
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Regatta Chair: Lindsey Puccio ([email protected])
Notice of Race
Online Registration
List of Competitors
Sailing Instructions
Results
Wednesdays, April 16 - Sept 3, 2025
Series Co-Chairs: Drew Baldwin and Miriam Moses (cyc-sunset-series@cycfleet.com)
- Notice of Race
- Race Abandonment Protocol
- Online Registration
- List of Competitors
- Sailing Instructions
- Cruising Division FAQ
- Course Chart 17
- Results
Sunday, May 4, Saturday, August 2, & Saturday/Sunday, October 11-12, 2025
Regatta Chair: Michelle Shanks ([email protected])
- Notice of Race
- Sailing Instructions
The May 4 race is ASMBYC High Point Race.
- 2025 High Point Calendar
- 2025 High Point Standings (as of 1/06/25)
2025 Registration & Individual Race Results:
| Date | |||||
| May 4 | Registration | List of Competitors | Course Annex | Start Times | Results |
| Aug 2 | Registration | List of Competitors | Course Annex | Start Times | Results |
| Oct 11 | Registration | List of Competitors | Course Annex | Start Times | Results |
| Oct 12 | Registration | List of Competitors | Course Annex | Start Times | Results |
- Series Results
Saturday and Sunday, May 31 - June 1, 2025
Regatta Co-Chairs: Britni Schroeder and Marilyn Cassedy ([email protected])
- Notice of Race
- Online Registration
- List of Competitors
- Sailing Instructions
- Slip Assignments
- Results
TK Armstrong Notice of Challenge
- 2025 TK Armstrong YC Challenge Entry Form
- 2025 Junior Crew Trophy Entry Form
Saturday and Sunday, July 19 - 20, 2025
Regatta Chair: Marylyn Hoenemeyer ([email protected])
- Notice of Race
- Online Registration
- List of Competitors
- Sailing Instructions
- Results
For more than 50 years, Star sailors have come to California Yacht Club to vie for the King of Spain trophy, the sterling silver Spanish galleon that was presented to CYC by the King of Spain in 1928. Past winners are a virtual who’s who in sailing, counting World Champions and Olympic medalists among the ranks. Santa Monica Bay offers some of its best sailing conditions in early summer, so competitors can expect sunny, warm days and mid-afternoon breezes in the 10 to 15 knot range. Post-race hospitality is sure to refuel the hardiest sailors after a competitive day on the water.
Regatta Chair: Debbie Feinerman ([email protected])
Notice of Race
Saturday and Sunday, Aug 9 - 10, 2025
Regatta Chair: TBD
The WOW/WAH regatta has two divisions: Women on Water (WOW) — composed of all female teams and Women at the Helm (WAH) — composed of co-ed teams with a female driver. Both divisions race the same weekend in one regatta. Each division may have multiple classes, depending on entries. Each division will race in the same general area of Santa Monica Bay, but have separate starts and may have different courses.
The Organizing Authority for the event is the Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay (WSASMB) in conjunction with California Yacht Club. The following Marina del Rey area clubs help sponsor the event: Pacific Mariner’s Yacht Club, Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, Del Rey Yacht Club, and South Coast Corinthian Yacht Club
For more information go to WSASMB's Regatta Page
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Regatta Chair: Tony Festa ([email protected])
- Notice of Race
- Online Registration
- List of Competitors
- Sailing Instructions
- Results
Wednesday, Sept 10, 2025
Regatta Chair: S/C Debbie Feinerman ([email protected])
Cruising Championships Results
King of the Hill
The “best of the best” from each of the classes in the Racing Division are invited to compete in this inverted-start race. This race will pit the best sailors in each class against each other, with the boat crossing the finish line first declared “King of the Hill” for that year.
Entry to this race is limited to those boats that receive an invitation. Invitations will be issued based on the final results of the 2025 Sunset Series, which ends the preceding Wednesday. Invitations will go to the top 1-4 boats in each class of the Racing Division based on average class size for the 2025 Sunset Series. Additional boats will then be invited based on end-of-the-season standings for the Marylyn Ritchie trophy (awarded to the boat with the best overall record in the Racing Division) to result in 21 invited boats.
The winner will be awarded the King of the Hill trophy which will remain on display at California Yacht Club. The King of the Hill trophy was a pre-existing CYC trophy that was re-dedicated to this new race in 2002. Joan Hill was the long-time Chair for the Sunset Series and a regular volunteer for CYC races. In 2003, Joanie died as a result of breast cancer and since then this race has served as a memorial to her dedication and hard work in running the Sunset Series for many years.
Winners: King of the Hill
2024 - The Baby Screams, Jeff Janov (CYC)
2023 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2022 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2021 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2019 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2018 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2017 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2016 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2015 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2014 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2013 – Plankton, John Staff (CYC)
2012 – All In, Mike George (CYC)
2011 – Margaritaville 1.5, Jay Steinbeck (CYC)
2010 – Dark Star, Jeff Janov (CYC)
2009 – Piranha, David Voss (CYC)
2008 – Piranha, David Voss (CYC)
2007 – Cuvee Caliente, Mahaffey Family (CYC)
2006 – Pendragon IV, John MacLaurin (CYC)
2005 – Bandit, Cheda/Thomas/Fleck (SCCYC)
2004 – Creeper, Curran Family (CYC)
2003 – Black Knight, Phil & Martin Friedman (DRYC)
2002 – Ghost II, Al Berg (SMWYC)
Sunset Series Cruising Championship
New in 2021, the Sunset Series Cruising Championship is an end-of-the-season race run the same evening as King of the Hill in which the “best of the best” from each of the classes in the Cruising Division are invited to compete in this inverted-start race. This race will pit the best sailors in each class against each other, with the boat crossing the finish line first declared the “Sunset Series Cruising Champion” for that year.
Entry to this race is limited to those boats that receive an invitation. Invitations will be issued based on the final results of the 2025 Sunset Series, which ends the preceding Wednesday. Invitations will go to the top 2-4 boats in each class of the Cruising Division based on average class size for the 2025 Sunset Series. Additional boats will then be invited based on end-of-the-season standings for the Millard Rosing trophy (awarded to the boat with the best overall record in the Cruising Division) to result in 8 invited boats.
The winner will be awarded the Sunset Series Cruising Championship Trophy which will remain on display at California Yacht Club.
Winners: Sunset Series Cruising Championship
2024 - Check Six, Preston Lewis (CYC)
2023 – Spirit of California, Chris Gorog (CYC)
2022 – Duchess, Ron Jacobs (DRYC)
2021 – Odyssey, Gary Schaffel (DRYC)
Saturday & Sunday, September 13 - 14, 2025
Regatta Chair: Jim Revis ([email protected])
Notice of Race
Online Registration
List of Competitors
Sailing Instructions
Results
Local Weather Link
UCLA Marine Aquatic Center
Saturday and Sunday, September 20 - 21, 2025
Regatta Co-Chairs: Katie Moran and Allie Blecher ([email protected])
- Notice of Race
- Online Registration
- Parental Consent Form
- Sailing Instructions
- Results
Sunday, Oct 5, 2025
Regatta Chair: John Fracisco ([email protected])
- Shadden Notice of Series
- Shadden #2 Notice of Race
- Online Registration
- List of Competitors
- Sailing Instructions
- Parental Consent Form
Please Note: Skipper and crew under the age of 18 must submit a Parental Consent Form, signed by a parent or guardian, to be eligible to race.
- Results
