DOUBLING DOWN ON DOUBLEHANDED

DOUBLINGDOWN ON DOUBLEHANDED SAILING THIS SUMMER

North Sails Recommended Events for Shorthanded Sailing in New England

Last year was rough for sailing, but one bright spot was the surge of doublehanded sailing. For countries like France and the UK, double and shorthanded sailing is ingrained in their culture. This style is still catching on here in the US, but we highly recommend giving it a shot. Interested and wondering how to get started? It’s simple really, find a friend and sign up for an event. We have three events dedicated to, or featuring doublehanded divisions for those of you in the Rhode Island area. There is something for everyone in the mix; a sprint-sail, an offshore overnight, and one day race. Below are three events North Sails recommends for doublehanded sailing this summer.

Edgartown Race Weekend 'Round the Island Race

July 22-24, 2021

Edgartown Race Weekend is one of the nation’s oldest distance races, occurring every summer on and offshore the island of Martha’s Vineyard. A staple on the East Coast racing calendar, the highly competitive and exceptionally fun race weekend includes buoy racing and ‘Round-the-Island segments. Given the popularity of doublehanded racing at last year’s weekend, the event team is again offering doublehanded scoring in 2021. Doublehanded scoring will utilize PHRF-NE rating for spinnaker and non-spinnaker settings. Race day is approaching. Sign up today!

New England SOLO/TWIN Championships

Friday, July 30, 2021

Hosted by Newport Yacht Club, this racecourse consists of ocean triangles ranging 65-125 miles in length. This annual race begins and ends in Narragansett Bay. Course lengths vary based on race division; Monohulls, Multihulls, and Cruising Canvas divisions. Registration is Now Open

Ida Lewis Distance Race

August 19-21, 2021

The 17th edition of the annual Ida Lewis Distance Race offers something for every type of big-boat sailor. The popular Newport-based event features classes for ORC, PHRF (including Cruising Spinnaker) and Double-Handed (Mixed Gender and Open), and Youth and Collegiate challenges. In addition, entrants have a choice of racing in either the traditional OFFSHORE overnight distance race, starting on Friday (August 20) or the shorter IN BAY distance race, starting and finishing Saturday (August 21). Get Your Name on the Entry List