The New York Yacht Club's Phil Lotz won the first NYYC Invitational Cup. Consistency has long been Lotz's way. He finished this regatta with only one first-place finish but an 11-point bulge over a very strong Royal Canadian YC team. Dan Nerney photos.

 Starting-line action.

Terry McLaughlin's team from the Royal Canadian Yacht Club finished a strong second. A first and second today wasn't enough to top Phil Lotz, who notched a third and second this day.

 Royal Thames Yacht Club, John Greenland, leads the Yacht Club de France, Bruno Troublé.

  02 is the Yacht Club Italiano, Carlo A. Puri Negri.

 The crew from the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein, Achim Griese, tends the spinnaker.

  The team from the Nylandska Jaktklubben, in Finland--Leonardo Ferragamo, skipper--finished fourth. That included a win in the 11th race.