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2027 Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup

2027 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup

September 11-18, 2027
Newport, Rhode Island

Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup returns for the tenth edition of this renowned international yacht club challenge. The event will be run for the fifth time in the Club's fleet of IC37s. These boats—all maintained by the same team to the same exacting standards—will once again provide the ultimate platform for high energy, amateur sailing on a completely level platform. 

The preliminary regatta schedule includes three days of optional practice beginning September 8, registration and optional practice on September 11, two days of mandatory practice on September 12 and 13, and five days of racing beginning September 14. The memorable Rolex Awards Dinner will be held September 18 on the lawn of the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court.

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2027 IC ONB

Official Notice Board

RACE DOCUMENTS
  • Notice of Race 
  • NOR Addendum A - US Sailing Prescriptions
  • NOR Addendum C - Required Equipment and Modifications
  • NOR Addendum D - USSER
  • Sailing Instructions 
  • Appendix UF 

ONLINE PROTEST AND PENALTY FORMS
JURY NOTICE BOARD

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2027 IC Event Information

Event Information

WAIVER - A waiver must be submitted for all crew prior to racing. Boats will not be scored unless all waivers have been received.

  • Complete the Waiver 
  • View completed waivers
PRACTICE - The IC37s are available September 8-10, at no additional charge, for teams to practice prior to the official start of the regatta. Please complete the Practice Reservation Form below to reserve your checkout time. Once you have completed the checkout process with the IC37 team, the boat will be yours to sail for the remainder of the regatta. You can also check the schedule below to confirm your team's practice time.
  • Practice Reservation Form
  • Practice Schedule 

Additional information will be added as it becomes available nearer the event. 


Performance Resources
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The IC37s will be available for optional practice from September 8-10 and again after registration on September 11.

Saturday, September 11 0900-1100  Registration - Sailing Center
  0900-1200  IC37 Check-out following registration
  1200-1600  IC37s available for practice following check out 
  1600-1800  Late Registration - Sailing Center
Sunday, September 12 0900-1000  IC37 Protocol, Safety & Sail Briefing - Arcadia Room (mandatory for   helmsmen, tacticians and mainsail trimmers)
  1200-1500  Mandatory Practice Starts and Racing
  1600-1730  North Sails Practice Day Video || Weather & Local Knowledge - Arcadia Room (mandatory for  helmsmen, tacticians and mainsail trimmers)
  1800  Categorization Protest Time Limit
Monday, September 13 0900  IC37s available for practice
  1200-1500  Mandatory Practice Starts and Racing
  1600-1800  Hospitality Center - Lower Lawn
  1730-1800  Meeting with Umpires - Arcadia Room (mandatory for helmsmen and   tacticians)
  1800-1830  Captains' Meeting - Arcadia Room (mandatory for helmsmen, tacticians,   coaches and spectator boat captains)
  1830-2000  Opening Ceremony & Reception (Jacket & Tie)
Tuesday, September 14 0830  Morning Competitors Meeting
  1100  Race Day 1 - First Warning Signal 
  1600-2000  Hospitality Center + Defender's Night - Lower Lawn
Wednesday, September 15 0830  Morning Competitors Meeting
  1100  Race Day 2 - First Warning Signal
  1600-2000  Hospitality Center - Lower Lawn
  1800  Daily Awards at the Hospitality Center
Thursday, September 16 0830  Morning Competitor Meeting
  1100  Race Day 3 - First Warning Signal
  1600-1830  Hospitality Center - Lower Lawn
  1830-2130  NYYC Lobster Bake and Daily Awards - Marquee (Smart Casual)
Friday, September 17 0830  Morning Competitors Meeting
  1100  Race Day 4 - First Warning Signal
  1600-2000  Hospitality Center - Lower Lawn
  1800  Daily Awards at the Hospitality Center
  1830-1930  Commodore's Reception (Jacket & Tie, by invitation only)
Saturday, September 18 0800  Morning Competitor Meeting
  0900  Parade of Nations - Newport Harbor
  1100  Race Day 5 - First Warning Signal
  1800  Awards Cocktails - Hospitality Center (Jacket & Tie)
  1900-2300  Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup Awards Dinner - Marquee (Jacket & Tie)

More information coming soon...

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2027 IC About the IC

About the Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup

The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup is a biennial event hosted by the New York Yacht Club in Newport, R.I., in September at its Harbour Court Clubhouse. The Invitational Cup is a regatta for teams of amateur sailors representing yacht clubs from around the world. The competition was first run in 2009. Through the 2017 edition, the regatta was sailed in a fleet of one-design Swan 42 yachts. The New York Yacht Club Swan 42 was the eighth one-design class sponsored by the New York Yacht Club. Standardized rig tuning and identical sails made this regatta the most level platform for amateur competition in boats this size. 
 

The 2019 edition featured the debut of the IC37, a boat designed for this competition by Mark Mills Design and created by the New York Yacht Club. To ensure the most level playing field in international sailing, the Club purchased the first 20 IC37s and will use that fleet of perfectly matched yachts for the Invitational Cup for the foreseeable future.

The host team, led by Phil Lotz (NYYC Commodore, 2017 and 2018) won the inaugural competition, defeating 16 other clubs. The Royal Canadian Yacht Club (Toronto, Canada), led by Olympic silver medalist Terry McLaughlin, won in 2011 and 2013, followed by the Royal Thames Yacht Club (London, England) in 2015—with John Greenland on the helm—and Southern Yacht Club from New Orleans, La., in 2017, with Marcus Eagan skippering the yacht. In 2019, world champion sailor Guido Belgiorno-Nettis and his crew from Australia's Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron became the first team from the Southern Hemisphere to win the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. In 2021, Southern Yacht Club, led by Olympic silver medalist John Lovell, became the second club to claim a second Invitational Cup trophy. The team from San Diego Yacht Club, skippered by Tyler Sinks, won the 2023 edition and earned their spot as the third club to claim a second IC trophy in 2025 with skipper Jake LaDow. 

International yacht clubs apply to compete in the regatta. For United States yacht clubs, the path to the event is through the Resolute Cup, which is run on even years for domestic clubs and generally sailed in smaller one-design yachts. Teams from 51 yacht clubs from 23 countries and all six inhabited continents have competed in at least one edition of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup.

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2027 IC Trophy and Past Winners

Invitational Cup
Wendy Yothers
2023
Trophy History: In 2023, Commodore Paul M. Zabetakis, MD, commissioned the current Invitational Cup trophy from artist Wendy Yothers. The silver punch bowl and base incorporate references to NYYC’s three historic clubhouses. The central medallion and foot of the trophy depict architectural elements from the landmark New York clubhouse, located on West 44th Street in Manhattan, including the exuberant cartouche over the front door and dramatic galleon windows. The base features portholes showing Station 10, NYYC’s first clubhouse, and Harbour Court, both located in Newport, RI.

Conceived by Commodore David K. Elwell Jr. and first held in 2009, the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup fosters Corinthian fleet competition among preeminent international Yacht Clubs. International yacht clubs apply to compete in the regatta. For United States yacht clubs, the path to the event is through the Resolute Cup, which is run on even years, and sailed in smaller one-design yachts.

Awarding of the Trophy: The Invitational Cup is awarded biennially to a team representing a yacht club at the regatta bearing the same name. All competitors must be both World Sailing Group 1 competitors (i.e., amateur sailors) and full members of the club they are representing.