2025 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup
September 6-13, 2025
Newport, Rhode Island
The Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup returns for the ninth edition of this historic international yacht club challenge. The event will be run for the fourth 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 3, registration and optional practice on September 6, two days of mandatory practice on September 7 and 8, and five days of racing beginning September 9. The memorable Rolex Awards Dinner will be held September 13 on the lawn of the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court.
Official Notice Board
Official Notice Board
RACE DOCUMENTS
- Notice of Race
- NOR Addendum A - US Sailing Prescriptions
- NOR Addendum B - Required Equipment and Modifications
- NOR Addendum C - USSER
- Sailing Instructions
- Appendix UF
Event Information
Event Information
- Bulletin #1 - 11/22/24
- Bulletin #2 - 1/23/25
INVITATIONAL CUP TEAM EVENT CHARTERS
The NYYC IC37s will be available to Invitational Cup teams for Event Charter for any of the listed 2025 events or for the entire season. Charter fees are as listed in the table below. Event Charter reservations will open at 1200 EDT on January 24. Click here to reserve.
2025 IC37 - REGATTA SCHEDULE
- June 7 to 8 - IC37 Kickoff (coaching + practice racing)
- June 13 to 15 - The 171st Annual Regatta (3 race days)
- July 12 to 13 - Sail Newport Regatta (2 race days)
- July 18 to 20 - IC37 National Championship (3 race days)
- August 8 to 10 - Safe Harbor Regatta (3 race days)
- September 26-28 - IC37 North American Championship (3 race days) – Note that this regatta is after the IC
Prior to the first day of racing for each regatta, the IC37 Class runs a practice day for all teams entered into the regatta. IC37s may be picked up 2-3 days prior to the first day of racing. All pick-ups and drop-offs are selected on a form that will be distributed a few weeks prior to the event.
2025 CHARTER FEES
| EVENT | # OF RACE DAYS | FEE |
|---|---|---|
| IC37 Kickoff | 2 | $8,000 |
| 171st Annual Regatta | 3 | $12,000 |
| Sail Newport Regatta | 2 | $8,000 |
| IC37 National Championship | 3 | $12,000 |
| Safe Harbor Regatta | 3 | $12,000 |
| IC37 North American Championship | 3 | $12,000 |
| Entire Season | $32,000 |
The IC37s will be available for optional practice from September 3-5 and again after registration on September 6.
| Saturday, September 6 | 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 7 | 0900-1000 | Late Registration (if needed) - Sailing Center |
| 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 | Classification Protest Time Limit | |
| Monday, September 8 | 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 9 | 0830 | Morning Competitors Meeting |
| 1100 | Race Day 1 - First Warning Signal | |
| 1600-2000 | Hospitality Center + Defender's Night - Lower Lawn | |
| Wednesday, September 10 | 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 11 | 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 12 | 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 13 | 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 Awards Dinner - Marquee (Jacket & Tie) |
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About the Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup
About the Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup
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 and Southern Yacht Club from New Orleans, La., in 2017. 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.
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 more than 40 yacht clubs from 21 countries and all six inhabited continents, more than 1,000 sailors, have competed in at least one edition of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta.
