We are pleased to announce a new listing for the Association Brokerage, LIMBAS
This classic 1936 Sparkman and Stephens design was built in 1949 at Ah King Slipways in Hong Kong to design #153. Her name is and has always been LIMBAS.
Winner of the 2019 Olin Stephens S&S Association Memorial Cup Award
In 2019 the Cup is awarded to Ojala II.
Ojala II K 4702 designed by Sparkman & Stephens in 1973 and built by Royal Huisman in aluminium, she is a One Ton Cup design which is very actively raced by her owners .
AIVE writes the following explanation:
"The Cup is assigned according to the 'Notice of Race', that was meant to favour excellence in results more than consistency in participation to all regattas.
As far as I remember, you should have been receiving (and approving) the Notice of Race (in english) somewhere in April-May 2018 directly from AIVE’s secretariat.
The ranking system, based on minimal points, is the sum of three best placement obtained by each single S&S yacht during the whole season in Italy, with a minimum of three events to be considered for qualifying. In order to avoid discrepancy between events in which there were two, three or four races, from each event the two best results obtained in each single race where selected. E.g.: Ojalà II at Argentario won two races, was second in one and fourth in another. For the purpose of the Cup the two wins were selected, i.e. 2 points.
Boats participating in less than three events where not eligible for ranking."
The winner is Ojalà II with 6 first places in the best three events, i.e. 6 points.
For full information on her racing record see
http://www.histoiredeshalfs.com/One%20Tonner/Ojala.htm
and for information on her design see http://www.ssci.it/ojala.htm
Winner of the 2019 Fastnet Sparkman and Stephens Trophy
Azzuro Winner of the 2019 Sparkman & Stephens Global Regatta & Challenge Cup
Azzuro during the 2018 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race © Andrea Francolini
Congratulations to Shane Kearns of Azzuro.
This year saw 9 entries. However, the year favoured overnight racing and consequently 3 entries by Shane Kearns from Australia continued in his usual style by winning the 2019 Challenge Cup.
Remember that the racing in 2018 is what can qualify for the 2019 prize, the Challenge Cup
For more information on The Global Regatta and Entry requirements see:
NY32 "Apache" Changes hands after 70 years
NY32 “Siren” Wins 39th Annual Panerai Newport Classic Yacht Regatta
NY32 Siren - http://classicsailboats.org
“After two days of racing on Narragansett Bay Siren, owned by Peter Cassidy from Rochester, MA, won both the overall Vintage Corinthian Classic Class and the overall 39th Annual Panerai Newport Classic Yacht Regatta. In addition, the winners of the North American Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge also went to the New York 32 Siren in the Vintage Division and the 12 Metre Columbia in the Grand Prix Division.”
The S&S Mitch Gibbons Neff Memorial Cup 2018
As in each past year the competition takes place at The Newport Classic Race regatta. S&S designs competing this year were Black Watch, Columbia, Courageous, Dorade, Fidelio, Mah Jong, Salty, Siren, Sonny and Valiant.
Sonny - http://classicsailboats.org
For the specialty/perpetual regatta awards; Sonny was the winner of the Sparkman & Stephens Designer Award and the Mitch Gibbons Neff Cup. Black Watch won the Atlantic Trophy, for the best overall elapsed time by a classic yacht. Columbia won the Candy Cup, for the 12 Meter with the best record in the fleet. Mah Jong won the Tom Benson restoration award, for the best restoration done within the past two years.
Siren won both the overall Vintage Corinthian Classic Class and the overall 39th Annual Panerai Newport Classic Yacht Regatta. In addition, the winners of the North American Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge also went to the New York 32 Siren in the Vintage Division and the 12 Metre Columbia in the Grand Prix Division.
NYYC Annual Regatta
The New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta will be held in Newport, RI. The regatta racing takes place over three days and includes the Around-the-Island Race on Friday, June 8th. IRC, ORC, PHRF, One-Designs, Metre classes, S-Class, Multihulls and Classics.
June 8th – June 10th, 2018
The Sparkman & Stephens Association Mitch Gibbons Neff Memorial Cup will be presented to the S&S design that performs best in this series.
North America\'s oldest annual regatta will feature three great days of racing including the separately scored Around-the-Island Race on Friday, June 8, two awards parties and one fabulous regatta dinner on Saturday night. Competition will take place in IRC, ORC, ORR, PHRF and one-design classes, as well as for classic yachts and multihulls. The event will serve as the first leg of the Onion Patch Series, which will include the 2018 Newport Bermuda Race and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club\'s Anniversary Regatta.
The New York Yacht Club Annual Regatta was first run on July 17, 1845, on the Hudson River. Nine yachts started the 40-mile race with the 45-ton Cygnet winning with an elapsed time of 5 hour and 26 minutes. The race was run in or near New York City until 1988 when the purchase of Harbour Court in Newport, R.I., gave the Club a waterfront clubhouse from which to run all its regattas. The current format, featuring a round-the-island race on Friday and two days of buoy or navigator-course racing has been in place for more than a decade. Of special note this year is the return of the Maxi72 class, which last competed in the Annual Regatta in 2016
Olin Stephens Centennial Cup Challenge
AIVE (The Italian Classic Yacht Association) have just announced that Sparkman & Stephens Association Olin Stephens Centennial Cup Challenge series will be reinstated this year.
Stephens on perhaps his finest yacht, during America's Cup trials
The Challenge Cup will be won by the S&S design racing in Italan waters in a best of three races series with the winner accumulating the highest number of points. Eligable yachts are those conforming to articles 2 and 3 of the:
Regolamento per la stazza e per le regate degli yachts d’epoca e classici 2018-2021 emanato dal Comitato Internazionale del Mediterraneo (C.I.M.).
Castine [Maine] Classic Yacht Race 2018
For the nineteenth annual Castine Classic Yacht Race to Camden on 2 August 2018, kicking off three days of spectacular racing on Penobscot Bay. For Race Notice, Registration and other information, please refer to our website, www.castineclassic.com.
On 1 August we will honor some of the world-class sailboat builders from our home waters, including Brooklin Boat Yard, Rockport Marine, Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding, Artisan Boatworks, Gannon and Benjamin, and French & Webb, at an exhibition at the Town Dock and a symposium at Maine Maritime Academy. The symposium will be chaired by Gary Jobson.
Your registration for this race may now be completed on this website. If you prefer to register by mail, complete the attached registration form. Please return your entry as soon as possible. Please note that for 2018 all yachts need a new CRF rating, which may be obtained online at http://classicratingformula.com/renew-certificate/
90th Anniversary for Sparkman & Stephens Inc
Save the date! June 27-30, 2019
Two weeks before the NY 32 series Designer Series.Org are holding an event in Newport to celebrate Sparkman & Stephens.
\'The Designer Rendezvous aims to bring together yacht owners, enthusiasts, and former colleagues for a unique experience each year to honor one designer. \'A portion of revenues goes to our mentoring scholarship to help cultivate the designers of tomorrow.\'
All S&S owners are invited to attend. For further information check this website: http://designerseries.org/
In 2017 the event was held to honour Ted Hood.
NY32s Racing at NYYC
Sparkman & Stephens NY32s racing at NYYC again - https://sparkmanstephens.com/ny32s-nyyc/
July 15th – 20th, 2019
It has been nearly 70 years since the Sparkman & Stephens designed New York 32 One Design has raced as a class in a New York Yacht Club event. Originally built as a fleet of 20 by Nevins in City Island, the class spent more than a decade as a mainstay of the NYYC racing fleet until the boats spread to the Midwest and Europe. Now, as the New York Yacht Club celebrates the 175thanniversary of their founding, the NY32 class has once again been invited to participate in a celebratory regatta at their on-the-water-clubhouse in Newport.
Of the 20 original hulls, there are still more than 15 on the water, and already 7 boats have expressed interest in participating in this event. With only 8 boats needed to constitute a separate start, and multiple NY32s currently listed for sale or available to restore back to their original glory, the prospect of a double-digit fleet is not too farfetched. The NY32 already enjoys close racing with 4 or 5 boats regularly participating in the large and vibrant classics racing scene in Maine, but this has potential to be a once in a lifetime event for classics lovers, S&S enthusiasts, and competitive racers.
The current plan for the regatta is 5 days of racing on Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound, with lively social events and celebrations in Newport.