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“Several people, both English and Dutch, when they found out that we come from RHYC made a point of telling us how much they had enjoyed staying at RHYC before the NSR. They mentioned how well organised everything was and how friendly all the staff were. They loved the clubhouse, the lawn and the bacon rolls in the morning and the ‘can do’ attitude of everyone involved. One south coast english boat said that they were tempted to move to the east coast just to join the club!”

RHYC is based in a stunning clubhouse at Woolverstone, on the banks of the beautiful River Orwell in Suffolk, a few miles east of Ipswich.  It’s a fabulous location, not just for dinghy sailing and as a great base for cruising, but also for relaxing on the lawn enjoying a drink or a meal overlooking the river!

We are a friendly, lively and inclusive club, offering a wide range of sailing and social activities, and we always welcome new members.   We encourage and support dinghy, keelboat and yacht racing as well as a range of cruising activities.  We have a spacious dinghy park and a slipway that can be used at virtually all states of the tide. We also have our own marina, which is open to visitors, and swinging moorings on the river. Visiting yachts need to ring in advance to ensure we have berths available for you (07742-145994 – Berth master)

Our clubhouse provides excellent bar and catering facilities serving the needs of members as well as visiting sailors, clubs and cruising associations, who are always welcome.  The clubhouse is a fantastic venue that can be booked for private and corporate functions by members and non members.

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Royal Harwich Yacht Club

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RHYC is based in a stunning clubhouse at Woolverstone, on the banks of the beautiful River Orwell in Suffolk, a few miles east of Ipswich. It’s a fabulous location, not just for dinghy sailing and as a great base for cruising, but also for relaxing on the lawn enjoying a drink or a meal overlooking the river!

We are a friendly, lively and inclusive club, offering a wide range of sailing and social activities, and we always welcome new members. We encourage and support dinghy, keelboat and yacht racing as well as a range of cruising activities. We have a spacious dinghy park and a slipway that can be used at virtually all states of the tide. We also have our own marina, which is open to visitors, and swinging moorings on the river.

Our clubhouse provides excellent bar and catering facilities serving the needs of members as well as visiting sailors, clubs and cruising associations, who are always welcome. The clubhouse is a fantastic venue that can be booked for private and corporate functions by members and non members.

Royal Harwich Yacht Club Woolverstone Ipswich Suffolk IP9 1AT

RHYC is located a few miles south of Ipswich, on the banks of the River Orwell. Coming from Ipswich, the turning to the club is a left turn from the B1456 in the village of Woolverstone.

Name: Kathryn Deaton

Phone: 01473 780319

Email: [email protected]

https://www.royalharwichyachtclub.co.uk/

America's Cup sailing is around the corner. Did you know it has ties to North Jersey?

The Olympics are over, but the oldest competition in international sports is just around the corner.

Founded in 1851, the America's Cup sailing event returns on Thursday with a preliminary regatta off the coast of Barcelona that sets the stage for a one-on-one final in October.

One of the challengers is a homegrown one — the New York Yacht Club.

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Now headquartered deep in the heart of Manhattan, hosting club regattas out of Newport, Rhode Island and having its racing team training in Pensacola, Florida, the club and America's Cup originator was initially based on the Hudson River. Its first clubhouse was in North Jersey.

Built in Hoboken in 1845, the Gothic cottage first stood by the waterside at Elysian Fields near the bluff that holds the Stevens Institute of Technology. John Cox Stevens, the club's first commodore, donated the land at the foot of 11th Street. His brother, Edwin Augustus Stevens, founded the university. Both were involved with the creation of the first winner of the America's Cup, a yacht named America.

America's Cup's founders

The brothers came from one of the most distinguished families in U.S. history. Their grandfather served in the Continental Congress, and their father, John Stevens, was a Revolutionary War colonel who became a pioneering entrepreneur and inventor of steam engines and boats.

From their mansion overlooking the Hudson River and Manhattan Island, the colonel and his sons developed the first steam ferry to cross the Hudson. When Robert Fulton secured a monopoly on Hudson River steamship navigation, the Stevens family shifted their focus to other lucrative ventures. In 1809, their vessel Phoenix became the first steamer to operate offshore when it began service in Philadelphia.

Five years earlier, in 1804, a 19-year-old John Cox Stevens piloted the first propeller-driven boat. Shortly thereafter, he built a sailing yacht called Diver and raced it against fishing and ferry boats in New York Harbor for wagers. In 1844, he and his friends founded the New York Yacht Club aboard his yacht, Gimcrack.

The modest clubhouse, relative to the club's current Beaux-Arts landmark in New York City, served as the center of club activities for 23 years, according to club records. That span covered the development, construction and trials of the yacht America.

America's Cup has North Jersey origins

America was designed by George Steers, a self-taught innovator of yacht design, to challenge the best in the United Kingdom. Its cotton duck sails were sourced from John Colt's mill in Paterson. When the yacht made it to the Isle of Wight, the Royal Yacht Squadron organized a fleet race on Aug. 22, 1851. The winner received a silver trophy valued at 100 pounds sterling. They called it the Hundred Guinea Cup. It is now known as America's Cup, after the yacht that won it.

Within two months John Cox Stevens and the syndicate that owned America had sold it and given the trophy to the club. The cup came with conditions. According to its formal Deed of Gift, it must serve as an everlasting prize for “friendly competition between foreign countries.” The cup's holder must welcome challengers.

The first challenger was the Royal Thames Yacht Club and a yacht called Cambria. The competition held in New York Harbor on Aug. 8, 1870, was won by the New York Yacht Club. The club went on to win every America's Cup match thereafter until 1983.

By then, the clubhouse was long gone. It survived calls for demolition in the early 20th century and in 1904 moved from its home just north of Castle Point in Hoboken to Glen Cove, Long Island to serve as "Station 10." At a time, there were 11 stations along the club's racing and cruising route for members to land and load.

The clubhouse moves from NJ to Long Island

For the second half of the 20th century, the clubhouse was on loan and on display at Mystic Seaport, the maritime museum in Connecticut. Since the start of this century, it has sat on the grounds of the club's racing base Harbour Court, in Newport, Rhode Island. The club's America's Cup yacht, called Patriot, was built and designed in Rhode Island.

A far cry from America, a 101-foot schooner that was used by the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, 75-foot-long Patriot relies on a pair of hydraulic hydrofoils on either side of the hull to seemingly fly above the ocean's surface at speeds of more than 50 miles per hour. Due to that technology, the modern America's Cup is a vastly different competition than it was just 20 years ago. Still, at its core, the cup remains an event where wind-powered vessels must chart an ocean course to victory.

The last cup was a disaster for the New York Yacht Club, which in team American Magic had one of three challengers for the title held by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. That cup's Patriot capsized in the round-robin qualifiers and, following major repairs, finished last in the event.

America's Cup 2024

This year, five challenger teams are taking on the cup holders from New Zealand. That includes American Magic and the new Patriot led by Olympic gold medalists Tom Slingsby (AUS) and Paul Goodison (GBR). The first look at them in action comes during the final America's Cup preliminary regatta on Aug. 22-25. The match racing event will feature four races per day, with the top two yachts, technically classified as AC75s, advancing to a one-race, winner-takes-all final.

The results of the preliminary regatta have no impact on the America’s Cup standings. Still, they are crucial for shaping team strategy.

The New Zealand team, as the cup defender, has a straight path to the America's Cup on Oct. 12-21. The five defenders, however, must face off in the Challenger Selection Series from Aug. 29 to Oct 7. for the fight to compete in the America's Cup best-of-13 match race final.

The races will be streamed free on the event’s website, YouTube and Facebook. Coverage is also available in the U.S. on ESPN+.

Challenger Teams for the 37th America’s Cup

• INEOS Britannia (GBR)
• Alinghi Red Bull Racing (SUI)
• Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team (ITA)
• NYYC American Magic (USA)
• Orient Express Racing Team (FRA)

Remaining Preliminary Regattas

• August 22-25, 2024: Barcelona, Spain

2024 Challenger Selection Series

• August 29-September 8: Double Round Robin
• September 14-19: Semi-Finals (Best of 9)
• September 26-October 7: Finals (Best of 13)

2024 America’s Cup

• October 12-21: 37th Match (Best of 13)

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: America's Cup sailing is around the corner. Did you know it has ties to North Jersey?

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