New York Harbor Yacht Racing
The Manhattan Sailing Club annually hosts the Dennis Conner International Yacht Club Challenge, a J/24 Regatta that attracts sailors from across the world. The Regatta was held August 21st, 2010. In the above image the Race Committe gives the 2 minute flag before the start of the second race as racers fight for a good position.
The Manhattan Yacht Club’s Flagship, the 12 Meter “America II” cruises the New York Harbor, was bought by a group of members for the club in 2007. The boat spent most of the afternoon dodging the ferries and buzzing the spectator barge (and bar) that the club anchors off of Ellis Island.
A member of the Race Committe worked barefoot for part of the afternoon. The Race Committee was comprised of volunteers and a few paid officials.
A patron on the Manhattan Sailing Club’s barge enjoys the same breeze that lifted boats all afternoon.
Two members of the Race Committe for the Manhattan Sailing Club’s Dennis Conner International Yacht Club Challenge debate moving a pin due to a shift in the direction of the wind during the second race of the day.
Three J/24 boats round the top mark as they pass in front of the Empire State Building.
