Balboa Yacht Club Starts to Accept Requests for Invitation to 55th Governors Cup

NEWPORT BEACH一 Balboa Yacht Club began accepting invitation requests for the 55th Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship set for July 25-30. The “GovCup” is the world’s oldest junior match racing championship; participants come from all over the world to participate in this week-long event held the last two weeks of July. The event is presented by Disc Sports and Spine Center and is an invitational event open to sailors under 23. The event will be sailed in identical “Governor’s Cup 22” sloops provided by the Newport Balboa Sailing & Seamanship Association and BYC, designed by yacht designer and BYC Staff Commodore Alan Andrews. The boats are suited for racing in wind speeds of as little as 4-5 knots and perform well in 18-20 knot conditions. To procure an invitation, skippers are asked to write a short statement about their experience racing on a three to four-person keelboat and provide their top three match racing accomplishments as well as any other sailing accomplishments from the last two years. The 2022 Governor’s Cup has applied as a Grade 3 regatta with World Sailing. Defending Champion Jeffery Petersen (USA) and World Youth Match Racing Champion David Wood (USA) have committed to attending the event. The club also expects...