The Canada’s Cup represents 125 Years and 24 matches of high level match racing between Canadian and US Yacht Clubs on the Great lakes. The 11 Canadian and 13 US victories have resulted in matches determined by mere metres after miles of head-to-head racing.
Match Racing (one defending yacht, one Challenging yacht) is the ultimate test of crew-work, boat handling, race tactics and overall campaign organization. Some of the best sailors in the world have competed for the Canada’s Cup and include legends such as Lowell North, Hans Fogh, Gary Jobson, John Kostecki and Terry Hutchinson.
First raced in 1896, Æmilius Jarvis of the RCYC aboard Canada defeated Vencedor of the Lincoln Park Yacht Club captained by J.G. Barbour. RCYC has gone on to win 10 additional matches with the latest in 2016 by Bryan Gooderham aboard the 8 Metre Hollandia.
The 2020 Canada’s Cup had been postponed and rescheduled for September 2nd-5th this year. It will be hosted by the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. The event will be raced in the newly developed Melges IC37, the brainchild of the New York Yacht Club for it’s biennial Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup.
Terry McLaughlin, the Canada's Cup Defence Campaign Manager and Skipper shares some history and his thoughts about what it means to have two Melges37s at RCYC.
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