Read more: Day 19 Race Report: Curtain Closes on Transatlantic Race 2015
(Thursday, July 16, 2015) – Bryon Ehrhart’s Reichel/Pugh 63 Lucky has been confirmed as the winner of the Transatlantic Race 2015 by the event’s four organizers: the Royal Yacht Squadron, the New York Yacht Club, the Royal Ocean Racing Club and the Storm Trysail Club.
This almost closes the latest chapter in what is the world’s oldest trans-oceanic yacht race. In 1866, just 15 years after they famously won off the British what would become the America’s Cup, the New York Yacht Club ran its first Transatlantic Race. Since then it has been held irregularly, the most famous occasion being in 1905 when it was of political consequence in the build up to the First World War. Intended by Kaiser Wilhelm II as a means of illustrating German supremacy at sea at a time when ‘Britannia ruled the waves’, he presented the solid gold ‘Kaiser’s Cup’ as the trophy for which the 1905 event would be raced. Ultimately the Kaiser’s yacht Hamburg was roundly dispatched by American Wilson Marshall’s Atlantic with Charlie Barr, the Russell Coutts of his day, driving the 227’ three-masted schooner from New York to The Lizard in just 12 days, 4 hours, 1 minute and 19 seconds.
Read more: Day 18 Race Report: Lucky Claims Top Honors in Transatlantic Race 2015
Saturday 18th July 2015
Transatlantic Race Welcome Party hosted by Peters & May : 12.30-15.00
Dress: Crew Uniform
Welcome drink & lunch, additional tickets priced at $50.00/£32.00, and cash bar available for additional drinks
Some tickets included within the entry fee - see “allocated ticket breakdown by boat” . The spreadsheet “Transatlantic Race RYS Social Events” indicates tickets that have been applied for/assumed, please review and contact the office if you require additional tickets/wish to amend your booking. Tickets must be collected prior to the event, please visit the RYS office to collect tickets & pay for any additional requirements.
Friday 24th July 2015
Awards Ceremony: 18.30-20.00
Dress: Jacket & Tie
Champagne & Canapé reception, additional tickets priced at $40.00/£26.00
Some tickets included within the entry fee - see “allocated ticket breakdown by boat” attached. The spreadsheet “Transatlantic Race RYS Social Events” indicates tickets that have been applied for/assumed, please review and contact the office if you require additional tickets/wish to amend your booking. Tickets must be collected prior to the event, please visit the RYS office to collect tickets & pay for any additional requirements.
Friday 24th July 2015
Awards Dinner: 20.00 for 20.30
Dress: Jacket & Tie
3 course dinner with accompanying wines, additional tickets priced at $100/£65.00
2 tickets included within the entry fee. We hope to be in a position to supply additional tickets and the attached spreadsheet indicates where these have been applied for, please review and contact the office for further details. If you do not require your allocation please advise as this will free up space for those who wish to bring additional guests. Tickets must be collected prior to the event, please visit the RYS office to collect tickets & pay for any additional requirements.
Competitors who retired are very welcome and we would be delighted should you wish to join, please contact the RYS Office.
If you have any queries at this stage please do not hesitate to contact the RYS Office. Tickets are available for collection from this point onwards.
It should be noted that there will be no access without tickets so it is imperative that you collect these in advance of the events or contact the office to confirm your booking so arrangements can be made to leave your tickets at the gate for collection.
Read more: Day 17 Race Report: Further Podium Positions Decided
Read more: Day 16 Race Report: 60 Knot Winds, Record Boat Speeds and an Outstanding Classic
- Day 15 Race Report: The Fast and the Furious Reach The Lizard
- Day 14 Race Report: Top Results for Germany
- Day 13 Race Report: War Stories of the Giants, Comanche Sets New 24 Hour Record
- Day 12 Race Report: Line Honors and Bragging Rights for Lucky
- Day 11 Race Report: Tricky Finish Ahead for Lucky
- Day 10 Race Report: Storm-Force Winds in the Mid-Atlantic
- Day 9 Race Report: Gales and Flat Calms in the Atlantic
- Day 8 Race Report: Stop-Start Transatlantic Race
- Third Start Report: Final Four Make Lasting Impression
- Day 7 Report: Halfway Back to the Old Country
- Day 6 Report: From the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave
- Day 5 Report: Next Stop Europe
- Final Start: Third Time’s a Charm
- Day 4 Race Report: Second Time Lucky
- The Largest Group is On its Way
- Day 3 Race Report: Bigger is Better
- Second of Three Starts: Age is Just a Number
- Day 2 Race Report: Two Schools of Thought
- Day 1 Race Report: Stomach-Churning Opening Night
- First of Three Starts: Off and Running!
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- Transatlantic Race 2015 NOR
- Transatlantic Race 2015 Entry Form & Expression of Interest