St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (May 9, 2018). Organizers of the Carlos Aguilar Match Race (CAMR), presented by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism and set for November 29 – December 2, are pleased to announce that the CAMR will host the prestigious finale of the 2018 Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series)….
Carlos Aguilar Match Race (CAMR) organizers are pleased to announce that the St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands’-based event will host the Women’s International Match Racing Series (WIM Series) Finale, November 30-December 3. The CAMR, presented by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, is known for bringing some of the best international match racing talent,…
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The USVI’s Taylor Canfield’s undefeated streak came to an end today in the third and final day of racing in the 7th Carlos Aguilar Match Race. It proved a combination of conditions and competition. Sun, squalls, blustery and breathless, the conditions offered something for everyone. As for the competition, Canfield…
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Nine Open teams representing some of the best men and women match racers in the Caribbean, U.S. and World, are confirmed to compete in the 7th Annual Carlos Aguilar Match Race (CAMR), set for December 3-6, 2015. “We are bringing world class match racing to St Thomas,” says regatta director,…
Match racing action dialed up a notch in Puerto Rico in February. This is when international teams faced off against some of the island’s best sailors in the first-ever Magna International Bay Regatta, held in San Juan’s spectator-friendly Bahía Urbana. In the end, it was the USA’s Charlie Buckingham who triumphed over the BVI’s Colin…
Taylor Canfield (ISV) US One, top seed in Group 2, is the first skipper to qualify for the Quarter Finals in the 2014 Second to qualify is Ian Williams (GBR) GAC Pindar. By press deadline he reached a score of 7.5 points with 8 wins, but a ½ point deduction for the collision on Wednesday….
Facing an international field of match racers hailing from Poland, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and the Caribbean, Rodion Luka from the Ukraine won the 6th edition of the Budget Marine Match Racing Cup with a 2-1 victory over Russian skipper Eugeny Nikiforov. A silver medalist in the 49er Class at the 2004 Olympics, Luka…
CRIMSON FOR CANFIELD – USVI native Taylor Canfield bolstered his dominance in the world of match racing, by winning the season opener in April: the coveted Crimson Blazer – icon of the prestigious Congressional Cup [CC] which is hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club, Calif. Canfield joins legendary sailors like Dennis Conner, Ted Turner, Dean…
Taylor Canfield has been awarded the coveted title of ‘Virgin Islands Sailor of the Year’ for 2013 by the Virgin Islands Sailing Association (VISA). “Due to the recent success of several Virgin Islands’ sailors, the Virgin Islands Sailing Association felt it was important to recognize these accomplishments,” explains VISA president, Phillip Shannon. “Taylor’s unprecedented World…
He has never sailed in the U.S. Virgin Islands, nor in an IC-24 or with this combination of crew. Yet, Chicago’s Don Wilson proved his match racing prowess by winning the 6th Annual Carlos Aguilar Match Race (CAMR). Wilson defeated the USA’s Dave Perry 2-1 in a first to two win Finals. Wilson and his…
Sailors, local sailing enthusiasts, school children and even the territory’s Governor came out to watch the second day of racing in the 6th Annual Carlos Aguilar Match Race (CAMR). The USVI’s Peter Holmberg and USA’s Dave Perry finished the day with 16 and 13 wins, respectively, out of 18 races in the double round robin,…
Ten Open teams representing some of the best match racers in the Caribbean, U.S. and World, both men and women, will put their skills to the test in the 6th Annual Carlos Aguilar Match Race (CAMR), November 21-24, 2013. “Expect a high level of competition that combines younger talent with older rock stars,” says regatta…
Interest in match racing is rising in Puerto Rico. Hot on the heels of the USVI’s Peter Holmberg leading a match racing clinic for competitors in July 2011, and Puerto Rican sailors such as Jorge Santiago testing the waters by competing in the Carlos Aguilar Match Race last December, the USVI’s Bill Canfield taught a…
St. Thomas Yacht Club‘s Taylor Canfield (ISV) Team Chicago Match Race Center swept the finals of the 2012 Argo Group Gold Cup, etching his name on the King Edward VII Gold Cup Trophy and taking home a check for $50,000 by defeating Johnie Berntsson (SWE) Berntsson Sailing Team 3-0. Berntsson’s check for second place was…
Editor Notes: Taylor Canfield is St. Thomas Yacht Club‘s Bill Canfield’s son. Keep an eye on this rising star within the INTERNATIONAL Match Racing Rankings. He’s a son of the Caribbean and we need to back one of our own. MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (September 23, 2012) – After finishing second at the last two U.S. Match…
The fourth annual South Grenada Regatta (SGR), held February 23rd – 26th out of Le Phare Bleu Marina, proved a history-maker by adding for the first time – and a first for Grenada – match racing to the sailing competition. The Moorings and Sunsail donated two of their 41.3ft Beneteau charter yachts for the competition,…
Intensity levels punched up several levels today at the 40th Anniversary BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival (March 28-April 3, 2011) when racing commenced at the inaugural Gill BVI International Match Racing Championship
The best female match racers in the United States came down to the Virgin Islands to race and were treated to every imaginable weather condition that the Caribbean had to offer.