2026 Santa Maria Cup
107 matches sailed 10 skippers Champion: Blecher
Eastport Yacht ClubAnnapolis, MDJun 3 – 7, 2026
Event Summary
Final racing ended Sun, Jun 7
Event Highlights
AI-generatedAllie Blecher – BAAM (USA) took the opening match of the Final against Anna Östling – WINGS (SWE) on Day 4 and dropped the second. Blecher then won matches 3 and 4 in a light to moderate breeze of 4 to 11 knots that gusted to 18, closing out the series 3–1 to claim the 2026 Santa Maria Cup. The two had split their meetings in the Double Round Robin, Blecher winning the first and Östling the second. Blecher topped that stage at 15–3, opening with five straight wins before Megan Thomson – 2.0 Racing (NZL) ended the run, and finishing with five more.
Both finalists swept their Semi Finals over Days 3 and 4, Blecher against Martina Carlsson – Beyond Racing (SWE) and Östling against Julia Aartsen – Out of the Box (NED). Aartsen then swept Carlsson in the Petit Final to take the last podium spot.
Final Standings
Full standingsÖstlingAnna Östling
WINGS
AartsenJulia Aartsen
Out of the Box
CarlssonMartina Carlsson
Beyond Racing
ThomsonMegan Thomson
2.0 Racing
BaylessCaroline Bayless
Something Chill
XuLijia Xu
Magenta Project
CornettaKathleen Cornetta
Cherry Bomb Racing
GolonkaTara Golonka
Salish Sea Racing
DunlevyGwynie Dunlevy
Team EYC
About This Event
The Santa Maria Cup is a premier women's match racing regatta and a World Sailing Grade 2 event on the Women's World Match Racing Tour. Now in its 25th running, the regatta brings invited international teams to Annapolis to compete head-to-head in equalized J/22s on the Severn River.
Program4 of 4 sailed
Results- Stage 1 - Double RR10 skippers each meets each twice Wed – FriTop: Blecher 15–3Official
- Queen of the Castleone race a rung Sun5th: ThomsonOfficial
- Semi FinalsFirst to 3 Fri – SatThrough: Blecher, ÖstlingOfficial
- Stage 5 - Final and Stage 4 - Petit-Final Knockout SeriesStage 5 - Final Knockout Series first to 3 Stage 4 - Petit-Final Knockout Series first to 2 SatBlecher won the Stage 5 - Final Knockout Series 3–1 Aartsen took thirdOfficial
Venue
On-Water Conditions
Recorded8 AM–6 PM at the venue.
Wind and waves measured at station 44063
Weather retrospectiveAI-generated
Wed, Jun 3 was clear, with 3–9 kt (light air to gentle breeze) from the NNW, turning NE at 12:00 PM, and gusts to 14 kt. Thu, Jun 4 was mostly clear, 3–9 kt from the SE, gusting to 14 kt. Fri, Jun 5 was cloudy, 2–11 kt (light air to moderate breeze), W turning SSE at 10:00 AM, gusting to 17 kt. Sat, Jun 6 was cloudy, 4–11 kt, SSE swinging WSW, S, then WSW, with gusts to 18 kt. Sun, Jun 7 was partly cloudy, 7–12 kt from the WNW, gusting to 19 kt.
Generated Oct 11, 2026
Competing Nations
- USA4
- SWE2
- CAN1
- CHN1
- NED1
- NZL1
Scoring System
- System
- RRS Appendix C · Win/Loss Scoring
- Tie-Breaking
- C11.1(b) — Last match between the two
Regatta Editions
Latest Documents
Documents- 2026 Santa Maria Cup Sailing Instructions - Amendment 1Sailing Instructions Jun 5
- 2026 Santa Maria Cup Applicable US PrescriptionsMay 30
- 2026 Santa Maria Cup Sailing instructionsv1 May 30
