2026 SFYC/AYC Corinthian Cup
Annapolis Yacht ClubAnnapolis, MD, United StatesAug 15 - 16, 2026- Day 1
- Day 2
Event Highlights
AI-GeneratedLight air defined the 2026 SFYC/AYC Corinthian Cup, with a 2-knot Serlies breeze gusting to 5 over near-glassy 0.06m seas and temperatures of 27.9°C. The wind was building, but never enough to keep the programme intact. Beckett Kern and the SFYC Youth Team claimed the combined title, sweeping all six of their match-racing bouts for a flawless 6-0 record — the most wins of any crew across both disciplines. Sarah Alexander (AYC Women's Team) and Fletcher Sims (AYC Open Team) each went 4-0 in their own brackets to take second and third, while Vikkie Fennell and Nick Sessions kept SFYC unbeaten at 2-0. In the 3v3 team racing, AYC TR Team edged SFYC TR Team 2-1 before the stage was terminated when the breeze failed; that result stands as final. All 18 matches were sailed, and every result is official.
2026 SFYC/AYC Corinthian Cup
San Francisco Yacht Club
Target Clinched: San Francisco Yacht Club
San Francisco Yacht Club
Target reached · 11 of 11
11Annapolis Yacht Club
1 point to go
10
On-water conditions
RecordedS 179° · gusts 5
- Waves
- 0.1 m
- Water temp
- 29.4°C
- Trend
- Building
Racing at the 2026 SFYC/AYC Corinthian Cup opened under remarkably light conditions, with just 2 knots of southerly breeze gusting to 5 knots. The bay stayed nearly flat, with wave and swell heights holding around 0.1 meters. Warm air near 82°F met even warmer 85°F water, and steady pressure at 1016 hPa reflected a calm, settled atmosphere for the fleet on the water.
Invalid Date · Generated Aug 16, 2026
Competing Clubs
AYCSFYCEvent rules
About This Event
The 2026 SFYC/AYC Corinthian Cup is the annual friendly racing series between The San Francisco Yacht Club and Annapolis Yacht Club, contested this year on August 15–16 with Annapolis hosting on the Chesapeake Bay. Created in 2010, the event alternates between the two clubs each year and is run in supplied one-design boats by a joint committee of two members from each club plus a mutually appointed referee, with the first team to reach eleven points.
