The 38th Annual Panerai Newport Classic Yacht Regatta returns August 26thand 27th to celebrate classic yachts, both power and sail. Immediately following the Panerai Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta on Friday, August 25th, the Panerai Newport Classic Yacht Regatta will include a race from Bristol to Newport on Saturday, August 26th, along with racing on lower Narragansett Bay on Sunday, August 27th. The two events combined offer three days of back-to-back racing that will be known as the Narragansett Bay Classic Yacht Rendezvous.
Newly added for this year is a race from Bristol to Newport on Saturday, August 26th, which will include a collection of classic motor yachts rallying from Bristol to Newport. All will congregate at the Alofsin Piers at Sail Newport/Fort Adams State Park after racing. On Sunday, the Classic Yacht Parade through Newport Harbor will be followed by racing on lower Narragansett Bay in the final event of the Panerai Classic Yacht Series.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Thursday, August 24
1700-1900: Early check-in for PHCYR and PNCYR at Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol
Friday, August 25
0800-1000: Check-in for PHCYR and PNCYR at Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol
1700-1830: Check-in at Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol
Saturday, August 26
0830-0930: Check-in at Herreshoff Marine Museum, Bristol
0930: Mandatory Skippers’ Meeting
1155: First Warning Signal – Bristol to Newport Race
1800: Cocktail Party at IYRS, Newport
Sunday, August 27
1030: Classic Yacht Parade
1155: First Warning Signal
1800: Cocktails
1930: Awards Dinner at IYRS, Newport
About the PNCYR:
Founded in 1980 by a group of Newport-based classic yacht owners and fans who wanted to preserve and promote the culture of classic yachting, the Panerai Newport Classic Yacht Regatta (PNCYR) brings together yachts designed and built by some of the greatest American masters. Through the years, these wonderful vessels have been maintained by equally passionate and talented professionals and yacht owners. The PNCYR is the final stage of the North American Circuit of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. Winners of the Panerai series are awarded at the ceremony on Sunday evening, August 27.
