Annapolis Yacht Club 3-2-1 Challenge- May 2019

Team Racing has the Hinman Trophy, match racing has the Prince of Whales, but now, the Annapolis Yacht Club is pioneering a new event to combine multiple team events. They are calling it the “3-2-1 Challenge”. A provided fleet of local J22s and J30s provide a platform for invited clubs, academic institutions and associations to compete in teams of 6 people. A rotation sheet mixes each discipline as a squad of race committee members, umpires, change boats and a boatswain manage two courses. On the team racecourse, the 6 team members sail J22s double-handed, 3 on 3 with no kites. The next flight entertains the team of 6 sailing J22s triple handed, 2 on 2 with spinnakers. On the adjacent racecourse, a second race committee runs short windward leeward courses with a gate for the Match racing discipline where all 6 team members take on boat handling and maneuvers as one.