The Congressional Cup 2024
24-28 APRIL 2024
THE CONGRESSIONAL CUP REGATTA
HOST VENUE
LONG BEACH YACHT CLUB
CALIFORNIA (CA), USA
The Congressional Cup is recognized as the ‘granddaddy’ of modern world-class match racing: the premier and longest running event of its kind in North America.
Founded by Long Beach Yacht Club in 1965, the Congressional Cup set the standard for top-level match racing worldwide, and pioneered the concept of on-the-water umpiring.
Each year, the world’s top-ranked sailors return to Long Beach, Calif. to compete in this rousing five-day regatta, vying for the prestigious Congressional Cup trophy and the Crimson Blazer.
What The Masters Green Jacket is to pro golfing, the Crimson Blazer is to yacht racing. Often referred to as the gateway to America’s Cup, many AC skippers have cut their teeth on the Congressional Cup: including Ted Turner, Dennis Conner, Ed Baird, Dean Barker, Taylor Canfield, James Spithill, Paul Cayard, Francesco Bruni, and the like.
Most refer to the Congressional Cup as their favorite regatta of the year, due to the high level of competition and warm hospitality, alike. The event is hosted by a legion of 300 member volunteers; and April 3 to 7 LBYC will again put out the red carpet for these sailors, with the 55th running of the Congressional Cup.
EVENT PAGES
Long Beach Yacht Club
6201 E. Appian Way | Long Beach, CA 90803
P: (562) 294-5161
2024 SKIPPERS
2024 Congressional Cup Skippers:
- Chris Poole (35, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA) / Riptide Racing World No. 1 Open Match Race Rankings
Crew: Joachim Aschenbrenner, Bernardo Freitas, Mal Parker, Luke Payne, Harry West - Johnie Berntsson (51, Stenungsund, Sweden)/ Berntsson Sailing Team World No. 3 Open Match Race Rankings
Crew: Filip Karlsson, Herman Andersson, Fredrik Langström, Erik Malmberg, Jesper Stålheim - Eric Monnin (48, Immensee, Switzerland)/ Capvis Swiss Match Racing World No. 2 Open Match Race Rankings
Crew: Simon Brügger, Marc Monnin, Julien Falxa, Ute Monnin-Wagner, Mathieü Renault - Jeppe Borch (26, Copenhagen, Denmark)/ Borch RacingWorld No. 5 Open Match Race Rankings
Crew: Thor Malthe Andersen, Mathias Rossing, Gustav Wantzin, August de la Cour, Sebastien Pieters - Nick Egnot-Johnson (25, Auckland, New Zealand)/ KNOTS Racing World No. 10 Open Match Race Rankings
Crew: Sam Barnett, Zak Merton, Alastair Gifford, Taylor Balogh - Ian Williams (46, Lymington, England)/ Gladstone’s Long Beach World No. 11 Open Match Race Rankings
Crew: Richard Sydenham, Gerry Mitchell, Ricky McGarvie, Ted Hackney, Oisin Mclelland - Gavin Brady (50, Auckland, New Zealand)/ True Blue Racing USA World No. 15 Open Match Race Rankings
Crew: Chris Cowan, Harry Hall, Ryan Houston, Chris Larson, Joshua Wijohn - Rocco Attili (27, Rome, Italy)/ RBYS World No. 6 Open Match Race Rankings
Crew: Alberto Corneli, Andres Guerra, Edoardo Mancinelli Scotti, Luc Camilli Meletani, Gianluca Perasole, Ludovico Mori - Dave Hood (Long Beach, USA)/ DH3 Racing World No. 38 Open Match Race Rankings
Crew: Nick Blackman, Chris Main, Chris Steele, Steve Natvig, Will Tiller
Plus the top three skippers from the 2024 Ficker Cup, 19-21 April
World Sailing Rankings at 1 April 2024
2024 RESULTS
Coming soon!