2025 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta
OCTOBER 11-12, 2025
Organized by the Storm Trysail Club and the Larchmont Yacht Club
Design: Kate Somers / Photo: Steve Cloutier
WELCOME SAILORS!
We’re thrilled that you and your team made the effort to join us for this fantastic regatta once again. It’s especially exciting to see some new schools in the mix this year—welcome aboard! Please use the QR Code (or if on a phone click the QR Code to join the WhatsApp. This is how we will keep in touch this weekend!
We’ve had the privilege of working alongside an amazing group of volunteers and boat owners over the past year to bring this regatta to life. None of this would be possible without their dedication, the support of the Storm Trysail Foundation, our generous sponsors and donors, and our hosts at Larchmont Yacht Club, all of whom help make this weekend truly special for you.
If you have any questions throughout the weekend, we’re here to help.
Enjoy the weekend, and SAIL FAST!
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EVENT SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
1200: Optional Practice
1700 - 1830: Check In
1730 - 2000: Hot Dogs Galore Served
SATURDAY
0700 - Late Check In
0900 - Skipper's Meeting
AFTER - ALL IOR PARTICIPANT PHOTO ON THE LAWN
1100 - First Start
1700 - Buffet Dinner and Raffle
SUNDAY
0800 - Launch Begins
0930 - First Warning
1400 - No Warning After
After Racing - Pizza and Awards
INTERCOLLEGIATE REGATTA
Initially established the early 1970’s by The Corinthians. This invitational regatta for college sailors is held annually out of Larchmont Yacht Club and brings together keel boat owners and young sailors for an opportunity to go head to head each Fall.
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Winners Announced at Dinner
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FROM THE ORGANIZERS!
Important Reminders from the PRO
1. BE ON TIME
We have to race when the conditions allow us to, so we will not delay a start because you're late leaving your mooring or have sailed too far from the starting line between races.
2. PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR RADIO
All course and race information will be signaled per the Racing Rules. The Race Committee will do its best to keep you informed via radio and will often give you a “heads up” before changes.
You can’t hear this if you’re not listening!
If you have questions (when not racing), you may call the Race Committee by radio—we’ll respond when not in the middle of starts or finishes.
3. CHECK THE SIGNAL BOAT BEFORE YOU START
Different classes may have different courses. Don’t just follow the class ahead—confirm your course before starting each race.
4. THINK SAFETY
We’ve had windy conditions in past events. Be careful and be smart!
We’ll race as long as it’s safe. The RC may require smaller jibs or restrict spinnaker use if conditions warrant.
5. MAINTAIN A LOOKOUT AT ALL TIMES UNDERWAY
Your bow person should be forward, clipped in with a harness, from the time a headsail is raised until the start.
6. CARE OF YOUR BOATS
This event is possible only thanks to the generosity of boat owners. Avoid all contact between boats.
Each boat will have a Safety Officer or Owner’s Representative who may take command if necessary—your crew must comply immediately.
When you meet the owners, please say “thank you.”
7. STARTS AND FINISHES
The RC may start some classes while others are finishing—expect congestion near the signal boat.
You are racing only against boats in your class. Avoid boats from other classes, even if you technically have right of way.
8. WINDWARD MARK FINISHES
If your race finishes at the windward mark, use your engine to return quickly to the starting area so we can begin the next race sooner.
9. PROCEDURES IN THE EVENT OF AN INJURED CREW MEMBER
Safety Boats (fast inflatables) will be on course, each manned by:
- A Senior Member of Storm Trysail Club or Larchmont Yacht Club
- An EMT
- One or two crew members
They will monitor VHF Channel 05A and 16 at all times.
The Senior Yacht Club Member is the on-scene person in charge.
- Minor injuries: If you can continue racing, call the RC after finishing. A Safety Boat will transfer the EMT aboard for evaluation.
- If medical attention is required: The Safety Boat will take the crewmember ashore. You may continue racing with RC approval.
- Serious injuries: Call the RC, stop racing, lower sails, and proceed toward Larchmont Harbor under power. The RC will dispatch assistance.
- Do not call the Yacht Club or dial 911 from the water.
The Race Committee will handle all emergency communications.
PAST IOR PHOTOS FROM STEVE CLOUTIER
CHARTS & HAZARDS
When leaving Larchmont Harbor, proceed directly out to the open water. Make sure to keep green cans 7 and 3 and Green Bell 1 to starboard when leaving the harbor. Don’t get too close to the breakwater as it does not go straight down as the photo above shows. Larchmont Yacht Club Marine Facilities monitors VHF Channel 72.
TROPHIES
NEW THIS YEAR! The Callisto Cup
Donated by Katherine and Jim Murray, and first awarded in 2025, this trophy honors the team that achieves the best combined finish in the Great Lakes IOR and the IOR in Larchmont.
The trophy will be awarded to the overall winner of the
Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta calculated as the class
winner with the highest winning percentage.
The Edward du Moulin Trophy
The du Moulin Trophy recognizes the generosity of the
boat owners who lend their boats to this event and will
be awarded to the boat owner of the winning team.
In 2022, the trophy was redesignated and is awarded to
the individual or team who, in the opinion of the event organizers, have done a significant amount to enhance or further the ideals of the IOR through dedication,
sportsmanship, or generosity.
In honor of former Commodore Howard McMichael,
The Puff Trophy is awarded to the school that is runner
up in the overall scoring of the regatta.
Other IOR related trophies donated by the Corinthians awarded to the Class Winners:
- Thomas Carroll Trophy
- George C. Crocker Memorial Trophy
- James Jacobson Trophy
- Edward Moore Memorial Trophy
- Foster Tallman Trophy
- Class 6 Trophy
THE SAILORS BEHIND THE TROPHIES
Long-time Storm Trysail Club and Larchmont Yacht Club members Paul Hoffmann, Jr. and Richard du Moulin have donated perpetual trophies in memory of their fathers.
Paul Hoffmann
Paul Hoffmann was a prominent member of Larchmont Yacht Club and The Storm Trysail Club for many years. Hoffmann served as Commodore of The Storm Trysail Club in 1973 and 1974 and was one of the members responsible for founding Block Island Race Week in 1965. During a sailing career that spanned more than 40 years, he owned and raced four boats, all of which he made into winners: eight-meter named Cayuga, the famous clipper bow cutter Hother, his first Thunderhead, a Rhodes designed cutter, and in 1971, he commissioned Sparkman and Stevens to design a new, larger Thunderhead. This boat was 58’ LOA and was built in aluminum at the Derecktor yard in Mamaroneck, N.Y. Paul raced her continually on the Sound, to Bermuda, and in Florida waters until his untimely death in 1996.
Edward du Moulin
Edward du Moulin was a member of the Knickerbocker Yacht Club (where he served as Commodore), the New York Yacht Club, and The Storm Trysail Club. He was a founding member and first Chairman of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame Selection Committee. In later years, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in recognition of his management of more Cup campaigns than anyone in history: Enterprise in 1977, Freedom in 1980, Liberty in 1983, and Stars and Stripes in 1987 in Fremantle (bringing the Cup back to the USA). Ed and Arthur Knapp of Larchmont Yacht Club also co-founded the Knickerbocker Cup Match Race in 1982 to enable local sailors to race against ranked world class sailors. Ed was dedicated to training and mentoring young sailors and then moving them on to more famous boats and events, including the America’s Cup.
James D. Bishop
This trophy is awarded to the winner of the Commodore James. D. Bishop Class, which this year will be the J/44 Class in recognition of Jim’s longtime involvement with that class. A long-time member of the Storm Trysail Club, Jim Bishop’s contributions to the sport of sailing have touched many clubs and organizations over the past five decades. Racing since a teenager, and entering world of ocean racing in the early 1950s, Jim spent much of his life sailing IODs and J/44s, many named Gold Digger. He raced IODs around the globe, and, as the President of the Long Island Sound J/44 class since 1990, Jim was the visionary who developed the practice of class-owned sails that are rotated between boats each regatta to keep the class competitive and affordable. An ocean racer at heart, Jim sailed 23 Newport to Bermuda Races (winning the J/44 class in 1996). Another pride of Jim’s was the Coastal Queen, the graciously restored Chesapeake buyboat that he brought to this regatta every year.
Howard McMichael
Howard McMichael, Jr. was the longtime leader of and inspiration for McMichael Yacht Yards & Brokers, having taken over the company from his father, Howard McMichael, Sr., upon Howie’s return from serving in the U.S. Army in 1962.
Having grown up in the boat yard, Howie started selling boats, managing purchasing and marketing for the company. Under his leadership, McMichael grew to one of the country’s major yacht brokerages and yacht servicing companies.
Howie served as President of McMichael through 2019 at which time he became the company’s Chairman. Under his watchful eye, the leadership of the company transitioned to its current President, Steve Leicht, a McMichael family member.
Photo: Steve Cloutier
About the Storm Trysail Club
The Storm Trysail Club, born in the middle of a 1936 Atlantic gale, grew into adolescence through the desire of a few shipmates to have a drink or two together, and became an outstanding organization of ocean racing sailors. The Club’s membership stands today at more than 1,000, every one of whom knows how to handle themselves when the barometer drops and the wind and sea whip up.
The Club is headquartered in Larchmont, N.Y., and operates in conjunction with its regional stations across the U.S. Each station serves as the organizing authority and host racing, social, and junior events for its members and other sailors, both on the water and ashore. The Club has been key to of development of events, rating systems, yacht design, and safety procedures.
Membership in The Storm Trysail Club is by invitation and “Candidates must have set a storm trysail under storm conditions, offshore, or have weathered a storm at sea under greatly reduced canvas. They also must be experienced blue water sailors, capable of taking command of a sailing vessel offshore under any or all conditions.”
The Club runs and helps to run many of the country’s great ocean races including the 180-mile Block Island Race, Block Island Race Week, the Ft. Lauderdale to Key West Race, the Montego Bay Race, the Ft. Lauderdale to Charleston Race, IRC Championships on Long Island Sound and the Chesapeake Bay, the Pacific Cup and, in 2019, the Club was one of the organizers of the last TransAtlantic Race.
In recent years, The Storm Trysail Club has intensified its focus on developing young sailors and encouraging them to enjoy the excitement and teamwork of big boat sailing, particularly ocean racing. As part of that effort the Club has created a Junior Membership. Candidates for junior membership shall be between 18 and 28 years of age, have completed a Club-approved Safety-at-Sea course, and sailed a minimum of four off-shore or distance races of not less than 150 nautical miles each, with a total minimum of 1,000 nautical miles. They must also be committed blue water sailors. A junior member has seven years or until age 33 to meet the qualifications for regular membership.
We encourage all young sailors who are qualified sailors Junior Membership to chat with STC members at the Regatta, and e-mail your sailing resume to STC ([email protected]). We will try to find you opportunities to sail, and provide a list of members so you can identify people you may know.
About Larchmont Yacht Club
The Larchmont Yacht Club was founded on the evening of Memorial Day, 1880. Five young men were warming themselves over a bonfire built in a cleft of rocks on the shore of what is now Horseshoe Harbor, in Larchmont Manor. The five loved boats and they had just finished a hard racing day. Since a bonfire is scarcely the most comfortable way to close a hard day at sea, it is not surprising that these young men fell to discussing the possibility of organizing a yacht club. They decided to organize a club, the Larchmont Yacht Club, and to invite others to join.
In the following 141 years, Larchmont Yacht Club has become one of the premier yacht clubs in the U.S. and the world. Moving to its current location in 1887, the Club has expanded and upgraded the original center building numerous times. Throughout those years, the Club’s mission remained focused on sailing and sailboat racing. The membership roles of the Club have read like a Who’s Who of yacht racing. Legendary sailors including Marshal Wilson (of schooner Atlantic fame), Arthur Knapp, and Cornelius Shields have called Larchmont Yacht Club their home port. Today, the Club is renowned for its offshore credentials as well as its small boat success. Claiming a Vanguard 15 fleet of over 30 boats, and 15 Viper 640s, LYC’s Summer Sailing and Junior Member programs have attracted the best college sailors locating in the New York area after graduation.
Team racing is also a major thrust of the Club and LYC has hosted the U.S. Team Racing Championship (Hinman) twice – Team LYC finished 2nd in 2012–and, with American Yacht Club, hosts the annual Robie Pierce Regatta for sailors with disabilities.
The Flag Officers and the members of the Larchmont Yacht Club welcome all IOR participants and encourage them to explore the history and beauty of the Club.
Photo: Steve Cloutier
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