Starts are June 2 & 3rd 2023

A 475 mile biennial race from Annapolis to Newport Race.

The Annapolis to Newport race is one of the most historic and well-known of the US East Coast blue water races. Linking two seaports dating from our nation's birth, Annapolis and Newport, the race provides a contrast between the country's largest estuary, the Chesapeake Bay, and the Atlantic Ocean.

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February 23, 2024

Enter to win a Raymarine package! Skippers and crew of the Block Island Race are automatically entered, but ANYONE can participate.

February 23, 2024

Get started with the basics! Explore the fundamentals of ORC in our kickoff session. Missed it? No worries! Access the recording anytime.

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ABOUT THE EVENT


Proud Partnership with Annapolis Yacht Club, The US Naval Academy Sailing Squadron, & Ida Lewis Yacht Club

Kicking off the Summer Season

The Annapolis-Newport race was officially established in 1947 to be on a continuing basis in alternate years with the Newport-Bermuda Race. Until the mid-50s, it was the Newport-Annapolis race, but after much complaining by the competitors about slow trips up the Chesapeake after a long ocean race, the course was reversed in 1957.

The record time for the race is held by Warrior, Stephen Murray Jr.'s modified Volvo 70, who set a new course record in 2019 by completing the race in 40 hours, 14 minutes and 36 seconds, win line honors and take home the trophy for lowest elapsed time of a monohull. This broke the previous record set by Carerra, Joseph Dockery's Farr 60 skippered by Chris Larson, in 2001 at 42 hours, 58 minutes, 12 seconds.