For 10 years, Oakcliff has been raising the caliber of sailing in the United States. This has meant amassing the largest collection of Olympic class boats, awarding more than a million dollars in prize grants to Olympic campaigners and hopefuls through the Triple Crown series,...
Photos courtesy of 11th Hour Racing Team November 19, 2020 (OYSTER BAY, NY) - Oakcliff Sailing has renewed its partnership with 11th Hour Racing Team to provide a career-shaping internship program for aspiring American sailors.Designed for young adults interested in the professional yacht racing industry, the...
Oakcliff’s season-closing Halloween Regatta is always eventful and this year did not disappoint. Remnants of a hurricane cleared through leaving sunny skies for Saturday and transitioned into torrential rain on Sunday. Pearson Potts and his team the Guardians of the Monohull embraced all aspects including...
Oakcliff’s final Grade 5 match race of the season was won by newcomer (to Oakcliff and to match racing) Benton Amthor representing SUNY Maritime. Roberto Steves took second, while Carrson Pierce grabbed third. See the full results here. “We really focused on speed, just making the...
[caption id="attachment_375877" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Kate Bjerregaard and Wesley Bright scream downwind at sundown.[/caption] October 16, 2020 (OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK) - Oakcliff’s second Doublehanded Offshore Race of 2020 was won by Ethan Johnson and Barbara “Baisa” Karpinska in the toughest race yet. Johnson, Oakcliff’s Training Director,...
October 4, 2020 (OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK) - Stage 2 of the Oakcliff Triple Crown Series saw 60 sailors compete in three Olympic classes: the 470, 49er, and 49erFX. US Sailing Team athletes, Dave Hughes and Stu McNay, followed their win at Stage 1 with...
September 27, 2020 (OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK) - This weekend Oakcliff hosted three days of racing in the 49er, 49erFX, and 470 at Stage 1 of the Oakcliff Triple Crown Series. In order to keep everyone safe, Oakcliff used their COVID Safe-Boating Protocol. They also tested...
Oakcliff once again had a full, eight team lineup for today’s Grade 5. Half of the teams came from local colleges and went up against four strong local teams. Kings Point sent two, Drexel University one and Roberto Stevens brought members of the Fordham Sailing...
Oakcliff hosted the only scheduled Grade 2 to be sailed in the U.S. since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in March. The event, which had a double round robin of seven teams before knockouts, was won by Pearson Potts and his team, The Guardians...
August 23, 2020 (OYSTER BAY, NY) - All eight Match 40s were filled with teams ranging from seasoned match racers such as July Grade 3 champion Doug Shannon to a team of first-time match racers led by Sam Hahn. Brendan Feeny, in just his second appearance...