June 30, 2019 (OYSTER BAY, NY) - The day started with the perfect conditions for the six teams to race Swedish Match 40s: 12 knots of breeze and sunny skies. Just after the second flight the breeze shut off. Not long after, a squall...
The first day of the 165th NYYC Annual Regatta consisted of a race around Conanicut Island. With the breeze steadily blowing in the low to mid 20s, it was a quick circumnavigation and the race officials joked afterwards that they should've sent the boats around...
Our High Performance Camp is in full swing, trapeze harnesses and all. Good breeze and sunny skies have made the perfect conditions for the 32 new acorns to hone their skills in the Olympic skiffs and cats. Thanks to support from US Sailing who added...
Oakcliff’s three Farr 40s and the Open 30 Overproof embarked on the Annapolis to Newport Race at 11am on Saturday, June 8. For the first 15 hours of the race, the teams juggled their jibs and Code Zeros reaching out of the Chesapeake Bay. Farr 40s Blue and...
Farr 40 Blue boat captain Firefly packs only the essentials for The Annapolis to Newport Race Inshore racing, match racing, offshore racing...
OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (June 2, 2019) – Pearson Potts, the 2017 US Match Racing Champion (USMRC), lived up to his title at Oakcliff’s June Grade 3 regatta where, out of eight races, he only incurred one loss to second place finisher Chris Poole. Potts...
The send button on this week’s newsletter was clicked prematurely and the coolest news from last weekend wound up on the digital cutting room floor. We apologize for the mix-up but hope you enjoy this Block Island bonus. After blitzkrieging through the Melges 24 Distance Race...
OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK (May 19, 2019) - For most of the six teams in Oakcliff’s May Grade 4 Regatta, it was the first match race regatta of the season so the teams who came out on top were the ones who shook off the...
Oyster Bay, New York - Sunday morning, April 14th just over one month after top US Match Racer and Oakcliff board member David Storrs passed away, 97 competitors and volunteers boarded their boats for the David Storrs Memorial Qualifier for the USMRC. With no wind and heavy...
Watch last year's High Performance Acorns in action OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (March 21, 2019) - Oakcliff Sailing has joined forces with US Sailing to host a High Performance Acorn Training Camp for aspiring Olympic athletes. It will take place June 7-20, 2019 at Oakcliff’s facilities in...