Santa Maria Cup News

For a taste of America’s Cup-type competition without the lawsuits, the best spectator opportunity around will be the annual BoatU.S. Santa Maria Cup Regatta, which pits 10 of the world’s top match-racing teams in a four-day battle through a heated double round-robin series before the top four emerge to sail... [Read More]

Today’s third and final round robbin series leading up to the final four race-off again had near perfect weather for the teams with a course set even further out in the Bay today, and again with light early morning breezes building out of the South combined with a strong ebbing... [Read More]

Today’s third and final round robbin series leading up to the final four race-off again had near perfect weather for the teams with a course set even further out in the Bay today, and again with light early morning breezes building out of the South combined with a strong ebbing... [Read More]

A second day of perfect weather met the teams again on a course set further out in the Bay today, with light early morning breezes building to double digits out of the South combined with a strong ebbing current making the course and tactics key factors for the racers. [Read More]

With near perfect weather after six flights in the first day of the Santa Maria Cup, two of the top ranked women sailors in the world are on top again, but even in points among their competitors from among ten teams. Liz Bayliss,, who won this competition in 2003 and... [Read More]