Chester Race Week August 16-19, 2023

DAY 4 – 2017 RESULTS: Strong winds, rain make damp fun on final day of racing

Photo: J/70 Joyridin (CAN 491), skippered by Graeme Carr of Charlottetown Yacht Club (Prince Edward Island), fights through high winds on Day 4 to win the day and the overall ...

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DAY 3 RESULTS Flat seas, steady winds make up for Day 2 blow out

Photo: One Design 35 Climax skippered by Dartmouth Yacht Club’s Nathan Reece (Nova Scotia, Canada) drops her jib after rounding the mark ahead of Stu McCrea’s J/120 Deviation out of ...

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DAY 2: 25+ knot winds blow thrills for some, damage for others

Photo: J/70 Joyridin, skippered by Graeme Carr of Charlottetown Yacht Club (Prince Edward Island), fights through high winds on Day 2 of Chester Race Week 2017 on Mahone Bay, Nova ...

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DAY 1 RESULTS: International and local sailors flock to Chester Race Week

Photo: Bella, skippered by Oliver Dix of the Royal Thames Yacht Club (London, UK) leads Ted Murphy aboard Restless (RNSYS, Halifax, NS) and Sean Mulrooney on Piper (CYC, Chester, NS) ...

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Focus on diversity, fun see Chester Race Week thrive where others struggle

With a documented history that goes back to 1856, Chester Race Week continues to thrive when other national and international annual keel boat regattas are struggling or, as is the case with Florida’s Key West Race Week, being cancelled due to rising costs and falling registrations.