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Congressional Cup; First held: 1965: Organizer: Long Beach Yacht Club: Type: World Sailing grade 1 match racing event on the World Match Racing Tour: Classes: Catalina 37: Venue: Pacific Ocean off the Belmont Veteran's Memorial Pier in Long Beach, CA, United States: Competitors: Top ranked match racing skippers from around the world: Champion ...
Fermin buoy in San Pedro, California and ending off Diamond Head in Hawaii, a distance of around 2,225 nautical miles (2,560 mi; 4,121 km). In even-numbered years the Pacific Cup race starts out of San Francisco and is run by the Pacific Cup Yacht Club.
The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. [1] [2] [3] America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known as the defender) and the other from the yacht club that is challenging for the cup (the challenger).
For 2023 and 2024, the Sailing World Cup consisted of Trofeo Princesa Sofía, Allianz Regatta, Semaine Olympique Française, and Kiel Week. [2] For 2025, the four European regattas Trofeo Princesa Sofía , Semaine Olympique Française , Dutch Water Week , and Kiel Week , and Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta in the venue of the 2028 Olympic ...
SS Catalina, also known as The Great White Steamer, was a 301-foot steamship built in 1924 that provided passenger service on the 26-mile passage between Los Angeles and Santa Catalina Island from 1924 to 1975.
By summer 1999, there was a rivalry brewing between Catalina Cruises and Catalina Express. In May, Catalina Cruises launched the Catalina Jet, a 450-passenger, 36-knot catamaran that made the trip from Long Beach in about 55 minutes. In June, Catalina Express launched the Starship Express, a 300-passenger, 37-knot catamaran that could make the ...
The 70-foot (21-meter) catamaran called the MV Sea Change will transport up to 75 passengers along the waterfront between Pier 41 and the downtown San Francisco ferry terminal starting July 19 ...
Catalina 27 racing on San Francisco Bay. Catalina Yachts is a U.S.-based builder of fiberglass monohull sloop-rigged sailboats ranging in sizes from eight to 54 feet in length. It was founded in 1969 in Hollywood, California by Frank Butler . [ 1 ]