The three-day Ficker Cup, which began on Friday and takes place off the Long Beach coast, has preceded the Congressional Cup every year since 1980. It also acts as a qualifier for the final two ...

The Congressional Cup, considered the grandfather of match racing, began on Tuesday, April 18, with 10 crews trying to best each other aboard Catalina 37 yachts off the Long Beach coast.

The skippers whose sailing teams will compete in this year’s Congressional Cup regatta, in Long Beach, are set — mostly. The Congressional Cup, which organizers have long described as the ...

Long Beach Yacht Club has confirmed plans for the 60th edition of its flagship event, the Congressional Cup, scheduled to take place from April 30 to May 4 2025. Since its debut in 1965 ...

The Congressional Cup, held annually in Long Beach, is one of sailing’s premier match racing events. Founded in 1965, it helped pioneer modern rules and on-the-water umpiring. Skippers compete in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Gayle Anderson was live in Long Beach to ...

Winning her Ficker Cup matches 3-2 off the Belmont Pier in Long Beach on Sunday, April. 27, 2025, American skipper Nicole Breault, center, steers her way into next week’s Congressional Cup ...

(Photo by Scott Smeltzer, Contributing Photographer) Sail boats race during the first math on the first day of racing at the Congressional Cup off the coast of Long Beach on Wednesday, April 30.

Long Beach Yacht Club has confirmed plans for the 60th edition of its flagship event, the Congressional Cup, scheduled to take place from April 30 to May 4 2025. Since its debut in 1965 ...