Game time at Long Beach Race Week

One hundred fifteen boats are signed up for the 2025 Ullman Sails Long Beach Race week, with the 20th edition including the Moore 24 US National Championship on June 20-22 in Long Beach, CA.

Ever popular with locals, John Turpin will be racing Vigilante, the Concordia 47 which he shares with boat partner Ray Godwin. They’ve been competing in the regatta for some 30 years, starting with Whiplash, the Schock 35 they raced for ten years, then Temptress, their Farr 40 they raced for almost 20 years. Vigilante is relatively new to them and they’ll be keeping an eye out for Paul Casanova’s RP44 Flaquita who they have been going up against in recent local racing.

“This is our second Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week in the new boat,” says Turpin. “Coming from the Farr 40 which is a strict racing platform without any comfort down below, Vigilante is the opposite although not much faster unfortunately but she’s still a fun boat. We love this event; the venue is fantastic and there’s almost always a guaranteed wind compared to other regattas we do up and down the coast.”

Tim Russell, who is a frequent top finisher in the tight Bay Area J/105 fleet on his boat Ne*Ne, has chartered a Catalina 37. “My application to charter was accepted, I put together a team, rented a house in Long Beach and look forward to sailing in shorts and just a long sleeve SPF shirt,” says Russell. “It’s been a while since I’ve sailed Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week; I’m competing to have fun and to see what it takes to win in class!”

Peter Wagner will race his J/111 Skeleton Key, the reigning J/111 World Champion and North American Champion. v“This is our second Ullman Sails Long Beach Race Week; we had a blast a couple of years ago and are excited to be back,” says Wagner. “The J/111 Class in Southern California has organized a regional One Design Circuit, consisting of San Diego Yachting Cup, Cal Race Week, and this event is the grand finale and also serves as the J/111 Pacific Coast Championship.”

Aside from the Moore 24 Nationals, the event will host the Catalina 37 National Championship, the J/109 West Coast Championship, the J/111 Pacific Coast Championship, the Schock 35 Pacific Coast Championship, the Viper 640 Pacific Coast Championship, and the J/70, J/105, J/109, and J/120 Southern California High Point Series. A perpetual trophy, the Campbell Cup – PHRF Big Boat Class Winner – will also be awarded.

Details: https://www.lbrw.org/

Source: Michelle Slade