Time for College Match Race Nationals

Ten teams will compete at the 2026 College Match Race National Championship on November 14-15 in Newport Beach, CA. Crews of three or four, which include at least one female, will all race Governors Cup 22s in a round robin series with the top eight advancing to the knock-out rounds. Defending champion Harvard did not qualify, but both Tulane and College of Charleston return from the 2025 podium. The field also includes Yale led by Youth Match Racing World Champion Morgan Pinckney ’27. – Details

2026-27 Season

2026 Fall National Championships:
Nov. 7-8: Women’s and Open Singlehanded Nationals – American Yacht Club; Rye, NY
Nov. 14-15: Match Race Nationals – Balboa Yacht Club; Newport Beach, CA

2027 Spring National Championships:
Apr. 29-May 1: Open Team Race Nationals – United States Naval Academy; Annapolis, MD
May 1-3: Women’s Team Race Nationals – United States Naval Academy; Annapolis, MD
May 18-21: Women’s Dinghy Nationals – United States Naval Academy; Annapolis, MD
Jun. 1-4: Open Dinghy Nationals – United States Naval Academy; Annapolis, MD