New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presents a new approach

11:32 PM Sun 8 May 2011 GMT

'New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 2009' NYYC/Dan Nerney

The New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presented by Rolex is scheduled for September 10-17. The history of New York Yacht Club is intertwined with progressive thinkers - starting with John Cox Stevens and James Gordon Bennett Jr. - who took a proactive approach to organizing sailing contests that have become benchmarks for all other sailing events: from transatlantic crossings to America's Cup match races, to team and fleet races. The proactive approach is the common thread that extends to The New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup presented by Rolex, scheduled for September 10-17, which has announced that extensive on-the-water ...

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by Jan Harley