2025 Regattas
National Yacht Club is excited to be hosting various fleets for
regattas this summer! We look forward to welcoming sailors from around the lake to our NYC Open Regatta in August as well as hosting the 2.4mR fleet for a series of events from June to September.
NYC Racing
With a history steeped in competitive racing on Lake Ontario, National Yacht Club offers a comprehensive, three night midweek racing program for all skill levels.
Tuesday - Shark & PHRF White Sail and PHRF Spinnaker Fleets
Wednesday - PHRF Spinnaker Fleet
Thursday - Novice Racers/Beginners, Double/Single Handed & Women’s Fleet (male crew welcome)
Crew Bank
Introductory Crew and Crew members are encouraged to participate in our popular racing Crew Bank and get placed on mid-week racing boats. With the Crew Bank system you learn to race and/or sharpen your sailing skills. The Crew Bank helps crew members participate in mid-week races and this helps boat owners build teams that last from season to season.
Find out more!
Skipper Information
Registration
One design or handicap racing - Once a week or multiple nights. We have lots of options! Skippers who are interested in registering their boat for Mid-Week Racing or Round-the-Island Races please visit our registration page. Participants from other clubs are welcome!
Visit our registration page.
PHRF Certificates
If you are participating in club racing and many events on the lake, including the AMHEN series, you need to have a valid
PHRF-LO certificate for 2025. See the
PHRF how-to guide for certificate holders.
- Renewals: If you are renewing a certificate from 2024 you will have been invoiced through the club, and a new certificate will be available for you to download from the PHRF website.
- Updates: If you have changes to sails, boat, or propulsion, then updated measurements will need to be provided and the certificate updated.
- New boat: If you have a new boat, you will need to apply for a new PHRF certificate. Note, if the class of boat has not been previously assigned a handicap under PHRF-LO then an initial assessment will need to be made and agreed upon. Please allow sufficient time for this
If you need to update your certificate or have a new one issued, please contact Joe Greenwood and Scott Lyons, Club Handicappers at
[email protected] to arrange to take the required measurements.
Volunteer
NYC’s racing program would not be possible without the support of dedicated volunteers. Please consider signing up to help with a weeknight race. No experience required, all training will be provided. This is a great way to see keelboat racing up close and counts toward club hours.
Find out more about volunteering here.
General Information
Division Splits
Division allocations for Club racing are posted on the official notice board, which is located in the west hallway. Please refer to Sailing Instructions for starting order, available
here.
Protests
Protest hearings are held on the last Thursday of each month during the sailing season. Protest Forms are available at the OOD Station.
Race Results
Results are posted on the bulletin board on the north side of the west hallway and are also available
online here.
Find Out More
Details regarding dates, start times and other important information can be found in the racing documentation on the Club Racing Documents & Registration page. If you have any questions regarding NYC midweek racing please contact [email protected].
Local Racing Series
National Yacht Club members proudly represent their Club in local racing circuits including:
LORC
The Lake Ontario Racing Circuit (LORC) is an association of sailing clubs in the Greater Toronto Area whose members organize and promote competitive keelboat racing. NYC hosts the NYC Open annually as a part of the LORC Series.
Find out more about LORC Series online here.
AHMEN
This racing series, named for it's founding Clubs - with the 'N' representing National - is comprised of eight day-long races that all start and finish in Humber Bay. Each year National hosts the Argosy Rose Bowl Race as a part of this series.
Find out more about AHMEN online here.
And more!
National's racers also participate in regional PHRF and One Design racing.
Check out Ontario Sailing's regatta schedule here.
Other Racing Opportunities at NYC
420 Racing Club
National Yacht Club offers a racing oriented dinghy club for its members. In the 420 Club, members sail on Club owned boats in a fun, but competitive atmosphere.
Find out more!
The NYC Challenge
The NYC Challenge is a season-long time trial. Not technically a race, though the objective is to sail the course as quickly as possible.
Find out more!