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Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race

April 27, 2024

The Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race is an annual 125-nautical-mile international yacht race. First run in 1948, sailors gather each spring in Newport Beach, California, to participate in one of the West Coast's premier regattas. The Newport to Ensenada yacht Race (N2E) is a race to the city of Ensenada, Baja California.[1]

2013 Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race
Loe Real 60-foot Water World Tri 2013
2012 Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race first to finish yacht Bad Pak

History edit

The race was created by sailors at the Balboa Yacht Club on Bayside Drive, and the Newport Harbor Yacht Club.

Humphrey Bogart was among the original instigators of the first official race in 1948. He sailed into the local history books along with Spencer Tracy and Errol Flynn (each in their boats). As one of the largest sailboat races in the nation, 'The Ensenada Race' is a top event for a broad spectrum of yachts - classes from day sailors to world-class maxi racers. Other notable racers include Walter Chronkite, movie producer Milton Bren, well-known actor Buddy Ebsen, comedian Vicki Lawrence, and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad. It's an awesome spectacle to see the coast immediately around the starting line as hundreds of boats jockey for position and spectators on other boats and shoreline the coast.[2]

Historically, the starting point was close to the Newport Harbor entrance in Corona Del Mar, but thanks in part to the heavy boat traffic at the harbor mouth, the starting line was re-positioned some years ago to just offshore of the Balboa Pier on the Balboa Peninsula.

The modern Newport to Ensenada race is organized and run by the Newport Ocean Sailing Association.[3] The record for fastest time (6 hours, 46 minutes and 40 seconds) was set in 1998 by Stars & Stripes, captained by America's Cup sailing champion Dennis Conner.[4]

With over 20 classes, the race provides competitive classes for a variety of sea-going sailboats ranging from large ultra-light and maxi-yachts to smaller yachts in non-spinnaker classes.

Doug Baker's Andrews 80 from Long Beach "Magnitude 80", holds a race record for monohulls of 10 hours 37 minutes 50 seconds—7 minutes 3 seconds faster than the record of 10:44:54 set by Roy E. Disney's Pyewacket III, a Reichel/Pugh 77 in 2003.

The multihull record of 6:46:40 set by Steve Fossett's 60-foot Stars and Stripes catamaran in 1998 remains intact as the only boat ever to finish before sundown, although in 2014 two Maxi trimarans finished in under 8 hours, finishing the race in 7:40 & 7:42 respectively: "Orion" followed by "Mighty Merloe".[5]

In 2009, boat designer Randy Reynolds was denied entry into the race by the organizers, who felt his twin-hulled catamaran was too prone to capsizing. Reynolds in response created the Border Run,[6] a Newport Beach to San Diego race billed as a safer alternative.[7]

The 2009 race moved the start to allow spectators on Balboa Pier it had previously been set just outside the entrance to Newport Bay. Winds blew steadily from start to finish at 9-12 knots, even in Todos Santos Bay near the finish line, and from an off-wind direction that allowed everyone to sail the rhumb (direct) line. Of 260 starters, there were 257 finishers, and all finished by 4 p.m. Saturday, 19 hours ahead of the usual 11 a.m. Sunday cutoff time.

During the 2012 race, the yacht Aegean was wrecked with four fatalities, the first in the event's history. The boat likely collided with North Coronado Island, where debris was found.[8]

2014 saw strong head winds for most of the race, with the "MOD 70 Trimaran" first to finish "Orion"[9] finishing in 7 hours and 40 minutes with "MIGHTY MERLOE" an ORMA 60 Trimaran finishing at 7 hour and 42 minutes. The Maxi yacht "Wizard" finished the 2014 race in 11:38:34 making it first mono-hull. The fleet experienced seas of up to 8 feet as well as a heavy rain shower approx. 4 am, Saturday morning making the race a rather wet one. The strong winds, assisted most of the 2014 fleet in finishing the race in under 24 hours.[10]

Trophy Classes edit

NOSA awards a variety of trophies to the winners of the Ensenada race, ranging from the First to Finish - Corrected and Elapsed Times, to various PHRF class winners, to specialized trophies for particular one design classes like the Beneteau cruising class, to the first all female crewed boat to finish to the Spittoon trophy, given to the last boat to finish the race.

First to finish edit

 
LoeReal 60 foot Waterworld trimaran 2009, 2010 & 2013 First to Finish
  • 1948 Albert Long
  • Dick Rheem, 1953 - Morning Star, 96' OR Monohull
  • Howard Ahmanson, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959 - Sirius, 10m OR Monohull
  • Warren Seaman, 1955 - Tokerau (Unofficial First), 32' Proa, inspired by the outrigger canoes of Hawaii.
  • Ken Murphy/Rudy Choy, 1957 - Aikane, 46' Choy Catamaran (pre-C/S/K)
  • Louis Statham, 1958 - Nam Sang, OR Monohull
  • Richard Steele, 1960 - Odyssey, 57' OR Monohull
  • Carter Pyle/Mickey Munoz, 1960 - (Unofficial First), 18' P-Cat
  • Arnold Haskell, 1961, 1962 - Chubasco, 67' OR Monohull
  • John Pursell, 1962 - Patty Cat (Unofficial First), 27' C/S/K Cat
  • Jack Swart, 1963, 1964 - Imua!, 36' C/S/K Cat
  • John Pursell, 1965, 1966, 1969 - Patty Cat II, 44' C/S/K Cat
  • Ken Murphy, 1967 - Aikane, 46' Choy Cat (pre-C/S/K)
  • James Arness, 1968 - Seasmoke, 58' C/S/K Cat
  • Boy Scouts of America, 1970 - Seasmoke, 58' C/S/K Cat
  • Michael Kane, 1972 and 1980
  • Rudy Choy, in 1985, 1987, and 1988.
  • Steve Fossett, 1995, 1997, and 1998.
  • Dennis Conner, first in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1996.
  • Mike Leneman first in 2000,
  • Bill Gibbs in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2011.
  • Loe Enloe in 2009, 2010, and 2013.
  • The yacht Ragtime was first in 1975 and 1977.
  • 1982 winners were P. McEachern, B. Gardner, and H. Schofield in a Merlin.
  • In 1985 it was Fred Preiss on Christine.
  • Roy Disney was fastest in 1999, 2001 and 2006.
  • Mike Cambell & Stephen Williams won in 2005.
  • Doug Baker in 2007 and 2008.
  • Tom Holthus in 2012.
  • USA 02, "ORION" won with a time of 07:40:38 in 2014.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "history". Sailing Anarchy. 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  2. ^ "Newport To Ensenada Yacht Race". Baja Bound Insurance Services. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  4. ^ "Newport to Ensenada race sets sail - Daily Pilot". Articles.dailypilot.com. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  5. ^ "Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race". Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race.
  6. ^ "The Border Run 2013 :: Home". Theborderrun.org. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  7. ^ "Newport-to-Ensenada yacht race runs into head winds - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  8. ^ "Report: Newport-to-Ensenada sailboat likely sank after human error". 31 October 2012.
  9. ^ Sailing News (22 June 2013). "Incredible capsize of the MOD 70 Spindrift in Dublin during the Route des Princes" – via YouTube.
  10. ^ a b . Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

External links edit

  • N2E Race Results
  • Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race Website
  • Newport Ocean Sailing Association
  • Trophy Info

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This article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia See Wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions December 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race is an annual 125 nautical mile international yacht race First run in 1948 sailors gather each spring in Newport Beach California to participate in one of the West Coast s premier regattas The Newport to Ensenada yacht Race N2E is a race to the city of Ensenada Baja California 1 2013 Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race Loe Real 60 foot Water World Tri 2013 2012 Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race first to finish yacht Bad PakContents 1 History 2 Trophy Classes 3 First to finish 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe race was created by sailors at the Balboa Yacht Club on Bayside Drive and the Newport Harbor Yacht Club Humphrey Bogart was among the original instigators of the first official race in 1948 He sailed into the local history books along with Spencer Tracy and Errol Flynn each in their boats As one of the largest sailboat races in the nation The Ensenada Race is a top event for a broad spectrum of yachts classes from day sailors to world class maxi racers Other notable racers include Walter Chronkite movie producer Milton Bren well known actor Buddy Ebsen comedian Vicki Lawrence and Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Paul Conrad It s an awesome spectacle to see the coast immediately around the starting line as hundreds of boats jockey for position and spectators on other boats and shoreline the coast 2 Historically the starting point was close to the Newport Harbor entrance in Corona Del Mar but thanks in part to the heavy boat traffic at the harbor mouth the starting line was re positioned some years ago to just offshore of the Balboa Pier on the Balboa Peninsula The modern Newport to Ensenada race is organized and run by the Newport Ocean Sailing Association 3 The record for fastest time 6 hours 46 minutes and 40 seconds was set in 1998 by Stars amp Stripes captained by America s Cup sailing champion Dennis Conner 4 With over 20 classes the race provides competitive classes for a variety of sea going sailboats ranging from large ultra light and maxi yachts to smaller yachts in non spinnaker classes Doug Baker s Andrews 80 from Long Beach Magnitude 80 holds a race record for monohulls of 10 hours 37 minutes 50 seconds 7 minutes 3 seconds faster than the record of 10 44 54 set by Roy E Disney s Pyewacket III a Reichel Pugh 77 in 2003 The multihull record of 6 46 40 set by Steve Fossett s 60 foot Stars and Stripes catamaran in 1998 remains intact as the only boat ever to finish before sundown although in 2014 two Maxi trimarans finished in under 8 hours finishing the race in 7 40 amp 7 42 respectively Orion followed by Mighty Merloe 5 In 2009 boat designer Randy Reynolds was denied entry into the race by the organizers who felt his twin hulled catamaran was too prone to capsizing Reynolds in response created the Border Run 6 a Newport Beach to San Diego race billed as a safer alternative 7 The 2009 race moved the start to allow spectators on Balboa Pier it had previously been set just outside the entrance to Newport Bay Winds blew steadily from start to finish at 9 12 knots even in Todos Santos Bay near the finish line and from an off wind direction that allowed everyone to sail the rhumb direct line Of 260 starters there were 257 finishers and all finished by 4 p m Saturday 19 hours ahead of the usual 11 a m Sunday cutoff time During the 2012 race the yacht Aegean was wrecked with four fatalities the first in the event s history The boat likely collided with North Coronado Island where debris was found 8 2014 saw strong head winds for most of the race with the MOD 70 Trimaran first to finish Orion 9 finishing in 7 hours and 40 minutes with MIGHTY MERLOE an ORMA 60 Trimaran finishing at 7 hour and 42 minutes The Maxi yacht Wizard finished the 2014 race in 11 38 34 making it first mono hull The fleet experienced seas of up to 8 feet as well as a heavy rain shower approx 4 am Saturday morning making the race a rather wet one The strong winds assisted most of the 2014 fleet in finishing the race in under 24 hours 10 Trophy Classes editNOSA awards a variety of trophies to the winners of the Ensenada race ranging from the First to Finish Corrected and Elapsed Times to various PHRF class winners to specialized trophies for particular one design classes like the Beneteau cruising class to the first all female crewed boat to finish to the Spittoon trophy given to the last boat to finish the race This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message First to finish edit nbsp LoeReal 60 foot Waterworld trimaran 2009 2010 amp 2013 First to Finish 1948 Albert Long Dick Rheem 1953 Morning Star 96 OR Monohull Howard Ahmanson 1954 1955 1956 1959 Sirius 10m OR Monohull Warren Seaman 1955 Tokerau Unofficial First 32 Proa inspired by the outrigger canoes of Hawaii Ken Murphy Rudy Choy 1957 Aikane 46 Choy Catamaran pre C S K Louis Statham 1958 Nam Sang OR Monohull Richard Steele 1960 Odyssey 57 OR Monohull Carter Pyle Mickey Munoz 1960 Unofficial First 18 P Cat Arnold Haskell 1961 1962 Chubasco 67 OR Monohull John Pursell 1962 Patty Cat Unofficial First 27 C S K Cat Jack Swart 1963 1964 Imua 36 C S K Cat John Pursell 1965 1966 1969 Patty Cat II 44 C S K Cat Ken Murphy 1967 Aikane 46 Choy Cat pre C S K James Arness 1968 Seasmoke 58 C S K Cat Boy Scouts of America 1970 Seasmoke 58 C S K Cat Michael Kane 1972 and 1980 Rudy Choy in 1985 1987 and 1988 Steve Fossett 1995 1997 and 1998 Dennis Conner first in 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 and 1996 Mike Leneman first in 2000 Bill Gibbs in 2002 2003 2004 and 2011 Loe Enloe in 2009 2010 and 2013 The yacht Ragtime was first in 1975 and 1977 1982 winners were P McEachern B Gardner and H Schofield in a Merlin In 1985 it was Fred Preiss on Christine Roy Disney was fastest in 1999 2001 and 2006 Mike Cambell amp Stephen Williams won in 2005 Doug Baker in 2007 and 2008 Tom Holthus in 2012 USA 02 ORION won with a time of 07 40 38 in 2014 10 References edit history Sailing Anarchy 2012 12 28 Retrieved 2013 09 06 Newport To Ensenada Yacht Race Baja Bound Insurance Services Retrieved 2016 12 08 Baja Times Newspaper including Baja Tourist Guide Archived from the original on 2010 10 19 Retrieved 2014 04 26 Newport to Ensenada race sets sail Daily Pilot Articles dailypilot com 2013 04 26 Retrieved 2013 09 06 Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race The Border Run 2013 Home Theborderrun org Retrieved 2013 09 06 Newport to Ensenada yacht race runs into head winds Los Angeles Times Articles latimes com 2009 04 23 Retrieved 2013 09 06 Report Newport to Ensenada sailboat likely sank after human error 31 October 2012 Sailing News 22 June 2013 Incredible capsize of the MOD 70 Spindrift in Dublin during the Route des Princes via YouTube a b 2014 N2E Results Archived from the original on 2014 04 26 Retrieved 2014 04 26 External links editN2E Race Results Newport to Ensenada Yacht Race Website Newport Ocean Sailing Association Trophy Info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race amp oldid 1218735894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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