Annapolis Yacht Club 3-2-1 Invitational

02/09/2026

For the second time, Annapolis Yacht Club has opened the Request for Invitation process for the 7th edition of the Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational® on September 18-20, 2026 in Annapolis, MD. San Diego Yacht Club prevailed in 2025 with other regatta winners having been Royal Thames YC, New York YC, San Francisco YC and Annapolis YC. Interested teams should complete the Request for Invitation no later than February 21, 2026.

Format:
Over three days, teams of six crew members will race in the three disciplines comprising the 3-2-1® format:
• 3v3 team racing with no spinnakers and two sailors per boat,
• 2v2 team racing with optional spinnakers and three sailors per boat, and
• 1v1 match racing with optional spinnakers and all six sailors on the same boat.
Each of the team’s six sailors will sail in all three disciplines throughout the same rotation thereby requiring the versatility to assume different roles depending on the boat, crew and race format. Team racing is sailed in the new fleet of Club owned Sonars with Match Racing on AYC member-owned J/105s.

Check out more information on the event by visiting the event website https://www.annapolisyc321.com/

To request an invitation, have your Club's representative use this link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdj30gg7Kh2IR_0a0uiOQLg6In1Zygf2aD3GiNZB2Ruf4vgGg/viewform

The 2026 event takes place September 18-20 with a practice day on the 17th. Please complete the following information by February 21, 2026 if you wish to be considered for an invitation. Invitations will be issued in early March.

09/21/2025

San Diego Yacht Club are the 2025 Annapolis Yacht Club 3-2-1 Invitational champions, bringing home the trophy for the first time!

The team fought hard over three days across the three disciplines, finishing with a 13-4 record. They excelled in the 3v3, not losing a single race they sailed 🤯 Hats off to the team!

Last year’s winners Royal Thames Yacht Club finished second, besting St. Francis in a (rather complicated) tiebreak. Both teams finished with a 10-6 record. Congratulations to all of the teams and THANK YOU for helping make this event great!

🥇San Diego Yacht Club 🇺🇸
𝘈𝘑 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘔𝘤𝘌𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘌𝘨𝘢𝘯, 𝘑𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘯, 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘠𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪

🥈Royal Thames Yacht Club 🇬🇧
𝘑𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘮𝘢 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘔𝘤𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘯, 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘴, 𝘛𝘪𝘮 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘯, 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘺, 𝘎𝘶𝘺 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘺

🥉St. Francis Yacht Club 🇺🇸
𝘚𝘢𝘮 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦, 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥, 𝘛𝘺 𝘐𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮, 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘵, 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘨

Full scores: https://regattaweb.net/AYCInvitational/ExternalResultsDisplay
Photos from Lexi Pline: https://photos.lexiplinephotography.com/2025-AYC-3-2-1/Free-Photos-
Photos from Wilbur Keyworth: https://www.keyworthphotography.com/Photos-By-Events/2025-Sailing-Events

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09/21/2025

What an exciting day on the bay!

From the get go, it was a race to complete as many flights as possible in the champagne conditions. Racing started promptly at 10, and the organizing team was able to get through 44 of the total 84 races needed to complete the series 🤩

San Diego remained dominant for most of the day, going undefeated until the afternoon. Their speed sets them apart – when they were on, they were ON. As the long day wore on, they took two loses in the 2v2: to Annapolis Yacht Club and St. Francis, finishing the day with an 11-2 record.

Last year’s winners Royal Thames Yacht Club are squarely in second with a 7-4 record – not an insurmountable gap, but they’ll have to work hard tomorrow to catch SDYC. The team has sailed mostly 2v2 team races, a discipline they excel in.

The battle for third place will be one to watch: there are three teams with six wins each who could claim a spot on the podium. Eastport Yacht Club, hometown heroes Annapolis Yacht Club, and St. Francis Yacht Club are all in the hunt for the top three.

Will San Diego maintain their hold on the fleet to win their FIRST Annapolis Yacht Club 3-2-1 Invitational? You won’t want to miss what’s next – stay tuned to our Instagram story for the all the action from the final day tomorrow!

Scores: https://regattaweb.net/AYCInvitational/ExternalResultsDisplay
Photos: https://photos.lexiplinephotography.com/2025-AYC-3-2-1/Free-Photos-

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The Allsopp Family

09/19/2025

Lots of smiles and not a lot of wind for the first day of the Annapolis Yacht Club 3-2-1 🌬️

The forecast was light and variable, and the expert race committee was able to get off one flight in the window of useable breeze. After flight one, the wind decided not to cooperate, and the race committee sent the fleet in AP over A at 2:30. But never fear: there’s more to the 3-2-1 than just racing. AYC had cold beverages waiting for competitors once they hit the dock, and they were able to enjoy the club’s amenities while mixing and mingling with other teams (plus feed their competitive spirit with a cannonball contest!).

While the racing is why we’re all here, the core of the 3-2-1 is FUN. Fast paced racing paired with quality time on and off the water keeps teams coming back year after year. All the racing formats happen at once – match racing and team racing – so there’s constantly action to either watch or be a part of. AND there’s incredible hospitality and on-shore events, thanks to the staff and volunteers at Annapolis Yacht Club. Come for the racing, and stay for the service 😉

Tomorrow’s forecast is looking like a beautiful day for racing – but until then, we’ve got cold drinks, a perfect pool, and delish dinner to look forward to!

Scores: https://regattaweb.net/AYCInvitational/ExternalResultsDisplay

Photos: https://photos.lexiplinephotography.com/2025-AYC-3-2-1/Free-Photos-

09/19/2025

Teams are checked in. Practice done and dusted. It’s time to go racing!

Meet the eight teams from across the globe vying for 3-2-1 the title:

Annapolis Yacht Club 🇺🇸
Patrick Floyd, Mariner Fagan, Caroline Bayless, Nick Floyd, Isaac Merritt, Lilla Salvesen

Eastport Yacht Club 🇺🇸
Sarah Morgan Watters, Reid McLaughlin, Katie Freeman, Brian Robinson, Janel Zarkowsky Martin, Billy Martin

Newport Harbor Yacht Club 🇺🇸
Andrew Person, Wills Cook, Michael Ramming, Scott Mais, Michael Sabourin

New York Yacht Club - Main Page 🇺🇸
Gwynie Dunlevy, John Singsen, Peter Barron, Brendan Shanahan, Ian Morgan, Jason Raymond

Royal Thames Yacht Club 🇬🇧 (𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴)
Jemima Lawson, Evert McLaughlin, Richard Thomas, Tim Gratton, Lauren Donaghy, Guy Breary

San Diego Yacht Club 🇺🇸
AJ Reiter, Johannes McElvain, Jack Reiter, Jack Egan, Jack Plavan, Matthew Dorgan

San Francisco Yacht Club 🇺🇸
Nicholas Sessions, Connor Bennett, Sarah Young, Molly Carapiet, Ted McDonough, Buster Baylis

St. Francis Yacht Club 🇺🇸
Sam White, Kate Shiber, Helen Lord, Ty Ingram, Shawn Bennett, Elena VandenBerg

Who are you rooting for?

09/18/2025

3-2-1, here we come ⏰

Racing begins tomorrow as eight teams vie for the Invitational trophy! Stay tuned to our Instagram stories () to catch all the action 📲

Learn all about the 3-2-1 format in our most recent post!

09/18/2025

It’s time for the Annapolis Yacht Club 3-2-1! Get all the intel on the most unique regatta in the US, where eight teams will square off, rotating through match racing, 2v2 and 3v3 team racing – all the same day.

Click through to get schooled in the 3-2-1 ➡️

Royal Thames Yacht Club | Eastport Yacht Club | Newport Harbor Yacht Club | New York Yacht Club - Main Page | San Francisco Yacht Club | San Diego Yacht Club | St. Francis Yacht Club

09/09/2025

We are a little less than 2 weeks out for the 2025 edition of the Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational! We are so excited to welcome back old and new friends to Annapolis for this epic team and match race event, September 18-21.

Be on the lookout for updates on Teams: Annapolis Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club - Main Page, Royal Thames Yacht Club, San Diego Yacht Club; Newport Harbor Yacht Club, San Francisco Yacht Club, St. Francis Yacht Club

Check out all the action https://www.annapolisyc321.com/ and be on the lookout for updates and photos from Lexi Pline and https://www.keyworthphotography.com/

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01/29/2025

Annapolis Yacht Club announced the opening of the Request for Invitation process for the 6th edition of the Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational®.

The regatta will be held Friday-Sunday, September 19-21, 2025. Check out the Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational® webpage including video coverage and still photography, from the 2024 event.

What makes the Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational® different from other interclub regattas?

The innovative concept of the Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational® has raised the bar for interclub regattas. Over three days, teams of six crew members will race in the three disciplines comprising the 3-2-1® format:
- 3v3 team racing with no spinnakers and two sailors per boat,
- 2v2 team racing with optional spinnakers and three sailors per boat, and
- 1v1 match racing with optional spinnakers and all six sailors on the same boat.

Each of the team's six sailors will sail in all three disciplines throughout the same rotation thereby requiring the versatility to assume different roles depending on the boat, crew, and race format. Team racing is sailed in the new fleet of Club owned Sonars with Match Racing on AYC member owned J/105s.

Royal Thames Yacht Club prevailed last year’s highly competitive Annapolis YC 3-2-1 invitational. Other past regatta winners have included New York YC, San Francisco YC and Annapolis YC.

Shoreside festivities are as much a part of the event as the racing. The entry fee includes a Friday night semi-formal cocktail party and dinner at the Main Clubhouse and a Saturday night “sailor casual” dinner at the Activity Center. Breakfast and lunch are provided each day for competitors. A limited number of social passes will be available for purchase for non-sailing guests and spectator boat opportunities will be available for friends and family.

Annapolis Yacht Club September 22nd. Today was the final day of the 3-2-1with four teams vying for the top spot on the podium with each team meeting for the ...

09/26/2024

It just takes a different perspective sometimes. A kaleidoscope? A jigsaw puzzle? A ballet? No matter how you view the plethora of working parts that is the Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational®, it is true when competitor Matt Knowles said, “Racing in this event feels like organized chaos.”

Read Bob Putnams 3-2-1 wrap up! Read it here: https://www.annapolisyc321.com/post/perfect-breeze-powers-2nd-day-of-3-2-1

Photography by Pat Shaughnessey

09/25/2024

Thank you to all competitors, race officials, umpires, volunteers, staff, and spectators for making this year’s Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational® a roaring success.

See photos, videos, and news coverage through the 3-2-1® website here: https://www.annapolisyc321.com/photo-albums

Sponsors:
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Photography:
Wilbur Keyworth

09/24/2024

3-2-1® Celebrates Year 5!

Racing in the 2024 Annapolis YC 3-2-1 Invitational® got underway Friday in what some people would call “chamber of commerce Annapolis conditions.” The Invitational finished Sunday in a close competition, with outstanding racing skills on display throughout the day. Congratulations go out to The Royal Thames Yacht Club – the first European club to participate in the event – who earned top honors.

Check it out here: https://www.annapolisyc321.com/blog

Teams in Order of Finals Results:
Royal Thames Yacht Club
Newport Harbor Yacht Club
San Diego Yacht Club
Annapolis Yacht Club Regattas
San Francisco Yacht Club
Ida Lewis Yacht Club
Chicago Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club - Main Page

Sponsors:
Litchfield Distillery
Forward Brewing
Maritime Coffee Time - a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee
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Photography:
Wilbur Keyworth