Santa Maria Cup

05/29/2026

Ted Morgan, the 2025/2026 Santa Maria Cup photographer, shot the cover photo for SpinSheet Magazine June issue, which is great, but we are even more thrilled with the article inside previewing the 2026 SMC!

Pages 63-64 in this link: https://issuu.com/spinsheetpublishingcompany/docs/spinsheet_magazine_june_2026/63

Ted Morgan took the June cover shot at the windy, record-breaking EWE Spirit Cup May 16. It's going to be a beautiful weekend, so get out on the water and start snapping your own shots to enter in our Summer Cover Contest. Entries due by July 10.
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05/29/2026

The boats are getting ready and they'll be waiting for the sailors when they arrive on Monday! Can't wait!

05/27/2026

We are looking forward to having the Women's World Match Racing Tour and all the sailors back at Eastport Yacht Club next week!

COUNTDOWN TO ANNAPOLIS! 🇺🇸🏆
One week to the 2026 Santa Maria Cup 3-6 June, Eastport YC, Annapolis - see you there 😎

Skippers/Teams:

1. 🇸🇪 Anna Östling, SWE, WINGS - SWE
Crew: Annie Wennergren, Linnea Wennergren, Annika Carlunger
2. 🇳🇱 Julia Aartsen, NED, Team Out of the Box
Crew: Nerine Usman, Iris van Gerrevink, Floortje Hoogstede
3. 🇳🇿 Megan Thomson, NZL, 2.0 Racing Team
Crew: Tinka Visser, Maddie Rist, Josi Andres
4. 🇸🇪 Martina Carlsson, SWE, Beyond Racing
Crew: Ida Elfving, Amanda Ljunggren, Felicia Fernström
5. 🇺🇸 Allie Blecher, USA, Team BAAM!
Crew: Beka Schiff, Katja Sertl, Ali Blumenthal Stokes
6. 🇺🇸 Caroline Bayless, USA, Team Something Chill
Crew: Katherine Doble, Nora Ong, Piper Holthus
7. 🇺🇸 Gwynie Dunlevy, USA, Team Dial Up
Crew: Lilli Salvesen, Meredith McKeown
8. 🇨🇳 Lijia Xu, CHN, The Magenta Project
Crew: Ashley Love, Abby Brown, Kim Couranz, Michael Anne Ashford
9. 🇺🇸 Katie Cornetta, USA, Cherry Bomb Racing
Crew: Stephanie Wondolleck, Marina Fennell, Carling Freeborn
10. 🇨🇦 Tara Golonka, CAN, Salish Sea Racing
Crew: Anna Parolin, Zoe Folsetter, Fiona McInnes


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Eastport Yacht Club

05/23/2026

Ten competitive women’s match racing teams will be descending on Eastport Yacht Club in a little over a week for the 2nd stop of the 2026 Women's World Match Racing Tour - the Santa Maria Cup!

Get ready -the Santa Maria Cup starts in less than two weeks! Learn a little more about our amazing competitors before they arrive on June 1st.

The Santa Maria Cup is one of the premier women's match racing regattas in the world. Hosted annually by Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, Maryland, the event brings together top women sailors from around the globe to compete in head-to-head racing on the Chesapeake Bay.

As part of the Women's World Match Racing Tour, the Santa Maria Cup offers competitors the chance to earn valuable ranking points while showcasing their skills in one of America's great sailing venues.

05/20/2026

The second stage of the 2026 Women's World Match Racing Tour is the Santa Maria Cup!

We can’t wait to welcome 40 of the top women match racers to Eastport Yacht Club for some world class racing!

NEXT UP ON TOUR! 2026 Santa Maria Cup 3-6 June, Eastport YC, Annapolis USA 🇺🇸🏆

Skippers/Teams:
1. 🇸🇪 Anna Östling, SWE, WINGS - SWE
Crew: Annie Wennergren, Linnea Wennergren, Annika Carlunger

2. 🇳🇱 Julia Aartsen, NED, Team Out of the Box
Crew: Nerine Usman, Iris van Gerrevink, Floortje Hoogstede

3. 🇳🇿 Megan Thomson, NZL, 2.0 Racing Team
Crew: Tinka Visser, Maddie Rist, Josi Andres

4. 🇸🇪 Martina Carlsson, SWE, Beyond Racing
Crew: Ida Elfving, Amanda Ljunggren, Felicia Fernström

5. 🇺🇸 Allie Blecher, USA, Team BAAM!
Crew: Beka Schiff, Katja Sertl, Ali Blumenthal Stokes

6. 🇺🇸 Caroline Bayless, USA, Team Something Chill
Crew: Katherine Doble, Nora Ong, Piper Holthus

7. 🇺🇸 Gwynie Dunlevy, USA, Team Dial Up
Crew: Lilli Salvesen, Meredith McKeown

8. 🇨🇳 Lijia Xu, CHN, The Magenta Project
Crew: Ashley Love, Abby Brown, Kim Couranz, Michael Anne Ashford

9. 🇺🇸 Katie Cornetta, USA, Cherry Bomb Racing
Crew: Stephanie Wondolleck, Marina Fennell, Carling Freeborn

10. 🇨🇦 Tara Golonka, CAN, Salish Sea Racing
Crew: Anna Parolin, Zoe Folsetter, Fiona McInnes

05/18/2026

Great to see match racing at Eastport Yacht Club ahead of the 2026 Santa Maria Cup!

Women's World Match Racing Tour
Women's International Match Racing Association (WIMRA)

05/15/2026

Eastport Yacht Club is getting the match racing cranking this week with the US Sailing Match Racing Championship - Qualifier (Annapolis).

The weather looks great and the racing should be great!

02/17/2026

The Request For Invitation window is still open for the 2026 Santa Maria Cup at Eastport Yacht Club in Annapolis, USA!

Visit https://www.santamariacup.org/news/2026-01-24-notice-of-race-posted-for-the-2026-santa-maria-cup/ for more information and https://www.santamariacup.org/invite/ to request an invitation.

01/25/2026

The Notice of Race has been published for the 2026 Santa Maria Cup!

https://www.santamariacup.org/news/2026-01-24-notice-of-race-posted-for-the-2026-santa-maria-cup/

06/11/2025

Congratulations again to Team BAAM for winning the 2025 Santa Maria Cup!🥇⛵️

Shout out to all of the Eastport yacht club volunteers and many thanks again to all our great sponsors❤️

🇺🇸Skipper: Allie Blecher
Crew: Beka Schiff, Rose Edwards, and Ali Blumenthal Stokes

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