by Michael Carusi | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Announcement The 12m Yacht Development Foundation (12mYDF) and Journey Aviation are pleased to announce a new Preferred Patron Services Partnership offered as an exceptional new benefit for business and financial services patrons (FSP) and...
by Michael Carusi | Apr 4, 2015 | Uncategorized
Over this long cold winter the 12 Metre Yacht Club, NewportFleet has been very busy! Here is a quick overview of what we have been up to.
by Michael Carusi | Mar 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
by Commodore James Gubelmann, 12 Metre Yacht Club, Newport Station The heyday of 12 Metre racing in the U.S. ended in 1983 when we lost the America’s Cup to Australia in Newport. The “second coming” for the fleet took place in 2001 when the Queen of England attended...
by Michael Carusi | Mar 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Spring is Almost Here! Reward your team for enduring a long winter with an offsite meeting at Delamar Southport this Spring. We can all agree that it has been a rough winter in the Northeast but as hard as it is to believe, spring is just around the corner. Your...
by Michael Carusi | Feb 20, 2015 | Uncategorized
Johor Bahru, Malaysia (14th Feb 2015): Ian Williams (GBR) battled his way into the history books today by winning the Monsoon Cup Malaysia and taking a record 5th ISAF Match Racing World Championship in Johor Bahru. The GAC Pindar skipper, who became a father three...
by Michael Carusi | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
On Saturday, June 22 the lunchtime crowd at Pequot Yacht Club in Southport, CT was treated to a unique sight: two 12 Metres of 1980s vintage – America II and Lionheart. It was no small challenge maneuvering these boats, measuring 67 feet in length and drawing 9 feet,...
by Michael Carusi | Sep 18, 2012 | Uncategorized
Chris Szepessy The 12m Yacht Development Foundation (12mYDF) has embarked upon their most ambitious season to date, with a match and fleet racing series, sail camps and clinics for junior sailors on Long Island Sound, participation in classic yacht events from New...
by Michael Carusi | Sep 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
By STACEY STOWE/NY Times NEWPORT, R.I. With their multihulls and carbon-fiber bodies, the new America’s Cup boats are light and lightning fast. But it is their predecessors, the sleek 12-meter yachts used from 1958 to 1987, that warm the hearts of veteran sailors....
by Michael Carusi | May 18, 2010 | Uncategorized
Mamaroneck, New York: The 12 metre Yacht Development Foundation was established in 2006 in Greenwich, CT for the acquisition, restoration, and preservation of historic America’s Cup 12 metre yachts. They have turned to Derecktor to make sure the job is done right,...
