Happy Thanksgiving and Welcome to N'awlins, Sailors!
Optimist Midwinter Championship
The 2026 USODA/Allstate Sugar Bowl Optimist Midwinter Championship begins Thanksgiving Day, November 20th, at Southern YC. This year's regatta is also a qualifier event for the 2027 Optimist Team Trials, Spring International Teams and invites to the U.S. National Team and Development Program. 280 sailors are currently registered to compete in 12 races for these coveted opportunities and drone photos & clips will be uploaded to the gallery daily each afternoon.
The Interscholastic Sailing Association's annual Allstate Sugar Bowl Great Oaks Invitational High School Regatta, a national-level event for developing high school teams, begins Friday, the 20th, at Southern YC. 28 berths will be filled by youth sailors grades 9th-12th competing in C420's and photos will be uploaded to the NOS gallery daily following racing.
Glenn Darden & team Baby Doll dominated the fleet with five bullets in seven races October 7th & 8th and won the 2026 Allstate Sugar Bowl J/22 World Championship at Southern Yacht Club. Eleven races were originally scheduled however the event was shortened due to Hurricane Isaias.