SpinSheet Racing Results Presented by Mount Gay Rum - October 2025

SpinSheet Racing Results Presented by Mount Gay Rum for the Week of October 20-27

That’s a wrap on our 2025 season of the SpinSheet Racing Roundup Presented by Mount Gay Rum. Thank you for reading and for your passion for racing! We’ll be sure to send occasional updates and tips over the winter. Happy Halloween, sailors, and we’ll see ya on the water for frostbite season!

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Ray Wullf's winning J/105 Patriot sailed to first place overall in the EYC J/105 Invitational event in Annapolis, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Ted Morgan

Below you will find racing results from the Chesapeake and its tributaries, starting with weekend events and followed by weeknight racing results. Both categories are listed in alphabetical order by regatta and/or club name. Please note that if your results are not posted online, they won't be posted here. Email questions to [email protected]

Weekend and Big Events

Weeknight Racing

Mount Gay Rum Red Cap Photo of the Week

Congratulations to this week’s winner of the Mount Gay Rum Red Cap Photo of the Week Contest, Joanne Christofel, shown here on the Schooner AJ Meerwald in St. Michaels before the ship heads to Chestertown for Sultana Downrigging Festival next weekend. We will accept new Mt. Gay red cap photos through Halloween. Send them to [email protected].

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Ian Hill's Hampton, Virginia-based J/70 Sitella sailed to victory in the J/70 class in the Eastport Yacht Club Fall Brawl October 25-26 off Annapolis. Photo by Ted Morgan

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Scroll down for past results. Have a great week and sail fast

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SpinSheet Racing Results Presented by Mount Gay Rum for the Week of October 13-20

What autumn awesomeness for racing sailors on the Chesapeake Bay last week! Below, you will find the SpinSheet Racing Roundup Presented by Mount Gay Rum, which includes sailboat racing results from the Chesapeake and its tributaries, starting with weekend events and followed by weeknight racing results. Both categories are listed in alphabetical order by regatta and/or club name. Please note that if your results are not posted online, they won't be posted here. Email result links for future inclusion and questions to [email protected]

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Sailing competitors in the J/22 and J/24 East Coast Championships held out of Severn Sailing Association in Annapolis, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Will Keyworth

Weekend and Big Events

Weeknight Racing

Clubs That Race but Don’t Keep Score
Let’s give these sailors credit for racing on weeknights for the fun and camaraderie of it: Hampton YC and Severn Sailing Association.

Mount Gay Rum Red Cap Photo of the Week

Congratulations to this week’s winner of the Mount Gay Rum Red Cap Photo of the Week Contest, Heidi Frist who took this shot of Julianne Fettus’s Bennu crew after they won their class in a breezy 2025 Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race. Submit your Mt. Gay Red Cap photos to [email protected] anytime for a chance to win prizes through Halloween.

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Sailors racing in the Baltimore City Yacht Association's Harbor Cup on Saturday, October 18, passing Baltimore Light at the mouth of the Magothy River, Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Ted Morgan/SpinSheet

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Scroll down for past results. Have a great week and sail fast!

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SpinSheet Racing Results Presented by Mount Gay Rum for the Week of October 6-13

That boat show really did end as a blow out! But before it did, we enjoyed catching up with racing sailors dreaming of new adventures (including Caribbean charters), eyeing new sails and gear, and having a great time. Thanks for stopping by the SpinSheet booth and celebrating our 30th anniversary with us!

Below, you will find the SpinSheet Racing Roundup Presented by Mount Gay Rum: sailboat racing results from the Chesapeake and its tributaries, starting with weekend events and followed by weeknight racing results. Both categories are listed in alphabetical order by regatta and/or club name. Please note that if your results are not posted online, they won't be posted here. Email result links for future inclusion and questions to [email protected]


Annapolis sailor Dan Wittig and his team placed second at the J/80 North Americans in NOLA last weekend and Southern YC. Photo courtesy of J/80 Class Association FB page

Weekend and Big Events

Weeknight Racing

Clubs That Race but Don’t Keep Score
Let’s give these sailors credit for racing on weeknights for the fun and camaraderie of it: Hampton YC and Severn Sailing Association.

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Mount Gay Rum Red Cap Photo of the Week

Congratulations to this week’s winner of the Mount Gay Rum Red Cap Photo of the Week Contest, David Sites, who spotted local sailing reporter Angus Phillips on his boat I Declare, wearing a well-loved 2014 Boatyard Bar & Grill CRAB Regatta cap. Submit your Mt. Gay Red Cap photos to [email protected] anytime for a chance to win prizes through Halloween.


AYC Warrior Sailing Camp photo by Will Keyworth for AYC

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Scroll down for past results. Have a great week and sail fast

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SpinSheet Racing Results Presented by Mount Gay Rum for the Week of September 29 – October 6

Another glorious weather weekend for racing sailors! And of course, you know what’s coming next weekend… the Annapolis Sailboat Show! Check out what the show has in store for racing sailors at this page.

Below, you will find the SpinSheet Racing Roundup Presented by Mount Gay Rum: sailboat racing results from the Chesapeake and its tributaries, starting with weekend events and followed by weeknight racing results. Both categories are listed in alphabetical order by regatta and/or club name. Please note that if your results are not posted online, they won't be posted here. Email result links for future inclusion and questions to [email protected]

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Sailboat racing on the Rappahannock River at its best at the Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta. Photo by Bob Waldrop

Weekend and Big Events

Weeknight Racing

Clubs That Race but Don’t Keep Score
Let’s give these sailors credit for racing for the fun and camaraderie of it: Hampton YC and Severn Sailing Association.

sailing cap sunset
As this week's photo contest winner proves, sailing without wind is okay at certain perfect moments.

Mount Gay Rum Red Cap Photo of the Week

Congratulations to this week’s winner of the Mount Gay Rum Red Cap Photo of the Week Contest, Maureen Lanshe, wearing her 2023 Screwpile cap at sunset. Submit your Mt. Gay Red Cap photos to [email protected] anytime for a chance to win prizes every week.

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The Viper 640 North American Championship sailing regatta unfolded out of Hampton, VA, last weekend on the Chesapeake Bay. Photo by Will Keyworth for Hampton YC

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Click here for past results. Have a great week and sail fast!