J24 Team Canada
J24 Team Canada, led by Michele Cimon, returns to New York City for the Lady Liberty Invitational Regatta 2023, September 8-10. NSC members Michele (trimmer), Zhanna Orazgalieva (middle), Jenn Spallin (mast), and Kirsten Carroll Somoza (foredeck), join helm Melodie Gummer from Kingston Yacht Club to form the crew for this year’s team.
Promoting Women’s Sailing Internationally
Hosted by the Manhattan Yacht Club, this event’s purpose is to support and promote women’s sailing by bringing together top female teams from around the world. Joining Canada in 2023 will be teams from Monaco, Sweden, Korea, Australia, Iceland, Japan, France, the UK, the Netherlands, and the host nation USA. Races are sailed on a fleet of J24s provided by MYC, used in rotation. The course is set amid the bustling traffic and striking skyline of New York Harbor, a stone’s throw from Ellis Island, under the watchful gaze of the Statue of Liberty.
The team thanks Jon Boocock for the loan of his J24 to practice on.
Wish our team the best as they step up to represent NSC, and Canada, on the international stage at the Lady Liberty Invitational Regatta 2023.
Submitted by Kirsten Carroll Somoza
Confirmed Countries and Teams for 2023:
- CANADA – Michele Cimon, Nepean Sailing Club
- MONACO – “Pink Wave” Anne Schouten, Yacht Club de Monaco
- SWEDEN – Liselotte Sjöberg, Segelsällskapet Delfinen
- KOREA – Eunjin Kim, Korea J/24 Class Association
- AUSTRALIA – Janette Syme, Manly Yacht Club
- ICELAND – Sigríður Guðmunda Ólafsdóttir, Ýmir Yacht Club
- JAPAN – Urara Fujii, Hayama Marina Yacht Club
- FRANCE – Alexia Barrier, la Société des Régates d’Antibes
- UNITED KINGDOM – Lorna Graham, Royal Yacht Association (winner 2022)
- THE NETHERLANDS – Laurien Waller, Royal Maas Yacht Club
Other details:
Host of the Event: The host of the event is Manhattan Yacht Club.
Sponsor of the Event: The sponsor of the event is the New York Harbor Sailing Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to foster and promote amateur sailing of national and international importance in New York Harbor.
History of Event: The first Lady Liberty Regatta was organized in 1989 under the name “Betsy Ross Bowl.” The name was changed to the Lady Liberty Regatta and the event was opened to international teams beginning in 2022.
Deadline: The 2023 regatta will be open to 15 teams. Once all 15 teams are selected, the entries for 2023 will be closed and we will begin accepting entries for 2024.
Rules: The regatta will be raced according to the International Racing Rules of Sailing as adopted by US Sailing and modified by the Sailing Instructions.
Yachts & Equipment: This regatta will be raced on identical J/24 sailboats provided by Manhattan Yacht Club. The mainsails, genoas and jibs, plus sheets and all other equipment. No other equipment may be brought aboard. Teams will rotate boats after each race.
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