Sodus Bay Yacht Club hosted the 2025 Challenge Cup Regatta. It was a weekend of full sun and lots of wind. The races were all held on Lake Ontario and the racers saw every kind of wind that weekend. The regatta included 24 boats with visiting sailors from Rochester Yacht Club, Oswego Yacht Club, and Fair Haven Yacht Club. It was also a treat to see three 8 metres racing on the line in division 1. All in all everyone congregated and had food, drinks, and merriment. We would also like to thank Larry Sill, who served as PRO for this event.
Challenge Cup 2025 was a crazy weather weekend! Although warm and sunny, the wind gusts were high and the wind often shifted. Sunday racing proved to be lighter. The weather certainly put the challenge in Challenge Cup. The first day of racing had extremely windy conditions.
Sodus Bay Yacht Club wins the cup in 2025! Hope to see everyone next year!
Want to see who won each division? Interested to know which club took home the coveted Challenge Cup? Check out who participated and how the times broke down by clicking below.
SBYC traditionally hosts this annual regatta that is one of many quality regattas around Lake Ontario that act as a qualifying Tier 2 counter event for the LYRA Boat of The Year. This regatta will help you on a great campaign towards this coveted trophy. Have you heard of any of these major and regional regattas: LYRA, EYC, Rochester Hospice, Oswego County Hospice, Scotch Bonnet Light Race, Genesee Yacht Club Women's, and Youngstown CamAm? More information can be found at http://www.lyrawaters.org/index.html
The expectation is to race 7 races on Lake Ontario, but it is not out of the realm of possibilities to have a few or all in the bay depending on the weather. Racing will be on Saturday and Sunday and will culminate with an awards presentation Sunday afternoon on the west lawn next to the portico. Challenge Cup is a Performance Handicap Racing Fleet. with event information on PHRF-LO found at: www.phrf-lo.org