Long Beach Yacht Club is a private

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Long Beach, California Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the list of United States cities by population, 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter ci ...

. It was founded in 1929. In November 2018 it was announced that the club has officially challenged for the

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in January and February 2021 in Auckland, NZ.

Regattas

The club maintains a fleet of Catalina 37 limited production racing boats, specifically designed race in the Congressional Cup, an event hosted by LBYC. Long Beach Race Week is hosted by the Alamitos Bay Yacht Club and the Long Beach Yacht Club. is the Southern California Keel Boat championship that has ushered summer into Southern California for 35 years. By the end of 2018, The Americas Cup Committee accepted a second American challenge from

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and the LBYC,. This makes a total of 6 teams competing in The PRADA Cup Challenger Selection Series for the right to challenge the

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is a New Zealand yacht club, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guises of New Zealand Challenge and Team New Zealand. It held the America's Cup from 1995 until 2003, beco ...

for the

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in early 2021. By the beginning of 2020, the LBYC challenge was considered doubtful.

Junior Sailing Program

The Long Beach Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program runs June 17-August 2. It is open to LBYC member families with children ages 6–17.

External links

Official site

Long Beach Sailing Foundation

References

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