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Long Beach Yacht Club officials announced this week that the Congressional Cup, ranked 1 of the apical lucifer contention sailing competitions successful the world, volition instrumentality to its accepted April dates.
The 2019 Congressional Cup was canceled arsenic the coronavirus pandemic picked up velocity astir the world. The 2020 lawsuit was postponed until mid-September due to the fact that of ongoing COVID-19 concerns.
But the September sailing lawsuit was a large success, LBYC officials said, adding they’re acceptable to bash it each again. The 2022 iteration volition tally from April 18 to 23.
“2022 Congressional Cup volition instrumentality to April, with stellar conditions for highly competitory lucifer races betwixt the world’s champion skippers and crews,” regatta Chair Lisa Meier said successful a statement. “The 2021 young guns (skippers who had qualified successful Ficker Cup) performed good against the seasoned veterans, arsenic they each vied for a changeable astatine the legendary Crimson Blazer.”
The Ficker Cup is simply a qualifying lucifer contention the week earlier Congressional Cup, with the Ficker Cup victor getting a slot successful the main event. This fall, owed to last-minute cancelations due to the fact that of question issues, 3 Ficker Cup participants competed successful the Congressional Cup.
The Congressional Cup volition instrumentality spot the week aft the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, which besides ran a 2021 contention successful September and volition instrumentality with a afloat play of racing from April 8 to 10.
Information: thecongressionalcup.com.
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