It’s the longest-running race of its kind, with world-class skippers and crews competing for the prized crimson blazer.

Switzerland’s Eric Monnin prevented New Yorker Chris Poole from three-peating at the Congressional Cup, winning a thrilling ...

Maxime Mesnil (FRA) topped the 8-team field at the 2025 Ficker Cup on April 25-27 in Long Beach, CA. Mesnil, along with ...

The Congressional Cup, a cornerstone of the World Match Racing Tour since 1965, is a high-octane sailing showdown that helped shape the sport’s modern rules and umpiring. Crews of six or seven ...

Swiss skipper Eric Monnin clinched his first Congressional Cup on Sunday, beating champion Chris Poole of the United States 3–2 in a tense final at the 60th staging of the regatta known as the ...

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