Sailing Everything You Need to Know Before the 20th Annual Beneteau Cup Gets Underway

By: KATHERINE M. CLEMENTS

SAN DIEGO — South Coast Yachts, San Diego, and Newport Beach’s Beneteau Dealers will host the 20th Annual Beneteau Cup 2023 from Sept. 15-17.

T he event costs $250 per boat, which includes a regattas party with live music and dinner for all crew members on Sept. 16. This is a fun and friendly race that is held to professional standards by the San Diego Yacht Club race committee.

“ The unique part of this regatta is that it not only welcomes seasoned and experienced racers, but we have two classes of c ruising sailboats that invite new sailors to learn about sailing regattas,” said President and Owner of South Coast Yachts, Barrett Canfield. “We have a class session on Friday night that discusses racing rules and strategies, Sail trim, and we have coaches to place on the new boats to guide them around the course. This really plants the racing seed in the hearts and minds of these new sailors, tapping into their competitive spirit.”

This event requires no qualification other than having a Beneteau or the desire to crew on a Beneteau. It is a Beneteau America-sponsored event hosted by South Coast Yachts, the authorized dealer in San Diego, and is open to all Beneteaus of any size.

The event will begin with racing instruction on the evening of Sept. 15. A skippers meeting will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, leading to a 12 p.m. start for “Windward-Leeward” buoy racing offshore near the Hotel Del Coronado or