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Ida Lewis Distance Race 2025 calendar announcement

by Barby MacGowan 10 Mar 14:26 UTC August 15, 2025
The 20th edition of the Ida Lewis Distance Race starts Friday, August 15 © Stephen Cloutier

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2025, the Ida Lewis Distance Race is a 24-hour offshore race with tight competition among various classes. It starts Friday, August 15 and features a choice of courses (to be determined by the Race Committee) that cover some of the most storied and beautiful sailing grounds in New England, if not the world.

With a start off Fort Adams in Narragansett Bay, the race features a signature champagne finish inside Newport Harbor off the historic Ida Lewis Yacht Club.

Classes are for boats 28 feet or longer and include ORC, PHRF, and PHRF Double-Handed. The race also Includes Youth and Collegiate Challenge categories.

For more information, go to www.ilyc.org/distancerace or contact Race Chair Anselm Richards, .

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