Ida Lewis Distance Race 2025

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Ida Lewis Distance Race – 20th Anniversary
Friday, August 15, 2025
Newport, Rhode Island

The 20th edition of the Ida Lewis Distance Race starts Friday, August 15. Photo by 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 http://www.ilyc.org/distancerace or contact Race Chair Anselm Richards, distanceracechair@ilyc.org

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