Atlantic Cup Events & How to Follow
The Atlantic Cup will visit three iconic maritime cities between May 25 and June 6. Fans are invited to view the boats while docked and watch the starts and finishes. Race tracking will be availabe via the YB Races app and on the Atlantic Cup website. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the most up-to-date news. All the details on how to watch in person are below.
Charleston
May 22-25
The Atlantic Cup will be based at the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina located at 20 Patriots Point Rd in Mt Pleasant. Fans are invited to view the boats while docked between May 22-25.
Charleston-Newport Start
May 25 - 12pm
The race starts at 12pm on Saturday, May 25th just off the Charleston Maritime Center on the tall ship Spirit of South Carolina. The best vantage point from land is the park next to the Maritime Center at the corner of Inspection and Wharfside Streets. Come down to the Maritime Center and bid farewell to the teams as they head north for the 704-nautical mile run to Newport!
Leg 1 - Charleston to Newport
The longest stage of the Atlantic Cup is 704-nautical miles which takes teams out of Charleston Harbor where they have to decide whether the speed of their sailing warrants working east, offshore to the Gulf Stream or, if they are fast enough, taking the shorter, direct route to Cape Hatteras. Here's where knowing math and your boat play a big part in how you set up for the second part of the race; Cape Hatteras to the Newport finish.
Leg 1 Newport Finish
May 28-29
The first finishers will arrive into Newport sometime on Tuesday, May 28. The finish line is just off Fort Adams for all to see.
Follow the race tracker for the most up to date finish times.
Leg 2 - Newport to Portland
The teams will be based at Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard while in Newport. Fans are invited to come down to the Shipyard to view the boats before the depart on June 1st for the second leg of the race.
Newport-Portland Start
June 1 - 12pm
The race starts at 12pm on Saturday, June 1st just off Fort Adams. The best vantage point from land is Fort Adams and at Castle Hill. Come down to the Fort to bid farewell to the teams as they head north for the 360-nautical mile run to Portland!
Portland
Once in Portland the teams will be based at Fore Points Marina. Fans are invited to come down to the Eastern Promenade to view the boats between June 3 and 6.
Leg 2-Portland Finish
The first finishers will arrive into Portland sometime between June 2nd and 3rd. The finish line will be located off of Fort Allen Park. After finishing, the boats will head over to Fore Points Marina where they will be docked for the week.
Leg 3 - Coastal Series
June 5-6
New for 2024, the Atlantic Cup teams will race a coastal course of up to 40-nautical miles on both June 5 and 6. Racing will start at 10am each day and teams will depart the marina roughly around 8:30am.