RPNYC is proud to launch a Women’s Helm series, as part of the Annual World Sailing Steering the Course Women’s Festival. The first race is scheduled for 7th October, as part of the festival that runs 30th September to 9th October, to encourage our female sailors to take the helm in our regular rum racing
A further 5 races are scheduled for Friday night rum racing throughout the 2022/23 season: 4 November, 2 December, 20 January, 3 March and 24 March.
All boats racing in the rum race will get a result in the Mount Gay Lola Stays Rum Race Series, competing for the coveted bottles of rum and the overall Rum Barrel Trophy. If a boat has a female helm for that race, the boat will also get a Women’s Helm result, with the winner of the series awarded the Matilda Cup.