Edgartown Yacht Club's Edgartown Race Weekend 2019 preview

Chip Hawkins' C&C 41 Caneel won its class in both the 'Round-the-Island Race and the 'Round-the-Buoy races at last year's Edgartown Race Weekend. © Cate Brown

This three-day competition starts with 'Round-the-Buoy races on Thursday and Friday and concludes with two independently scored distance races on Saturday: the renowned 56 nautical mile 'Round-the-Island Race, which is one of America's oldest distance races, and the 20 nautical mile 'Round-the-Sound Race, inaugurated last year.

Divisions are for IRC, ORC, ORR, PHRF-NE (including Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker), Classic, One-Design, Multihull and Doublehanded boats.

For more information visit www.rtirace.org