St. Francis Yacht Club Three-Peats as Women's 2v2 Team Racing Champs
by New York Yacht Club 31 May 21:02 PDT
May 30-31, 2026
Women's 2v2 Team Racing Championship © Julia Boron / NYYC
St. Francis Yacht Club proves that teamwork really does make the dream work. With an unchanged roster for the past three years, the team showcased that consistency and resiliency are the equation for success, leading to an undefeated score of 7-0 for the weekend, and their third win in a row at this event.
"We're super lucky to have the same team three years in a row, so we've got the benefit of being able to practice together at St. Francis," said team captain Kate Shiber.
"We have a phenomenal team. The teamwork amongst the eight of us is really fantastic. I think we have really good boat handling and communication on both of the boats, and I think we're really resilient when things go a little sideways in a race, so we have a lot of trust in each other to help each other out," said skipper Molly Carapiet.
First run in 2021, the Women's 2v2 Team Race is one of five highly regarded team race regattas held each summer by the New York Yacht Club. The event, held in early June, attracts top female sailors from across the country. The inaugural event was won by the host club, with Lauderdale Yacht Club winning in 2022 and Bristol Yacht Club winning in 2023. St. Francis Yacht Club won in 2024 and 2025. As with the other four regattas, the Morgan, Hinman, Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters, the Women's 2v2 utilizes the Club's fleet of 22 identical Sonar sailboats. For more on team racing at the New York Yacht Club, click here.
Mother Nature had her own plans for this weekend. A northerly surge of up to 45 knots and low temperatures yesterday canceled the first day of racing. Today, competitors were greeted by the full spectrum of conditions on the race course. Light breeze this morning gradually built into heavy-air, high-intensity racing, with teams exchanging the lead throughout the races and many of the wins coming down to the final leg. The first round robin completed 20 races before heading into a gold round robin with the top two teams from each mini round. Larchmont Yacht Club came in second place with 5-2, and Newport Harbor Yacht Club finished third, 4-3.
"We love to compete. We had good starts, but mostly it's just boat handling. We would just draw people in to tacking duels," said Shiber. "We're lucky we still sail J/22s multiple times a week, which are very similar to Sonars, so we just got that stuff dialed." Carapiet continued, "We also do a lot of match racing too. I think that helps with a lot of the boat to boat situations."
Overall Results:
1. St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, Calif., 4-0, 3-0, 11 points
2. Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, N.Y., 3-1, 2-1, 7 points
3. Newport Harbor Yacht Club, Newport Beach, Calif., 3-1, 1-2, 4 points
4. Storm Trysail Yacht Club/East Bay Sailing Foundation, 3-1, 0-3, 3 points