Sailing Instructions Now Posted for the 2025 Santa Maria Cup
The countdown to one of the premier events in women’s match racing has officially begun—and now, competitors and fans alike can dive into the details. The Sailing Instructions for the 2025 Santa Maria Cup are now available online!
Hosted by Eastport Yacht Club from June 4–7, 2025, the Santa Maria Cup is a World Sailing Grade 2 regatta that brings elite female sailors to the scenic waters of the Severn River for four exhilarating days of competition.
Whether you’re racing, volunteering, spectating, or sponsoring, the Sailing Instructions provide everything you need to know—including race formats, scoring, course details, protest procedures, and safety guidelines. For competitors, this is your essential roadmap to navigating both the water and the event itself.
Quick Reminders for Competitors:
Practice & Registration: June 2–3, 2025
Racing: June 4–7, 2025 in J/22s
Prize Giving: June 7 at 6:00 PM
Double Round-Robin & Knockout Format
With past champions like Claire Leroy, Katie Spithill, and Betsy Alison, and Anna Östling etched into its legacy, the Santa Maria Cup continues to be a beacon for excellence in women’s sailing.
We’re thrilled to welcome the world’s top match racers back to Annapolis for an unforgettable week of fierce competition and community celebration. And with the Sailing Instructions now live, it’s officially game on.
See you on the Severn!
Teams Competing:
Anna Östling, SWE - WINGS (crew: Svea Sahlin, Linnéa Wennergren, Annika Carlunger)
Juliet Costanzo, AUS - Tiger Racing (crew: Sarah Parker, Clare Costanzo, Rachel Bower)
Bridget Groble, USA - Bow Down Racing (crew: Morgan Collins, Marley Mais, Madison Bradshaw)
Nicole Breault, USA - Vela Racing (crew: Evan Brown Cahill, McKenzie Wilson, Julie Mitchell)
Allie Blecher, USA - BAAM! (crew: Beka Schiff, Rose Edwards, Ali Blumenthal Stokes)
Lindsey Baab, USA - Baab Racing (crew: Kate Shiber, Ayaka Okawa, Abigayle Konys Moreno)
Caroline Bayless, USA - Something Chill (crew: Emma Montgomery, Noelle Owen, Savannah Young)
Ella Willcox, NZL - Stars and Stripes (crew: Gwynie Dunleavy, Daisy Holthus, Sydney Monahan )
For information on the Santa Maria Cup https://www.santamariacup.org
For information on WWMRT, visit womenswmrt.com
See the WWMRT website for more information and photos:
https://womenswmrt.com/events/santa-maria-cup/
About Santa Maria Cup
Santa Maria Cup is the second stop on the 2025 Women’s World Match Racing Tour. The 2025 regatta will be the 23rd running of this event. Past competitors in this series include Olympic sailors, Rolex Yachtswomen of the Year, and other international stars of women’s sailing. Some of the American past winners are JJ Isler, Dawn Riley, Liz Baylis, Jody Swanson, Betsy Alison, Cory Sertl, Sally Barkow, and Anna Tunnicliffe. Originally a minor offshoot to the Columbus Cup professional match racing regatta series in Baltimore, Santa Maria Cup relocated to Annapolis in 1993 when Eastport Yacht Club (EYC) became the organizing authority.
About Women’s World Match Racing Tour
The Women’s World Match Racing Tour was launched in 2022 to continue the hugely successful legacy of the WIM Series (Women’s International Match Racing Series) providing a global match racing series for female sailors. The name of the WIM Series has been changed and re-launched as the Women’s World Match Racing Tour with it’s continued mission to expand and strengthen global match racing and promote opportunities for competitive women’s sailing at every level. The Women’s World Match Racing Tour is the world’s first and only professional sailing series for women providing a valuable pathway for aspiring female world champions in the sport of sailing. womenswmrt.com
