Sailing world championship returns to Corpus Christi promising good competition and economic impact
and last updated 2021-07-19 23:26:21-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Don t be surprised to see dozens of sailboats in Corpus Christi Bay this week.
The J22 World Championships run from Tuesday until Friday based out of the Corpus Christi Yacht Club. The competition s name comes from the 22-foot boats that will be participating.
There are 42 such boats in the event from 14 states with three to four crew members per boat. Many of them have supporters with them like friends and family. Every time we do one of these, it brings a lot of people in town, Regatta Chairman Brad Stokes said. They stay in our hotels. They eat in our restaurants. Itâs like getting a nice big convention each time.
13-year-old claims victory at Mayors Cup Regatta
13-year-old claims victory at Mayors Cup Regatta
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and last updated 2021-07-03 19:30:54-04
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The Mayor s Big Bang 4th of July Celebration is underway in downtown Corpus Christi, and Saturday morning
the Mayor s Cup Regatta pitted nearly a dozen small boats against each other for a Fourth of July victory.
Eleven small sail boats carrying 21 sailors competed in the event. The first place skipper was junior sailor 13-year-old Madilynn Ocker and her crew member Emma McGinnis. It was very awesome, it always makes me feel so good when I race against different adults and it s awesome, said Ocker.