Marion Bartholomew

Sep 30, 2024 | windcheckmagazine.com | Marion Bartholomew |Chris Szepessy |John K. Fulweiler |Vincent Pica

By Marion BartholomewAugust 18, 2024 dawned in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey looking like it would be a fine day for sailing in Sandy Hook Bay, a body of water with a spectacular view of New York City to the north. While Sandy Hook Bay remains somewhat obscure to most, it does have an imprimatur as the site of thirteen America’s Cup matches from 1870 to 1920.

Oct 2, 2023 | windcheckmagazine.com | Chris Szepessy |Joe Cooper |John K. Fulweiler |Marion Bartholomew

By Marion BartholomewIn August of 1870, the first America’s Cup race in United States waters took place in the Sandy Hook Bay area of New York and New Jersey. Hosted by the New York Yacht Club, eighteen schooners were registered to race. The New York Yacht Club’s schooner Magic won the 40-mile race. In August of 2023, the 19th Annual Ms. Race took place in the same Sandy Hook Bay with a record thirteen boats registered, and by all racers and spectators, was just as exciting as that 1870 contest.