2026 RBC Paper Cup Challenge
Sun, Jul 26
|Rockport, ME, USA
Time & Location
Jul 26, 2026, 10:00 AM
Rockport, ME, USA
About the event
The Rockport Boat Club (RBC) is pleased to announce it will again be hosting the 2026 RBC Paper Cup Challenge sailboat race on Sunday, July 26 at 10:00 am in Rockport Maine. Two racing classes will take place. The Cruising Class (jib and main only) race will be pursuit start race for the PHRF handicapped boats. The one-design race will be for Small Boat Classes (under 22 ft LOA). Each competing boat will receive a ‘paper cup’ indicating their event participation and place.
For the Cruising Class, both races are family friendly pursuit start races, the first being from the start line outside of Rockport Harbor and racing a course south of the Robinson Rock buoy and crossing the finish line at Pulpit Harbor on North Haven. A lunchtime break will occur in Pulpit Harbor where racers can raft up for lunch. The second race, held in the afternoon, will…