We need more sailors! And adults are difficult to cultivate for lots of reasons. They already have work, houses to maintain, children, and other hobbies to keep them busy. And learning how to sail / race isn’t something that comes naturally to most people.

Photographers from around the globe are invited to submit their best yacht racing images captured between October 14, 2024, and October 12, 2025. The top 80 photographs, selected by an international jury, will be showcased on the event website starting October 20, where the public will be able to vote for the coveted Public Award.

Celebrate the Berlin Yacht Club's 75th anniversary by ordering your limited edition BYC gear now.

The Berlin Yacht Club (BYC) proudly marks its 75th anniversary this year, celebrating three-quarters of a century dedicated to the sport of sailing, seamanship, and stewardship on Berlin Reservoir. Incorporated on November 22, 1950, the club stands as a testament to the dedication and determination of NE Ohio sailors.

The sailing boat – an open, square-rigged clinker boat similar to the boats used during the Viking Age (800-1050 AD) – traveled from Trondheim up to the Arctic Circle and back in 2022. Since then, Greer Jarrett and his team have sailed over 5,000 kilometres along Viking trade routes.

In the 1970s, sailing was a middle-class sport. We raced Sabots with our friends and learned real independence. Now it’s become elitist. It’s a shrinking sport dominated by gated yacht clubs and overzealous parents chasing Ivy League dreams. We wanted to flip the script.