Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race

First run in 1948, sailors gather each spring in Newport Beach, California, to participate in one of the West Coast's premier regattas.

Other notable racers include Walter Chronkite, movie producer Milton Bren, well-known actor Buddy Ebsen, comedian Vicki Lawrence, and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Paul Conrad.

[3] The record for the fastest time (6 hours, 46 minutes, and 40 seconds) was set in 1998 by Stars & Stripes, captained by America's Cup sailing champion Dennis Conner.

[5] In 2009, boat designer Randy Reynolds was denied entry into the race by the organizers who felt his twin-hulled catamaran was too prone to capsizing.

Reynolds in response created the Border Run,[6] a Newport Beach to San Diego race billed as a safer alternative.