12th Annual Pomham Rocks Beetle Cat Circumnavigation Regatta - Friday, July 24, 2026

Since 2015, EYC has held an annual Beetle Cat regatta that features a longer race across the Edgewood Basin, around Pomham Rocks Lighthouse, and back to EYC. In recent years, the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Foundation has graciously assisted in transporting EYC members and guests to the lighthouse island by launch to view the racing from the perch of the light. Each year, voluntary race fees are collected from sailors and donated to the Rhode Island Alzheimer’s Association, and over the history of the event the EYC Beetle Cat Fleet has donated over $14,000 to the organization. The event usually occurs on a late July Friday evening and serves as a shakedown race for those EYC Beetle Cat sailors competing in the Leo J. Telesmanick Beetle Cat Championships in August.