WMRT Announces Ficker Cup Teams for Long Beach
On February 23, the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) and Long Beach Yacht Club (LBYC) announced their skipper lineup for the Ficker Cup, April 24 through 26.
Eight teams will compete in the WMRT’s SoCal stop, with three American teams in the lineup. The winner and second-place finisher will qualify for the Congressional Cup. Scotty Dickson will be competing for the host yacht club, and 2025 US Women’s Match Racing national champion Nicole Breault will be competing for St. Francis Yacht Club (StFYC). Chris Weis, who competed in the 2023 Congressional Cup, will represent Richmond Yacht Club. According to the Notice of Race, the competition will be conducted in “Catalina 37 type boats” provided by the organizing authority.
“We have an amazing lineup for the 2026 Ficker Cup,” regatta chair Tom Camp says, per the WMRT press release. “All of the skippers selected have proven their mettle either in previous Ficker Cups or on the World Match Racing Tour. Any of the eight could win it.”
The full lineup of skippers is as follows:
- Oscar Engström, Sweden
- Nicole Breault, USA
- Lennard Bal, Netherlands
- Patryk Zbroja, Poland
- Tom Picot, Australia
- Ruairi Finnegan, Ireland
- Chris Weis, USA
- Scotty Dickson, USA