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Tiedemann Classics Regatta

June 24-25, 2023

DISTRICT: RI/ CT/ NY

INTENDED RACES: 4

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July 22-23, 2023

DISTRICT: Maine

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July 28-29, 2023

INTENDED RACES: 2

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August 3, 2023

INTENDED RACES: 1

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August 4, 2023

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August 5, 2023

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August 12-13, 2023

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August 18-19, 2023

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August 20, 2023

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September 2-3, 2023

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September 9, 2023

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A robust fleet, beautiful scenery and festive parties at Lyman-Morse's new marina facility in Camden, Maine are all on tap for 2024.

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The Camden Classics Cup is one of the world’s most beautiful regattas - sailed where the mountains meet the sea off the lovely harbor town of Camden, Maine. The Camden Classics Cup aims to give sailors the time of their lives with terrific on-the-water racing, and stellar onshore events. 

Presented by Lyman-Morse with support from the CYOA, the Camden Classics Cup is a celebration of both classic yacht racing and boatbuilding. Featuring 2-days of racing for sailboats and a panoramic backdrop for powerboats. Participants will have access to Lyman-Morse's facilities, and a full weekend of events in the lovely town of Camden! 

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Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta

16 – 21 april, 2025, back in the 60’s….

Classic yachts in English Harbour had begun chartering and the captains and crews challenged each other to a race down to Guadeloupe at the end of the charter season. From this informal race, Antigua Sailing Week was formed in 1967, and in those days all of the yachts were classic.

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The classic yachts were slowly outnumbered by the faster, sleeker modern racing yachts. A small number of classics still racing in 1987 found themselves grouped with cruising Class 3 which was less than ideal for these hard to manoeuvre full-keeled vessels.

And so it came…

Captains Uli Pruesse and Kenny Coombs hosted a meeting with other classic skippers onboard the magnificent schooner Aschanti of Saba and, several rums later, the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta was born.

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Oyster World Rally, Antigua

From 14 january, 2024 .

By the finish of the 22/23 rally, more than 100 Oysters had circumnavigated over the decade that the British builder has been running these rallies. Dozens more will have their chance at the next one, which heads west from Antigua and makes 15 stopovers on the 16-month route.

New Zealand Millennium Cup, Auckland

February 23-26, 2024.

Postponed from 2023, the Millennium Cup 2024 takes place in a new location – Auckland, aka the City of Sails, which eases logistics for international owners. There is also a new multihull division as well. What isn’t changing is the fun racing with a Kiwi flavour.

Superyacht Challenge, Antigua

March 11-17, 2024.

Defining superyachts as vessels over 24.4 metres, this regatta offers four days of lively racing from the entrance to English Harbour as well as relaxed parties brimming with camaraderie in historic Nelson’s Dockyard.

The race is held annually in Nelson’s Dockyard and comprises daily pursuit races, and an optional race around the island, with the start and finish line just off English Harbour. Entrants are divided into three classes — buccaneers, corsairs and privateers — and all compete under the ORC Superyacht Rule.

Rather than a traditional trophy, winners receive barrels of rum, suitably filled in true Caribbean style. Additional awards include best-dressed crew, loudest Caribbean shirt, and a cook-off between crews. In fact, the only trophy awarded is the Gosnell Trophy, which is given to the crew that has "competed in the Spirit of the Regatta" both on the water and ashore.

St Barths Bucket Regatta

March 21-24, 2024.

The St Barths Bucket Regatta attracts some of the finest sailors and sailing yachts from across the world and is always a highlight on the racing calendar. This invitation-only event welcomes around 40 superyachts (usually upwards of 30 metres in length) to the sandy shores of St Barths each year.

The racing has traditionally been on three courses but organisers have said they now have 30 options to choose from.

Off the water, owners have their choice of countless invitations, from private gatherings to the Bucket-affiliated soiree at Tamarin as well as the final awards ceremony party, which is traditionally held at the five-star Eden Rock hotel. At the yacht hop, some owners have been known to fly in thousands of oysters and host aerial silk performers, which proves that the old Bucket spirit of winning the party — if not the day on the water — is still prevalent.

The 2024 fleet is already shaping up nicely with regatta regulars such as the 56-metre Malek , 51-metre Red Dragon and 35-metre Whisper all making a return, with the new 59-metre Maximus also anticipated to join. 

Les Voiles de St Barths Richard Mille

April 14-20, 2024.

A relative newcomer to the racing scene, Les Voiles de St Barths may not be steeped in history like many long-timers on this list, but it has swiftly become a calendar staple since its inception in 2010. It welcomes a serious fleet of modified racers and mini maxis - think TP52s and JV72s - among smaller racing boats and a multihull fleet.

Now in its 13th year, the event will see the fleet return to the red-roofed town of Gustavia in St Barths. Like the bucket, the regatta is powered by reliable trade winds that arrive from the east, which means very few days are lost due to unfavourable weather conditions. Racecourses make use of the landscape with clusters of rocks punching out of the water that serve as marks. Some more competitive teams even send divers down to see how close they can get before having to tack off.

Racing is close and competitive but things are much more laid back ashore. The lay day usually consists of a long lunch at Nikki Beach followed by tug of war and diving for bottles of Barons de Rothschild champagne.

Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta

June 4-8, 2024.

The Sardinian superyacht regatta is back as the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda welcomes Giorgio Armani as its title sponsor for the second year.

Where other regattas may have a T-shirts and flip-flops feel, Sardinia is about glamour in the playground of the Italian elite. It’s not all focused on the nightlife, though; any serious sailor knows racing here is not for the faint-hearted.

“Sardinia is, in my eyes, the most exceptional regatta area in the world,” says the owner of  WinWin . And he's not wrong. Competitors can expect stronger winds from the northwest and have to navigate rocks jutting out of the water in Bomb Alley — the passage between Sardinia and La Maddalena archipelago.

The regatta is always capped off with an evening at Phi Beach —  WinWin ’s owner says it’s the best party of any regatta. It’s a quintessentially Italian summer scene, with guests treated to glorious sunset views and music from top DJs piped through bars and dance floors interspersed among the rocks right on the water.

Entry is open to superyachts with a minimum length of 27.43 metres and the event will also encompass the Southern Wind Rendezvous.

Superyacht Cup, Palma

June 19-22, 2024.

This annual event for yachts over 24 metres is the longest-running superyacht regatta in Europe, and now incorporates a Corinthian Spirit Class

A laid-back southern Mediterranean vibe prevails at the Superyacht Cup in Palma, Europe’s longest-running superyacht regatta. Leave your jackets and ties at home; this is a shorts and T-shirt event. Uniquely, this regatta is contained within a fenced-in event village, proving that relaxed and informal can also mean ultra-exclusive.

While racing in the Bay of Palma may not offer the same dramatic scenery as the Caribbean, it is ideal for newcomers who may find rounding inflatable marks less daunting than a rocky outcrop, and its more sheltered position means there are no boat-breaking big seas. The race committee has the ability to set courses in the bay to suit the fleet and to really give every yacht a better chance to sail to its rating.

Last year's fixture welcomes a quartet of J Class entries, Svea , Topaz , Ranger and Velsheda .

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

September 8-14,  2024.

The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup is the highlight of many a Maxi racing calendar and is back for its 34th edition in 2024. Staged off Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda - known for its rocky scenery and turquoise waters – it continues to attract dedicated owners, highly skilled crews and exceptional yachts. 

This year's Cup follows a hugely successful event last year. Racing is open to yachts of at least 18.29 metres and, for the first time this year, multihulls can join its ranks.

Oyster Palma Regatta, Palma

September 21–25, 2024 .

Taking place at the new venue of Port Adriano, this special edition celebrates 50 years of Oyster Yachts. In addition to the friendly competition over four days of racing, there will be an owners’ dinner to commemorate its half-century of building bluewater cruising yachts.

Ibiza JoySail, Balearic Islands

September 19-22, 2024.

Now in its fourth edition and growing exponentially each year, this laid-back regatta welcomes maxis and superyachts for offshore and coastal racing in the Balearic Islands, along with plenty of onshore socialising hosted by STP Palma and Marina Ibiza.

Les Voiles de St Tropez

September 26 – 6 october, 2024.

The Mediterranean big-boat racing season winds down with Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. But don't be fooled, this is no small soirée. The event is the largest gathering of Maxis yachts in the world as owners and crew come together and toast to the last of the summer sun with a week of good old-fashioned racing. 

Swan Med Regatta-Tuscany Challenge, Marina di Scarlino, Italy

October 2024 .

New to the calendar last year, the inaugural Tuscany Challenge gathered Med-based Swan owners for a first ever Med-based end-of-season regatta set against the stunning backdrop of the Tuscan archipelago. This Nautor Swan Experience gathering celebrates the entire Swan world across a three-day competition. Hosted by the Yacht Club Isole di Toscana, it determines the world champions in the ClubSwan 50, ClubSwan 42 and ClubSwan 36.

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2023 Fastnet Smallest & 2nd Oldest Boat: Little Aussie Maluka

The little Aussie fighter Maluka, built in 1932, had already won her class in the Sydney Hobart – twice. Nic Compton asks… Could she do the same in the 2023 Fastnet?

The little aussie maluka in the 2023 fastnet.

You have to admire Sean Langman’s pluck. Even before the 2023 Fastnet had begun, he had placed bets on his Maluka – the smallest and second oldest boat in the fleet – beating a Sigma 33 racing in the same class. Not on handicap, mind, but on the water. It seemed like a preposterous idea, a 1932 gaff-rigged 28-footer taking on a relatively modern cruiser-racer , never mind the Swan 36 and Sagitta 35 (both S&S designed fin-keelers) also racing in that class. But it wasn’t impossible. After all, this little Australian-born survivor had already competed in eight Sydney to Hobart races since she was restored in 2006, winning her class in two of them. Could she pull off the same trick on the other side of the world? I had to find out.

Maluka and her crew were in tidying up mode when I visited them at Ocean Village Marina in Southampton three days before the start of the race. Bags were being unloaded, the cabin sole hoovered and tools tidied away in anticipation of a rough passage. Sean proudly showed me the new ‘baby stay’ he had just fitted so that they could set three headsails during the race without affecting the boat’s IRC handicap: a flying jib from the end of the bowsprit, a staysail on the forestay, and the storm trysail on the baby stay. 

Crack crew for a quick spin

What was immediately apparent looking at Maluka from the outside was the uncompromising mix of modern and traditional materials. The bowsprit, rubbing strake and capping rail are all made of varnished spotted gum, with its quirky, swirling grain giving a reassuringly ‘woody’ feel. Look more closely and the flawless hull is clearly sheathed, while the stout brown mast is painted carbon fibre. And there are more than enough self-tailing winches, halyard jammers, modern cordage (including Dyneema forestays) and some very expensive-looking laminated sails to get the purists all hot under the collar. 

It so happened that Sean wanted to try out the sails that day, so I joined Maluka for a quick spin around Southampton Water. And what a crew we had. Sean himself is something of a legend in Australian yachting circles, having raced everything from 18ft skiffs and 49ers as well as 30 appearances in the Sydney to Hobart Race. Also on board Maluka was his long-time friend Gordon Maguire (aka ‘Gorgeous Gordy’), a veteran of the Volvo Ocean Race and five-times winner of the Sydney to Hobart. And, just as we were about to leave the dock, British sailing legend Ian Barker (49er champion and Silver medallist at the 2000 Olympics ) hopped on board for the ride.

With such an illustrious crew on board, there was no doubt that Maluka would be taken through her paces. And, despite the laid-back Australian vibe, what soon became apparent was how hard these guys sail, even on an old gaffer. As we tacked upwind in a gentle breeze, the sheets were winched in taut and the sails centred and flat. There was little concession for the age of the boat or the limitations of gaff rig when sailing to windward. 

In truth, modern sail materials combined with a stiffer hull and rig structure have massively improved the performance of a ‘modern gaffer’ such as Maluka , which means that even upwind she is able to hold her own against most modern yachts. And that is the main reason she is able to compete in events such as the Sydney to Hobart and the Fastnet races with impunity. Although, as ever, speed is relative, especially in the context of one of the most competitive yacht races in the world.

“You’ve got to take your watch off when you’re racing on Maluka ,” Sean said before the race, “because if you keep looking at your watch then you’re going to going to end up slashing your wrist. The plan is to keep her trumping along, don’t try to sail too high; it’s about getting water under the keel and staying on the making leg. With Maluka , it’s about getting to the other end and enjoying the challenge of getting there. At times you get exhilarated, at times you get frustrated – but she has got a 9ft-long quarter berth with a very thick cushion, and I just bought some new pillows…”

Early fame for Maluka

It’s all a long way (physically and metaphorically) from Maluka ’s roots on the east coast of Australia. Two wealthy brothers, George and William Clark, who had made their fortune grazing sheep in the Australian outback, were looking for a seaworthy boat to sail further afield. They turned to amateur yacht designer Cliff Gale who, as well as skippering the Fife 9-Metre Josephine to victory on many occasions, had designed a string of small boats for local sailors. It seems likely that Gale had been working on the design of a 24ft family centreboarder for his own use, and when the Clark brothers approached him, he offered them a scaled-up version of that design. 

The new design had the same, distinctive raised foredeck as the smaller boat but, instead of a centreboard, was fitted with what might be best described as a long fin keel, giving her a cutaway bow and a 5ft 6in draft. Combined with a 10ft 5in beam and a firm tuck on the bilges, it made for a fast and stable boat with enough reserve buoyancy to feel safe in a seaway. Maluka was built of Huon pine by legendary Sydney boatbuilder William ‘Billy’ Fisher and launched in 1932.

The Clark brothers had ambitious plans for their new acquisition and, in an age when few people ventured far afield in small yachts, became famous for their long cruises on Australia’s east coast, sailing to Queensland, Tasmania, and Lord Howe Island – the latter some 425 miles northeast of Sydney. Not all their voyages went to plan. Their first attempt to sail to Tasmania ended in disaster when Maluka was wrecked on rocks on the coast of Victoria. Undaunted, they patched her up, sailed her back to Sydney, and the following year tried again, this time reaching their intended destination – thereby anticipating the first Sydney to Hobart race by ten years.

Meanwhile, no doubt prompted by the success of Maluka , Gale pressed ahead with his 24-footer, which was also built of huon pine by Billy Fisher and launched a year after Maluka . With its large cockpit and useful accommodation space, it proved an ideal family boat for Sydney Harbour, and half a dozen sisterships were soon built. The boats became known as the Ranger class, after the first boat built to the design.

Reclaiming the Ranger yachts

It was one of these smaller boats that drew Sean Langman back into classic yachts. Born in Sydney on a 52ft pearling lugger, Sean was a former rigger turned entrepreneur who set up a shipyard business (the Noakes Group) as well as owning a string of hotels and ferries. His family had owned the Ranger class Vagrant back in the 1960s and 70s, and Sean grew up sailing the boat on Sydney Harbour. He was 12 years old when they eventually sold her and he says he cried for a month and vowed to buy her back again one day. 

It was nearly 20 years before Sean was able to make his childhood promise come true. By then, the boat was suffering the effects of a long life in a hot climate, and Sean set about restoring her – not in a purist fashion, but using modern materials wherever necessary to make her stiff and strong enough to race competitively. Sean had by then become a regular fixture in the Sydney yachting scene, racing ultra-modern boats such as the 90ft maxi AAPT (ex- Nicorette ). His foray into wooden boats might have seemed like a romantic gesture, until he came across Maluka and started thinking about the possibilities of racing this slightly larger Ranger-type design.

“I had just moved into the push-button, canting-keel, super-maxi offshore racing scene, and I absolutely hated it. I felt really disenfranchised by such a reliance on engines and technology – it didn’t feel like real sailing,” he says. “Then I read about the Clark brothers and their exploits on Maluka , including sailing to Tasmania ten years before the first Sydney to Hobart race, and I wondered if we could do the same.” 

Restoring Maluka for racing rules

Bringing Maluka up to standard to comply with 21 st century race scantling rules, however, required some radical work. Firstly, the old deadwood was removed and replaced with recycled mahogany from a superyacht packing case, adding a few inches to her draft in the process. All the frames were removed and replaced with 62 spotted gum steam-bent frames and three laminated flooded gum ring frames, all traditionally fastened with copper nails and roves. Then the entire hull was sheathed with six layers of glassfibre and epoxy. 

The original cockpit was too big to comply with race rules, so it was removed (it was rotten anyway) and replaced with a shallower version with higher seats. The coachroof was extended aft by 18in, to reduce the length of the cockpit, and the original red cedar deck was covered with a layer of plywood and sealed with two layers of glassfibre to bring it up to the required thickness. 

Below decks, the original joinery, which looked in terrible shape under countless layers of shellac, cleaned up beautifully with the help of a little oven cleaner. That all went back in unaltered, apart from a new, lower cabin sole. The longer coachroof and raised cockpit created more space which allowed Sean to enlarge the galley and chart table as well as freeing space for a couple of 9ft long quarter berths. 

Sean then turned his attention to the rig. First the symmetric spinnaker and overlapping genoa were removed, to improve her IRC rating. Then the mainsail area was reduced and the amount of roach was diminished. The more he and the sailmakers at Doyle worked on it, the closer the sail plan returned to its original 1932 configuration. The main addition was a super-lightweight Code Zero spinnaker for light winds, with longer crosstrees and a Dyform wire forestay to support it. 

The original plan had been to make a new wooden mast for the boat, but with time running out for the start of the 2006 Sydney to Hobart race, the Noakes boatbuilding team realised it would be quicker to make one out of carbon fibre. The resulting mast took just three days to build and, while not especially light, is described as “bullet proof” – as proven when it suffered a 360° knockdown in 75-knot winds in the Bass Strait. 

Maluka surprised everyone in the 2006 Sydney to Hobart not only by NOT finishing last but by winning the Plumb Crazy Trophy for first yacht under 9.5m to finish the race. More to the point, she was by far the oldest boat in the fleet. The very idea of the Clark’s knockabout cruiser competing in such an auspicious event must have seemed ludicrous – until she did it.

240 miles in 24 hours

The boat has raced in seven editions of the race since then, with mixed results. She finished last in 2011 and 2012, but recorded her top ever speed of 17.7 knots in 2014 – quite an achievement for a 29ft monohull. In 2016 she broke her 24-hour record, clocking up 240 miles with a top speed of 14 knots and winning her IRC class. The secret of her success that year seemed to be an extreme form of water ballast.

“Our take-no-prisoners approach to sailing Maluka meant that she had three on the helm and, by allowing the cockpit to fill with water, she maintained sufficient stern-down trim to carry full sail in winds exceeding 30 knots,” Sean wrote in the Old Gaffers Association’s Logbook. “At the time I didn’t admit it to the crew but this was, to me, both exciting as well as frightening sailing.”

In between times, Sean was still messing about on modern boats, culminating in 2018 with his 69ft Reichel/Pugh design Moneypenny . He was racing on Moneypenny in the 2022 Sydney to Hobart Race while Peter was on Maluka and was reportedly in tears when Maluka finished first in IRC Division 5, two days after Moneypenny finished first in Division 0. It was a special moment for father and son, sailing one of the fastest ( Moneypenny was 9 th over the line) and one of the slowest ( Maluka was 97 th ) boats in the race. 

Surviving the gale-bound 2023 Fastnet

When it came to competing in the Fastnet race, however, Sean always knew he wanted to bring the older boat to Europe. And so in the middle of May 2023, Maluka arrived in Cork. The Irish port happened to be the nearest place the boat could conveniently be shipped to but, as Sean points out, the delivery trip from Cork to Southampton did allow him to check out the first half of the Fastnet course (albeit in reverse) and to get acquainted with those pesky tides – something Australian sailors don’t usually have to worry about. As Sean says, “We don’t have double tides on the Australian east coast. They go in one direction and average a 1.2 metre maximum range. They also run at most one knot. ”  

After a gentle cruise up the south coast of England, all hell broke loose for the start for the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race. Winds of over 40 knots screamed down the Solent as a fleet of 430 yachts battled across the start line off the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes . The wind was from the southwest, which meant the fleet had to beat to windward as it headed past the Needles, down the English Channel and onwards to the Irish Sea. One boat sank, four were dismasted and more than 100 entrants retired with the first 24 hours.

Despite the dire conditions, Maluka toughed it out long after many much bigger competitors had given up. She might have been the smallest and second oldest boat in the fleet, but her progress in the first 24 hours was nothing short of outstanding, as she hugged the south coast of England, while the ‘big boys’ fought it out in the English Channel. On board with Sean were the aforementioned Gordon Maguire, along with Volvo Ocean Race veteran Josh Alexander, Sean’s son Peter, and long-time Noakes employee and regular crew Peter Inchbold. 

The next day, skipper Sean Langman summed things up in his own inimitable way: “Been a little fruity out here,” he wrote on Facebook. “Little Maluka and crew toughed out a big night. Now reaping beautiful sailing.”

It was only when the wind eased crossing the Irish Sea that the old lady began to feel her age and slowed down somewhat. Her finish time was 6 days, 3 hours and 40 minutes, making her 185 th out of 201 IRC finishers. As for that pesky Sigma 33, she finished just an hour and a half ahead of Maluka , pushing the much older boat into second place over the line, although Maluka still won the class (IRC Division 4B) comfortably on handicap. Sean had lost his bet but, more importantly, Maluka had won the race. 

The crew could go home with their heads held high, knowing they had taken on the best Europe could throw at them and won. And this time they didn’t even have to flood the cockpit with sea water.

Designed Cliff Gale

Built William ‘Billy’ Fisher, 1932

Beam 10ft 5in 

Draught 5ft 6in

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Find all the information below about the 2024 NCAA DI baseball tournament, including the 2024 Men's College World Series. Tournament selections will be named on Monday, May 27.

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The 2023 Men's College World Series came to a close when LSU routed Florida 18-4 in the decisive game of the finals to win its seventh national championship.

The complete NCAA regional, super regional, and 2024 Men's College World Series schedules and results are below. 

• Selection show: Monday, May 27 at noon ET | ESPN2/ESPNU
• Regionals: Friday-Monday,   May 31-June 3
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• First day of MCWS games:  Start   Friday, June 14
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• Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
• Game 2:  TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
• Game 3: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
• Game 4:  TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
• Game 5: TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ESPN
• Game 6:  TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN
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• Game 13 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | TBD
• Game 14 (if necessary):  TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | TBD
• MCWS Final Game 1 : TBD vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. | ESPN
• MCWS Final Game 2 : TBD vs. TBD, 2 p.m. | ABC
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The NCAA Division I baseball tournament is a 64-team tournament that starts in May. After two rounds of play (which each consist of multiple games), there are just eight teams left. These eight teams then head to Omaha, Neb. for the College World Series. The CWS is the culmination of the DI tournament, where the teams compete in two brackets, with the winners of each meeting in the CWS finals, a best-of-three series to decide the NCAA champion.

When did the College World Series start?

The first-ever NCAA Division I baseball tournament was in 1947, and would barely be recognized as the same tournament nowadays. The 1947 tournament featured just eight teams, which were divided into two four-team, single-elimination brackets. The two winners — California and Yale — then met in a best-of-three final in Kalamazoo, Michigan. California would go undefeated through the inaugural CWS and beat Yale to capture the first title.

How are teams selected for the NCAA Division I baseball tournament?

Since 1954, the NCAA Division I baseball tournament field has been split into two qualifying groups: The automatic berths, and the at-large selections. Since 2014, that in a typical year split sees 31 conference champions receive automatic berths, and 33 teams receive at-large bids, decided by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee. 

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California defeated Yale in the first-ever Men's College World Series, the first of two played in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Texas put itself on the map as the first back-to-back champions in winning the only MCWS ever played in Wichita, Kansas in 1949. The following season Texas won its second championship, opening Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha.

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