Newport Spine Center Presents Governor's Cup Regatta Sponsors

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — At the end of July, the oldest and most prestigious youth match racing regatta returns to the coast of Newport Beach.

DISC Sports & Spine Center will be the title sponsor of the 2021 Governor’s Cup regatta, teaming with the Balboa Yacht Club to support the International Youth Match Racing Championship for the second time in three years. Founding director Dr. Robert S. Bray, Jr. has pledged to continue his role as “fleet surgeon,” assisting with member health and advising the Club on COVID safety and other protocols making the event possible.

The GovCup, as it is affectionately known to area sailors, will take place July 26-31. The inaugural GovCup event was held in 1967. GovCup alumni, who hail from 16 countries and five continents, are among the most famous and successful international sailors.

DISC has long been a champion of competitive sailing and its notable skippers and strategists, counting such prestigious names as America’s Cup winners Jimmy Spithill and Tom Slingsby among the patients the center has helped return to sport.

Bray discussed being part of this historic racing event for another year.

“We are proud to support such a wonderful event with the distinction of having started the careers of so many top sailors around the world,” he said. “Sailing is also a personal passion of mine, and I enjoy being able to give back to a sport that has given so much to me.”