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By Tory Reiff, Jamestown Yacht Club For nearly half a century, the Fools’ Rules Regatta has stood as the crown jewel of Jamestown, RI’s summer season, drawing adventurers, spectators, and creative minds to East Ferry Beach. On Saturday, August 17 (rain date August 18), the Jamestown Yacht Club transforms the beach into a colorful festival of imagination where families and friends come together to build and race “boats” made from unconventional of materials. A true highlight of…

The 3rd Annual CT Sea Music Festival is sailing into downtown Essex the weekend of June 7-10. The festival includes a Symposium of scholarly maritime presentations on Friday, free daytime concerts and workshops on Saturday and Sunday, demonstrations of nautical and Irish rowing skills, a parade, sails on the Connecticut River, a hymn sing, evening concerts (ticketed), and late-night sings at the historic Griswold Inn. Come hear local, regional, and international musicians perform throughout charming Essex Village!…

Two great sailmaking brands under one roof Conny Baris, owner of UK Sailmakers Northeast, is proud to announce the formation of Northeast Sailmakers, Inc. which recently purchased Mark Ploch’s Doyle Sails New York. Northeast Sailmakers will run UK|NE and Doyle NY as separate divisions, now located together at 161 East Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY in the Safe Harbor Post Road Marina. Baris is excited to bring UK|NE, the oldest sailmaking business in North America, and Doyle…

New York Yacht Club American Magic and New England Science & Sailing (NESS) in Stonington, CT have released their “Sail Locker” of experiential activities and resources to bring the technology behind American Magic into the classroom. The digital “Sail Locker” includes a comprehensive suite of K-8 activities and content, utilizing American Magic’s campaign as a dynamic learning platform to advance students’ academic achievements and enrich social-emotional development. These resources are tailored for schools and community sailing programs…

The 3rd Annual CT Sea Music Festival will ring out along the banks of the Connecticut River and throughout downtown Essex, CT the weekend of June 7-10. Festivities begin on Friday with a scholarly Symposium on the Music of the Sea, held from 9am – 4pm at the Essex Town Hall, an evening concert (ticketed) at the Connecticut River Museum, and late-night sings at the historic Griswold Inn and the Corinthian Club.   Saturday kicks off with a…

By Courtney Moore, CMB Creative Group For over thirty years, the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association has raised funds and awareness for worthy charities. We are proud to partner with Always Home for the third year for the 2024 event.   Always Home has pursued a single mission of preventing family homelessness for more than twenty-five years, keeping folks housed and helping parents create lasting stability for their children. Always Home focuses exclusively on serving Eastern Connecticut families with…

Sails Up 4 Cancer (SU4C), based in Mystic, CT and founded in May of 2011 is a 501(c) 3 charity organization “dedicated to funding education, prevention, care, and cure for all types of cancer through the art and enjoyment of sailing.” SU4C has partnered with organizations including Holmgren Subaru, WindCheck Magazine, CT River One Design Regatta Group, CT Spring Boat Show, Coastal CT Cornhole, and River Jam, to raise awareness and facilitate fundraising efforts. SU4C has assisted…

What started as a Shields-only regatta in 1984 has grown to become a keynote annual event on every sailor’s “must-do” list. Every July, our friends at Sail Newport gather an average of a dozen one-design classes on four circles of racing in the waters off Newport, RI.   Invited classes include IC37, Etchells, 5O5, 12 Metre, Thistle (Atlantic Coast Championship), VX One, F-18, ILCA, J/70, J/80, Ensign (Regional Championship), Shields, Snipe, Sunfish, S Boat and Melges 15. If…

Our friends at Hudson River Community Sailing (HRCS), a leading nonprofit youth development and community sailing organization headquartered in New York, NY, have announced a partnership with the United States SailGP Team, one of ten national squads competing in the fourth season of SailGP’s global racing league.   New York-based Mike Buckley, U.S. SailGP Team CEO, has long been a passionate supporter of HRCS and looks forward to introducing the next generation of athletes to high performance…

Benefit Concert & Auction is April 13 The 3rd Annual CT Sea Music Festival will ring out along the banks of the Connecticut River and throughout downtown Essex, CT the weekend of June 7-10. Festivities begin on Friday with a scholarly Symposium on the Music of the Sea, held from 9am – 4pm at the Essex Town Hall, an evening concert (ticketed) at the Connecticut River Museum, and a late-night chantey sing at the historic Griswold Inn.  …