Checking In

Disco Volante, Co-Captains Wim Jessup and Martin van Breems and crew members Mike McCormick and Brad Freeman, received Meritorious Public Service Awards from the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard for their courageous actions to save nine people from an overturned motor vessel in Buzzards Bay.

The National Lighthouse Museum in Staten Island, NY is hosting a series of tours aboard the 120-foot Majestic Princess this season.

Singles Under Sail is an active group of over 40’s who love the water. Our members range from novice to licensed captains. Some have been in the club for 30 years, others are “brand new”. What they have in common is their desire to sail, to meet new friends, and to be actively involved in learning and participating (as well as having fun!)

New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) in Stonington, CT is looking for young artists to participate in a drawing contest for a calendar entitled “Long Island Sound and Its Watershed: What It Means to Me.” The contest is designed to engage youth in environmental stewardship and watershed conservation and is open to all Connecticut students currently in grades K-6.

The directors of the Classic Yacht Owners’ Association (CYOA) have welcomed Bill Lynn as the organization’s new Managing Director. The membership-driven, non-profit CYOA was formed in 2015 to encourage fellowship amongst those who are dedicated to owning, maintaining, and racing both classic yachts and newer yachts designed and built in the spirit of the classics.

The Riverport Women’s Sailing Conference will be held on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at the Riverport Wooden Boat School, which is located at the Hudson River Maritime Museum (HRMM) at 50 Rondout Landing in Kingston, NY.

Andy Tyska (left) and Eric Graves at Boothbay Harbor Shipyard © Robert Mitchell

McConaghy Boats has appointed Aeroyacht Ltd., a multihull specialist and international catamaran dealership in East Setauket, NY, to represent McConaghy Multihulls as an importer in North America and South America.

Led by Isler, this workshop will explore how to get the most out of Expedition’s tools in the context of racing in Long Island Sound and out into Block Island Sound when racing around Buzzards Bay Tower or Block Island, and of course getting through the Race or Plum Gut

The Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) has named Kim Hapgood of Newport, RI, the Program Director at Sail Newport, its 2018 Boater of the Year.