Checking In

Brewer Yacht Sales and the Brewer Yacht Yards have announced their fifth annual Brewer Spring In-Water Used Boat Show at Brewer Pilots Point Marina in Westbrook, CT on the weekend of April 30 and May 1, 2016 from 10 am to 4 pm.

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.”

SoundWaters and the Young Mariners Foundation are merging under the SoundWaters brand to enhance the educational opportunities for students in Stamford, CT and environs.

Farr Yacht Sales has added the division of Farr Yacht Sales Americas. The new office, located in Newport, RI, will be headed by Jesse Fielding.

Captain Tim Hyatt of TowBoatUS Mystic in Mystic, CT (at right in the photo) received a Meritorious Service Award for a rescue near a rocky outcropping on the Connecticut coast. Visible only at the lowest tides, “Hens and Chickens” has been the scene of many a tragic grounding.

The Cruising Club of America (CCA) is presenting a one-day Safety for Cruising Couples Seminar at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, CT on Saturday, May 21. Geared to cruising couples and short-handed sailors who are taking to coastal or local waters on either sail- or powerboats, the seminar was created to build the confidence of the less-experienced member of the duo in the event of an unexpected test of their skills. The CCA seminar workbook, Safety for…

There are three Safety at Sea Seminars coming up this 2016 winter and spring in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York.

Winter 2016 Northeast Boat Shows

A remarkable list of sailing’s most accomplished received high honors during Thursday night’s US Sailing Awards Dinner Presented by Rolex at the Hilton San Diego Resort. US Sailing recognized these esteemed award winners for their extraordinary achievements in support of sailing.

Brad Read, Executive Director of Sail Newport in Newport, RI, has announced the appointment of Carole Corriveau as the new Director of Philanthropy to help the non-profit organization’s future growth and philanthropic programs.