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The 2023 Connecticut Sea Music Festival will take place in Essex, CT the weekend of June 9-12. A project of The Maritime Music & Tradition Society, this traditional maritime folk festival is presented in partnership with the Town of Essex as well as with individual venues. The daytime events are free, with donations accepted. Evening concerts are ticketed.   This family-friendly weekend includes a Symposium on the Music of the Sea, free daytime workshops with local, regional and international maritime…

Our friends at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club in Oyster, Bay, NY extend an open invitation to yacht clubs and sailing organizations to apply for one of eleven available berths to the 2023 Seawanhaka Invitational Regatta for the Cruise Cup, to be sailed the weekend of September 23 & 24. The Cruise Cup was first held in 2019, was canceled due to the pandemic in 2020, and returned in 2021. The college-style fleet racing held in Seawanhaka’s…

Our friends at the New York Harbor Sailing Foundation are presenting the 12 Meter Heritage Regatta in New York Harbor for the third year in a row and you, dear reader, can race on a classic 12 Meter yacht June 15 – 18. This year, racing has been added to Thursday and Friday evenings so that corporate teams and people who work in the city can participate. “For the 12 Meter Heritage Regatta, you can buy an…

Our friends at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, RI recently launched their newest exhibit. “Challengers, Defenders, and Contenders: The Hodgdon Collection of America’s Cup Models – 1851-1937.” promises to take visitors on a fascinating journey through the early history of the America’s Cup. Spanning over eight decades of the prestigious sailing competition, the exhibit features a remarkable collection of meticulously crafted America’s Cup models carved by the late George I. (Sonny) Hodgdon. The Hodgdon Collection showcases…

  © Mark Briggs One of our favorite events, the Sails Up 4 Cancer Regatta, will be sailed Saturday, June 17 on the waters of Fishers Island Sound. Sails Up 4 Cancer (SU4C) 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. Partnering with organizations including Holmgren Subaru, WindCheck, Risk Strategies Gowrie Group CT River One-Design Regatta, CT Spring…

Our friends at the Connecticut Marine Trades Association (CMTA) have announced the 2023 recipients of the Jeanne Czel Person of the Year Award. The first recipient is Devin Santa, a member of the CMTA Board of Directors and CMTA Environmental and Dredge committee. The President of RACE Coastal Engineering whose stated mission is “to provide responsive solutions where water meets land,” Santa has had a role in the planning, design, and implementation of hundreds of coastal engineering…

Annual mammograms and follow-up biopsies are crucial in identifying breast cancer early, as early detection can lead to better outcomes. Middlesex Health uses a specialized breast biopsy system to perform stereotactic, ultrasound, and MRI-guided biopsies at its Radiology locations. These image-guided biopsies allow the radiologist to obtain a small tissue sample for laboratory testing and are less invasive than a surgical biopsy. The computer-guided system can pinpoint and mark the exact location of an abnormality and the…

The inaugural Eastern Connecticut Women’s Invitational Ideal 18 Regatta will be held Saturday, May 20, hosted by the Essex Corinthian Yacht Club in Essex, CT. The regatta is open to boats of the Ideal 18 class owned by or chartered to a recognized yacht club. This is a non-spinnaker regatta. Both the Essex Corinthian and Essex Yacht Clubs will have Ideal 18s available for charter. Both Skipper and Crew must be women. Skippers will draw for boat…

Presented by the National Women’s Sailing Association at Sail Newport The National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) is holding their 2023 National Women’s Sailing Conference on Saturday, June 3 from 8 am – 5 pm at the Sail Newport Marine Education and Recreation Center, located at 72 Fort Adams Drive in Newport, RI 02840. The event welcomes women sailors of all levels and ages to workshops including the popular Take the Helm® track — an introduction to sailing…

By Phil Dickey, Essex Yacht Club Regatta Committee Essex Yacht Club in Essex, CT is excited to announce the 71st running of the Sam Wetherill Trophy Overnight Race, the oldest ocean race currently being contested that is named after a Cruising Club of America member. The race will start Friday, May 19 off the Saybrook Point Lighthouse, and the course is out to the “G31” Bell at Gay Head on Martha’s Vineyard and then back to Saybrook,…