Author: Ben

2022 LONG ISLAND SOUND REPORT CARD RELEASED BY SAVE THE SOUND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT LEVELING OFF , RISING WATER TEMPS RAISE CONCERN

LARCHMONT, New York/NEW HAVEN, Connecticut—November 17, 2022–Regional nonprofit environmental organization save the Sound released the findings of its 2022 Long Island SoundReport Card on November 17. The biennial report has now compiled 14 years of water testing results in the open waters of Long Island Sound and four years of testing more than 50 bays and bay segments in the region. After previous years of improvement, the 2022 report raised concerns for the future, finding that trends…

Checking In

Jen Kawecki named CMTA Managing Director

By Ben

Our friends at the Connecticut Marine Trades Association are thrilled to announce the appointment of Jen Kawecki to the position of Managing Director. Kawecki began with the CMTA in May 2021 as office assistant. A lifelong boater and mother of six, she’s returning to her roots after taking time off to raise her family. Kawecki spent ten years in corporate retail, most recently in Human Resources Leadership at a major department store operator before stepping away. Jen…

Juniors

Making Sailing More Fun

By Ben

By Ben Cesare A great amount has been written about making sailing more fun for kids so as to keep them in the sport long term. We all know the reasons…the structure and competition (and arms race) of racing is not for every kid, helicopter parenting, competition for time with other sports and activities, and of course the “dreaded digital” are all regularly cited as problems. Sailing instructors know this all too well! They have been answering…

Publisher's Log

Outside the Box

By Ben

Raise your hand if you knew that the Herreshoff S Class was a box rule. A box rule means that a yacht designer is given a set of parameters: length, displacement, rig size, etc. and designs within that rule; like the America’s Cup, TP52s or 12 Metres, or any of the current grand prix rules. Some of us sail under those parameters, but mostly “grand prix” type sailing with a mix of pros and amateurs. PHRF gives…

Checking In

CT Spring Boat Show a Success!

By Ben

The first weekend in May is becoming a fixture for the WindCheck readership area. For the fourth year in a row, the CT Spring Boat Show was hosted by Safe Harbor Marinas’ Essex Island Marina in Essex, CT. And for the third year in a row, the weather was not great! But also, for the third year in a row, a couple thousand people braved the iffy weather and enjoyed a growing show where a lot of…

Publisher's Log

Change!

By Ben

Such a tired title. One that’s used so often that it’s almost a cop out. However, this month does indeed represent a first-time-in-seventeen years sort of change. I am of course talking about the paper stock of the WindCheck magazine you hold in your hands. The argument against going from a newsprint cover to a heavier, glossy cover is that WindCheck has always been a down to earth, Community magazine that you can roll up and stick…