Ship’s Log

Here you will find the latest Northeast sailing news and articles, some of which did not make it into the hard print edition.

Upcoming Events

New England Ice Yacht Association Annual Swap Meet & Gathering is Saturday, October 29

By Chris Szepessy

New England Ice Yacht Association Annual Swap Meet & Gathering is Saturday, October 29

Bored with winter? Don’t sell your soul to the crowded slopes quite yet.. Come join NEIYA members and interested individuals. When: Saturday, October 29th, 10:00am Where: Thompson Speedway Golf Course, 205 E Thompson Rd, Thompson, CT 06277 https://goo.gl/maps/DbGpTekm4ZLNnV8n7 If you enjoy the thrill of adrenalin, the beauty of all things polar extreme, have an environmentally balanced need for speed and in fact are still pining for more sailing then look no further. Ice yachting season is just beginning!…

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TONIGHT: 60th Reunion of Weatherly via Zoom

By Chris Szepessy

TONIGHT: 60th Reunion of Weatherly via Zoom

Tonight at 7:00 PM, our friends at the Herreshoff Marine Museum & America’s Cup Hall of Fame in Bristol, RI are presenting a special virtual event celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the 12 Metre yacht Weatherly’s AC Win over Gretel in 1962. Join host Gary Jobson and members of the Weatherly crew including Vincent “Bizzy” Monte-Sano, Ned Hall, Billy Kelly, Bruce Mosbacher and other special guests for a vivid look at Weatherly’s exciting defense of the Auld…

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Races and Regattas

Yale Wins Women’s ACC Finals at Kings Point

By Chris Szepessy

Yale Wins Women’s ACC Finals at Kings Point

By Preston Anderson KINGS POINT, NY (October 16, 2022) – Eighteen women’s collegiate sailing teams arrived at Yocum Sailing Center for the Women’s Atlantic Coast Championship Finals. The regatta was hosted by the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York. Yale University took the win with Carmen Cowles, Catherine Webb, Helena Ware, Mia Nicolosi, Anisha Arcot, and Ximena Escobar on the water for the Bulldogs. On Saturday, racing started around noon. Competitors saw conditions starting with a…

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Races and Regattas

The Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta 2022

By Chris Szepessy

The Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta 2022

Wisconsin Badgers Dominate, and First-Ever All-Female Team from Charleston win their Division Larchmont, NY – After the 2020 Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta was canceled due to COVID, hopes were high for 2021, but were dashed when the racing was called off due to strong wind and waves.  Fortunately, 2022’s rendition of the co-hosted event between Storm Trysail Club and Larchmont Yacht Club ran in absolutely perfect conditions, allowing the race committee to get off 7 windward-leeward races over two…

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Upcoming Events

The 2022 America’s Cup Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is October 14, and Tickets are Still Available!

By Chris Szepessy

The 2022 America’s Cup Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is October 14, and Tickets are Still Available!

Our friends at The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame are pleased to welcome Larry Ellison, Dirk Kramers, and Dawn Riley as Class of 2022 inductees of the America’s Cup Hall of Fame. They will be inducted on Friday, October 14 at the 2022 America’s Cup Hall of Fame Induction gala at the New York Yacht Club in New York City. Tickets for this Black Tie Optional event are available at the link below and you, dear WindCheck…

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Races and Regattas

The Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup Stays at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club

By Chris Szepessy

The Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup Stays at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club

The Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup stays at Manhasset Bay Yacht Club in Port Washington, New York…but not for the reason the locals were hoping for. After a valiant attempt by PRO Paul Nardone, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, the two-day event did not comply with the Deed of Gift, drafted in December 1902. Needing three races to complete the regatta, one race was finally sailed and on the books by end of the day Saturday. As several teams…

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Races and Regattas

Julio Reguero and his Team Win the Fifth Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Clinegatta

By Sam Crichton

Julio Reguero and his Team Win the Fifth Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Clinegatta

The fifth Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Clinegatta for sailors with disabilities was hosted by Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club in Oyster Bay, NY over the weekend of September 9-11 with fifteen sailors from across the US and the Caribbean sailing.   Since its inception in 2016, four of the five skippers racing this year have raced at a Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Clinegatta.  This year’s edition was a challenge with Mother Nature making racing difficult with a limited sailable breeze over the two…

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Races and Regattas

The Clagett/Oakcliff Match Racing Clinic and Regatta is September 9 -11

By Chris Szepessy

The Clagett/Oakcliff Match Racing Clinic and Regatta is September 9 -11

Sailors return to Oyster Bay for the fifth Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Clinegatta Newport, R.I. (September 1, 2022) – After a COVID hiatus the Clagett/Oakcliff Match Race Clinegatta will return to Oyster Bay, New York for the fifth edition September 9-11.  This year Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club joins Oakcliff as host club.  “We are thrilled to be returning to Oyster Bay and partnering for the fifth time with Oakcliff Sailing and for the  addition of Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club as the…

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Upcoming Events

11th Annual NESS Catch a Curl Youth Surf Classic & Beach Cleanup is September 17

By Chris Szepessy

11th Annual NESS Catch a Curl Youth Surf Classic & Beach Cleanup is September 17

Our friends at New England Science & Sailing (NESS) in Stonington, Connecticut are hosting the 11th Annual Catch a Curl Youth Surf Classic & Beach Cleanup at Westerly Town Beach in Westerly, Rhode Island on Saturday, September 17. Get out on the water and support your community and environment as we work together to promote a clean ocean. Catch a Curl is open to beginners through advanced youth surfers and will include a beach cleanup as part…

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Races and Regattas

Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta 2022: Registration is Open!

By Chris Szepessy

Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta 2022: Registration is Open!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!https://stormtrysail.org/regattas/intercollegiate-regatta/team-registration/ October 7, 8, 9, 2022     Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont, NY  Dear Intercollegiate Offshore Sailors, Welcome to the 2022 Storm Trysail Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta.  We hope you had a great summer and got a lot of great sailing in.   This is your invitation to the 2022 IOR Regatta.  Please have your person in charge (PIC) go out to the above website to register your team.  If you are a school bringing more than one team…

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