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

Calling All US Sailing Certified Instructors, Volunteers and Staff!

By Chris Szepessy

Calling All US Sailing Certified Instructors, Volunteers and Staff!

Expand your coaching and become a more overall inclusive program by having your programming team register for an upcoming US Sailing Adaptive Sailing Instructor Workshop: Niantic Bay Yacht Club, Niantic, CT, May 20 – 22, 2022Pleasant Bay Community Boating, North Chatham, MA, June 6 – 8, 2022Longshore Sailing School, Westport, CT, June 11-13, 2022South Beach Yacht Club, San Francisco, CA, July 29 – 31, 2022 Endorsements earned for current US Sailing Certified Small Boat Level 1+ and…

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Fundraising Events

Sails Up 4 Cancer Cornhole/BBQ at Mystic Shipyard is June 17

By Chris Szepessy

Sails Up 4 Cancer Cornhole/BBQ at Mystic Shipyard is June 17

Sails Up 4 Cancer (SU4C), with Coastal Connecticut Cornhole and Sunday Gravy, present a Friday of fun! Featuring Dogwatch Mystic BBQ on June 17, 2022 at 6pm at Mystic Shipyard, 100 Essex Street, Mystic, CT. The music is free and open to the public, but donations to Sails Up are strongly encouraged. Sunday Gravy will be on stage delivering music audiences want to hear. Playing all things roots rock reggae and in between. This great, reggae band…

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Races and Regattas

Yale University Wins Inaugural College Sailing Women’s Team Race National Championship

By Chris Szepessy

Yale University Wins Inaugural College Sailing Women’s Team Race National Championship

Yale University walked away victorious in the inaugural Women’s Team Race National Championship, hosted by Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island April 23 and 24. The Bulldogs of Yale finished the event with a 13-3 overall record, behind an impressive group of sailors, including three fantastic first-year skippers, Mia Nicolosi, Emma Cowles, and Carmen Cowles. Those three Yale youngsters sailed with a depth of crews, Meredith Ryan ’23 and Ximena Escobar ’25 (sailing with Mia Nicolosi), Anisha Arcot…

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Fundraising Events

Race for Ukraine Regatta is June 4

By Chris Szepessy

Race for Ukraine Regatta is June 4

A friendly and heartfelt fundraising and sailing competition for PHRF boats on Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Our friends at the Herreshoff Marine Museum (HMM) in conjunction with the International 12 Metre Association, 12 Metre Yacht Club, Bristol Yacht Club, and the Ida Lewis Yacht Club, along with Heart to Heart International invite you to participate in the inaugural Race for Ukraine Regatta, a friendly and heartfelt fundraising and sailing competition around Conanicut Island for PHRF boats, on…

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Races and Regattas

Clagett Sailing: 20 Years of Reaching for Success

By Sam Crichton

Clagett Sailing: 20 Years of Reaching for Success

Twenty-Twenty-Two brings with it the 20th Anniversary and a new decade for the C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta.  In the 20 years since the first Clagett Regatta, which had five boats racing in Newport R.I., it has evolved into a multi-program organization providing opportunities for sailors with disabilities. The organization has rebranded for its future to be known as Clagett Sailing and with it a motto of Learn–Race-Win.  Learn-to Reach for Success!, Race-in the Corinthian spirit, Win-self-empowerment….

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Upcoming Events

Safety Demo Day at Stonington Harbor Yacht Club May 1

By Chris Szepessy

Safety Demo Day at Stonington Harbor Yacht Club May 1

Our friends at Stonington Harbor Yacht Club in Stonington, Connecticut will host a Safety Demonstration on Sunday, May 1 at 1:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public, participants are asked to register by calling 860-495-0114. As the summer boating season approaches, it is important to understand and know how to use a variety of safety devices on the water. Participants will meet on the dinghy dock at Stonington Harbor Yacht Club, 32 Water…

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Upcoming Events

Newport Charter Yacht Show is June 20 – 23 at Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

By Barby MacGowan

Newport Charter Yacht Show is June 20 – 23 at Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard

“Matchmaking” in New England Charter Yacht Shows, which bring together brokers, agents, captains, and other professionals in the charter yacht industry, have a common focus: that of facilitating exquisite vacations aboard crewed luxury yachts. And while there are shows in every major charter location (Barcelona, Greece and Turkey, to name a few preceding the upcoming Mediterranean season), there is only one Newport Charter Yacht Show to showcase New England, its feted cruising grounds, and the vessels – both motor…

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Upcoming Events

Mudhead Spring Seminar: Women in Sailing

By Chris Szepessy

Mudhead Spring Seminar: Women in Sailing

Our friends at the Mystic Mudheads Sailing Association are presenting their Spring Seminar, Women in Sailing, at Shennecossett Yacht Club in Groton, Connecticut on Wednesday, May 4 at 5:55pm. The seminar will be led by Liz Sistare, Supervisor of the Sailing Center at Mystic Seaport Museum.  Tickets are $10 advance (until Monday, May 2 at noon), and $15 at the door. (Includes pizza, beer & wine) Liz Sistare has spent the past decade working at maritime museums,…

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Races and Regattas

Mudheads Going Green for the 14th consecutive year!

By Chris Szepessy

Mudheads Going Green for the 14th consecutive year!

The Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association proudly announce that they have registered their annual Mudhead Benefit Cup (MBC) Regatta in support of Always Home, on July 16, 2022, as a certified Clean Regatta with the non-profit organization, Sailors for the Sea for the fourteenth year. In doing so, the Mudheads pledge their commitment to clean waters and shores, and vow to fulfill and encourage others to fulfill the goals and requirements set forth by Sailors for the…

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Community

Mudhead Racer’s Jam is July 15 at Mystic Shipyard

By chris.szepessy

Mudhead Racer’s Jam is July 15 at Mystic Shipyard

How Many Sailors Can The Mudheads Get on Stage? The Mystic River Mudheads are already known for their ability to run a rockin’ race, but how many of these sailors can actually rock on guitar… or drums… or at the mic? Get ready to find out! July 15 and 16 mark the weekend of the Mudhead Benefit Cup for Always Home. As with any regatta, skippers need Sailing Instructions, so for the Skipper’s ‘meeting’ – come get…

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