Ship’s Log

Two teams of young sailors have received an F18 Scholarship boat with NAASA for Summer 2022. The Narragansett Adult Athletic Sailing Association (NAASA) awarded two teams with scholarships for the 2022 F18 League season.  In its second season of operation, NAASA saw a jump in interest with over 30 strong applications.  Scholarship teams are provided with an F18 Catamaran and a stipend to cover boat storage and entry fees for all F18 League events. One F18 Catamaran was awarded…

Our friends at the Classic Yacht Owners Association have announced the dates for the Classic Yacht Challenge Series 2022. In 2021, 196 boats participated in the 10 regattas that made up the Classic Yacht Challenge Series culminating in 19 possible races for the sailors among the three racing districts (Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island/Connecticut/New York). For a boat to qualify for the overall trophies in one of the Classic Yacht Racing divisions (Vintage, Classic, Modern Classic, and…

Mystic Seaport Museum will present its 2022 America and the Sea Award to Captain William “Bill” Pinkney, former Mystic Seaport Museum trustee, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman, sailor, educator, author, and adventurer. The prestigious award recognizes those individuals and organizations whose extraordinary achievements in the world of maritime exploration, competition, scholarship, and design best exemplify the American character. As a former trustee of Mystic Seaport Museum, Pinkney and his work to open the maritime world to inner-city youth and others around the United…

12-year expiration for disposables and different carriage requirements for older, newer model year vessels ANNAPOLIS, Md., Feb. 15, 2022 – A rite of passage for every boater is the annual spring commissioning. Newly added to the boat owner’s to-do list this spring will be to check all disposable (non-rechargeable) fire extinguisher dates of manufacture, as well as the label for their U.S. Coast Guard classification. That’s because a new U.S. Coast Guard regulation beginning April 20 for disposable fire…

Hello Friends. 2020 and 2021 were unprecedented for organizations, businesses, individuals and families.  Each and every one of us has had to pivot in some way and we all have fought hard to survive. There is STILL a pandemic and it has changed everything.The good news, we are still here! Rozalia Project has accomplished so much during this uncertain time and we are proud of that. We hope you are too! Our team provided virtual and in-person…

LARCHMONT N.Y. – Our friends at the Storm Trysail Club posted today the Notice of Race (NoR) for the 75th Block Island Race, and opened the Registration to accept entries.  The 186nm race will start on Friday, May 27, 2022 off Stamford, Connecticut.  “In 2020, the Race was canceled due to the pandemic and in 2021, ‘N over A’ was hoisted to abandon racing the morning of the start due to a combination of extreme weather conditions that would have made racing unsafe…

Our friends at The Sailing Museum in Newport, Rhode Island have announced the Public Opening of their facility at 365 Thames Street is scheduled for Tuesday, May 10. As exhibits arrive and partners help bring the museum to life, here are a few highlights from The Sailing Museum newsletter: Ready…Set…Foil! A race-ready foiling Moth has arrived! Thanks to the Appleton Family for their gift to The Sailing Museum. Cameron gave us a rigging demo during his visit and…

Same as It Ever Was, Yet Better To paraphrase the Talking Heads (with apologies), you may find yourself wishing for a regatta. And you may find yourself wanting the perfect venue. And you may ask yourself, where can I find one-design Mecca? All of that and much more will be readily available this spring at Charleston Race Week – a regatta unlike any other. Veteran attendees of Race Week – now in its 26th year – understand…

As part of their ongoing effort to make every boater a safe boater, our friends at United States Power Squadron District 3 (Long Island) are offering several classes in the coming weeks. USPS® District 3 is a regional unit of the United States Power Squadrons® – America’s Boating Club®, which includes local squadrons across Long Island. The United States Power Squadrons is the premier boating organization dedicated to “Safe Boating through Education” since 1914. District 3 web site: www.WeBoatSafe.org USPS…

BRISTOL, RI (January 28, 2022) — Each year the US Sailing Safety Equipment Requirements committee, comprising sailors from across the US, considers possible changes to the Requirements and proposes appropriate changes for final approval by the Safety at Sea Committee, the Offshore Committee, and the US Sailing Board of Directors. The 2022 changes are now available to the US Sailing community.   The latest changes include additions to the monohull and multihull categories. The monohull addition includes the requirement…