Ship’s Log

Port-La-Forêt, France (January 27, 2022) – Newport, Rhode Island-based 11th Hour Racing Team has unveiled its 2022 plans as it builds up to the pinnacle of crewed offshore ocean racing – The Ocean Race 2022-23. After a 14-month delay, The Ocean Race’s start date is now confirmed as January 15, 2023 from Alicante, Spain. The sailing team, which launched the newest, state-of-the-art IMOCA offshore sailing yacht – Mālama – in August 2021, will spend a large part of…

The 7th edition of the Atlantic Cup returns on May 22, 2022 with two new features. Leg 1 will go from Charleston, S.C. to Newport, R.I. increasing the first leg of the race by 80nm. In addition, for the first time in its history The Atlantic Cup will open Leg 2 (Newport-Portland) to PHRF double-handed boats between 30 and 45 feet. Since 2011 the Atlantic Cup has been the dedicated Class40 race in the United States featuring double-handed teams. As the appetite for double-handed…

The Salty Dawg Sailing Association will be hosting four rallies this year. Each rally is an opportunity for sailors to cruise-in-company, with the safety, camaraderie, and passage-preparation assistance that only a rally can provide, with minimal requirements and minimal costs. Meet new friends and re-unite with old ones.  Kids and pets are always welcome.  The Homeward Bound Rally (formerly East Coast Rally) will be leaving from the USVIs in early May for various ports on the US East Coast….

Applications are due by January 31st via sailnaasa.org With a number of applications already submitted, the Narragansett Bay Adult Athletic Sailing Association (NAASA) wants to remind sailors that the week is the last chance to apply for a scholarship boat for its 2022 season.  There are two boats for two crew each available in Newport, RI starting in June 2022. NAASA Scholarships provide fully funded F18 Catamarans for the NAASA F18 League including summer storage at Sail Newport, entry…

Essex, CT (January 20, 2022)  The 6th Connecticut Spring Boat Show will take place April 29 & 30 and May 1, 2022 at Safe Harbor Essex Island, located in Essex, CT. Visitors will enjoy seeing a wide range of new and brokerage, power and sail models ranging from 20ft to larger than 65ft from leading boat brands. In addition to boats on the docks, the show will have yacht brokers, gear, artists, accessories, and service companies exhibiting…

NEWPORT, R.I., U.S. — As 11th Hour Racing enters its 11th year of philanthropic work, the organization announced today five new grants, funded by The Schmidt Family Foundation, to support environmental projects in Connecticut, Maryland, Hawai’i, and Rhode Island. 11th Hour Racing’s grantmaking strategy focuses on pilot programs that model sustainability best practices, advance ocean stewardship and create systemic change to restore ocean health. These five grantees – Baltimore Compost Collective, Gather New Haven, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community…

The November/December issue of WindCheck included an article (“ToD vs ToT”) taken from a too hastily written and submitted email message in which I stupidly said, “ToT seems just a clever way for race organizers with slower boats to cheat the PHRF system!” I apologize for that statement. When I read it in print, the thought came across quite differently from what I meant to convey. I do not believe that any of our fellow racers and…

Under the direction of Sean Fawcett, President, the Landing School in Arundel, Maine is pleased to announce the addition of two new team members Juliet Karam as Marketing Manager and Jon Landers as Director of Development to the staff. “We are excited to have these talented professionals join the school to help us achieve our goals to build awareness in the marketplace and expand financial support for the school” noted Fawcett. Juliet Karam  Marketing ManagerJuliet will be responsible…

Top women sailors from across the country will converge on Newport, RI this coming June for the first running of the New York Yacht Club Women’s Championship. This invitational event will feature three days of racing in the Club’s fleet of 22 Sonars along with first-class social events at the Harbour Court Clubhouse. Competition will be held in identically tuned one-design Sonar keelboats with a total of four or five crew. There are no WS group restrictions. Racing…

US Sailing is excited to announce West Marine will return as title sponsor for the 2022 US Open Sailing Series.    The West Marine US Open Sailing Series debuted in 2021 to fill demand for a high-level domestic training platform geared towards prospective Olympic hopefuls. The series brings six regattas to popular sailing venues across Florida and California and includes development and Olympic class boats.   “US Sailing is stoked such an iconic leader in the industry will return…