Ship’s Log

The Women’s Sailing Foundation (WSF) is offering the Sue Corl Youth Sailing Scholarship in 2022 to young women 14-19 years old who want to broaden their sailing experiences and need financial assistance to do so. The scholarship was established in 2015 in memory of Sue Corl of Marblehead, MA, a board member and a tireless advocate for WSF programs. The young women identify the opportunity of their choosing. Opportunities may include, but are not limited to, an…

Our friends at the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce in Stonington, Connecticut have opened up bidding on 113 of the buoys that adorn the Stonington Lobster Trap Tree, located at the Stonington Town Docks. The internationally recognized tree, featured by BBC News as “One of the 18 Most Amazing Christmas Trees in the World,” has drawn over 20,000 visitors since it was erected in late November. This amazing tree is lit every night from 4:30pm to 10pm…

Our friends at America’s Boating Club of Greenwich in Greenwich, Connecticut are presenting a virtual lecture by Mark Tedesco, Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound Office, on Wednesday, January 19 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm. Via Zoom due to GBYC’s new Covid restrictions. Link to join:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85174120655?pwd=UkdVVWlEdWZLTzN1K2dZWU1DcGhvZz09#success Meeting ID: 851 7412 0655 Passcode: 700961 One tap mobile +16468769923 Mark Tedesco is director of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound Office,…

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Earlier this week the Trustees of the New York Yacht Club approved a challenge for the 37th edition of the America’s Cup, sailing’s most prestigious trophy. “We are extremely excited to continue our quest to regain the America’s Cup with American Magic,” says Paul M. Zabetakis, M.D., Commodore of the New York Yacht Club (at right). “Upon receiving the Protocol for the 37th Match, we were pleased to find that it contains elements advocated…

Paul Jennings has crewed in seven Bermuda Races over the years and is gearing up to put his own boat on the starting line for the first time in June 2022. We talked about preparation recently with Paul and his Bermuda Race Ambassador, Hiro Nakajima. By Barbara Mack As a child, Paul started sailing with his father on the family’s s Cape Cod Marlin 23-footer. One of the first fiberglass boats in production in the late 1950s,Altair was…

EDGARTOWN, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASS. (January 6, 2022) – Edgartown Yacht Club has scheduled its 2022 Edgartown Race Weekend for June 23-25, shifting the popular three-day event from its typical July time slot to “shoulder season” on Martha’s Vineyard, the popular island retreat where it is held. In addition, the Club has announced that the event will lead with two days of ‘Round-the-Sound (‘RTS) Races on Thursday and Friday before culminating with the marquee ‘Round-the-Island (‘RTI) Race on Saturday. The…

Our friends at Sail Newport are hosting the next edition of their Challenger Lecture Series on Thursday, January 13 at 6:00 pm. In this online Zoom event, presented by Hinckley Yacht Services, you’ll hear the latest about the exciting sailing careers of US Sailing Olympic Team 470 sailors Nikki Barnes and Lara Dallman-Weiss and Canadian Sailing Team Laser Radial Sailor Sarah Douglas.  All three are training for Paris 2024 and they will talk about Tokyo and the race to compete in Paris…

Dates for all eight stopovers – including Newport, Rhode Island! – as well as a new Fly-By past Kiel, Germany, have now been confirmed for 14th edition of The Ocean Race The Ocean Race 2022-23 will visit nine iconic international cities over a six-month period, with leg one starting from Alicante, Spain, on 15 January 2023. The start of the 14th edition of The Ocean Race, early in the new year, will follow the Reyes holiday period…

Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta Draws Stellar Fleet to Bristol, RI Herreshoff Marine Museum continues its Golden Jubilee celebration with marquee event 40th edition of the Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta, August 27-29. Bristol, RI – An impressive racing fleet arrived at the starting area south of Gould Island on Friday, August 27th, for the regularly scheduled feeder race from Newport to Bristol, but the wind had other plans. With thunderstorms lurking to the west, the race committee sent…

Our friends at Clean Ocean Access have announced that their annual Paddle for Access is returning to Newport Harbor on Saturday, August 21. The 4th Annual Paddle for Access is a 3- or 6- mile paddle around Goat Island and Rose Island in Newport, RI to help Clean Ocean Access (COA) achieve its goal to preserve and protect public shoreline access. 2021 is our fourth year running this event and we can’t wait to get back in…