Ship’s Log

Westerly, RI — Our friends at the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS), Town of Westerly, Eastern Surfing Association (ESA), and North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) are pleased to announce the 9th Annual Catch-A-Curl Youth Surf Competition and Beach Cleanup, which will be held at the Westerly Town Beach (365 Atlantic Avenue) in Westerly, Rhode Island on Saturday, September 19.   Catch-A-Curl is open to beginners through advanced youth surfers. The beach cleanup will…

Auckland, New Zealand – New York Yacht Club American Magic, a Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, took delivery of its second AC75 racing yacht at its Auckland base on Friday, September 4, 2020. The yacht is named Patriot, and will succeed the team’s current AC75, Defiant.  American Magic is expected to use the new boat to compete in three upcoming regattas: America’s Cup World Series Auckland (December 17-20, 2020), the Prada Cup (the Challenger Finals, January…

September 3, 2020  – Newport, RI – A new outright record was set Tuesday, September 1 for the  Around Jamestown Record. Jason Carroll’s Mod70 trimaran Argo completed their attempt around Jamestown with an elapsed time of 52 minutes and 2 seconds. This bests the previous record of 00:53:37, held by Zach Marks on a foiling kiteboard, by 1 minute and 35 seconds. The crew on Argo chose to sail the course around the island to starboard, sailing south from the…

Our friends at the Storm Trysail Club and Riverside Yacht Club in Greenwich, Connecticut are co-hosting the annual Long Island Sound Championships on September 19 & 20. This regatta is open to PHRF-rated boats, as well as a number of one-designs including J/105s and J/88s. Other one-design classes may be added as entries permit. In addition, a Navigators course (around government marks) will be available for Plus1 entries.  Twenty-two boats have entered, and as the season is drawing to…

Our friend and longtime WindCheck contributor Tom Darling has released the third episode of his excellent Conversations with Classic Boats podcast. In “Model Classic Instant Classic,” Tom brings us something old and something brand new” with a look at “sailing gone small: the DragonFlite 95 radio controlled model yacht and the growing popularity of “radio-sailing.” “Model boats have captivated serious sailors for centuries,” says Tom. “From the 1920s to today, model yachting in vintage wooden craft has become…

Our friends at the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) in Stonington, Connecticut have announced this year’s winning artists for their statewide calendar drawing contest entitled “Long Island Sound and Its Watershed: What It Means to Me.” The annual drawing contest is open to all Connecticut students currently in Grades K-6. Aoi Furube, a student at the Greenwich Japanese School in Greenwich, Connecticut was named the overall winner. Aoi’s artwork will be featured on the cover…

Mystic, Conn. (August 26, 2020) — Mystic Seaport Museum will present its 2020 America and the Sea Award to Tom Whidden, one of the most applauded sailors of all time, member of both the America’s Cup Hall of Fame and the National Sailing Hall of Fame, and president and CEO of North Technology Group, parent company of North Sails. The prestigious award recognizes those individuals and organizations whose extraordinary achievements in the world of maritime exploration, competition, scholarship, and design best…

Wilmington, DE, August 27 – How do you plan for an ocean voyage on the Tall Ship of Delaware during a pandemic? This week Kalmar Nyckel is voyaging from Wilmington, Delaware for the first ocean voyage of 2020, with a small but mighty crew of 16 officers and volunteers who just completed a two-week quarantine to safely voyage to Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. The ship is going to “dry dock” which means it will be…

Our friends at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island are hosting the 2020 Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta (and Newport-to-Bristol Feeder Race) from Friday, August 28 to Sunday, August 30. With sponsorship from Presenting Sponsor Bristol Marine as well as Gowrie Group, Pure Insurance, and American Cruise Lines, this event is part of the CYOA Classic Yachts Challenge Series. “We’re looking forward to welcoming the fleet to Bristol!” said Bill Lynn, President & Executive Director of…

Photos by Rick Bannerot  © OntheFlyPhoto.net Our friends at Stamford Yacht Club in Stamford, Connecticut hosted the 53rd Annual Regatta for the Dorade Trophy, a Junior Sailing Association of Long Island Sound big boat event, on Monday August 10. The Stamford YC race committee, led by PRO Ray Redniss, was only able to run a single race in the very light breeze, but the young sailors on six boats (two J/109s, a J/111, a J/105, an X322…