Ship’s Log

It all came down to the final race, as it should. Two teams of accomplished and motivated amateur sailors from opposite corners of the globe battling on a lumpy, windy Narragansett Bay for one of Corinthian sailing’s most prized trophies, the 2019 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron and San Diego Yacht Club started the 12th and final race separated by six points, which was anything but a safe margin in this…

After an estimated 76,000 combined hours of fabrication and finishing work by the production and shore teams of American Magic, the U.S. Challenger’s first AC75 racing boat was officially named and launched at the team’s base in Portsmouth, Rhode Island on Saturday morning, September 14. Named Defiant, the cutting-edge foiling monohull is the first America’s Cup class boat built to represent the New York Yacht Club in over 16 years. The boat underwent initial testing on Narragansett Bay earlier in the week.   Defiant was constructed at a dedicated facility in Bristol, Rhode…

US Sailing has released details of the athlete selection system for the 2020 Youth Sailing World Championships, to be held in Salvador, Brazil in December 2020. Age Eligibility: All prospective athletes shall be under the age of 19 years on December 31, 2020 (born after December 31, 2001). Equipment: The USA qualification events to the Youth Worlds will be conducted with the equipment (sailboat classes) listed below. Boys’ One Person Dinghy – Laser Radial Girls’ One Person…

Our friends at Sail Newport and the organizers of the annual Sail for Hope have announced that the annual fundraising regatta will focus its efforts on aid needed for the recovery of the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian decimated the islands.  “Our friends in the Bahamas are in dire need in the wake of Hurricane Dorian and will be our primary focus at this year’s regatta,” said Sail for Hope co-founder Scott Murray (Middletown, RI). “We ask all sailors to…

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) has named its 2018-19 All-Academic Sailing Team. The All-Academic Sailing Team recognizes collegiate sailors who have achieved excellence in national and inter-conference competition as well as excelling at the highest academic level for the 2018-19 academic year. The criteria for the honorees are that he or she meet the rigorous standards including that he or she must be a Junior or Senior, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA or higher on a…

Calling all beachgoers, ocean lovers, and supporters of Save the Sound! Are you concerned with the state of our environment? Do you want to help do your part to preserve our coastlines? Sign up today as a volunteer for one of this year’s International Coastal Cleanup events! With support from Official Sponsor Subaru of New England (https://www.subaruofnewengland.com), our friends at Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save The Sound (https://www.ctenvironment.org/save-the-sound/) have organized beach cleanups throughout the Constitution State during September and…

Our friends at Oakcliff Sailing are hosting MeadowWalk, their one-of-a-kind annual outdoor art exhibit, this Saturday, September 14, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm on Centre Island in Oyster Bay, New York.   MeadowWalk is the perfect afternoon for a date or an outing with the whole family. Whether you are a serious collector, a casual buyer, or you just want to support Oakcliff while doing something new and exciting, this is an amazing opportunity to experience a…

Amateur teams representing 20 of the most prestigious yacht clubs in the world have gathered in Newport, Rhode Island for the 2019 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup. This biennial regatta is one of the most prestigious Corinthian competitions in the sport of sailing. The winner receives a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner Date timepiece and the right to display the Rolex NYYC Invitational Cup travel trophy in their clubhouse for the next two years. The regatta…

Our friend Brec Morgan is a marine artist and a solo circumnavigator (and one of the coolest people we know!), and his amazing paintings will be shown at three Connecticut galleries in the upcoming weeks. In September, Brec’s work will be featured in the “Small Journeys” exhibit at Gilded Lily Gallery (https://www.gildedlilygallery.com), located at 101 River Street in Milford, Connecticut. The opening reception is Saturday, September 7 from 2 to 6 pm. “Gilded Lily is a lovely…

Huntington N.Y./Portsmouth, UK (September 4, 2019) – Offshore Passage Opportunities (OPO), the #1 Crew Networking Service in North America, has partnered with experienced sailor and yacht charter operator Christian Reynolds in Portsmouth, UK to bring to Europe OPO’s win-win formula for matching experienced crew with qualified skippers and offering those seeking to increase their offshore experience with safe options for acquiring it. The new venture, named e-OPO, will operate in coordination with OPO for maximizing passage opportunities throughout the world;…