Ship’s Log

Our friends at Sailors for the Sea Powered by Oceana, the world’s only ocean conservation organization that engages, educates and activates the sailing and boating community toward restoring ocean health, are building a network of engaged conservationists through their Green Boating Initiative. As sailors and boaters, we see firsthand the devastating threats that our oceans face such as plastic pollution, oil spills, overfishing and marine habitat destruction. This Newport, Rhode Island-based organization’s Green Boating Initiative mobilizes the…

NEWPORT, R.I. (June 4, 2019) – The Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) honored three individuals for their contributions to the sport of college sailing by inducting them into the ICSA Hall of Fame over the course of the 2019 ICSA Spring National Championships hosted at Sail Newport Sailing Center at Fort Adams by Brown University with support from the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA), the University of Rhode Island, Harvard University and Dartmouth University. Alyson Leigh Schwerdtfeger…

Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, New York is hosting their annual Foiling Camp the week of July 1 – 7. Utilizing the fastest boats in Oakcliff’s High Performance fleet (WASZPs, foiling Nacra 17s and foiling carbon Nacra 20s), Foiling Camp will get you up and flying. And because fitness is essential for foiling, Oakcliff’s expert coaches will provide personalized advice on how to take your training to the next level and earn your wings at Oakcliff Airlines….

Brooklyn Boatworks, a Brooklyn, New York-based non-profit organization with a mission of “Encouraging, Inspiring, and Empowering young people through boat building & sailing,” is hosting its annual Student Spirit Boat Launch & Regatta on Monday, June 10 at Pier 2 in Brooklyn Bridge Park.   “This joyous event celebrates the accomplishments and hard work of young boat builders, ages 10 through 18,” said Marjorie Schulman, Executive Director of Brooklyn Boatworks. “At noon we will hold a brief graduation ceremony, featuring…

Aloha! Our friends at the Connecticut Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation are stoked be the race host of the 5th Annual Charles Island SUP Cup, at beautiful Walnut Beach in Milford, Connecticut on Saturday, June 15 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. June 15 is International Surfing Day, so mark your calendar for an awesome day at the beach with stand-up paddleboard and kayak races. The 5-mile elite race will loop around Charles Island (where Captain William Kidd is rumored to have buried his treasure in…

Sails Up 4 Cancer (SU4C) is teaming up with Mystic Cornhole Compnay and Central Connecticut Cornhole to present the Sails Up 4 Cancer Cornhole Tournament on Friday, June 21 at 6 pm, at Mystic Shipyard, located at 100 Essex Street in Mystic, Connecticut. This event, sponsored by Holmgren Subaru, combines Cornhole and live music from The Troublemakers for an evening of fun plus delicious Dogwatch BBQ, and you are cordially invited! June 21 is also International Make…

Our friends at the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) in Stonington, Connecticut are presenting a unique opportunity on Monday, June 10. America’s Cup Charters (www.americascupcharters.com) of Newport, Rhode Island is bringing three America’s Cup 12 Metre yachts to Stonington Harbor, and you can join the crew for the afternoon. The 12s will head out of the harbor and race each other around Fishers Island Sound, then return to the NESS docks for post-race drinks and…

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 31, 2019) – At an awards ceremony following racing for the Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship at Sail Newport Sailing Center at Ft. Adams, the honors for the Marlow Ropes College Sailor of the Year, Robert H. Hobbs Sportsmanship Award sponsored by US Sailing and the Leonard M. Fowle Trophy for the Best Overall Team were presented. The names of the winners will be added to the ICSA Hall of Fame display located…

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 31, 2019) – Today was the last day of the Gill College Sailing Coed National Championship, the final of three high caliber spring college sailing national championships that were run out of host site Sail Newport Sailing Center at Fort Adams by host school Brown University with support from Dartmouth College and NEISA. It was very close racing in the harbor today in Newport, R.I. and it was not until the last beat of…

Ace shooter and longtime WindCheck pal Steve Cloutier was on Narragansett Bay Thursday, May 30 for the arrival of three historic 12 Metre yachts from Europe. These beauties and many others are contesting the last four events of the 12 Metre Class Association’s Waypoints Series (http://www.12mrclass.com/waypoints/), leading up to the largest-ever gathering of historic 12 Metre yachts in the U.S. The week of July 8 – 13, 24 teams from seven countries face off in the 2019 12…