Ship’s Log

On the evenings of June 20 and 27, July 11 and 25, and August 30, the Classic Yacht Owners Association and Sail Newport will again partner to offer free and casual Thursday evening races for classic yachts on Narragansett Bay. These are non-spinnaker races with an emphasis on fun, not results. This is a chance to get a bit more mileage out of all that work you put in this spring while enjoying a fun and low-key evening on the water with…

Maureen McKinnon (Marblehead, MA), a medalist in the Rio 2016 and China 2018 Paralympic Games, as well as Wounded Warriors: Rebecca Miller, USAFO (Tampa, Fl), Katherine Atkinson, Navy JAG Corp (Seminole, Florida) and Dawn Hart, USCG (Tampa, FL) are all competing in the 2019 Robie Pierce Regatta for sailors with disabilities. With a record turnout, this should be an exciting match-up of winners racing at the American Yacht Club, Rye NY. McKinnon will compete against nine other…

Bristol, R.I., May 28, 2019 – US Sailing today announced that New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, will send sailing team members to coach competitors during the 2019 U.S. Youth Sailing Championships on June 21-25, 2019 at Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club in Beach Haven, New Jersey. American Magic was formed in 2017 to win the America’s Cup, the highest prize in sailing and the oldest trophy in international sports. The premier annual…

On Friday, May 24, Oakcliff Sailing’s three Farr 40s and the Ker 50 Temptation crossed the start line of the Storm Trysail Club’s 74th Block Island Race outside of Stamford, CT. They started out reaching in a gusty 15 to 20-knot breeze. Prospects looked good for Black, who initially pulled ahead of the fleet but when they rounded the first mark off Block Island at sunrise the next morning, they were neck and neck with Blue and…

The Seamen’s Church Institute in Newport, Rhode Island presents its next Centennial Speaker Series event on Wednesday, June 12 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Celebrating 100 years of Seamen’s, this event is free and open to the public…and you are cordially invited! Philip J. Lotz (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Newport, RI), Board Member of New York Yacht Club American Magic, a U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada (March 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand), will provide…

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 27, 2019) – Racing was completed today in the LaserPerformance Team Race National Championship in Newport Harbor out of host site Sail Newport Sailing Center in Fort Adams State Park. This is the second of three, spring college sailing national championships hosted by Brown University with the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) also supported by Harvard University. The top sixteen collegiate team racing teams in the nation competed for the national title and…

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 24, 2019) – The Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year and Women’s All-Americans and Honorable Mentions were announced during an awards presentation following racing in the Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship at Sail Newport Sailing Center. The Quantum Women’s Sailor of the Year is awarded annually to an individual who has performed at the highest level of competition in district and national championships. The ICSA All-America committee evaluates with great detail all of…

NEWPORT, R.I. (May 24, 2019) – Racing concluded today in the Sperry College Sailing Women’s National Championship hosted out of Sail Newport Sailing Center in Fort Adams State Park, in Newport, R.I. The regatta was hosted by Brown University with the New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA) also supported by the University of Rhode Island. After four days of tough competition Brown University won the national title and Gerald C. Miller Trophy. The last day of racing…

Mystic, Conn. (May 24, 2019) — Mystic Seaport Museum will host its 40th Annual Sea Music Festival June 6-9, featuring concerts, workshops, hands-on demonstrations, and a scholarly symposium – all celebrating the music of the sea. From songs of the golden age of sail to contemporary compositions, the festival includes a wide variety of sea music both modern and traditional, a children’s stage with special performances for families, and demonstrations of maritime work songs – or chanteys –…

Marion Bermuda Handicap Adjustment Introduced  By Talbot Wilson Marion MA, May 21, 2019: When the 2019 Marion Bermuda Race starts June 14, the Founders Division boats will be sailing under a unique, new “anti-bias” adjustment of the ORR handicap system. The adjustment designed by race organizers in collaboration with the Offshore Racing Association (ORA) should remove the bias against faster boats by eliminating the “Parking Lot” effect. The “Parking Lot Effect” is the bias which occurs when faster boats lose time against slower boats…