Ship’s Log

Can you imagine what it would be like to vacation on one of the world’s largest and most extravagant ships, Cakewalk?  Captain Rick Delfosse can, as he was one of the project managers for the building of this extraordinary vessel, launched by Derecktor Shipyards in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 2010. On Thursday, May 16, Singles Under Sail is hosting a presentation by Captain Rick at the Knights of Columbus in Stamford, CT. Captain Rick, who has taken a…

The Regatta Committee of the Essex Yacht Club (EYC) in Essex, CT, is pleased to announce the first meeting of the EYC Ocean Racing Forum on Wednesday, May 1 at 6:15 pm. The forum will be hosted by EYC three times per year, featuring speakers and discussion sessions of interest to ocean racers and those sailors who may be interested in becoming ocean racers. Admission is free, and all are welcome. The first forum topic, “Marine Weather…

The Women’s Sailing Foundation (WSF) is accepting applications for the Sue Corl Youth Sailing Scholarship for 2019.  The scholarship for underserved teenage girls was established in 2015 in memory of Sue Corl of Marblehead, Massachusetts, a board member and a tireless advocate for WSF programs. The $500 scholarship is offered annually to underserved girls between the ages of 14 and 19. The opportunities to which the scholarship may be applied include, but are not limited to, enrollment in Ÿ…

The University of Rhode Island Foundation and URI Campus Recreation cordially invite you and a guest to celebrate and recognize the career of Skip Whyte on Monday, May 6 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the URI Sailing Center, located at 236 Salt Pond Road in Wakefield, RI. Skip, a former URI All-American sailor and a U.S. Olympic Sailing Team coach in the 470 and Windsurfing classes, was URI’s Sailing Team coach for the last six years.  The…

The Young American Sailing Academy (YASA) is offering junior sailors of Western Long Island Sound two levels of enhanced opportunities for big boat sailing. The YASA offering is designed to complement existing programs at yacht clubs and sailing organizations. Day-Race and Short Distance – Level 100 (ages 14-18) This is the where juniors are given the “keys” and their independence, supported by focused adult coaching. This level is primarily focused on high school-aged sailors looking to build…

Enjoy a Downeast Adventure to “chill” in the cool weather. Delight in the coastal beauty and culinary wonders of Maine. Then, sail on to witness maritime magic in the land of Celtic music on Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island. The non-profit Salty Dawg Sailing Association™ (SDSA) invites all sailors to join a cruising rally from the Chesapeake to Maine followed by a second rally from Maine to Nova Scotia. Some cruisers will join the SDSA fleet in the Chesapeake Bay and…

J/Boat teams are always a big part of the action at Edgartown Yacht Club Race Weekend, and this year organizers are putting out an all-call to J/Fest participants and others who own J/Boats, inviting them to join the fun on Martha’s Vineyard over July 25-27. The three-day competition starts on Thursday with two days of ’Round-the-Buoys (’RTB) racing and finishes on Saturday with a choice of distance races: the traditional 56-nautical mile ’Round-the-Island (’RTI) race and, introduced last year, the 20-nm ’Round-the-Sound (’RTS) race. Sailors can choose to…

Stonington Harbor Yacht Club in Stonington, CT is hosting an educational presentation by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary about Maritime 911 on Saturday, April 20 at 6:00pm. The U.S. Coast Guard bears the burden of first response for incidents in the waters near the shore. Coast Guard staff communicate with the stricken vessel, coordinate with other ships in the area, and respond themselves if that is needed. To make this work smoothly, the USCG has developed the…

Hosted by the Bellport Bay Sailing Foundation and Bellport Bay Yacht Club in Bellport, New York, this inaugural Great South Bay Yacht Racing Association event honors the memory of John W. Everitt, a Past Commodore of BBYC and former President of the BBSF who loved being on the water and whose true passion was always one-design racing. This clinic is an opportunity for Club 420, Optimist and Laser sailors to have access to high level coaching and…

Presented by the Cruising Club of America with support from the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound and hosted by the Gaelic-American Club in Fairfield, Connecticut on Wednesday, May 8, this evening includes a presentation that invites you aboard, dispels myths, and offers robust discussion of past Newport Bermuda Races. Veterans of the 635-nautical mile offshore “Thrash to the Onion Patch” will present both the history and current challenges of this 114-year-old race, the next edition…