Ship’s Log

The Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association proudly announce that they have registered their annual Mudhead Benefit Cup (MBC) Regatta in support of Always Home, on July 15, 2023, as a certified Clean Regatta with the non-profit organization, Sailors for the Sea for the fifteenth year. In doing so, the Mudheads pledge their commitment to clean waters and shores, and vow to fulfill and encourage others to fulfill the goals and requirements set forth by Sailors for the…

Foul weather gear was the uniform of the day for the Eastern Connecticut Women’s Regatta sailed in Ideal 18s hosted by the Essex Corinthian Yacht Club in Essex, Connecticut on a foggy and rainy May 18. Sailors from the North Cove, Pettipaug, Essex, Essex Corinthian, Hamburg Cove, and Noroton Yacht Clubs braved the weather proving the adage: “There’s no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing.” In addition to the Connecticut clubs, honors to the most…

Coboaters, the Rhode Island-based co-boating club of North America, is now affiliated with NauticED. NauticED is an online sailing school. This new partnership will allow Coboaters members to access online sailing lessons and will help NauticED students find boats and crew and start their co-boating adventures.   Coboaters introduced the concept of co-boating in North America in early 2022. Co-boating means sharing time on the water and sail more and better with friends. Skippers share their boat while crew…

Newport, R.I. — Rating rules may make noise with the large custom raceboats, but it’s the rank and file that drive sustained success. The 74-foot Bella Mente will likely be the most eye-catching boat competing under the ORC rating rule at the 2023 edition of the New York Yacht Club’s Annual Regatta, June 9 to 11. But it’s the plethora of racer-cruisers from 30 to 45 feet in length that are the real proof that ORC has established itself…

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA (May 15, 2023) – Less than three months away and on the heels of The Ocean Race stopover, the 2023 12mR World Championship will be the next world sailing competition in Newport, R.I. Sanctioned by the International Twelve Metre Association and hosted by the 12 Metre Yacht Club Newport Station in partnership with Organizing Authority Ida Lewis Yacht Club, the event is scheduled for July 30-August 5 and will see ten or more historic 12 Metres sailing on Narragansett Bay…

Photos: Nancy Restrepo, NYYC American Magic W&YAC Task Force Newport, R.I. — Over the past nine months, the New York Yacht Club American Magic Women’s & Youth America’s Cup Task Force has assembled a talented core roster of sailors with the drive and ability to claim the inaugural editions of the Women’s and Youth America’s Cup regattas in late summer and early fall of 2024. “It should come as no surprise that the United States has a wealth of…

Victory for Rhode Island’s home town means the leaderboard is close heading into the transatlantic leg NEWPORT, RI; May 10, 2023: 11th Hour Racing Team won Leg 4 of The Ocean Race, leading the fleet into their hometown of Newport, Rhode Island today on a spectacular spring afternoon in New England.  Skipper Charlie Enright was beaming as he stepped ashore, moments after his team held off Team Malizia to cross the finishing line for their first leg…

Ocean Live Park is the race village for The Ocean Race Newport Stopover (May 13-21) NEWPORT, R.I. (May 4, 2023) — One week from today the first finishers on Leg 5 of The Ocean Race from Brazil to Newport will be either across the finish line at the tip of Fort Adams, or close to it. In preparation for the fleet’s arrival in Newport, Ocean Live Park, the race village for the Newport Stopover, is undergoing a transformation. Pavilions…

Our friends at the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association are presenting their Mudhead Spring Seminar with professional sailor Cole Brauer at 6:00 pm Wednesday, May 10 at Shennecossett Yacht Club in Groton, Connecticut. Tickets are $15 in advance (cut off at noon Friday, May 5) and $20 at the door. To purchase tickets, click on mudhead.org/events/spring-sailing-seminar/ An offshore and inshore sailboat captain and professional sailor, Cole Brauer dreams of being the first American woman to race solo…

[Bristol, RI – May 3, 2023] – The Herreshoff Marine Museum is thrilled to announce the opening of its newest exhibit, “Challengers, Defenders, and Contenders: The Hodgdon Collection of America’s Cup Models – 1851-1937.” Opening its doors to the public on Thursday May 4th, 2023, this captivating exhibit promises to take visitors on a fascinating journey through the early history of the America’s Cup. Spanning over eight decades of the prestigious sailing competition, the “Challengers, Defenders, and…