Ship’s Log

River Jam is a local music festival hosted by our friends at Mystic Shipyard (100 Essex Street, Mystic, Connecticut) June 23 & 24, 2023. Showcasing music from rock to reggae to country, this event supports two great charities! Tickets for Friday are $15; Tickets for Saturday are $25, or get a weekend pass for $30. 2023 Lineup Friday, 6/23 The Pneumatics         5-5:45pm The Troublemakers    6-7:45pm Mystic Dead              8-10pm Saturday, 6/24 Chris MacKay and the Toneshifters  1-2pm The…

All interested racers are invited to the Opening Announcement for the new ORC East End Cup on Friday, April 14 at 7:00 pm. Hosted by Mystic River Yacht Club in Mystic, Connecticut, the evening includes a social hour of sailing stories and ORC chat.  Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact orceastend@gmail.com Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/orceastendcup

NEWPORT, R.I. (Mar. 30, 2023) — Sailing and environmental awareness will be central themes when The Ocean Race visits Newport, R.I., May 13-21, for the only North American stopover of the circumnavigation race. WATCH: Today’s Race Report The Ocean Race Newport Stopover will showcase the intersection of sailing and sustainability. Ocean Live Park, the race village at Fort Adams State Park, will host more than 4,000 school children for an immersive experience focused on the health of the world’s oceans. The…

Saturday, April 29 8:00 to 3:30 32 Water St.  Stonington, CT This seminar is a primer for first mates.  But more importantly, for couples who wish to cruise compatibly and safely.   Cost is $82.00 per couple which includes a workbook, coffee, pastries, lunch and afternoon snacks. This is a Cruising Club of America (CCA) developed program to build the skills of less experienced first mates. The seminar will be led by Anne Kolker, CCA National Events…

Coboaters, the North America crew finder network, is proud to be a sponsor and to exhibit at the first Northeast Ocean Race Symposium on March 25, Waltham, MA For the first time ever, the three odd-year ocean races in the northeastern United States are jointly sponsoring an event called the Northeast Ocean Race Symposium. It’s a full day of information, interaction and invigoration with a set of sessions for racers and cruisers to help you prepare for…

On Thursday 16 March, at 1000 local time, The Ocean Race offered up a call with three of the boats currently in the Southern Ocean making tracks for C. Horn: Team Malizia (Skipper Boris Herman), 11th Hour Racing Team (Charlie Enright), and current race and leg leader, Holcim-PRB (Kevin Escoffier). Each boat gave up 20 minutes of their early morning hour to chat and answer written questions from a pool of about 35 journalists from around the…

Ida Lewis Yacht Club in Newport, RI will host the 19th sailing of the Ida Lewis Distance Race, one of New England’s most popular overnight offshore races, from Thursday, August 17 through Saturday, August 19 with help from Bluenose Yacht Sales, which returns for a third year as Presenting Sponsor. The round-trip adventure starts and finishes off Newport, R.I. and this year promises tighter competition for its ever-growing fleet with more courses to ensure that every team sails for…

Join the high-performance sailing world with a fully funded boat, or dip your toe in with free F18 Clinics. Our friends at the Narragansett Bay Adult Athletic Sailing Association (NAASA) is still accepting applications for scholarships for the 2023 NAASA F18 League season. Applications are March 1, NAASA Scholarships provide fully funded F18 Catamarans for the NAASA F18 League including summer storage at Sail Newport, entry fees, and coaching. Sailors can apply as a DUO, INDIVIDUAL, or a MULTI PERSON TEAM…

Our friends at the Connecticut River Frostbite Squadron based in Essex, CT, better known as FBYC (Frostbite Yacht Club) are kicking off their 90th season of racing!   “All sailors that are willing to brave a little cold weather are invited to join us for a great season of racing,” says FBYC Secretary Evan Cooper. “Currently we have four active fleets of Etchells, Lasers, Ideal 18s, and JY15s.”   “The club hosts a Spring Series (March 5 to April 30,…

Going strong at age 87, Rhode Island resident August “Gus” Miller is the oldest person ever to sail a Finn Gold Cup. Representing the Storm Trysail Club, Gus finished 53rd overall in the 2023 edition, hosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami, FL January 24-31. With 58 sailors from 16 countries, this event is the International Finn Class World Championship. Results are posted at https://yachtscoring.com/event_results_cumulative.cfm?eID=15268. Sailing Scuttlebutt reports: “The highlight was Race 7 when [Gus]…