Fundraising Events

Our friends at Sail Newport and the organizers of the annual Sail for Hope have announced that the annual fundraising regatta will focus its efforts on aid needed for the recovery of the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian decimated the islands.  “Our friends in the Bahamas are in dire need in the wake of Hurricane Dorian and will be our primary focus at this year’s regatta,” said Sail for Hope co-founder Scott Murray (Middletown, RI). “We ask all sailors to…

Our friends at Sail Newport, Rhode Island’s Public Sailing Center, are hosting a waterside celebration of community sailing on Thursday, August 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and you are cordially invited! Enjoy cocktails, bites, magnificent views of Newport Harbor, and meet members of Rhode Island’s home team in the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada, New York Yacht Club American Magic. This is a fundraiser for Sail Newport’s community access sailing programs for youth and adults….

As regular WindCheck readers know, our friends at Save the Sound are engaged in an ongoing campaign to preserve Plum Island, an 840-acre, federally owned island in the eastern end of Long Island Sound. They’re hosting the second annual Paddle for Plum Island on Saturday, August 17, and you are cordially invited! Concerned citizens will kayak and paddleboard around Orient Beach State Park to raise awareness and funds to support the Plum Island envisioning process. Building on…

Our friends at the Mystic River Mudhead Sailing Association are holding their Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, September 6 at the Pequot Golf Club in Stonington, Connecticut, and you are cordially invited. The price is $68 per golfer, and $270 per foursome. This tournament honors the memory of Michael Cavanaugh, a Mudhead who fought valiantly against ALS. The Mudheads work with the Connecticut Chapter of the ALS Association, and thanks to supporters like you have donated over…

Port Jefferson, NY – The annual Village Cup Regatta, a friendly competition between Mather Hospital and the Village of Port Jefferson, will take place on Saturday, September 7, 2019. Presented by the Port Jefferson Yacht Club, the Regatta raises funds for Mather’s Palliative Medicine Program and the Lustgarten Foundation, which funds pancreatic cancer research. The event has raised more than $509,600 for the two organizations. Actor/director and local resident Ralph Macchio will again act as community ambassador…