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Hosted by IYRS School of Technology & Trades, the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association and the Composites Alliance of Rhode Island, this event is a job fair for those seeking employment in the fields of marine trades, composites, manufacturing, design and innovation, and associated "hands-on" career opportunities and industries. This national job fair and networking event draws employers from all over the U.S., and more than 40 exhibitors will be looking to fill employee positions. Career seekers will…

This pre-season gathering is a great opportunity to get crewed up for the season, and perhaps find extra hands for pre-launch boatyard chores. Now in its 75th consecutive year, Windjammers offers more sailing events on and off the water than any other organization in the Long Island Sound area.

RACE Coastal Engineering has teamed up with Gowrie Group Insurance to present this informational roundtable session. Yacht clubs and marinas have unique needs when it comes to maintaining resiliency in their waterfront assets, such as structural repairs and replacement, shoreline stabilization, dredging, and long-term planning, particularly with recent damage from Hurricanes Irene and Sandy and changing regulatory trends. The agenda will include: Ÿ Storm Preparation & Managing Risk Ÿ Storm Damage Assessment & Response (including structural issues…

In this National Lighthouse Museum presentation, historian, librarian and sailor Andrew Wilson will take attendees on an armchair cruise around the harbor visiting the vanished lighthouses and aids to navigation that made the old port of New York the greatest in the world. Stops on the tour will include underwater bells, the original Robbins Reef Light, lightships at Governor’s Island and Sandy Hook, the lights of Newark Bay, the world's largest gun at Romer Shoals, the Bergen…

Hosted annually by The Explorers Club at its global headquarters in New York City, Sailing Stories is a day focused on sailing-based exploration and conservation. Presenters include: Frank Blair: “The Schooner Maggie B.: A Southern Ocean Circumvention.” Tami Oldham Ashcraft: “ADRIFT: The Story of Love, Loss and Survival at Sea” Captain Donna Lange: “Sail Twice Around: Inspired Insanity to Sanity: Sailing Stories of Two-time Solo Circumnavigator via the Roaring Forties.” Dave Rearick: “The Solo Circumnavigation: Was It Worth…

In this presentation, hosted by Newport Yacht Club and sponsored by the New England Multihull Association, FastForward Composites will discuss the design and construction of the Eagle Class 53 catamaran and its Hybrid Wingsail.  This new sail design comprises a hard wing sail that can rotate freely while the boat is moored, and a soft sail hoisted aft of the wing to provide camber and lift. The organizers will have pizza for NEMA members, and there’s a cash bar. …

All are welcome at this event, and Singles Under Sail Skippers will have tables set up with information about their boats (type, location, what days they sail, etc.).  Crew can sign up to help get a boat ready for the season and put their name on a list to sail. Sliders, a taco bar and soft drinks will be available, and there’s a cash bar.  Current Singles Under Sail members enter and eat for free.  Guests and…

RACE Coastal Engineering has teamed up with Gowrie Group Insurance to present this informational roundtable session. Yacht clubs and marinas have unique needs when it comes to maintaining resiliency in their waterfront assets, such as structural repairs and replacement, shoreline stabilization, dredging, and long-term planning, particularly with recent damage from Hurricanes Irene and Sandy and changing regulatory trends. The agenda will include: Ÿ Storm Preparation & Managing Risk Ÿ Storm Damage Assessment & Response (including structural issues…