August 2024

So, I guess the whole purpose of WindCheck is to celebrate and enjoy activities on the water in words and pictures. And a big part of that of course is that we celebrate the traditional skills, confidence and sense of accomplishment we get from being proficient at our sport. And while we sing ad nauseum about how great it is for kids, I am going to do it again. The other day, I was running some magazines…

By Stuart Vincent The 15th Annual Village Cup Regatta, a friendly competition between Mather Hospital and the Village of Port Jefferson, NY sets sail on Saturday, September 7. Presented by the Port Jefferson Yacht Club in partnership with the Village of Port Jefferson, the regatta raises funds for Mather Hospital’s Palliative Medicine Program and the Lustgarten Foundation, the largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research in the world. Last year’s event raised more than $100,000, which was…

By Tory Reiff, Jamestown Yacht Club For nearly half a century, the Fools’ Rules Regatta has stood as the crown jewel of Jamestown, RI’s summer season, drawing adventurers, spectators, and creative minds to East Ferry Beach. On Saturday, August 17 (rain date August 18), the Jamestown Yacht Club transforms the beach into a colorful festival of imagination where families and friends come together to build and race “boats” made from unconventional of materials. A true highlight of…

Stamford Yacht Club will soon host the 90th running of the Vineyard Race. This Labor Day weekend classic began in 1932, and usually attracts over 100 boats of all sizes. The 238-mile course stretches from Shippan Point in Stamford, CT to the light tower at the entrance to Buzzards Bay, and then returns to finish in Stamford Harbor, leaving Block Island to starboard on the way out and back. There are two other courses that run 116nm and 143nm for…

New York Yacht Club American Magic has introduced the team that will represent the U.S. at the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup. The roster below features some of the best sailing talent in the country, set to compete against eleven other nations September 17 – 26 in Barcelona, Spain. Severin Gramm: Delray Beach, FL Ian MacDiarmid: Miami Beach, FL Harry Melges: Fontana, WI Kyle Navin: Fontana, WI Ben Rosenberg: East Greenwich, RI Finn Rowe: Fontana, WI Ripley Shelley: Miami, FL “It’s an incredible honor…

Carina makes history, Summer Storm takes Gibbs Hill By Kate Somers, RisingT The 53rd Newport Bermuda Race officially came to a close the evening of June 29, with winners and award recipients honored at the Prize Giving Ceremony at the Pier 6 Complex on Front Street in Hamilton, Bermuda. The ceremony capped off nearly two weeks of festivities in both Rhode Island and Bermuda surrounding the storied sailing race. This year’s Newport Bermuda Race was as exciting and challenging…

By Paul Earl, Organizing Committee   Jubilee Yacht Club in Beverly, MA hosted the 2024 Quantum Snipe Nationals on June 25 – 29. There were forty-four boats racing in the Heinzerling Series and eight in the Wells Series, with sailors from ten states and Canada participating. Eight races over four days were held in mostly light and shifty wind from all directions.     Meeting the challenge with superb consistency across all races for a total of…

J/105 Double Handed Team Wins Coveted Venona Trophy Photos by Rick Bannerot/OntheFlyPhoto.net Henry Sesselberg’s J/105 Ubuntu (Cape Elizabeth, ME), a double handed entry in Edgartown Yacht Club’s ’Round the Island Race (‘RTI), managed to sail away with the coveted Venona Trophy in the Edgartown Race Weekend, sailed June 20 – 22 in the waters off Martha’s Vineyard, MA. The ’RTI, an annual circumnavigation of Martha’s Vineyard that is one of America’s oldest distance races, realized its 87th running on…

By Sam Crichton Three days of competitive racing and camaraderie along with a two-day coaching clinic wrapped up on June 30 in Newport, RI for thirty-three sailors with disabilities at the 22nd C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Memorial Clinic and Regatta, hosted by Sail Newport. This year’s fleet had eight of the Clagett Sailing Boat Grant recipients racing in the 2.4mR class, with two of the top three finishers being Boat Grant recipients. Principal Race Officer Tom Duggan spoke about…

3v3 format with spinnakers got spicy with breeze up in the finals. By Christina Pandapas With winds gusting into the 20s and double-point scoring evening the playing field for the finals, a strong New York Yacht Club team sealed the deal in the last ten yards of a dramatic race against Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association to win the 2024 National Women’s Invitational Team Race for The Thayer Trophy, hosted by Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA…