November 2014

Bristol Yacht Club in Bristol, RI hosted the U.S. Multihull Championship on September 18-21.

Recently launched at Hodgdon Yachts in East Boothbay, ME, the 100-foot super maxi Comanche, built for seasoned yachtsman Jim Clark, has been sailing the waters off Newport, RI.

Offshore Sailing School is commemorating their 50th Anniversary year with a celebrity pro-am regatta from January 8-10, 2015 in Ft. Myers Beach, FL.

Bart’s Bash, a charity regatta and Guinness World Record attempt for the Largest Sailing Race in 24 Hours (Multiple Venues), was held September 21 at 760 sailing clubs in 67 countries.

Kate Nota and her team aboard Alfred Van Liew’s J/111 Odyssey (Middletown, RI) won the Ripple Effect Short Video Contest, which was part of the Ida Lewis Distance Race in August.

I am consulting for Hood Sailmakers and the other day I was handed a letter by Dawn, “She Who Keeps It All Going.” Yup, a letter. An honest to goodness, real life, business-size manila envelope with a hand-written address. There was even one of those little stickon return address labels you could order from the back of The New York Times Sunday Magazine years ago.

With Long Island Sound literally in their backyards, affluent families including the Astors, Morgans, Sloans, Roosevelts and Vanderbilts commissioned fast, luxurious yachts that they used for everything from commuting to the city to racing and voyaging.

As the Executive Director of The WaterFront Center in Oyster Bay, NY, Dave Waldo has the helm of a unique community sailing and marine education facility where he shares his passion for the sport with people of all ages while providing opportunities for learning about and enjoying the marine environment. “I grew up in Huntington and I’ve been on the water all my life,” says Dave. “My dad, Lewis Waldo, is the reason that I sail. My…

Manuka Sports Event Management in Newport, RI has announced plans to move the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing to a biennial event. The 5th edition of the race will start May 21, 2016.

Bill Archer and his three crew found themselves suddenly in those waters as their Alerion Express 28 Optimistic sank while competing in the Peconic Bay Sailing Association’s Whitebread XXI ‘Round the Whirl Regatta on Saturday, October 4, 2014.