October 2014

One of the highlights of the Newport International Boat Show in Newport, RI is the presentation of the Newport For New Products™ awards.

Eighty-six teams from around North America as far away as Bermuda, Chile, Great Britain, Germany The Netherlands, Sweden and Russia competed in the inaugural J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen, hosted September 8-13, 2014 by New York Yacht Club at Harbour Court in Newport, RI

First run in 1932, this Labor Day weekend Vineyard Race classic attracts the best sailors and fastest boats from around the region, and its intricacies and challenges bring them back time after time.

The mission of Brooklyn Boatworks in Brooklyn, NY is to encourage, inspire and empower young people through the unique craft of wooden boatbuilding and on-the-water experiences.

Information sessions to help you prepare for a race to Bermuda or any offshore passage will be presented by the Marion Bermuda Race team in October and November 2014.

There is no doubt that the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) is an extreme sailing race—after all, “ Life at the Extreme” is the VOR slogan. So it should be of no shock that my job as Team SCA’s On Board Reporter (OBR) is a bit extreme.

As the Communications Director at Oakcliff Sailing in Oyster Bay, NY, Samantha Pilz is enthusiastically spreading the word about the innovative and successful programs at one of the world’s finest sailing centers.

I’ve been working on the Charles W. Morgan for three years as a builder, but coming on board the night before our first transit is different.

Hanse USA has appointed Sound Sailing Center (SSC) in Norwalk, CT as the US Agent for VAr Yachts, the latest line of sailboats from Hanse Group, builders of Hanse Yachts, Moody and Dehler.

By Joe Cooper At the conclusion of the Ida Lewis Distance Race in August, I brought the Class40 Icarus back to the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY, through whose great graces we were able to use her in the Storm Trysail Foundation Junior Safety at Sea seminars and the Ida Race. When I got home the next evening, I was totally pooped. I had been going non-stop since January in about seven volunteer things,…