Jamestown, RI native sailing towards history in the Solo Maître CoQ 2025 LES SABLES D’OLONNE, FRANCE – Rhode Island-based offshore sailor Erica Lush is making her next attempt to qualify for the prestigious Solitaire Du Figaro this week in the Solo Maître CoQ race in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. This regatta is the final step in the qualification process for the Solitaire. If successful this week, Lush will be one of the first American women to qualify. “I have learned an incredible amount over…

Tickets now on sale South Street Seaport Museum announces the 2025 sailing season for the 1885 Schooner Pioneer and the 1930 Tugboat W.O. Decker beginning in May. Tickets range from $10–$70 to sail New York Harbor and are on sale now! Sail the New York Harbor on 1885 Schooner Pioneer | May–October | $10–$70 Experience New York City like never before with the Seaport Museum’s thrilling sails aboard the historic 1885 schooner Pioneer! Tickets are now on sale for daytime, sunset, and programmatic sailing adventures from May…

From the basics to 2 new hands-on courses added for experienced boaters OLD SAYBROOK, Conn., May, 6, 2025 – Recreational boaters are beginning to return to the waters of Long Island Sound. Are they prepared? Maybe they know their docking skills aren’t the best – a basic need for boating but a spectator sport for many. Or perhaps they want more confidence while handling the Sound’s choppy waters. In Old Saybrook, Coastal Maritime Training in partnership with…

Newport, R.I. — The past decade for team racing has featured the emergence of a new, spectator-friendly format and the continued spread of the discipline around the globe. What it hasn’t seen, however, is an official world championship. That drought will end in a month’s time when the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court in Newport, R.I., hosts the 2025 Team Racing World Championship, scheduled for May 28 to June 1. “We are very happy to be the first…

Miller’s Launch opens its second TowBoatUS on-water towing port on Staten Island; Helping recreational boaters get safely home 24/7 STATEN ISLAND, NY, May 1, 2025 – Miller’s Launch, a commercial marine service provider on Staten Island’s northeastern Stapleton waterfront has opened it’s second on-water towing and assistance port for recreational boaters, TowBoatUS Staten Island. Located directly on Upper New York Bay and within sight of the Statue of Liberty, lower Manhattan and Verrazzano Bridge, it’s the third TowBoatUS…

The TEMO 1000 delivers more power & versatility to the North American market. Portland, ME – TEMO, the French manufacturer of ‘the lightest outboard motor in the world’, today announced the release of the TEMO 1000 in North America.  The new electric outboard is a follow up to the very popular – and famously lightweight – TEMO 450 released in 2018.  The 1000 will be formally introduced to the US market on Friday, April 25t, at the…

SPRINGFIELD, Va., April 17, 2025 — Mother Earth needs a little help from boaters, but what can they do to make the biggest difference this summer on the water? The non-profit BoatUS Foundation has three earth-friendly tips that will go a long way on April 22, Earth Day, and all summer boating season long. 1. What’s your trash plan? This is the basics, folks. Keeping trash out of the water is the No. 1 way boaters can help Mother…

US Sailing today announced Charlie Enright, an accomplished leader in the sailing industry, as the Association’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Enright, a native of Bristol, Rhode Island, will take the helm of US Sailing, the sport’s National Governing Body (NGB), following an extensive national executive search. “We are extremely proud to welcome Charlie to US Sailing,” said Henry Brauer, President of US Sailing. “Charlie offers a wealth of experience as a world-class sailor, a proven leader…

By Ted Corning Photos by Donna Clapp and Mike Barnes On Saturday, April 5, The Corinthians held their annual Frostbite Regatta at the Mystic Seaport Museum’s Sailing Center in Mystic, CT. This year’s event had a great turnout out despite a forecast of strong winds and rain. But just as is the case so often in New England, the actual weather did not agree with the forecast so races were easily completed with windward-leeward courses on the…

The exhibition My solo show in Newport Art Museum’s Ilgenfritz Gallery, KELSY PATNAUDE AT SEA (with cole brauer), depicts the 130-day voyage of my close friend Cole Brauer, the first American woman to complete a non-stop, single-handed race around the world. Central to the show is a 100ft painted panorama which reflects the awe and fear of the ocean. I use the panorama to tell a powerful story, transporting the viewer to a world they may never…