New London, CT – The New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is proud to announce the launch of The NESS Mobile Classroom, an innovative education initiative powered by the City of New London. This fully equipped mobile STEM lab is designed to deliver hands-on marine science, adventure education, and environmental programming directly to students and families across New London County.  The Mobile Classroom is a key step in NESS’s mission to provide equitable access to ocean-based experiential learning. By…

Rick Egan’s Corbeau Wins Venona Trophy; Chip Hawkins’ Caneel Collects Three Trophies MARTHA’S VINEYARD, EDGARTOWN, MASS. (June 23, 2025) – It looked as if the M32 catamaran Yonder, sailing in this year’s ’Round-the-Island (’RTI) race at Edgartown Race Weekend, might set a record, but a large wind hole near the finish of the 55-mile circumnavigation of Martha’s Vineyard put a decisive end to that possibility. Nevertheless, Yonder won its Multihull Class and took line honors at the June 21 event. Finishing the course in…

Iconic Offshore Race to Celebrate 120 Years and 100 Years of Historic Partnership Newport, RI  (June 19, 2025)— The Bermuda Race Organizing Committee is proud to announce that entry opens Friday June 20, 2025 at 1300 EDT, for the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race, one year prior to the start on Friday June 19, 2026 at the same time. This upcoming edition will mark a historic milestone as the Race celebrates 120 years since its founding in 1906, and…

EDGARTOWN, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASS. (June 19, 2025) – Edgartown Race Weekend’s 88th ’Round-the-Island Race (’RTI) is scheduled for Saturday, June 21 and will see 40 boats at the 8:00 am start off Edgartown’s Outer Harbor. Revered as one of the nation’s oldest distance races, the ‘RTI could possibly be the most spectacular in terms of venues and finest as far as what it offers sailors looking for smart competition and a good time. “It’s a relatively quiet year,”…

Our friends at the Connecticut River Museum in Essex, Connecticut are hosting an Independence Day Boat Parade on Friday, July 4. Enjoy the spectacle of dazzling boat displays and thundering cannon fire after viewing the museum exhibits and taking on a special scavenger hunt. For kids, crafts and other fun activities will be available. The museum, located at 67 Main Street (foot of Main) on the banks of the Connecticut, opens at 12:00 pm. The parade begins…

Annapolis, MD, June 17, 2025 – The 2025 Annapolis to Newport Race celebrated a historic milestone last week as the J/42 Allegiant became the first all-women crew to complete the legendary 475-nautical-mile offshore race. Under the leadership of skipper Maryline Bossar, the team showcased remarkable skill, resilience, and seamanship to conquer one of the most demanding ocean courses in the U.S. The race started from Annapolis, Maryland on June 6. Bossar’s all-female crew aboard Allegiant navigated the…

Rhode Island sailor is the only woman skipper in the North American offshore race HAMILTON, BERMUDA – Rhode Island sailor Erica Lush completed the first leg of the Bermuda 1-2 regatta as the only woman skipper in the fleet. Lush sailed solo from Newport to Bermuda, handling a boat new to her, and rough sea state. Her time for this leg was 4 days and 18 hours, placing third in her class. After a few days’ rest in Bermuda, Lush and…

Milford, Conn. ─ Take the Weekend Navigation and GPS Charting class and complete the practicals all on the same day in the same location at U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Milford Flotilla on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at 8 a.m. at its Training Center located at 1 Helwig Street, Milford, the location for all navigation and boating safety classes listed below. For advance registration prior to the class date, go to http://a0142403.uscgaux.info/ . You can sign up here…

By Timothy Grimes, 20HC Commodore When you have a 2.5hp engine, you often have to leave the dock extra early to get to the starting line. So, to get to Hog Island Light for the start of the Twenty Hundred Club’s Spring Around Aquidneck Race on Saturday, June 7th, Zephyros set off at around 7:30am into the foggy morning from Newport. Because of the nearly zero visibility and the precariously light forecast, we were left wondering, would…

Four Iconic 12-Metres To Race for STEM Education Fund The Herreshoff Museum and the America’s Cup Hall of Fame are proud to announce the 2025 America’s Cup Hall of Fame Challenge, set to take place October 4-5, 2025, in Newport, Rhode Island. This prestigious sailing event will bring together elite teams to compete aboard four historic 12- Metre yachts, honoring the rich legacy of America’s Cup racing in Newport. “We are thrilled to host this extraordinary event,…